CBP Seeks Comments on Info Collection for Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Containers
CBP is seeking comments by May 28 on an existing information collection for country of origin marking requirements for containers and holders, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection by 60 days with no change to the information collected or to the estimated burden hours associated with the collection.
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Origin Marking
Each imported article of foreign origin, or its container, is required to be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly and permanently as the nature of the article or container permits, with the English name of the country of origin. The marking informs the ultimate purchaser in the United States of the name of the country in which the article was manufactured or produced.
CBP Burden Estimates
CBP estimated 10,000 total annual responses, estimated to create about 41 total annual burden hours for the country of origin marking.
Comments Requested on Ways to Minimize Burden, Etc.
CBP is asking for comments from the general public and other federal agencies on (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.
(Federal Register 03/27/19)