# Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Importation Bond
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security.
**ACTION:**
30-Day notice and request for comments.
**SUMMARY:**
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the *Federal Register* to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
**DATES:**
Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than September 29, 2025) to be assured of consideration.
**ADDRESSES:**
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Please submit written comments and/or suggestions in English. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Requests for additional PRA information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, Telephone number 202-325-0056 or via email *[email protected].* Please note that the contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or *CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/.*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). This proposed information collection was previously published in the *Federal Register* (89 FR 104556) on December 23, 2024, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) suggestions to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) suggestions to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.,* permitting electronic submission of responses. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the request for approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
**Overview of This Information Collection**
*Title:* Importation Bond.
*OMB Number:* 1651-0050.
*Form Number:* 301 & 5297.
*Current Actions:* Revision.
*Type of Review:* Revision.
*Affected Public:* Businesses.
*Abstract:* In accordance with the eBond test notices, beginning in 2015, CBP allows sureties or their authorized filer who have been approved as eBond test participants to submit certain bonds to CBP via an electronic system in ACE (eBond). The electronic transmission of the bond includes a sub-set of information required on the CBP Form 301.
CBP is proposing a rulemaking that would only allow sureties or their authorized filer to submit bonds to CBP and they would be required to use an electronic data interchange, except in certain prescribed instances. [^1] CBP is proposing that all bonds, riders, terminations, and changes to power of attorney must be transmitted electronically to CBP via eBond by sureties or their authorized filer. [^2] Ebond is an electronic system for filing customs bonds and is part of CBP's ACE.
[^1] Exemptions allowing for or requiring the use of emailed bonds are listed in the forthcoming proposed 19 CFR 113.11(c).
[^2] Ebond is an electronic system for filing customs bonds and is part of CBP's ACE.
*Type of Information Collection:* 5297 Power of Attorney.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500.
*Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:* 500.
*Estimated Time per Response:* 15 minutes.
*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 125.
*Type of Information Collection:* 301 Customs Bond.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 609,392.
*Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses:* 609,392.
*Estimated Time per Response:* 15 minutes.
*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 152,348.
Dated: August 26, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.