[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70570-70571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28277]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure
Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel
Authorization
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing
collection of information: 1651-0111.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning
the CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I-94W
(Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System
for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This request for comment is being made
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3507).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 27,
2014 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-
1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International
Trade, 90 K Street, NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-
325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The comments should address: (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; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e)
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Arrival and Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver
Arrival/Departure, and Electronic System for Travel Authorization
(ESTA).
OMB Number: 1651-0111.
Form Numbers: I-94 and I-94W.
Abstract: CBP Forms I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and I-94W
(Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record) are used to
document a traveler's admission into the United States. These forms are
filled out by aliens and are used to collect information on
citizenship, residency, and contact information. The data elements
collected on these forms enable the DHS to perform its mission related
to the screening of alien visitors for potential risks to national
security, and the determination of admissibility to the United States.
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens
traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and
requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP
before embarking on travel to the United States. Travelers who are
entering under the VWP in the air or sea environment, and who have a
travel authorization obtained through ESTA, may forgo completing the
paper Form I-94W.
CBP now gathers data collected on the paper Form I-94 from existing
automated sources in lieu of requiring passengers arriving by air or
sea to submit a paper I-94 upon arrival. The paper I-94 is still
required from travelers entering the United States at a land border.
Passengers can access and print their electronic I-94 via the Web site
at www.cbp.gov/I94.
CBP proposes to revise some of the questions on ESTA and on Form I-
94W in order to make them more easily understandable to respondents,
and to collect more detailed information about health and security
issues. CBP also proposes to remove some questions from ESTA and from
Form I-94W that are no longer relevant.
ESTA can be accessed at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/. Instructions and samples of CBP Forms I-94 and I-94W can be
viewed at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_i94.xml and http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/i94_samples.xml.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the
information collected on ESTA and on Form I-94W by adding some new
health and security questions; by revising some of the existing
questions; and by removing some questions that are no longer relevant.
The estimated number of I-94Ws filed annually was increased due to
updated estimates. There is no change to the estimated time to complete
ESTA or Form I-94W. There are no proposed changes to Form I-94.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism
Industry.
Form I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,387,550.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,387,550.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Burden Hours: 583,544.
Estimated Annual Cost to Public: $26,325,300.
I-94 Web Site
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,047,681.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,047,681.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 333,147.
Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,835,951.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,835,951.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 244,181.
Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $11,015,706.
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,910,000.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 21,910,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,477,500.
Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $252,420,000.
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Dated: November 20, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-28277 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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