[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8984-8985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03327]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure
Record and Electronic System for Travel Authorization
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing
collection of information: 1651-0111.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security 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: CBP
Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This is a proposed
revision of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP
is proposing that the data elements on CBP Form I-94W and ESTA be
revised. This document is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies on the proposed revisions. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
(78 FR 70570) on November 26, 2013, 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 1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 17, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
for a copy of the new ESTA/I-94W questions should be directed to 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 on the revision of
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 Number: I-94W.
Abstract: CBP proposes to revise the questions on CBP Form I-94W
and ESTA, which are required for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travelers,
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 CBP Form I-94W and ESTA
that are no longer relevant.
CBP Form I-94W is used to document a VWP traveler's admission into
the United States at land ports of entry. It is filled out by aliens
and is used to collect information on citizenship, residency, and
contact information for aliens traveling under the Visa Waiver Program
(VWP). The data elements collected on CBP Form I-94W enable 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) is the
automated system that must be used by VWP travelers arriving at U.S.
air and sea ports of entry. These travelers must provide the required
data elements electronically to CBP and obtain a travel authorization
through ESTA before embarking on travel to the United States.
ESTA can be accessed at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/. Instructions and a sample of CBP Form I-94W can be viewed at
http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/visa_waiver.pdf.
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-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.
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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.
Dated: February 10, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-03327 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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