[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48756-48757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19528]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0107]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application of Waiver
of Passport and/or Visa
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an
existing collection of information.
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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:
Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa (Form I-193). This is a
proposed extension of an information collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended
with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected.
This document is published to obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 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
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: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 32745) on June 6,
2014, 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. CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing
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information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Public Law 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 to respondents or
record keepers from the collection of information (total capital/
startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that
are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for
OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In
this document, CBP is soliciting comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa.
OMB Number: 1651-0107.
Form Number: CBP Form I-193.
Abstract: The data collected on DHS Form I-193, Application for
Waiver of Passport and/or Visa, is used by CBP to determine an
applicant's identity, alienage, claim to legal status in the United
States, and eligibility to enter the United States under 8 CFR
211.1(b)(3) and 212.1(g). This form is a tool used by CBP for aliens
requesting to enter the country for a medical or humanitarian
emergency, but wishing for CBP to waive the documentary requirements to
present a valid passport or visa due to an expired passport, or a lost,
stolen, or forgotten passport or permanent resident card, or if there
is insufficient time for the alien to obtain a nonimmigrant visa or a
passport. The waiver of the documentary requirements and the
information collected on DHS Form I-193 is authorized by Section
212(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This form is
accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_i193.pdf
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected on Form I-193.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,150.
Dated: August 11, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-19528 Filed 8-15-14; 8:45 am]
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