[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 43104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17815]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0122]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Screening Requirements
for Carriers
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:
Screening Requirements for Carriers. 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 August 20, 2015
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 (80 FR 25313) on May 4,
2015, 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 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 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: Screening Requirements for Carriers.
OMB Number: 1651-0122.
Abstract: Section 273(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1323(e) the Act) authorizes the Department of Homeland Security
to establish procedures which carriers must undertake for the proper
screening of their alien passengers prior to embarkation at the port
from which they are to depart for the United States, in order to become
eligible for an automatic reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine
imposed under section 273(a)(1) of the Act. To be eligible to obtain
such an automatic reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine, the carrier
must provide evidence to CBP that it screened all passengers on the
conveyance in accordance with the procedures listed in 8 CFR 273.3.
Some examples of the evidence the carrier may provide to CBP
include: a description of the carrier's document screening training
program; the number of employees trained; information regarding the
date and number of improperly documented aliens intercepted by the
carrier at the port(s) of embarkation; and any other evidence to
demonstrate the carrier's efforts to properly screen passengers
destined for the United States.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,500.
Dated: July 15, 2015.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-17815 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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