Notice2022-00964
Screening Requirements for Carriers
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Published
January 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2888-2889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00964]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0122]
Screening Requirements for Carriers
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.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection 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
March 21, 2022) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include the OMB Control Number 1651-0122
in the subject line and the agency name. Please use the following
method to submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#357677656a656774755657451b515d461b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="490a0b1916191b08092a2b39672d213a672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended
its ability to receive public comments by mail.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#511213010e010310113233217f3539227f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ecdccded1dedccfceedecfea0eae6fda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/">https://www.cbp.gov/</a>.
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 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: Screening Requirements for Carriers.
OMB Number: 1651-0122.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date and
revise this information collection to allow electronic submission.
There is no change to the information collected.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Carriers.
Abstract: Section 273(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1323(e)) (the Act) authorizes the Department of Homeland
Security
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(DHS) to establish procedures which carriers must undertake for the
proper screening of their non-immigrant passengers prior to embarkation
at the port from which they are to depart for the United States, in
order to become eligible for a reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine
imposed under section 273(a)(1) of the Act. (This authority was
transferred from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland
Security pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.) To be eligible
to obtain such a reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine, the carrier
must provide evidence to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that
it screened all passengers on the conveyance in accordance with the
procedures listed in 8 CFR part 273.
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 non-immigrants 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.
Proposed Change: Applicants may submit this information via
electronic means, e.g., email.
Type of Information Collection: Screening Requirements for
Carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 41.
Estimated Time per Response: 100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,100.
Dated: January 13, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-00964 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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