Notice2022-08979
Screening Requirements for Carriers
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Published
April 27, 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 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25038-25039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08979]
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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: 30-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 May
27, 2022) to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#d69594868986849796b5b4a6f8b2bea5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="440706141b141605042726346a202c376a232b32">[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 proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (87 FR 2888) on January
19, 2022, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for
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an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 (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: April 22, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-08979 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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