Notice2023-14365
Visitor Request Processing Systems (VRPS)
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Published
July 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 88, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43368-43369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14365]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0NEW]
Visitor Request Processing Systems (VRPS)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; this is a new
collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 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
September 5, 2023) 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 1651-0NEW
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#034041535c535142436061732d676b702d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16555446494644575675746638727e6538717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#0f4c4d5f505f5d4e4f6c6d7f216b677c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adeeeffdf2fdffecedcecfdd83c9c5de83cac2db">[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,
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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: Visitor Request Processing Systems.
OMB Number: 1651-0NEW.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Abstract: The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is required to protect property owned, occupied, or secured by
the Federal Government. See 40 U.S.C. 1315 and 41 CFR 102-81.25, which
require Federal agencies to be responsible for maintaining security at
their own or leased facilities. Part of adhering to this responsibility
is vetting and accounting for visitors to government facilities. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is establishing visitor request
processing systems to facilitate the vetting and approval workflows for
visitor requests to enter various CBP-controlled locations.
This generic clearance would allow CBP to collect visitor data from
and on behalf of individuals requesting access to CBP-controlled
facilities. Visitor request processing systems are intended to collect
information and maintain records on both domestic and foreign national
visitors to CBP facilities to protect agency facilities and personnel,
as well as facilitating visitor vetting and documenting vetting results
and approvals, according to DHS requirements.
Individuals subject to proposed collection are primarily:
<bullet> Members of the public, in many instances, with specific
business at the facility (i.e., deliveries, repair/maintenance, drivers
transporting other visitors, etc.)
<bullet> Contractor personnel
<bullet> Non-DHS/CBP federal, state, local and tribal government
employees, or officials
<bullet> Foreign nationals, individually or as part of international
delegations, requesting access to conduct a range of official business
with DHS/CBP counterparts
<bullet> DHS/CBP personnel not assigned to the facility
Those individuals approved for access, are further evaluated for
the type of access granted, escorted, unescorted, or staff-like access
to CBP-controlled facilities. Information collected by CBP and entered
into visitor request processing systems can include some data necessary
for the adjudication of eligibility for facility access; however, only
vetting/adjudication results may be contained in the visitor request
processing system.
Type of Information Collection: Visitor Request Processing Systems.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,000,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 166,667.
Dated: July 3, 2023.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2023-14365 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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