Notice2025-00524
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Collection of Advance Information From Certain Individuals on the Land Border
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Published
January 14, 2025
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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 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3234-3236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00524]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0140]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Collection of
Advance Information From Certain Individuals on the Land Border
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.
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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
February 13, 2025) 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>. Please submit
written comments and/or suggestions in English. 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#357677656a656774755657451b515d461b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc9f9e8c838c8e9d9cbfbeacf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa">[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 as an extension without change in the Federal
Register (89 FR 83030) on October 15, 2024, allowing for a 60-day
comment period. This notice includes a new change not mentioned in the
previous notice and allows for 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
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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: Collection of Advance Information from Certain Individuals
on the Land Border.
OMB Number: 1651-0140.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: This submission will revise the collection to
include documented individuals and extend the expiration date of this
information collection.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its
component U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have established a
process to streamline the processing of travelers under title 8 of the
United States Code at ports of entry (POEs). This process involves the
submission of certain biographic and biometric information to CBP, via
the CBP One \TM\ application, in advance of arrival at a POE.
Under this collection, CBP collects certain biographic and
biometric information from travelers via the CBP One \TM\ application,
prior to their arrival at a POE, to streamline their processing at the
POE. The requested information is that which CBP would otherwise
collect from these individuals during primary and/or secondary
processing. This information is provided directly by travelers.
Providing this information reduces the amount of data entered by CBP
Officers (CBPOs) and the corresponding time required to process
travelers at the POE.
The biographic and biometric information being collected in
advance, that would otherwise be collected during primary and/or
secondary processing at the POEs, includes descriptive information such
as: Name, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, City of Birth, Country of
Residence, Contact Information, Addresses, Nationality, Employment
history (optional), Travel history, Emergency Contact (optional), U.S.
and foreign addresses, Familial Information, Marital Status, Identity
Document (not a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant
document) (optional), Name and contact information for someone who
assisted the user (Optional), Gender, Preferred Language, Height,
Weight, Eye color and Photograph.
This collection may require the submission of a live facial
photograph for all noncitizens who choose to provide advance
information to CBP via CBP One \TM\. The submission of a live
photograph in advance provides CBPOs with a mechanism to match a
noncitizen who arrives at the POE with the photograph submitted in
advance, therefore identifying those individuals, and verifying their
identity as well as conducting advance vetting. The live photograph is
particularly important for identity verification if an NGO/IO is not
assisting an individual in scheduling their presentation at a POE. In
addition, the requirement for a live photo that contains latitude and
longitude data points allows CBP to ensure the individual is physically
located within the designated geofence areas. Creating designated areas
allows an individual to secure an appointment without congregating in
potentially dangerous conditions at the U.S. Southwest Border; and only
traveling to or through Mexico for the intended purpose of presenting
themselves to CBP for inspection. Documented travelers will be required
to submit a photo but will not be required to utilize the liveness
feature.
In addition, CBP allows individuals to request to present
themselves for processing at a specific POE on a specific day or days,
although such a request does not guarantee that an individual will be
processed on a given date or at a given time. Individuals also have the
opportunity to modify their requests within the CBP One\TM\ application
to an alternate day or time. The functionality to modify their request
to an alternative date and time does not require the collection of new
Personal Identification Information (PII) data elements.
Noncitizens who use CBP One are processed in a more streamlined
manner at the POE, since their advance information is prepopulated into
CBP systems, which reduces manual data entry during processing.
Travelers who did not submit information through CBP One may need to
wait to be processed in a separate line from those who used CBP One
(reserved for those who submitted their advance information and
scheduled a presentation date).
CBP invites the public to comment on the previously approved
Emergency Revision for Noncitizens only:
1. Change in CBP One Geofence Designated Areas:
In response to a request from the Government of Mexico, CBP is
adjusting the specific boundaries from where individuals can request
and confirm CBP One appointments.
Under the current process, individuals seeking appointments must be
located within Central or Northern Mexico. The Government of Mexico has
requested an adjustment to the geofence to assist in its efforts to
influence where individuals congregate while they seek a CBP One
appointment. CBP will be expanding the geofence for Mexican nationals
to all of Mexico and CBP will be adding the Mexican states of Tabasco
and Chiapas to the current boundaries for all other nationalities. By
adjusting the boundaries, CBP will assist the Government of Mexico in
its efforts to enforce its immigration laws and regulations and align
resources to those areas where migrants are located. The Government of
Mexico has the right to enforce their immigration laws and regulations
and the current geofence boundaries hinder their migration enforcement
approach. Further geofence adjustments may be made in the future in
response to Government of Mexico requests.
2. Validation Tool:
Due to the volume of individuals traveling through Mexico to
present at a POE at a designated date and time, the Government of
Mexico is requesting assistance in validating appointments of
individuals or groups of individuals it encounters transiting through
Mexico. In response, CBP is deploying a validation mechanism to assist
Mexican government officials when they encounter an individual or group
who claim to have a CBP One appointment. The tool will require the
Mexican government official to enter an individual's CBP One
confirmation number and date of birth. Once submitted, the tool will
return confirmation of any valid CBP One appointment with the
appointment date, time, and location, as well as the total number of
people in the group.
This Revision Submission:
In the previous 60-day FRN CBP announced no changes to the
collection, however in this notice CBP has added a new change that
enables documented travelers to utilize the CBP One application,
previously a feature only available for undocumented travelers.
Type of Information Collection: Advance Information on Undocumented
Travelers--Registration.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 500,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,000.
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Type of Information Collection: Advance Information on Documented
Travelers--Registration.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 20,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,666.
Type of Information Collection: Daily Appointment Request for
Undocumented Travelers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 60.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 30,000,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500,000.
Type of Information Collection: Daily Appointment Request for
Documented Travelers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 20,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 333.
Type of Information Collection: Confirmation of Appointment.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 529,250.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 529,250.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,463.
Dated: January 7, 2025.
Seth D Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-00524 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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