Notice2025-17692
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Screening Requirements for Carriers
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Published
September 12, 2025
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 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44206-44207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17692]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651-0122]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Screening
Requirements for Carriers
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-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
November 12, 2025) 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 submit written comments
and/or suggestions in English. Please use the following method to
submit comments:
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Email. Submit comments to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1f2f3e1eee1e3f0f1d2d3c19fd5d9c29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f5c5d4f404f4d5e5f7c7d6f317b776c31787069">[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#b1f2f3e1eee1e3f0f1d2d3c19fd5d9c29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4e7e6f4fbf4f6e5e4c7c6d48ac0ccd78ac3cbd2">[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: Extension without change.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
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 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) and 273(b)(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 Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) that it screened all passengers on the conveyance in
accordance with the procedures listed in 8 CFR 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 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.
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: September 10, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2025-17692 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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