[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24630]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; 
Application for USAccess; Form I-923.

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Customs and Border Protection has 
proposed a new collection of information; Form I-923, entitled 
Application for USAccess (U.S. Automated Check-in, Clearance, and Entry 
Support Services). This collection will be used to enroll applicants in 
the USAccess pilot program to prescreen applicants in order to expedite 
U.S. citizens seeking admission to the Washington/Dulles International 
Airport (IAD) arriving from London/Heathrow Airport (LHR). The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
sixty days until December 1, 2003.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for USAccess.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form I-923, Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The 
information collected on this form will be used by the DHS to determine 
eligibility for automated inspections programs and to secure those data 
elements necessary to confirm enrollment at the time of application for 
admission to the United States.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 3,000 responses 
at 66 minutes (1.10 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 3,300 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Richard A. Sloan, 202-514-3291, 
Director, Regulations and Forms Services Division, Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security, Room 4304, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. 
Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time may also be directed to Mr. Richard 
A. Sloan.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Theresa M. 
O'Malley, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, SW., Room 4636-26, 
Washington, DC 20202.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-24630 Filed 9-29-03; 8:45 am]
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