[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71119-71120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31449]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

    Action: 30-day notice of information collection under review: 
Arrival Record, Form I-94AOT.
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) has submitted 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. The 
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register at 68 FR 55408 on 
September 25, 2003, allowing for a 60-day public review and comment 
period. No comments were received by DHS.
    A second notice was published in the Federal Register at 68 FR 
69713 on December 15, 2003, allowing for an additional 30 days for 
public review and comment. The second notice incorrectly listed 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the DHS component 
responsible for this information collection. The second notice should 
have listed CBP as the DHS component responsible for this information 
collection. Accordingly, the public has 30 days until January 21, 2004 
to submit comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items 
contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention Department of Justice Homeland Security Officer, 725-17th 
Street, NW., Suite 10102, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments 
may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments 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 agencies 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Arrival Record.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-
94AOT, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or Households. The 
information collected is captured electronically as part of a pilot 
program established by the legacy Immigration and Naturalization 
Service in cooperation with two participating carriers to streamline 
document handling and data processing. The information collected will 
be used by DHS to document an alien's arrival and departure to and from 
the United States and may be evidence of registration under certain 
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 25,000 
responses at 3 minutes (.05 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,250 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

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Services Division, Department of Homeland Security, Room 4034, 425 I 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially 
regarding the estimated burden and associated response time may also be 
directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Steve Cooper, 
PRA Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief 
Information Officer, Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, 
SW., Suite 44636-26, Washington, DC 20202.

    Dated: December 17, 2003.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 03-31449 Filed 12-19-03; 8:45 am]
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