[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44349-44350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18528]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY



U.S. Customs and Border Protection




Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure 

Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization



AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security



ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of an existing 

information collection: 1651-0111.



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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security 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: CBP 

Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa 

Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA). CBP is proposing that this information collection 

be revised by adding a data element for ``Country of Birth'' to ESTA 

and to CBP Form I-94W. This document is published to obtain comments 

from the public and affected agencies. This proposed information 

collection was previously published in the Federal Register (76 FR 

28239) on May 16, 2011, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.



DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 24, 

2011.



ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 

this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 

addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

encourages the general public and affected Federal agencies to submit 

written comments and suggestions on proposed and/or continuing 

information collection requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(Pub. L.104-13). Your comments should address one 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/

component, including whether the information will have practical 

utility;

    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 collections of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other 

forms of information.

    Title: Arrival/Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/

Departure, and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

    OMB Number: 1651-0111.

    Form Numbers: CBP Form I-94 and CBP Form I-94W.

    Abstract: CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and CBP Form I-

94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure) are used to document a 

traveler's admission into the United States. These forms are filled out 

by aliens and are used to collect information on citizenship, 

residency, and contact information. The data elements collected on 

these forms enable the DHS to perform its mission related to the 

screening of alien visitors for potential risks to national security, 

and the determination of admissibility to the United States. The 

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens 

traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and 

requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to



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CBP before embarking on travel to the United States. CBP proposes to 

revise this collection of information by adding a data field for 

``Country of Birth'' to ESTA and to CBP Form I-94W.

    ESTA can be accessed at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/. Samples of CBP Forms I-94 and I-94W can be viewed at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/forms/arrival.ctt/arrival.pdf and 

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/forms/visa_waiver.ctt/visa_waiver.pdf.

    Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise this 

collection of information by adding a data field for ``Country of 

Birth'' to ESTA and to CBP Form I-94W, with no change to the burden 

hours. There are no proposed changes to CBP Form I-94.

    Type of Review: Revision.

    Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism 

Industry.

    I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record):

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,000,000.

    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 14,000,000.

    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,862,000.

    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: $84,000,000.

    I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure):

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.

    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 100,000.

    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,300.

    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: $600,000.

    Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA):

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,900,000.

    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 18,900,000.

    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,725,000.

    If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 

20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.



    Dated: July 18, 2011.

Tracey Denning,

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

[FR Doc. 2011-18528 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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