[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2888-2889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0122]


Screening Requirements for Carriers

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing 
collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 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 
March 21, 2022) 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 use the following 
method to submit comments:
    Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].
    Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended 
its ability to receive public comments by mail.

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 
[email protected]. 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 https://www.cbp.gov/.

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: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date and 
revise this information collection to allow electronic submission. 
There is no change to the information collected.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    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

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(DHS) to establish procedures which carriers must undertake for the 
proper screening of their non-immigrant passengers prior to embarkation 
at the port from which they are to depart for the United States, in 
order to become eligible for a reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine 
imposed under section 273(a)(1) of the Act. (This authority was 
transferred from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.) To be eligible 
to obtain such a reduction, refund, or waiver of a fine, the carrier 
must provide evidence to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that 
it screened all passengers on the conveyance in accordance with the 
procedures listed in 8 CFR part 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 non-immigrants 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.
    Proposed Change: Applicants may submit this information via 
electronic means, e.g., email.
    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: January 13, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-00964 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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