[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25038-25039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08979]


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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: 30-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 May 
27, 2022) to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (87 FR 2888) on January 
19, 2022, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for

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an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 (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: April 22, 2022.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2022-08979 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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