[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43368-43369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0NEW]


Visitor Request Processing Systems (VRPS)

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; this is a new 
collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) 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 
September 5, 2023) 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 1651-0NEW 
in the subject line and the agency name. Please use the following 
method to submit comments:
    Email. Submit comments to: [email protected].

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,

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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: Visitor Request Processing Systems.
    OMB Number: 1651-0NEW.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New collection of information.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Abstract: The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) is required to protect property owned, occupied, or secured by 
the Federal Government. See 40 U.S.C. 1315 and 41 CFR 102-81.25, which 
require Federal agencies to be responsible for maintaining security at 
their own or leased facilities. Part of adhering to this responsibility 
is vetting and accounting for visitors to government facilities. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is establishing visitor request 
processing systems to facilitate the vetting and approval workflows for 
visitor requests to enter various CBP-controlled locations.
    This generic clearance would allow CBP to collect visitor data from 
and on behalf of individuals requesting access to CBP-controlled 
facilities. Visitor request processing systems are intended to collect 
information and maintain records on both domestic and foreign national 
visitors to CBP facilities to protect agency facilities and personnel, 
as well as facilitating visitor vetting and documenting vetting results 
and approvals, according to DHS requirements.
    Individuals subject to proposed collection are primarily:

 Members of the public, in many instances, with specific 
business at the facility (i.e., deliveries, repair/maintenance, drivers 
transporting other visitors, etc.)
 Contractor personnel
 Non-DHS/CBP federal, state, local and tribal government 
employees, or officials
 Foreign nationals, individually or as part of international 
delegations, requesting access to conduct a range of official business 
with DHS/CBP counterparts
 DHS/CBP personnel not assigned to the facility

    Those individuals approved for access, are further evaluated for 
the type of access granted, escorted, unescorted, or staff-like access 
to CBP-controlled facilities. Information collected by CBP and entered 
into visitor request processing systems can include some data necessary 
for the adjudication of eligibility for facility access; however, only 
vetting/adjudication results may be contained in the visitor request 
processing system.
    Type of Information Collection: Visitor Request Processing Systems.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,000,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 166,667.

    Dated: July 3, 2023.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2023-14365 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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