[Federal Register: December 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 245)]
[Notices]
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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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