[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42115-42116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Passenger and Crew 
Manifest

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0088.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, U.S. Customs and Border (CBP) invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information 
collection requirement concerning the Passenger and Crew Manifest 
(Advance Passenger Information System-APIS). This request for comment 
is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 20, 
2010 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn.: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Office of Regulations and Rulings, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn.: Tracey 
Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Regulations and 
Rulings, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 
202-325-0265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The comments should address the 
accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to minimize the burden 
including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology, as well as other relevant 
aspects of the information collection. The comments that are submitted 
will be summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter 
of public record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments 
concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Passenger and Crew Manifest (Advance Passenger Information 
System-APIS).
    OMB Number: 1651-0088.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is an 
automated method in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
receives information on passengers and crew onboard inbound and 
outbound international flights before their arrival in or departure 
from the United States. APIS data includes biographical information for 
international air passengers arriving in or departing from the United 
States, allowing the data to be checked against CBP databases.
    The information is submitted for both commercial and private 
aircraft flights. Specific data elements required for each passenger 
and crew member include: full name; date of birth; gender; citizenship; 
document type; passport number, country of issuance and expiration 
date; and alien registration number where applicable.
    APIS is authorized under the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act, Public Law 107-71. Under this statute, the transmission of 
passenger and crew manifest information is required even for flights 
where the passengers and

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crew have already been pre-screened or pre-cleared at the foreign 
location for admission to the United States. APIS is required under 19 
CFR 122.49a, 122.49b, 122.49c, 122.75a, 122.75b, and 122.22.
    Respondents submit their electronic manifest either through a 
direct interface with CBP, or using eAPIS which is a Web-based system 
that can be accessed at https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/ gov/.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to request an 
extension, and revise the burden hours as a result of revised estimates 
by CBP. There are no changes to this information collection.
    Type of Review: Extension with a change to the burden hours.
    Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals.

Commercial Airlines

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,130.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,850,878.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 307,245.
    Estimated Costs: $68,361,719.

Commercial Airline Passengers (3rd Party)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 184,050,663.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 184,050,663.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,128,861.

Private Aircraft Pilots

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 460,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 460,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 115,000.

    Dated: July 14, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-17598 Filed 7-19-10; 8:45 am]
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