Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization, 70570-70571 [2013-28277]

Download as PDF 70570 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 26, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure Record (Forms I–94 and I–94W) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization 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: 1651–0111. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the CBP Form I–94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 27, 2014 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90 K Street, NE., 10th 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. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Nov 25, 2013 Jkt 232001 burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). 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: Arrival and Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/ Departure, and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). OMB Number: 1651–0111. Form Numbers: I–94 and I–94W. Abstract: CBP Forms I–94 (Arrival/ Departure Record) and I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/ Departure Record) are used to document a traveler’s admission into the United States. These forms are filled out by aliens and are used to collect information on citizenship, residency, and contact information. The data elements collected on these forms enable the DHS to perform its mission related to the screening of alien visitors for potential risks to national security, and the determination of admissibility to the United States. The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP before embarking on travel to the United States. Travelers who are entering under the VWP in the air or sea environment, and who have a travel authorization obtained through ESTA, may forgo completing the paper Form I– 94W. CBP now gathers data collected on the paper Form I–94 from existing automated sources in lieu of requiring passengers arriving by air or sea to submit a paper I–94 upon arrival. The paper I–94 is still required from travelers entering the United States at a land border. Passengers can access and print their electronic I–94 via the Web site at www.cbp.gov/I94. CBP proposes to revise some of the questions on ESTA and on Form I–94W in order to make them more easily understandable to respondents, and to collect more detailed information about health and security issues. CBP also proposes to remove some questions from ESTA and from Form I–94W that are no longer relevant. ESTA can be accessed at https:// www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/ esta/. Instructions and samples of CBP Forms I–94 and I–94W can be viewed at https://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_ PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_ i94.xml and https://www.cbp.gov/xp/ cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/ vwp/i94_samples.xml. Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the information collected on ESTA and on Form I–94W by adding some new health and security questions; by revising some of the existing questions; and by removing some questions that are no longer relevant. The estimated number of I– 94Ws filed annually was increased due to updated estimates. There is no change to the estimated time to complete ESTA or Form I–94W. There are no proposed changes to Form I–94. Type of Review: Revision. Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism Industry. Form I–94 (Arrival and Departure Record) Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,387,550. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,387,550. Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes. Estimated Burden Hours: 583,544. Estimated Annual Cost to Public: $26,325,300. I–94 Web Site Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,047,681. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,047,681. Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 333,147. Form I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure) Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,835,951. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,835,951. Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 244,181. Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $11,015,706. Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,910,000. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 21,910,000. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,477,500. Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $252,420,000. E:\FR\FM\26NON1.SGM 26NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 26, 2013 / Notices Dated: November 20, 2013. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2013–28277 Filed 11–25–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N250; FXIA16710900000–134–FF09A30000] Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking; Rescheduled Meeting Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council). This meeting is being rescheduled from October 21, 2013. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Members of the public who want to participate in the meeting must notify Mr. Cade London by close of business on Monday, December 9, 2013. See additional instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Procedures for Public Input. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of the Interior, South Interior Building Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cade London, Special Assistant— USFWS International Affairs, by U.S. mail at 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203; by telephone at (703) 358–2584; by fax at (703) 358– 2276; or by email at cade_london@ fws.gov. 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The eight-member Council, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, includes former senior leadership within the U.S. Government, as well as chief executive officers and board members from conservation organizations and the private sector. For more information on the Council and its members, visit https://www.fws.gov/international/ advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/. Meeting Agenda The Council will consider: 1. Advisory Council organization and process, 2. The National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking, and 3. Other council business. The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/ international/advisory-council-wildlifetrafficking/. Procedures for Public Input Interested members of the public may submit relevant information for the Council to consider during the public meeting. Members of the public may register in advance to speak (by December 9, 2013), or they may submit written questions in advance for the Council to address during the meeting (by December 11, 2013). Nonregistered public speakers will not be considered during the meeting. Members of the public who want to make an oral presentation at the meeting will be limited to a total of 1 hour 30 minutes, to be distributed among all speakers. However, where time permits and if deemed appropriate by the Council Chair and DFO, additional time for public comment may be allotted. Interested parties should contact Cade London, Special Assistant— International Affairs (preferably via email), by Monday, December 9, 2013, to be placed on the public speaker list (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or those who wanted to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, are invited to submit subsequent written statements to the Council after the meeting. Such written statements must be received by Mr. London, in writing (preferably via email) no later than December 23, 2013. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70571 In order to attend this meeting, you must register by close of business Monday, December 9, 2013. Because entry to Federal buildings is restricted, all visitors must preregister to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to Cade London (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Members of the public requesting reasonable accommodations, such as hearing interpreters, must contact Mr. London, in writing (preferably via email) no later than December 9, 2013. Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained at 4401 N. 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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure 
Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel 
Authorization

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: 1651-0111.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I-94W 
(Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System 
for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3507).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 27, 
2014 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-
1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International 
Trade, 90 K Street, NE., 10th 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. 3507). The comments should address: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). 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: Arrival and Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver 
Arrival/Departure, and Electronic System for Travel Authorization 
(ESTA).
    OMB Number: 1651-0111.
    Form Numbers: I-94 and I-94W.
    Abstract: CBP Forms I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and I-94W 
(Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record) are used to 
document a traveler's admission into the United States. These forms are 
filled out by aliens and are used to collect information on 
citizenship, residency, and contact information. The data elements 
collected on these forms enable the DHS to perform its mission related 
to the screening of alien visitors for potential risks to national 
security, and the determination of admissibility to the United States. 
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens 
traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and 
requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP 
before embarking on travel to the United States. Travelers who are 
entering under the VWP in the air or sea environment, and who have a 
travel authorization obtained through ESTA, may forgo completing the 
paper Form I-94W.
    CBP now gathers data collected on the paper Form I-94 from existing 
automated sources in lieu of requiring passengers arriving by air or 
sea to submit a paper I-94 upon arrival. The paper I-94 is still 
required from travelers entering the United States at a land border. 
Passengers can access and print their electronic I-94 via the Web site 
at www.cbp.gov/I94.
    CBP proposes to revise some of the questions on ESTA and on Form I-
94W in order to make them more easily understandable to respondents, 
and to collect more detailed information about health and security 
issues. CBP also proposes to remove some questions from ESTA and from 
Form I-94W that are no longer relevant.
    ESTA can be accessed at https://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/. Instructions and samples of CBP Forms I-94 and I-94W can be 
viewed at https://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_i94.xml and https://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/i94_samples.xml.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to revise the 
information collected on ESTA and on Form I-94W by adding some new 
health and security questions; by revising some of the existing 
questions; and by removing some questions that are no longer relevant. 
The estimated number of I-94Ws filed annually was increased due to 
updated estimates. There is no change to the estimated time to complete 
ESTA or Form I-94W. There are no proposed changes to Form I-94.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism 
Industry.

Form I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,387,550.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,387,550.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 583,544.
    Estimated Annual Cost to Public: $26,325,300.

I-94 Web Site

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,047,681.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 5,047,681.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 333,147.

Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,835,951.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,835,951.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 244,181.
    Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $11,015,706.

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,910,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 21,910,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,477,500.
    Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $252,420,000.


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    Dated: November 20, 2013.
Tracey Denning,
 Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2013-28277 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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