Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, Form I-914, Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient, Supplement A, Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons, Supplement B; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection, 6209-6210 [2014-02126]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0099]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for T
Nonimmigrant Status, Form I–914,
Application for Immediate Family
Member of T–1 Recipient, Supplement
A, Declaration of Law Enforcement
Officer for Victim of Trafficking in
Persons, Supplement B; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until April
4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include OMB Control Number
1615–0099 in the subject box, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2006–0059. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0059;
(2) Email. Submit comments to
USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; or
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
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information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
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
agency’s 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:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status,
Application for Immediate Family
Member of T–1 Recipient, Declaration of
Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of
Trafficking in Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–914;
Form I–914, Supplement A, and; Form
I–914, Supplement B; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
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abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form I–914 permits victims
of severe forms of trafficking and their
family members to demonstrate that
they qualify for temporary
nonimmigrant status pursuant to the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to
receive temporary immigration benefits.
USCIS is revising Form I–914 to make
statutory changes required by the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2008 (TVPRA 2008)
and the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2013 (TVPRA 2013). Changes to
the Form I–914 include:
• Clarifying physical presence
includes being allowed entry into the
U.S. to participate in investigative or
judicial processes associated with an act
or perpetrator of trafficking (TVPRA
2013).
• Implementing an exception from
compliance with law enforcement
requests for assistance due to physical
or psychological trauma (TVPRA 2008).
• Implementing a new derivative
category for the adult or minor children
of a derivative of a principal who face
a present danger of retaliation as a result
of the principal’s escape from trafficking
or cooperation with law enforcement
(TVPRA 2013).
• The requirement of a personal
statement, including A numbers,
passports and travel documents only if
the applicant has them, ensuring
address changes are sent directly to the
Vermont Service Center in compliance
with the Safe Address procedure to
protect victims, explain the principal
does not need to file a USCIS Form I–
765, Application for Employment
Authorization Document, and using the
name as it appears on the birth
certificate (these are not new
collections, merely describing what is
needed in plain language), and
• Adding language to clarify the role
of law enforcement in the process, in
order to speak to their main concerns
and questions in plain language.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Form I–914—926 responses at
2 hours and 15 minutes (2.25) per
response; Supplement A—795
responses at 1 hour per response;
Supplement B—200 responses at 3
hours and 30 minutes (3.50) per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 4,711 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information, please visit
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Dated: January 28, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
the identity of the ports where filings
are likely to occur.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
policy related questions, contact
Stephen Hilsen, Director, Business
Transformation, ACE Business Office,
Office of International Trade, at
stephen.r.hilsen@cbp.dhs.gov. For
technical questions, contact Susan
Maskell, Client Representative Branch,
ACE Business Office, Office of
International Trade, at susan.c.maskell@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
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I. The National Customs Automation
Program
The National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs
Modernization, in the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (Pub. L. 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057,
2170, December 8, 1993) (Customs
Modernization Act). See 19 U.S.C. 1411.
Through NCAP, the initial thrust of
customs modernization was on trade
compliance and the development of the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), the planned successor to the
Automated Commercial System (ACS).
ACE is an automated and electronic
system for commercial trade processing
which is intended to streamline
business processes, facilitate growth in
trade, ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while
ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and
regulations and reducing costs for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
and all of its communities of interest.
The ability to meet these objectives
depends on successfully modernizing
CBP’s business functions and the
information technology that supports
those functions.
CBP’s modernization efforts are
accomplished through phased releases
of ACE component functionality
designed to replace a specific legacy
ACS function. Each release will begin
with a test and, if the test is successful,
will end with implementation of the
functionality through the promulgation
of regulations governing the new ACE
feature and the retirement of the legacy
ACS function.
The ACE Cargo Release test was
previously known as the Simplified
Entry Test because the test simplified
the entry process by reducing the
number of data elements required to
obtain release for cargo transported by
air. Through phased releases of ACE
component functionality this test has
been expanded to allow all eligible
participants to join the test for an
the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for
Ocean and Rail Carriers
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to modify the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning Cargo Release
functionality in the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE).
Originally, the test was known as the
Simplified Entry Test because the test
simplified the entry process by reducing
the number of data elements required to
obtain release for cargo transported by
air. The test continues to be modified to
provide more capabilities to test
participants allowing CBP to deliver
enhanced functionality. This notice
modifies the ACE Cargo Release test to
include expansion to the ocean and rail
modes of transportation. This notice
invites more participants to join the test.
DATES: The ACE Cargo Release test
modifications set forth in this document
are effective no earlier than January 5,
2014. The test will run until
approximately November 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments or questions
concerning this notice and indication of
interest in participation in ACE Cargo
Release should be submitted, via email,
to Susan Maskell at susan.c.maskell@
cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line of your
email, please use, ‘‘Comment on ACE
Cargo Release’’. The body of the email
should include information regarding
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indefinite period regardless of the
Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism (C–TPAT) status of an
importer self-filer or a customs broker.
For the convenience of the public, a
chronological listing of Federal Register
publications detailing ACE test
developments is set forth below in
Section VII, entitled, ‘‘Development of
ACE Prototypes’’. The procedures and
criteria applicable to participation in the
prior ACE tests remain in effect unless
otherwise explicitly changed by this or
subsequent notices published in the
Federal Register.
II. Authorization for the Test
The Customs Modernization Act
provides the Commissioner of CBP with
authority to conduct limited test
programs or procedures designed to
evaluate planned components of the
NCAP. The test described in this notice
is authorized pursuant to § 101.9(b) of
title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)), which
provides for the testing of NCAP
programs or procedures. See Treasury
Decision (T.D.) 95–21.
III. Expansion of ACE Cargo Release
Test to Ocean and Rail Modes of
Transportation
This document is announcing CBP’s
plan to expand the ACE Cargo Release
test which allows for the filing
capabilities by importers and customs
brokers for cargo transported by air to
include filing capabilities by importers
and customs brokers for cargo
transported by ocean and rail.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to apply for this test,
the applicant must: (1) Be a self-filing
importer who has the ability to file ACE
Entry Summaries certified for cargo
release or a broker who has the ability
to file ACE Entry Summaries certified
for cargo release; or (2) have evinced the
intent to file entry summaries in ACE.
Parties seeking to participate in this
test must use a software package that
has completed Automated Broker
Interface (ABI) certification testing for
ACE and offers the simplified entry
message set prior to transmitting data
under the test. See the General Notice of
August 26, 2008 (73 FR 50337) for a
complete discussion on procedures for
obtaining an ACE Portal Account.
Importers not self-filing must be sure
their broker has the capability to file
entry summaries in ACE.
Document Image System (DIS)
Parties who file entry summaries in
ACE are allowed to submit specified
CBP and Partner Government Agency
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0099]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for T
Nonimmigrant Status, Form I-914, Application for Immediate Family
Member of T-1 Recipient, Supplement A, Declaration of Law Enforcement
Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons, Supplement B; Revision of
a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,
the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the
respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the
actual information collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
April 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include OMB Control Number
1615-0099 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-
0059. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0059;
(2) Email. Submit comments to USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; or
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in
comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy
of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please
read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the
footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies 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 agency's 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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant
Status, Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient,
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in
Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-914; Form I-914, Supplement A,
and; Form I-914, Supplement B; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their family
members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary nonimmigrant
status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration benefits.
USCIS is revising Form I-914 to make statutory changes required by the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 (TVPRA
2008) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2013 (TVPRA 2013).
Changes to the Form I-914 include:
Clarifying physical presence includes being allowed entry
into the U.S. to participate in investigative or judicial processes
associated with an act or perpetrator of trafficking (TVPRA 2013).
Implementing an exception from compliance with law
enforcement requests for assistance due to physical or psychological
trauma (TVPRA 2008).
Implementing a new derivative category for the adult or
minor children of a derivative of a principal who face a present danger
of retaliation as a result of the principal's escape from trafficking
or cooperation with law enforcement (TVPRA 2013).
The requirement of a personal statement, including A
numbers, passports and travel documents only if the applicant has them,
ensuring address changes are sent directly to the Vermont Service
Center in compliance with the Safe Address procedure to protect
victims, explain the principal does not need to file a USCIS Form I-
765, Application for Employment Authorization Document, and using the
name as it appears on the birth certificate (these are not new
collections, merely describing what is needed in plain language), and
Adding language to clarify the role of law enforcement in
the process, in order to speak to their main concerns and questions in
plain language.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914--926
responses at 2 hours and 15 minutes (2.25) per response; Supplement A--
795 responses at 1 hour per response; Supplement B--200 responses at 3
hours and 30 minutes (3.50) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 4,711 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information, please visit
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the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: January 28, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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