Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization, 40892-40893 [2016-14848]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 40892 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2016 / Notices handling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG), where the construction, expansion, or modification would result in an increase in the size and/or frequency of LNG or LHG marine traffic on the waterway associated with the facility, must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the COTP of the zone in which the facility is located. Under 33 CFR 127.007(e), an owner or operator planning such an expansion must also file or update a Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) that addresses the proposed increase in LNG or LHG marine traffic in the associated waterway. Jefferson Railport Terminal 1 (Texas) LLC, located in Vidor, TX submitted an LOI and WSA on March 7, 2016, regarding the company’s proposed construction and operation of LHG capabilities at its Vidor, TX facility. Under 33 CFR 127.009, after receiving an LOI, the COTP issues a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) as to the suitability of the waterway for LNG or LHG marine traffic to the appropriate jurisdictional authorities. The LOR is based on a series of factors outlined in 33 CFR 127.009 that relate to the physical nature of the affected waterway and issues of safety and security associated with LNG or LHG marine traffic on the affected waterway. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the proposed increase in LHG marine traffic on the Sabine-Neches Waterway. The Coast Guard believes that input from the public may be useful to the COTP with respect to development of the LOR. Additionally, the Coast Guard intends to task the Area Maritime Security Committee, Port Arthur, TX and the Southeast Texas Waterways Advisory Council with forming a subcommittee comprised of affected port users and stakeholders. The goal of this subcommittee will be to gather information to help the COTP assess the suitability of the associated waterway for increased LHG marine traffic as it relates to navigational safety and security. On January 24, 2011, the Coast Guard published Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01–2011, ‘‘Guidance Related to Waterfront Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities’’. NVIC 01–2011 provides guidance for owners and operators seeking approval to build and operate LNG facilities. While NVIC 01–2011 is specific to LNG, it provides useful process information and guidance for owners and operators seeking approval to build and operate LHG facilities as well. The Coast Guard will refer to NVIC 01–2011 for process information and guidance in evaluating Jefferson Railport Terminal 1’s WSA. A VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 copy of NVIC 01–2011 is available for viewing in the public docket for this notice and also on the Coast Guard’s Web site at https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/ nvic/2010s.asp. This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223–1225, Department of Homeland Security Delegation Number 0170.1(70), 33 CFR 127.009, and 33 CFR 103.205. Dated: May 27, 2016. R.S. Ogrydziak, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Port Arthur. [FR Doc. 2016–14910 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [1651–0111] 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, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; revision of an existing collection of information. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security 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: 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 is a proposed extension and revision of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with a revision to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 22, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 1177, or by telephone at 202–325–0123. 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). 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 cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (total capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP request for 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 Background 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, passport, and contact information. The data elements collected on these forms enable the Department of Homeland Security (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 seeking to travel 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 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2016 / Notices United States without a visa. Travelers who are entering the United States under the VWP in the air or sea environment, and who have a travel authorization obtained through ESTA, are not required to complete the paper Form I–94W. Pursuant to an interim final rule published on March 27, 2013 in the Federal Register (78 FR 18457) related to Form I–94, CBP has partially automated the Form I–94 process. CBP now gathers data previously 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. Passengers can access and print their electronic I–94 via the Web site at www.cbp.gov/I94. ESTA can be accessed at: https:// esta.cbp.dhs.gov. Samples of CBP Forms I–94 and I–94W can be viewed at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/ form-i-94-arrivaldeparture-record and https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/ form-i-94w-visa-waiverarrivaldeparture-record. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Recent Changes On December 18, 2015, the President signed into law the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. To meet the requirements of this new Act, DHS strengthened the security of the VWP by enhancing the ESTA application and Form I–94W. In two recent emergency submissions under the Paperwork Reduction Act, additional questions were added to ESTA and to Form I–94W that request information from applicants about countries to which they have traveled on or after March 1, 2011; countries of which they are citizens/nationals; countries for which they hold passports; and Global Entry Numbers. Proposed Changes DHS proposes to add the following question to ESTA and to Form I–94W: ‘‘Please enter information associated with your online presence—Provider/ Platform—Social media identifier.’’ It will be an optional data field to request social media identifiers to be used for vetting purposes, as well as applicant contact information. Collecting social media data will enhance the existing investigative process and provide DHS greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity and connections by providing an additional tool set which analysts and investigators may use to better analyze and investigate the case. Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 date with a change to the information collected as a result of adding a question about social media to ESTA and to Form I–94W, as described in the Abstract section of this document. There are no changes to the burden hours or to the information collected on Form I–94, or the I–94 Web site. 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 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: 3,858,782. Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 254,679. Form I–94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure): Estimated Number of Respondents: 941,291. Estimated Time per Response: 16 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 251,325. Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $5,647,746. Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA): Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,010,000. Estimated Time per Response: 23 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,812,830. Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $265,020,000. Dated: June 20, 2016, Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2016–14848 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5651–N–03] Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy Office of the Secretary, HUD. Notice of final policy statement. AGENCY: ACTION: In compliance with Executive Order 13175, ‘‘Consultation with Indian Tribal Governments,’’ HUD adopts this SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40893 Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy. The purpose of this tribal consultation policy is to enhance communication and coordination between HUD and federally recognized Indian tribes and to outline guiding principles and procedures under which all HUD employees are to operate with regard to federally recognized Indian or Alaska Native tribes. This final policy statement follows publication of an April 8, 2015, request for public comment on HUD’s proposed Tribal Consultation Policy and, after consideration of the public comments submitted in response to the April 8, 2015, notice, adopts the proposed policy without change. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi J. Frechette, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202–401–7914 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, published November 9, 2000) recognizes the right of Indian tribes to selfgovernment and supports tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Among other things, it requires that agencies have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in developing policies that have tribal implications. On November 5, 2009, President Obama reaffirmed the government-togovernment relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribal governments in a White House memorandum that acknowledges that Indian tribes exercise inherent sovereign powers over their members and territory. The November 5, 2009, memorandum also acknowledged that the United States will continue to work with Indian tribes on a government-togovernment basis to address issues concerning Indian tribal selfgovernment, tribal trust resources, and Indian tribal treaty and other rights. Development of HUD Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy Consistent with Executive Order 13175, and the Presidential memorandum of November 5, 2009, HUD undertook a series of consultations E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0111]


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, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security 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: 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 is a proposed extension and revision of an 
information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing 
that this information collection be extended with a revision to the 
information collected. This document is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 22, 2016 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Regulations and 
Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K 
Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or by telephone at 
202-325-0123.

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). 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 cost burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP request for 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

Background

    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, 
passport, and contact information. The data elements collected on these 
forms enable the Department of Homeland Security (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 seeking to travel 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

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United States without a visa. Travelers who are entering the United 
States under the VWP in the air or sea environment, and who have a 
travel authorization obtained through ESTA, are not required to 
complete the paper Form I-94W.
    Pursuant to an interim final rule published on March 27, 2013 in 
the Federal Register (78 FR 18457) related to Form I-94, CBP has 
partially automated the Form I-94 process. CBP now gathers data 
previously 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. Passengers can access and print their 
electronic I-94 via the Web site at www.cbp.gov/I94.
    ESTA can be accessed at: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. Samples of CBP 
Forms I-94 and I-94W can be viewed at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-i-94-arrivaldeparture-record and https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-i-94w-visa-waiver-arrivaldeparture-record.

Recent Changes

    On December 18, 2015, the President signed into law the Visa Waiver 
Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 as part 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. To meet the 
requirements of this new Act, DHS strengthened the security of the VWP 
by enhancing the ESTA application and Form I-94W. In two recent 
emergency submissions under the Paperwork Reduction Act, additional 
questions were added to ESTA and to Form I-94W that request information 
from applicants about countries to which they have traveled on or after 
March 1, 2011; countries of which they are citizens/nationals; 
countries for which they hold passports; and Global Entry Numbers.

Proposed Changes

    DHS proposes to add the following question to ESTA and to Form I-
94W:
    ``Please enter information associated with your online presence--
Provider/Platform--Social media identifier.'' It will be an optional 
data field to request social media identifiers to be used for vetting 
purposes, as well as applicant contact information. Collecting social 
media data will enhance the existing investigative process and provide 
DHS greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity and 
connections by providing an additional tool set which analysts and 
investigators may use to better analyze and investigate the case.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the information collected as a result 
of adding a question about social media to ESTA and to Form I-94W, as 
described in the Abstract section of this document. There are no 
changes to the burden hours or to the information collected on Form I-
94, or the I-94 Web site.
    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 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: 3,858,782.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 254,679.
    Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 941,291.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 251,325.
    Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $5,647,746.
    Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,010,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 23 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,812,830.
    Estimated Annual Cost to the Public: $265,020,000.

    Dated: June 20, 2016,
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2016-14848 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
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