Notice of Public Hearing on the Use of Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China and Measures To Prevent the Importation of Goods Produced, Mined, or Manufactured, Wholly or in Part, With Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China Into the United States, 15448-15449 [2022-05738]
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to, the creation of an electronic record
of admission or arrival/departure by
DHS following an inspection performed
by an immigration officer. 8 CFR 1.4(c).
Together, these regulations authorize
CBP to issue Form I–94 in either a paper
or electronic format to any
nonimmigrant eligible to receive a Form
I–94.
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III. Streamlining I–94 Issuance at the
Land Border
To increase efficiency, reduce
operating costs, and streamline the
admissions process, CBP is now issuing
Form I–94s electronically and
nonimmigrants no longer receive a
paper I–94 receipt. Nonimmigrants can
access their Form I–94s online through
a website or via a mobile application.
CBP will no longer provide a paper
version of Form I–94 in the majority of
circumstances. CBP continues to issue a
Form I–94 at land POEs only upon
payment of a fee.
A. The Electronic Form I–94
As of May 26, 2021, CBP officers no
longer issue most eligible
nonimmigrants a paper version of the I–
94 at the time of admission or parole.
Rather, CBP issues an electronic Form I–
94, which the nonimmigrant can access
on a CBP website, https://
i94.cbp.dhs.gov, or via the CBP OneTM
mobile application. However, CBP may
issue a paper Form I–94 in limited
circumstances and may provide a paper
Form I–94 upon request from a
nonimmigrant if feasible.
The printout from the website or
mobile application is the functional
equivalent of the departure portion of
the paper Form I–94 and includes the
terms and duration of admission or
parole. Nonimmigrants may print out a
copy of the Form I–94 from the website
or mobile application and present it to
third parties to establish, where
applicable, eligibility for benefits,
enrollment at a university, or eligibility
for employment.
The streamlining of Form I–94 for
nonimmigrants arriving by land by
providing an electronic Form I–94 saves
time and money for both the traveling
public and CBP. The electronic process
eliminates some of the paper Form I–94
processing performed by CBP and will
reduce wait times at passenger
processing, which will also facilitate
inspection of all nonimmigrants. The
electronic Form I–94 will save the time
and expenses associated with lost Form
I–94s, as nonimmigrants will simply be
able to print out new copies from the
website or mobile application as
necessary, as opposed to filing a Form
I–102 and paying a fee, as previously
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required. This will result in cost savings
for nonimmigrants, carriers, and CBP.
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B. Form I–94 Fee
[Docket No. DHS–2022–0001]
For land border admissions, CBP
issues a Form I–94 only upon payment
of a fee. See 8 CFR 235.1(h).
Nonimmigrants intending to enter the
United States at land POEs have the
option either to pay the required fee at
the border during processing or pay the
required fee online or via the CBP
OneTM mobile application up to seven
days in advance of arrival.4 At this time,
CBP is not changing the procedures
regarding the payment of the Form I–94
fee. Accordingly, nonimmigrants
arriving by land will continue to have
the option to either pay the required fee
at the POE or pay online or via the
mobile application prior to arrival.
CBP strongly encourages
nonimmigrants to apply and pay for I–
94s via the website or mobile
application.
Notice of Public Hearing on the Use of
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic
of China and Measures To Prevent the
Importation of Goods Produced,
Mined, or Manufactured, Wholly or in
Part, With Forced Labor in the People’s
Republic of China Into the United
States
IV. Privacy
CBP will ensure that all Privacy Act
requirements and applicable policies are
adhered to during the streamlining of
Form I–94 at land border POEs.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that
CBP consider the impact of paperwork
and other information collection
burdens imposed on the public. The
Form I–94 is covered by OMB control
number 1651–0111. There is no change
to the information collection associated
with this notice.
VI. Signing Authority
Commissioner Chris Magnus, having
reviewed and approved this document,
is delegating the authority to
electronically sign this document to
Robert F. Altneu, who is the Director of
the Regulations and Disclosure Law
Division for CBP, for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: March 14, 2022.
Robert F. Altneu,
Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law
Division, Regulations & Rulings, Office of
Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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4 For more information on the electronic
prepayment of the I–94 fee for land border POEs
online see 81 FR 91646, 91648. For more
information on the CBP OneTM mobile application
see https://www.cbp.gov/about/mobile-appsdirectory/cbpone.
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Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
The Forced Labor
Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) will
hold a public hearing, as required by the
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, on
the use of forced labor in the People’s
Republic of China and potential
measures to prevent the importation of
goods mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part with
forced labor in the People’s Republic of
China into the United States. This
hearing will be held remotely via web
conference.
DATES: The Forced Labor Enforcement
Task Force (FLETF) will hold the
hearing on Friday, April 8, 2022,
starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 1:30
p.m. EDT. Members of the public
interested in providing public testimony
must register by Wednesday, March 30,
2022, 11:59 p.m. EDT; instructions on
how to register are included in
ADDRESSES. Please note that the hearing
may close early, or run over time,
depending on the number of registered
speakers. Allocation of time within the
event may shift based on participation
and registration per topic area, as listed
in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held
remotely via web conference. Members
of the public interested in providing
public testimony at the hearing must
register at the following link, https://
forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ, by
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
EDT. You must indicate in the
registration form that you want to speak
by selecting ‘‘provide public testimony’’
in question 6 (explaining how you are
‘‘requesting to’’ participate). You must
register for the public hearing with the
same email address that you plan to use
to login to attend the public hearing.
When registering, identify the topic area
on which you would like to speak. More
information regarding the list of topics
is included in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
Members of the public interested in
attending in listen-only mode can
SUMMARY:
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register at the same link, https://
forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ, by
selecting ‘‘attend (listen only)’’ in
question 6 (explaining how you are
‘‘requesting to’’ participate). You must
register for the public hearing by 11:59
p.m. EDT on April 6, 2022 to ensure you
will receive the conference link. The
conference link will be provided to all
registrants by 8:00 a.m. EDT on Friday,
April 8, 2022.
Reasonable accommodations are
available for people with disabilities. To
request a reasonable accommodation,
contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
below as soon as possible. DHS is
considering providing interpretation
services for those interested in
providing public testimony in the
following languages: Spanish,
Mandarin, and Uyghur. It is requested
that you advise the FLETF accordingly
when registering to participate, at the
same registration link, https://
forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ.
Written comments related to this
public hearing were submitted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov/ and
posted. For access to the docket and to
read comments received by the FLETF,
go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and
search for Docket ID DHS–2022–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Echeverria, Acting Director of
Trade Policy, Trade and Economic
Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, and
Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) at 202–938–6365 or
FLETF.PUBLIC.COMMENTS@
hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA),1 this
notice announces that DHS, on behalf of
the FLETF,2 will hold a public hearing
that will allow for public testimony on
the use of forced labor in the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) and potential
measures to prevent the importation of
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part with forced labor in
the PRC into the United States. The
hearing will consider measures that can
be taken to trace the origin of goods,
offer greater supply chain transparency,
and identify third country supply chain
routes for goods mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part with
forced labor in the PRC, as well as other
1 See
Public Law 117–78, section 2(b).
741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4681)
established the FLETF to monitor U. S. enforcement
of the prohibition under Section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307).
2 Section
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measures for ensuring that such goods
do not enter the United States.
The FLETF invites the public to speak
during the hearing, and recommends
that interested parties review the Notice
that requested comments on the
measures described by the UFLPA.3
Members of the public who are
interested in speaking during this
hearing should register in accordance
with the directions in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. If you register to
provide public testimony, you will be
called upon using the name you provide
during registration to offer public
testimony. If you wish to highlight your
affiliation with an association,
organization, or corporation, you must
provide this information during your
remarks. We also request that each
speaker limit their comments to three
minutes. The hearing will be broken
into sections based on topics in the
order below. If DHS provides
interpretation services for public
testimony based on public request,
public testimony requiring
interpretation services will occur after
the remarks to open the hearing. Each
speaker will be called on during the
section related to the topic that speaker
identified during registration. The order
of topics is as follows:
• Forced Labor Schemes in Xinjiang
and the PRC;
• Risks of Importing Goods Made
Wholly or in Part with Forced Labor;
• Measures That Can Be Taken to
Trace the Origin of Goods and to Offer
Greater Supply Chain Transparency;
• Measures That Can Be Taken to
Identify Third Country Supply Chain
Routes;
• Factors To Consider in Developing
and Maintaining the Required Entities
List;
• High Priority Sectors, Including
Cotton, Tomato, and/or Polysilicon
Supply Chains, for Enforcement;
• Needed Importer Guidance;
• Opportunities for Coordination and
Collaboration; and,
• Other General Comments Related to
the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
and Comments Covering Multiple
Topics.
Speakers may submit supplemental
written testimony.4 Written testimony
should be submitted to the email
provided in ADDRESSES
(FLETF.PUBLIC.COMMENTS@
3 See, Notice seeking Public Comments on
Methods to Prevent the Importation of Goods
Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced
labor in the People’s Republic of China, Especially
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Into
the United States, 87 FR 3567 (Jan. 24, 2022).
4 Written testimony will only be accepted from
speakers providing oral testimony.
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hq.dhs.gov). Please use the email used
to register for the public hearing to
submit supplemental written testimony
in .doc, .docx or .pdf form by April 8,
2022 at 9 a.m. The public hearing
transcript and all written testimony,
submitted according to the above
guidelines, will be posted in Docket No.
DHS–2022–0001 after the public
hearing. Confidential information
should not be provided through the
public hearing process, in either written
or oral testimony. The FLETF cannot
accept any written testimony that is
hand-delivered, couriered, or mailed at
this time. This hearing along with all
comments will be recorded and
transcribed.
Senior officials of the interagency
members represented in the FLETF,
including the FLETF Chair (DHS
Undersecretary for Strategy, Policy, and
Plans),5 will make remarks to open the
hearing, and will continue to observe
the hearing unless called away for
official responsibilities. Staff from each
of the FLETF interagency members will
be present throughout the entirety of the
hearing to take note of the public
testimony. As mentioned above, this
public hearing will be recorded and
transcribed.
On January 24, 2022, DHS, on behalf
of the FLETF, published a notice
document (Notice) requesting public
comments on how best to ensure that
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part with forced labor in
the PRC are not imported into the
United States. See 87 FR 3567. DHS and
the FLETF recommend that members of
the public that will attend the hearing
review the Notice in advance.
The FLETF will use the comments
received from the Notice and
information gathered from this public
hearing to inform the development of
the strategy required by the UFLPA.6
The FLETF will consider all comments
and information received during this
public hearing.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy,
and Plans.
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5 Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order No.23034,
the DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and
Plans serves as the Chair of the FLETF.
6 See Public Law 117–78, section 2(c).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2022-0001]
Notice of Public Hearing on the Use of Forced Labor in the
People's Republic of China and Measures To Prevent the Importation of
Goods Produced, Mined, or Manufactured, Wholly or in Part, With Forced
Labor in the People's Republic of China Into the United States
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) will hold a
public hearing, as required by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act,
on the use of forced labor in the People's Republic of China and
potential measures to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced,
or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the People's
Republic of China into the United States. This hearing will be held
remotely via web conference.
DATES: The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) will hold the
hearing on Friday, April 8, 2022, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 1:30
p.m. EDT. Members of the public interested in providing public
testimony must register by Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:59 p.m. EDT;
instructions on how to register are included in ADDRESSES. Please note
that the hearing may close early, or run over time, depending on the
number of registered speakers. Allocation of time within the event may
shift based on participation and registration per topic area, as listed
in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held remotely via web conference.
Members of the public interested in providing public testimony at the
hearing must register at the following link, https://forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ, by Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:59 p.m. EDT. You must
indicate in the registration form that you want to speak by selecting
``provide public testimony'' in question 6 (explaining how you are
``requesting to'' participate). You must register for the public
hearing with the same email address that you plan to use to login to
attend the public hearing. When registering, identify the topic area on
which you would like to speak. More information regarding the list of
topics is included in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Members of the public interested in attending in listen-only mode
can
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register at the same link, https://forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ, by
selecting ``attend (listen only)'' in question 6 (explaining how you
are ``requesting to'' participate). You must register for the public
hearing by 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 6, 2022 to ensure you will receive
the conference link. The conference link will be provided to all
registrants by 8:00 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 8, 2022.
Reasonable accommodations are available for people with
disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below as soon as
possible. DHS is considering providing interpretation services for
those interested in providing public testimony in the following
languages: Spanish, Mandarin, and Uyghur. It is requested that you
advise the FLETF accordingly when registering to participate, at the
same registration link, https://forms.office.com/g/fC8AeiDEbQ.
Written comments related to this public hearing were submitted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/
and posted. For access to the docket and to read comments received by
the FLETF, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for Docket ID
DHS-2022-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Echeverria, Acting Director of
Trade Policy, Trade and Economic Security, Office of Strategy, Policy,
and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 202-938-6365
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA),\1\ this notice announces that DHS, on behalf of
the FLETF,\2\ will hold a public hearing that will allow for public
testimony on the use of forced labor in the People's Republic of China
(PRC) and potential measures to prevent the importation of goods,
wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part with forced labor in the PRC into the United States.
The hearing will consider measures that can be taken to trace the
origin of goods, offer greater supply chain transparency, and identify
third country supply chain routes for goods mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the PRC, as well as
other measures for ensuring that such goods do not enter the United
States.
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\1\ See Public Law 117-78, section 2(b).
\2\ Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4681) established the FLETF to monitor
U. S. enforcement of the prohibition under Section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307).
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The FLETF invites the public to speak during the hearing, and
recommends that interested parties review the Notice that requested
comments on the measures described by the UFLPA.\3\ Members of the
public who are interested in speaking during this hearing should
register in accordance with the directions in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice. If you register to provide public testimony, you will be
called upon using the name you provide during registration to offer
public testimony. If you wish to highlight your affiliation with an
association, organization, or corporation, you must provide this
information during your remarks. We also request that each speaker
limit their comments to three minutes. The hearing will be broken into
sections based on topics in the order below. If DHS provides
interpretation services for public testimony based on public request,
public testimony requiring interpretation services will occur after the
remarks to open the hearing. Each speaker will be called on during the
section related to the topic that speaker identified during
registration. The order of topics is as follows:
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\3\ See, Notice seeking Public Comments on Methods to Prevent
the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with
Forced labor in the People's Republic of China, Especially in the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Into the United States, 87 FR
3567 (Jan. 24, 2022).
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Forced Labor Schemes in Xinjiang and the PRC;
Risks of Importing Goods Made Wholly or in Part with
Forced Labor;
Measures That Can Be Taken to Trace the Origin of Goods
and to Offer Greater Supply Chain Transparency;
Measures That Can Be Taken to Identify Third Country
Supply Chain Routes;
Factors To Consider in Developing and Maintaining the
Required Entities List;
High Priority Sectors, Including Cotton, Tomato, and/or
Polysilicon Supply Chains, for Enforcement;
Needed Importer Guidance;
Opportunities for Coordination and Collaboration; and,
Other General Comments Related to the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act and Comments Covering Multiple Topics.
Speakers may submit supplemental written testimony.\4\ Written
testimony should be submitted to the email provided in ADDRESSES
([email protected]). Please use the email used to
register for the public hearing to submit supplemental written
testimony in .doc, .docx or .pdf form by April 8, 2022 at 9 a.m. The
public hearing transcript and all written testimony, submitted
according to the above guidelines, will be posted in Docket No. DHS-
2022-0001 after the public hearing. Confidential information should not
be provided through the public hearing process, in either written or
oral testimony. The FLETF cannot accept any written testimony that is
hand-delivered, couriered, or mailed at this time. This hearing along
with all comments will be recorded and transcribed.
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\4\ Written testimony will only be accepted from speakers
providing oral testimony.
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Senior officials of the interagency members represented in the
FLETF, including the FLETF Chair (DHS Undersecretary for Strategy,
Policy, and Plans),\5\ will make remarks to open the hearing, and will
continue to observe the hearing unless called away for official
responsibilities. Staff from each of the FLETF interagency members will
be present throughout the entirety of the hearing to take note of the
public testimony. As mentioned above, this public hearing will be
recorded and transcribed.
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\5\ Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order No.23034, the DHS Under
Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as the Chair of the
FLETF.
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On January 24, 2022, DHS, on behalf of the FLETF, published a
notice document (Notice) requesting public comments on how best to
ensure that goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the PRC are not
imported into the United States. See 87 FR 3567. DHS and the FLETF
recommend that members of the public that will attend the hearing
review the Notice in advance.
The FLETF will use the comments received from the Notice and
information gathered from this public hearing to inform the development
of the strategy required by the UFLPA.\6\ The FLETF will consider all
comments and information received during this public hearing.
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\6\ See Public Law 117-78, section 2(c).
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.
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