[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17426-17427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver 
of Passport and/or Visa (Form I-193)

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

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0107.

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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 Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa (Form I-193). This 
request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before (May 31, 2011), 
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, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th 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). 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: Application for Waiver of Passport and/or Visa.
    OMB Number: 1651-0107.
    Form Number: CBP Form I-193.
    Abstract: The data collected on CBP Form I-193, Application for 
Waiver of Passport and/or Visa, is used by CBP to determine an 
applicant's eligibility to enter the United States under 8 CFR parts 
211.1(b)(3) and 212.1(g). This form is filed by aliens who wish to 
waive the documentary requirements for passports and/or visas due to an 
unforeseen emergency such as an expired passport, or a lost, stolen, or 
forgotten passport or permanent resident card. This information 
collected on CBP Form I-193 is authorized by Section 212(a)(7)(B) of 
the Immigration and

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Nationality Act. This form is accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_i193.pdf.
    Current Actions: CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this 
information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the 
information being collected.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 25,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,150.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $14,625,000.

    Dated: March 24, 2011.
Tracey Denning,
 Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2011-7363 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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