Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 9, 2010 / Notices 10809 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Mitchell A. Cheeseman, 

Acting Director, Office of Food Additive 

Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4972 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: United States Visitor and 

Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 

(US–VISIT); Biometric Data Collection 

at the Ports of Entry 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Revision of existing 

information collection request: 1600– 

0006. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), US– 

VISIT, has submitted the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until May 10, 2010. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

questions about this Information 

Collection Request should be forwarded 

to the NPPD/US–VISIT Program, Attn.: 

Steven P. Yonkers, 

Steve.Yonkers@dhs.gov. Written 

comments should reach the contact 

person listed no later than May 10, 

2010. Comments must be identified by 

DHS–2010–0018 and may be submitted 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov . 

• E-mail: Steve.Yonkers@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Visitor and Immigrant 

Status Indicator Technology (US–VISIT) 

Program was established by the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) to meet specific legislative 

mandates intended to strengthen border 

security, address critical needs in terms 

of providing decision-makers with 

critical information, and demonstrate 

progress toward performance goals for 

national security, expediting of trade 

and travel, and supporting immigration 

system improvements. US–VISIT 

collects and disseminates biometric 

information (digital fingerprint images 

and facial photos) from individuals 

during their entry into the United 

States. This information is disseminated 

to specific DHS components; other 

Federal agencies; Federal, State and 

local law enforcement agencies; and the 

Federal intelligence community to assist 

in the decisions they make related to, 

and in support of, the homeland 

security mission. Beginning on 

December 10, 2007, US–VISIT expanded 

the collection of fingerprints from two 

prints to ten. The new collection time of 

35 seconds, an increase from the 

previous 15 seconds, is a result of this 

change, and includes officer 

instructions. Additionally, on December 

19, 2008, DHS published a final rule, 

entitled ‘‘United States Visitor and 

Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 

Program (US–VISIT); Enrollment of 

Additional Aliens in US–VISIT; 

Authority To Collect Biometric Data 

From Additional Travelers and 

Expansion to the 50 Most Highly 

Trafficked Land Border Ports of Entry.’’ 

73 FR 77473. That rule became effective 

on January 18, 2009, and expanded the 

population of aliens subject to US– 

VISIT requirements. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, NPPD, US–VISIT. 

Title: US–VISIT Program. 

Form: N/A. 

OMB Number: 1600–0006. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Affected Public: Foreign visitors and 

immigrants into the United States. 

Number of Respondents: 156,732,422. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 35 

seconds. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,520,304 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $53,211,000. 

Signed: March 2, 2010. 

Thomas Chase Garwood, III, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4905 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Scientific Committee—Notice of 

Renewal 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Outer 

Continental Shelf Scientific Committee. 

SUMMARY: Following consultation with 

the General Services Administration, 

notice is hereby given that the Secretary 

of the Interior is renewing the OCS 

Scientific Committee. 

The OCS Scientific Committee 

provides advice on the feasibility, 

appropriateness, and scientific value of 

the OCS Environmental Studies 

Program to the Secretary of the Interior 

through the Director of the Minerals 

Management Service. The Committee 

reviews the relevance of the research 

and data being produced to meet MMS 

scientific information needs for 

decisionmaking and may recommend 

changes in scope, direction, and 

emphasis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jeryne Bryant, Minerals Management 

Service, Offshore Energy and Minerals 

Management, Herndon, Virginia 20170– 

4817, telephone, (703) 787–1213. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the renewal of the 

OCS Scientific Committee is in the 


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