576 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 3 / Friday, January 5, 2007 / Notices 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

Dated: December 26, 2006. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. E6–22588 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

United States Visitor and Immigrant 

Status Indicator Technology (US–

VISIT) 

AGENCY: US–VISIT, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, US–VISIT Program, 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). A copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling Steve Yonkers, 202–

298–5200 (this is not a toll free number). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until March 6, 2007. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

about this Information Collection 

Request should be forwarded to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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; 

• 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; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Yonkers, 202–298–5200 (this is 

not a toll free number). 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, US–VISIT Program. 

Title: US–VISIT Program. 

OMB Number: 1600–0006. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Affected Public: Foreign visitors into 

the U.S. 

Number of Respondents: 156,732,442. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 

seconds. 

Total Burden Hours: 658,276 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0.00. 

Description: The United States Visitor 

and Immigrant Status Indicator 

Technology (US–VISIT) is a program 

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, facilitation of trade and travel, 

and supporting immigration system 

improvements. US–VISIT represents a 

major achievement in creating an 

integrated border screening system that 

enhances our nation’s security and 

efforts to reform our immigration and 

border management systems. Through 

US–VISIT, DHS is increasing our ability 

to manage the information collected 

about foreign visitors during the preentry, entry, status management, and 

departure processes, which allows us to 

conduct better analysis of that 

information, thereby strengthening the 

integrity of our immigration system. 

Chase Garwood, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9987 Filed 12–29–06; 11:32 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Approval From OMB 

of One New Public Collection of 

Information: Department of Homeland 

Security Traveler Redress Inquiry 

Program (DHS TRIP) 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), as lead for DHS, 

invites public comment on a new 

information collection requirement 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Send your comments by March 

6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

or delivered to Katrina Kletzly, 

Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, TSA–2, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina Kletzly at the above address, or 

by telephone (571) 227–1995 or 

facsimile (571) 227–1381. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA, 

on behalf of DHS, is soliciting 

comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Purpose of Data Collection 

The Rice-Chertoff Initiative (RCI) 

Department of Homeland Security 

Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS 

TRIP) was developed as a voluntary 

program by DHS to provide a one-stop 

mechanism for individuals to request 

redress who believe they have been: (1) 

Denied or delayed boarding; (2) denied 

or delayed entry into or departure from 

the United States at a port of entry; or 

(3) identified for additional (secondary) 

screening at our Nation’s transportation 


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