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the topics in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section 

below. We encourage you to submit 

comments through Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If 

your material cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, email the 

individual in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. You 

must include the docket number USCG– 

2023–0397. Comments received will be 

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personal information provided. You 

may wish to review the Privacy and 

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homepage of https:// 

www.regulations.gov, and DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For 

more about privacy and submissions in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you 

encounter technical difficulties with 

comment submission, contact the 

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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

Docket Search: Documents mentioned 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Matthew D. Layman, Designated Federal 

Officer of the National Towing Safety 

Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin 

Luther King Jr Ave SE, Stop 7509, 

Washington, DC 20593–7509, telephone 

202–372–1421, or Matthew.D.Layman@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is in compliance with 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. 

L. 117–286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 10). The 

National Towing Safety Advisory 

Committee is authorized by section 601 

of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115– 

282, 132 Stat. 4192), and is codified in 

46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee 

operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 

U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing 

Safety Advisory Committee provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security through 

the Commandant of the U.S. Coast 

Guard, on matters related to shallowdraft inland navigation, coastal 

waterway navigation, and towing safety. 

Agenda 

The agenda for the National Towing 

Safety Advisory Committee is as 

follows: 

The Committee Meeting Agenda, 

September 26, 2023 

I. Opening 

a. Call to order and DFO Remarks. 

b. NTSAC Chairperson Remarks. 

II. Subcommittee Breakout Working 

Session 

a. Subcommittees: Task #21–03, 

Report On the Anticipated 

Challenges Expected to Impact the 

Towing Vessel Industry; 

b. Task #21–04, Report on the 

Challenges Faced by the Towing 

Vessel Industry as a Result of the 

Covid–19 Pandemic; 

c. Task #22–01, Recommendations to 

the Coast Guard for Rulemaking 

Improvements to Subchapter M; 

d. Task #22–02, Recommendation for 

Training and Instruction for 

Crewmembers Working Aboard 

Subchapter M Inspected Towing 

Vessels. 

IV. Full Committee Working Session 

a. U.S. Coast Guard Administrative 

Business. 

b. Review of New Task Statements. 

V. Adjournment of meeting 

The Committee Meeting Agenda, 

September 27, 2023 

I. Opening 

a. Call to Order and DFO Remarks. 

b. Committee Chairperson Remarks. 

c. Roll Call and Determination of 

Quorum. 

d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership 

Remarks. 

II. Administration 

a. Adoption of Meeting Agenda. 

b. Approval of Meeting Minutes for 

April 12, 2023 Committee Meeting. 

III. Old Business 

a. Update from Subcommittees: 

Æ Task #21–03, Report On the 

Anticipated Challenges Expected to 

Impact the Towing Vessel Industry; 

Æ Task #21–04, Report on the 

Challenges Faced by the Towing 

Vessel Industry as a Result of the 

Covid–19 Pandemic; 

Æ Task #22–01, Recommendation to 

the Coast Guard for Rulemaking 

Improvements to Subchapter M; 

Æ Task #22–02, Recommendation for 

Training and Instruction for 

Crewmembers Working Aboard 

Subchapter M Inspected Towing 

Vessels. 

b. Vetting Subcommittee Update. 

IV. New Business 

a. Committee Planning. 

V. Information Session 

a. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New 

Orleans. 

b. CG–INV, Sexual Assault and Sexual 

Harassment (SASH) Reporting. 

c. Towing Vessel National Center of 

Expertise, 46 CFR Subchapter M 

Compliance. 

d. District 8 Towing Vessel 

Coordinator. 

e. Marine Compliance Alliance. 

VI. Committee Discussion 

VII. Public Comment Period 

VIII. Closing Remarks and Plans for 

Next Meeting 

IX. Adjournment of Meeting 

A copy of all pre-meeting 

documentation, and referenced National 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

Task Statements, will be available at 

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/OurOrganization/Assistant-Commandantfor-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/ 

Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG5PS/Office-of-Operating-andEnvironmental-Standards/vfos/TSAC/ 

no later than September 13, 2023. 

Alternatively, you may contact Mr. 

Matthew Layman as noted above in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above. 

There will be a public comment 

period at the end of the meetings. 

Speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to 3 minutes. Please note that 

the public comment period may end 

before the period allotted, following the 

last call for comments. Please contact 

the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION to register 

as a speaker. 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

Jeffrey G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19760 Filed 9–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[OMB Control Number 1651–0143] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of an Existing 

Collection of Information; Advance 

Travel Authorization (ATA) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) will be submitting the 

following information collection request 


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1 87 FR 63507 (Oct. 19, 2023); see also 88 FR 1279 

(Jan. 9, 2023). 

2 88 FR 1266 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 88 FR 26329 

(Apr. 28, 2023). 

3 88 FR 1243 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 26 FR 327 

(Apr. 28, 2023). 

4 88 FR 1255 (Jan. 9, 2023). 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The 

information collection is published in 

the Federal Register to obtain comments 

from the public and affected agencies. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

must be submitted no later than 

November 13, 2023 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice must include 

the OMB Control Number 1651–0143 in 

the subject line and the agency name. 

Please use the following method to 

submit comments: 

Email. Submit comments to: CBP_

PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional PRA information 

should be directed to Seth Renkema, 

Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations 

and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20229–1177, 

Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via 

email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please 

note that the contact information 

provided here is solely for questions 

regarding this notice. Individuals 

seeking information about other CBP 

programs should contact the CBP 

National Customer Service Center at 

877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339, 

or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/ 

. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on the 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections pursuant to the Paperwork 

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

et seq.). This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: (1) 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) 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) 

suggestions to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) suggestions to 

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 submission of responses. The 

comments that are submitted will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for approval. All comments will become 

a matter of public record. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

Title: Advance Travel Authorization 

(ATA). 

OMB Number: 1651–0143. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Current Actions: Revision to an 

existing collection of information with 

an increase in total annual burden. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) established 

new parole processes to allow certain 

noncitizens and their qualifying 

immediate family members to request 

advance authorization to travel to the 

United States to seek a discretionary 

grant of parole, issued on a case-by-case 

basis. To support these processes, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

developed the Advance Travel 

Authorization (ATA) capability, which 

allows individuals to submit 

information within the CBP OneTM

application as part of the process. 

Through an emergency approval, CBP 

established the ATA collection. 

Initially, this capability was utilized by 

Venezuelan citizens and their qualifying 

immediate family members seeking 

authorization to travel to the United 

States under the DHS-established parole 

process for Venezuelans.1 DHS later 

developed similar parole processes for 

citizens of Cuba,2 Haiti,3 and 

Nicaragua 4 and their qualifying 

immediate family members. The four 

processes are collectively known as 

CHNV. There is no numerical cap on the 

number of noncitizens from these four 

countries who may apply; however, 

there is a 30,000 limit on the number of 

travel authorizations DHS may issue 

each month across all four processes. 

Additionally, participation is limited in 

the ATA capability to those individuals 

who meet certain DHS-established 

criteria, including but not limited to, 

possession of a valid, unexpired 

passport, as well as having an approved 

U.S.-based financial supporter. 

ATA requires the collection of a facial 

photograph via CBP OneTM from those 

noncitizens who voluntarily elect to 

participate in the process to provide 

accurate identity information for 

completion of vetting in advance of 

issuance of a travel authorization. 

Advance Travel Authorization (ATA) 

The facial biometrics collected from 

the noncitizens will be linked to 

biographic information provided by the 

individual to U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS). This 

information collection will facilitate the 

vetting of noncitizens seeking to obtain 

advance authorization to travel. This 

collection will also give air carriers that 

participate in CBP’s Document 

Validation (DocVal) program the ability 

to validate an approved advance 

authorization to travel, facilitating 

generation of a noncitizen’s boarding 

pass without having to use other manual 

validation processes. 

CBP OneTM allows the user to capture 

the required biometrics, currently 

limited to a live facial photograph, and 

confirm submission after viewing the 

captured image. If the user is not 

satisfied with the image captured, the 

user can retake the image. If the image 

capture is unsuccessful, CBP OneTM will 

provide the user with an error message 

stating that the submission was 

unsuccessful and permitting the user to 

try again. If the user continues to 

experience technical difficulties, the 

CBP OneTM application provides a help 

desk email to request assistance. 

CBP conducts vetting to determine 

whether the individual poses a security 

risk to the United States, and to 

determine whether the individual is 

eligible to receive advance authorization 

to travel to the United States to seek a 

discretionary grant of parole at the port 

of entry (POE). In the event that an 

advance authorization to travel may be 

denied because of a facial photograph 

match found in criminal databases or if 

there is a mismatch that limits the 

ability to confirm identity, then the 

match or mismatch will be verified by 

a CBP officer before the advance travel 

authorization is officially denied. 

Currently, ATA collects certain limited 

biographic and biometric information, 

and biometric collection is limited to 

the collection of a live facial 

photograph. 

If the advance travel authorization is 

denied, the individual will not be 

authorized to travel to the United States 

to seek parole under this process. In the 

event that the user is not authorized to 

travel under this process, the user may 

still seek entry to the United States 

through another process, including by 

filing a request for consideration of 

parole with USCIS or applying with the 


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5 88 FR 54639 (Aug. 11, 2023). 

6 88 FR 54635 (Aug. 11, 2023). 

7 88 FR 43591 (July 10, 2023). 

8 88 FR 43581 (July 10, 2023). 

9 88 FR 43601 (July 10, 2023). 

10 88 FR 43611 (July 10, 2023). 

11See Implementation of the Uniting for Ukraine 

Parole Process, 87 FR 25040 (Apr. 25, 2022). 

Department of State (DOS) to obtain a 

visa. If travel authorization is approved, 

the approval establishes that the 

individual has obtained advance 

authorization to travel to the United 

States to seek a discretionary grant of 

parole, consistent with 8 CFR 212.5(f), 

but does not guarantee boarding or a 

specific processing disposition at a POE. 

Upon arrival at a U.S. POE, the traveler 

will be subject to inspection by a CBP 

officer, who will make a case-by-case 

processing disposition determination. 

This collection of information is 

authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1103 and 

1182(d)(5), and 8 CFR 212.5(f). DHS has 

also publicly announced the policy and 

accompanying collection on its website 

and has also published a Federal 

Register notice for each of the named 

countries. 

CBP OneTM collects the following 

information from the individual 

submitting a request for an advance 

authorization to travel to the United 

States to seek parole under this process: 

1. Facial Photograph 

2. Photo obtained from the passport or 

Chip on ePassport, where available 

3. Alien Registration Number 

4. First and Last Name 

5. Date of Birth 

6. Passport Number 

Additionally, CBP further revised this 

collection through another emergency 

submission to allow individuals seeking 

to travel to the United States as part of 

the Family Reunification Parole (FRP) 

processes for certain nationals of Cuba,5

Haiti,6 Colombia,7 Guatemala,8

Honduras,9 and El Salvador 10 to use the 

existing ATA capability to submit 

information to CBP. The FRP processes 

begin with an invitation being sent to a 

petitioner who previously received an 

approved Form I–130, Petition for Alien 

Relative, on behalf of the potential 

principal beneficiary, and if applicable, 

the beneficiary’s accompanying 

derivative beneficiaries. The petitioner 

then submits a Form I–134A, Online 

Request to be a Supporter and 

Declaration of Financial Support, on 

behalf of the potential principal 

beneficiary, and if applicable, the 

beneficiary’s accompanying derivative 

beneficiaries. For those petitioners 

whose Form I–134A is confirmed by 

USCIS, the beneficiaries will receive an 

email with instructions to create an 

online account with myUSCIS. There, 

the potential beneficiary will confirm 

their biographic information and 

complete attestations, and then receive 

instructions to download the CBP 

OneTM mobile application to continue 

through the process. USCIS will send 

the biographic information to CBP. 

Additionally, once the beneficiary 

completes their CBP OneTM submission, 

utilizing the ATA capability, CBP will 

conduct vetting, and if appropriate, 

issue an advance authorization to travel. 

The information collected as part of 

these new processes is the same as that 

which is already collected from other 

populations through ATA. This 

information collection will facilitate the 

vetting of noncitizens seeking to obtain 

advance authorization to travel and will 

give air carriers that participate in CBP’s 

DocVal program the ability to validate 

an approved travel authorization, 

facilitating generation of a noncitizen’s 

boarding pass without having to use 

other manual validation processes. 

New Changes 

1. Adding Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) 

respondent group to collection: In 

response to the President’s commitment 

to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian citizens 

and others fleeing Russia’s aggression, 

DHS, in coordination with DOS, 

established the Uniting for Ukraine 11

(U4U) parole process on April 25, 2022. 

This process allows Ukrainian citizens 

and their qualifying family members the 

ability to submit certain personal 

information to USCIS and CBP to 

facilitate the issuance of an advance 

authorization to travel to the United 

States to seek parole. At the time U4U 

was implemented, full ATA capability 

was not yet developed and CBP uses 

different processes to screen and vet 

Ukrainians seeking parole. Currently, 

individuals seeking to travel under U4U 

do not utilize CBP OneTM or the ATA 

capability during their process. To align 

U4U with the other DHS parole 

processes, including CHNV and FRP, 

the ATA capability will be implemented 

for those individuals requesting 

authorization to fly directly to the 

United States to seek a discretionary 

grant of parole. The ATA capability will 

be added as part of a step in the U4U 

process to facilitate the vetting of 

noncitizens seeking to obtain advance 

authorization to travel and will give air 

carriers that participate in CBP’s DocVal 

program the ability to validate an 

approved travel authorization, 

facilitating generation of a noncitizen’s 

boarding pass without having to use 

other manual validation processes. 

2. Adjusted Burden: Furthermore, 

coinciding with USCIS, CBP has added 

to the burden estimate for this 

collection, to account for any potential 

expansion(s) that align with new or 

revised policies or processing capacity 

over the next three years. 

3. New Data Element: This revision 

also adds a new data element to this 

collection; the physical location 

(longitude/latitude) at the time of any 

biometric information submission. This 

data element will further secure the 

submission process and provide 

accurate identity information for 

completion of vetting in advance of 

issuance of a travel authorization. 

CBP invites comments from the 

public on all changes established by 

previously approved emergency 

submissions and the new proposed 

revisions listed in this FRN. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Advance Travel Authorization (ATA). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

562,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 562,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 93,667. 

Dated: September 7, 2023. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19720 Filed 9–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6419–N–01] 

Announcement of the Housing 

Counseling Federal Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling 

Federal Advisory Committee public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of a Housing 

Counseling Federal Advisory Committee 

(HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the 

proposed agenda. The HCFAC meeting 

will be held on Thursday September 28, 

2023. The meeting is open to the public 

and is accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held 

on Thursday September 28, 2023, 


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