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amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The contract proposals and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the contract 

proposals, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; Virology Core Laboratory 

(VCL). 

Date: March 20, 2024. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of 

Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3G33, 

Rockville, MD 20892 (Video Assisted 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Poonam Pegu, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 

Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601 

Fishers Lane, Room 3G33, Rockville, MD 

20852, 240–292–0719, poonam.pegu@

nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Lauren A. Fleck, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[OMB Control Number 1651–0111] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision; Arrival and 

Departure Record and Electronic 

System for Travel Authorization 

(ESTA) 

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 

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 April 

26, 2024) 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 1651–0111 in 

the subject line and the agency name. 

Please submit written comments and/or 

suggestions in English. 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: Arrival and Departure Record 

and Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA). 

OMB Number: 1651–0111. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Current Actions: Revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Abstract: CBP is implementing a new 

capability within CBP OneTM to allow 

nonimmigrants who are subject to Form 

I–94 (‘‘I–94’’) requirements, and who are 

departing the United States, to 

voluntarily provide biographic data, 

facial images, and geolocation to 

provide evidence of that departure. This 

collection is a part of CBP’s critical 

efforts in fulfilling DHS’s mandate to 

collect biometric information from 

departing nonimmigrants and CBP’s 

plans to fully automate I–94 information 

collection. This capability will close the 

information gap on nonimmigrant 

entries and exits by making it easier for 

nonimmigrants subject to I–94 

requirements to report their exit to CBP 

after their departure from the United 

States. It will also create a biometrically 

confirmed, and thereby more accurate, 

exit record for such nonimmigrants 

leaving the United States. 

Certain nonimmigrants subject to I–94 

requirements may voluntarily submit 

their facial images using the CBP OneTM

mobile application (the app) in order to 

report their exit from the United States. 

Nonimmigrants may use the app to 

voluntarily submit their biographic 

information from their passports, or 

other traveler documents after they have 

exited the United States. 

Nonimmigrants will then use the app 

to take a ‘‘selfie’’ picture. CBP will 

utilize geolocation services to confirm 

that the nonimmigrant is outside the 

United States as well as run ‘‘liveness 

detection’’ software to determine that 

the selfie photo is a live photo, as 

opposed to a previously uploaded 

photo. The app will then compare the 

live photo to facial images for that 

person already retained by CBP to 

confirm the exit biometrically. 

CBP will utilize this information to 

help reconcile a nonimmigrant’s exit 

with that person’s last arrival. The 

report of exit will be recorded as a 

biometrically confirmed departure in 


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the Arrival and Departure Information 

System (ADIS) maintained by CBP. 

Nonimmigrants may utilize this 

information as proof of departure, 

which is most relevant in the land 

border environment, but may be utilized 

for departures via air and sea if desired. 

As it pertains to the land 

environment, there is no requirement 

for nonimmigrants leaving the United 

States to report their departure to CBP. 

However, as described further below, 

CBP encourages nonimmigrants to 

report their departure to CBP when they 

exit, so that CBP can record their exit 

from the United States. 

Although CBP routinely collects 

biometric data from nonimmigrants 

entering the United States, there 

currently is no comprehensive system in 

place to collect biometrics from 

nonimmigrants departing the country. 

Collecting biometrics at both arrival and 

departure will thus enable CBP and 

DHS to know with better accuracy 

whether nonimmigrants are departing 

the country when they are required to 

depart. Further, collecting biometric 

data will help to reduce visa or travel 

document fraud and improve CBP’s 

ability to identify criminals and known 

or suspected terrorists. CBP has been 

testing various options to collect 

biometrics at departure in the land and 

air environments since 2004. 

At the same time, CBP is also now 

working to fully automate all I–94 

processes. Currently CBP issues 

electronic I–94s to most nonimmigrants 

entering the United States at land border 

ports of entry. 

Currently CBP does not routinely staff 

exit lanes at land border ports of entry, 

nor does CBP possess a single process 

for nonimmigrants subject to I–94 

requirements to voluntarily report their 

departure. Nonimmigrants can currently 

report their departure by any one of the 

following means: (1) stopping at a land 

border port of entry and presenting a 

printed copy of their electronic I–94 to 

a CBP officer; (2) stopping at a land 

border port of entry and placing a 

printed copy of their electronic I–94 in 

a drop box provided by the port where 

available; (3) if exiting by land on the 

northern U.S. border, by turning in a 

paper copy of their electronic I–94 to 

the Canadian Border Services Agency 

(CBSA) when entering Canada (CBSA 

will then return the form to CBP); or (4) 

mailing a copy of their electronic I–94 

and other proof of departure to CBP. 

The current options are burdensome 

and, in many cases, impractical or 

inconvenient due to the location and 

design of the ports. They also lead to 

haphazard record keeping and 

inaccurate data collection with respect 

to the nonimmigrants leaving the 

country. Most land border ports of entry 

provide limited access to the port for 

vehicles exiting the United States and 

have minimal parking available to the 

public. For this reason, most 

nonimmigrants do not report their 

departure when exiting at land border 

ports of entry. In those cases, CBP has 

no way to confirm that a nonimmigrant 

has exited the United States at the time 

of departure. CBP often discovers that a 

nonimmigrant has previously left the 

United States at a later date, when that 

same nonimmigrants attempts to reenter the United States. Having proof of 

an exit via the CBP OneTM app would 

provide nonimmigrants some 

information for CBP officers to consider 

in the event the officer is unsure 

whether a nonimmigrant complied with 

the I–94 requirements provided upon 

their previous entry. 

In additonal, CBP intends to update 

the ESTA application website to require 

applicants to provide a photograph of 

their face, or ‘‘selfie’’, in addition to the 

photo of the passport biographical page. 

These photos would be used to better 

ensure that the applicant is the rightful 

possessor of the document being used to 

obtain an ESTA authorization. 

Currently, applicants are allowed to 

have a third party apply for ESTA on 

their behalf. While this update would 

not remove that option, third parties, 

such as travel agents or family members, 

would be required to provide a 

photograph of the ESTA applicant. 

The ESTA Mobile application 

currently requires applicants to take a 

live photograph of their face, which is 

compared to the passport photo 

collected during the ESTA Mobile 

application process. This change will 

better align the application processes 

and requirements of ESTA website and 

ESTA Mobile applicants. 

Type of Information Collection: Paper 

I–94. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,782,564. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 1,782,564. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 237,675. 

Type of Information Collection: I–94 

website. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

91,411. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 91,411. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,094. 

Type of Information Collection: ESTA 

Mobile Application. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 500,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 22 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 183,333. 

Type of Information Collection: ESTA 

website. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,000,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 15,000,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 19 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,750,000. 

Type of Information Collection: CBP 

One Mobile Application. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 600,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20,000. 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–OC–2023–N088; 

FXGO16600926000–FF09X60000–245] 

Hunting and Wildlife Conservation 

Council; Charter Re-Establishment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture are re-establishing the 

Hunting and Wildlife Conservation 

Council (Council). The Council provides 

recommendations to the Federal 

Government, through the Secretaries, 


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