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provisions of subpart B of Part 177 consistent 

with the Federal Procurement Regulation 

(‘‘FAR’’). See 19 CFR 177.21. In this regard, 

CBP recognizes that the FAR restricts the 

U.S. Government’s purchase of products to 

U.S.-made or designated country end 

products for acquisitions subject to the TAA. 

See 48 CFR 25.403(c)(1). 

The FAR, 48 CFR 25.003, defines 

‘‘designated country end product’’ as: 

a WTO GPA [World Trade Organization 

Government Procurement Agreement] 

country end product, an FTA [Free Trade 

Agreement] country end product, a least 

developed country end product, or a 

Caribbean Basin country end product. 

Section 25.003 defines ‘‘Least developed 

country end product’’ as an article that: 

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or 

manufacture of a least developed country; or 

(2) In the case of an article that consists in 

whole or in part of materials from another 

country, has been substantially transformed 

in a least developed country into a new and 

different article of commerce with a name, 

character, or use distinct from that of the 

article or articles from which it was 

transformed. The term refers to a product 

offered for purchase under a supply contract, 

but for purposes of calculating the value of 

the end product includes services (except 

transportation services) incidental to the 

article, provided that the value of those 

incidental services does not exceed that of 

the article itself. 

As previously noted, the fabric from 

Bangladesh is cut to size, sewn, autoclaved, 

and packaged in Vietnam. Bangladesh is a 

TAA-designated country, and Vietnam is not. 

The information submitted indicates that 

the surgical towels are made of 100% cotton. 

GRI also indicates that the goods are 

classified in subheading 6307.90.89, HTSUS, 

as a textile product. The rules of origin for 

textile and apparel products for purposes of 

the customs laws and the administration of 

quantitative restrictions are governed by 19 

U.S.C. 3592, unless otherwise provided for 

by statute. These provisions are implemented 

in the CBP Regulations at 19 CFR 102.21. 

Section 3592 of title 19 has been described 

as Congress’s expression of substantial 

transformation as it relates to textile and 

apparel products. Therefore, the country of 

origin of the surgical towels for Government 

procurement purposes is determined by 

sequential application of the general rules set 

forth in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of 19 

CFR 102.21. 

Paragraph (c)(1) states: ‘‘The country of 

origin of a textile or apparel product is the 

single country, territory, or insular 

possession in which the good was wholly 

obtained or produced.’’ Since the surgical 

towels are produced by processing in both 

Bangladesh and Vietnam, they are not wholly 

obtained or produced in a single country, 

territory or insular possession. Therefore 

paragraph (c)(1) of Section 102.21 is 

inapplicable. 

Paragraph (c)(2) states: ‘‘Where the country 

of origin of a textile or apparel product 

cannot be determined under paragraph (c)(1) 

of this section, the country of origin of the 

good is the single country, territory, or 

insular possession in which each of the 

foreign materials incorporated in that good 

underwent an applicable change in tariff 

classification, and/or met any other 

requirement specified for the good in 

paragraph (e) of this section.’’ 

Paragraph (e)(1) provides that ‘‘The 

following rules will apply for purposes of 

determining the country of origin of a textile 

or apparel product under paragraph (c)(2) of 

this section.’’ The applicable rule, that 

corresponds to subheading 6307.90.89, 

HTSUS, states: 

6307.90 The country of origin of a good 

classifiable under subheading 6307.90 is the 

country, territory, or insular possession in 

which the fabric comprising the good was 

formed by a fabric-making process. 

In the instant case, the 100% cotton fabric 

that is woven and dyed blue in Bangladesh 

is imported into Vietnam where it is cut to 

size, sewn, and autoclaved to make surgical 

towels. Therefore, the country of origin of the 

surgical towels is Bangladesh, where the 

100% cotton fabric that comprises the 

surgical towel was formed by a fabric-making 

process. As the surgical towels meet the 

requirements for goods classified in 

subheading 6307.90, HTSUS, pursuant to 19 

CFR 102.21(c)(2), the country of origin of the 

surgical towels is Bangladesh. 

Based on the analysis above, we find that 

the country of origin of the subject surgical 

towels is Bangladesh and, therefore, the 

surgical towels would be the product of a 

foreign country or instrumentality designated 

pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(1). 

Holding 

Based on the facts and analysis set forth 

above, the country of origin of the instant 

surgical towels will be Bangladesh. 

Notice of this final determination will be 

given in the Federal Register, as required by 

19 CFR 177.29. Any party-at-interest other 

than the party which requested this final 

determination may request, pursuant to 19 

CFR 177.31, that CBP reexamine the matter 

anew and issue a new final determination. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 177.30, any party-atinterest may, within 30 days of publication 

of the Federal Register Notice referenced 

above, seek judicial review of this final 

determination before the U.S. Court of 

International Trade. 

Sincerely, 

Alice A. Kipel, Executive Director, 

Regulations and Rulings, 

Office of Trade. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[OMB Control Number 1651–0140] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension; Collection of 

Advance Information From Certain 

Undocumented Individuals on the 

Land Border 

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 

December 16, 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 1651–0140 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 


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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 Collection of 

Information from undocumented 

Individuals on the Land Border. 

OMB Number: 1651–0140. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Current Actions: This submission will 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection, with no change 

to the burden or information collected. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Abstract: Under this collection, CBP 

collects certain biographic and 

biometric information from 

undocumented noncitizens via the 

CBPOneTM application, prior to their 

arrival at a Port of Entry (POE), to 

streamline their processing at the POE. 

The requested information is that which 

CBP would otherwise collect from these 

individuals during primary and/or 

secondary processing. This information 

is provided directly by undocumented 

noncitizens. Providing this information 

reduces the amount of data entered by 

CBP Officers (CBPOs) and the 

corresponding time required to process 

an undocumented noncitizen at the 

POE. 

The biographic and biometric 

information being collected in advance, 

that would otherwise be collected 

during primary and/or secondary 

processing at the POEs, includes 

descriptive information such as: Name, 

Date of Birth, Country of Birth, City of 

Birth, Country of Residence, Contact 

Information, Addresses, Nationality, 

Employment history (optional), Travel 

history, Emergency Contact (optional), 

U.S. and foreign addresses, Familial 

Information, Marital Status, Identity 

Document (not a Western Hemisphere 

Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant 

document) (optional), Name and contact 

information for someone who assisted 

the user (Optional), Gender, Preferred 

Language, Height, Weight, Eye color and 

Photograph. 

This collection requires the 

submission of a live facial photograph 

for all noncitizens who choose to 

provide advance information to CBP via 

CBPOneTM. The submission of a live 

photograph in advance provides CBPOs 

with a mechanism to match a noncitizen 

who arrives at the POE with the 

photograph submitted in advance, 

therefore identifying those individuals, 

and verifying their identity as well as 

conducting advance vetting. The live 

photograph is particularly important for 

identity verification if an NGO/IO is not 

assisting an individual in scheduling 

their presentation at a POE. In addition, 

the requirement for a live photo that 

contains latitude and longitude data 

points allows CBP to ensure the 

individual is physically located within 

the designated geofence areas. Creating 

designated areas allows an individual to 

secure an appointment without 

congregating in potentially dangerous 

conditions at the U.S. Southwest 

Border; and only traveling to or through 

Mexico for the intended purpose of 

presenting themselves to CBP for 

inspection. 

In addition, CBP allows individuals to 

request to present themselves for 

processing at a specific POE on a 

specific day or days, although such a 

request does not guarantee that an 

individual will be processed on a given 

date or at a given time. Individuals also 

have the opportunity to modify their 

requests within the CBPOneTM

application to an alternate day or time. 

The functionality to modify their 

request to an alternative date and time 

does not require the collection of new 

Personal Identification Information (PII) 

data elements. 

Noncitizens who use CBPOneTM are 

processed in a more streamlined manner 

at the POE than those who do not use 

CBPOneTM, since their advance 

information is prepopulated into CBP 

systems, which reduces manual data 

entry during processing. Noncitizens 

who did not submit information through 

CBPOneTM may need to wait to be 

processed in a separate line from those 

who used CBPOneTM (reserved for those 

who submitted their advance 

information and scheduled a 

presentation date). 

Based on user and stakeholder 

feedback, CBPOneTM scheduling occurs 

through a daily appointment allocation 

process. Noncitizens submit a daily 

request in the CBPOneTM application, 

indicating that they would like an 

appointment within the next 21 days. 

Each day at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

available appointments are allocated to 

those who requested an appointment. 

Individuals who are issued an 

appointment then have a 23-hour period 

to complete the scheduling process 

(until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time the 

following day), which includes 

confirming the appointment time and 

providing a live facial photograph. By 

providing a long period of time to 

complete the scheduling process and 

confirm the appointment (i.e., 23 hours 

versus the previous few minutes under 

a first come, first served scheduling 

system)), this scheduling feature 

mitigates certain bandwidth issues that 

may arise for some users as a result of 

a large volume of people submitting 

information during a short window of 

time. The CBPOneTM application 

validates the users is within central or 

northern Mexico, captures a live photo, 

and matches that photo to the user’s 

registrations photo. 

Finally, each day, unconfirmed 

appointments are reallocated among the 

current pool of registrations. This 

process enables noncitizens to request a 

preferred POE at which to schedule an 

appointment. 

Individuals who use the CBPOneTM

application will be able to schedule an 

appointment to present themselves at 

the following ports of entry: 

• Arizona: Nogales; 

• Texas: Brownsville, Hidalgo, 

Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso (Paso 

Del Norte); and 

• California: Calexico and San Ysidro 

(Pedestrian West—El Chaparral). 

Future and ongoing enhancements to 

the app are expected based on user and 

stakeholder feedback to ensure equity in 

the scheduling process. These 

enhancements may include expanding 

appointment slots to additional POEs. 

On August 23, 2024, CBP used an 

emergency revision to this information 

collection to expand the geofence for 

Mexican nationals to include all of 

Mexico and add the Mexican states of 

Tabasco and Chiapas to the current 

boundaries for all other nationalities. By 

adjusting the boundaries, CBP aids the 

Government of Mexico in its efforts to 

enforce its immigration laws and 

regulations and align resources to those 

areas where migrants are located. 


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Due to the volume of individuals 

traveling through Mexico to present at a 

POE at a designated date and time, CBP 

has deployed a validation mechanism to 

assist the Mexican government officials 

when they encounter an individual or 

group who claim to have a CBPOneTM

appointment. The tool requires the 

Mexican government official to enter an 

individual’s CBPOneTM confirmation 

number and date of birth. Once 

submitted, the tool returns confirmation 

of any valid CBPOneTM appointment 

with the appointment date, time, and 

location, as well as the total number of 

people in the group. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Advance Information on Undocumented 

Travelers—Registration. 

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: 12 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100,000. 

Type of Information Collection: Daily 

Appointment Request. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 60. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 30,000,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 

minute. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 500,000. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Confirmation of Appointment. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

529,250. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 529,250. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 26,463. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23777 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[OMB Control Number 1651–0NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Collection of 

Information; Forced Labor Allegation 

Portal/Forced Labor Portal 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-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 

November 14, 2024) to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Please submit written 

comments and/or suggestions in 

English. Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

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 proposed information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register (89 FR 24482) on 

April 08, 2024, allowing for a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 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: Forced Labor Allegation Portal/ 

Forced Labor Portal. 

OMB Number: 1651–0NEW. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New collection of 

information. 

Affected Public: Businesses, 

Individuals. 

Abstract: U.S. Customs and Borders 

Protection (CBP) has created a new 

Forced Labor Allegation Portal and 

Forced Labor Portal. Currently, 

information regarding potential forced 

labor and trade violations are 

electronically submitted via the eAllegations website at: https://

www.cbp.gov/trade/e-allegations/. 

Submissions from petitioners for 

revocation and modification requests 

are submitted by email to ForcedLabor@

cbp.dhs.gov (and through the BOX 

program and the Case Management 

System—CMS). Exception review 

information is sent to UFLPAInquiry@

cbp.dhs.gov mailbox via email with 

multiple zip files. 

Applicability review information is 

sent to various ports of entry or any of 


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