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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83030-83032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23777]

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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.

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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: [email protected].

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 
[email protected]. 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 
CBPOne\TM\ 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 CBPOne\TM\. 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 CBPOne\TM\ 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 CBPOne\TM\ are processed in a more streamlined 
manner at the POE than those who do not use CBPOne\TM\, since their 
advance information is prepopulated into CBP systems, which reduces 
manual data entry during processing. Noncitizens who did not submit 
information through CBPOne\TM\ may need to wait to be processed in a 
separate line from those who used CBPOne\TM\ (reserved for those who 
submitted their advance information and scheduled a presentation date).
    Based on user and stakeholder feedback, CBPOne\TM\ scheduling 
occurs through a daily appointment allocation process. Noncitizens 
submit a daily request in the CBPOne\TM\ 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 CBPOne\TM\ 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 CBPOne\TM\ 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 CBPOne\TM\ 
appointment. The tool requires the Mexican government official to enter 
an individual's CBPOne\TM\ confirmation number and date of birth. Once 
submitted, the tool returns confirmation of any valid CBPOne\TM\ 
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]
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