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1 86 FR 7009 (Jan. 25, 2021). 

provide evidence of a respondent’s 

ability to pay for removal costs and 

damages associated with discharges or 

substantial threats of discharges of 

hazardous material or oil into the 

navigable waters, adjoining shorelines 

or the exclusive economic zone of the 

United States. The requirements are 

imposed generally on operators and 

financial guarantors of tank vessels over 

100 gross tons and all vessel over 300 

gross tons. 

Need: If the requested information is 

not collected, the Coast Guard will be 

unable to comply with the provisions of 

the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 and 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) to ensure that responsible 

parties have the ability to pay for 

cleanup costs and damages when there 

is an oil or hazardous material spill or 

threat of a spill. 

Forms: 

• CG–5585, Application for Vessel 

Certificate of Financial Responsibility 

(Water Pollution); 

• CG–5586–1, Master Insurance 

Guaranty; 

• CG–5586–2, Surety Bond Guaranty; 

• CG–5586–3, Financial Guaranty; 

and 

• CG–5586–4, Master Financial 

Guaranty. 

Respondents: Vessel operators and 

approved insurers. 

Frequency: Annually, to include 

collection of information on a three year 

cycle. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden remains 3,400 hours a year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: April 19, 2022. 

Kathleen Claffie, 

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08665 Filed 4–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[Docket No. USCBP–2022–0017] 

Request for Information on U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection 

Processes, Programs, Regulations, 

Collections of Information and Policies 

Pursuant to 19 CFR Part I 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) is issuing this Request 

for Information (RFI) to receive input 

from the public on specific CBP 

processes, programs, regulations, 

collections of information, and policies 

for the agency to consider modifying, 

streamlining, expanding, or repealing in 

light of recent executive orders. This 

RFI is intended to ensure that CBP 

processes, programs, regulations, 

collections of information, and policies 

issued under CBP’s regulations, 

authority contain necessary, properly 

tailored, and up-to-date requirements 

that effectively achieve CBP’s mission in 

a manner that furthers the goals of 

advancing equity for all, including those 

in underserved communities; protecting 

public health and the environment; 

restoring science; and bolstering 

resilience from the effects of climate 

change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change, and promoting and protecting 

our public health and the environment 

by advancing and prioritizing 

environmental justice. 

DATES: Written comments are requested 

on or before June 21, 2022. Comments 

received after this date will be 

considered for future advisory, 

communicative, and outreach efforts to 

the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit any 

comments, identified by Docket No. 

USCBP–2022–0017, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

via Docket No. USCBP–2022–0017. 

• Mail: Trade and Commercial 

Regulations Branch, Office of Trade, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 

K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 

20229–1177. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Request for 

Information. All comments received by 

mail will be posted without change to 

https://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

Public Participation heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. Due to the 

relevant COVID–19-related restrictions, 

CBP has temporarily suspended on-site 

public inspections of the public 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marty Chavers, Deputy Executive 

Director, Office of Policy, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, (202) 325–1395, 

or CBP-PUBLIC-RFI-QUESTIONS@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this notice by submitting 

written data, views, or arguments using 

a method identified in the ADDRESSES

section. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Comments that 

will provide the most assistance to U.S. 

Custom and Border Protection (CBP) 

will reference the specific portion of the 

Request for Information (RFI) that is 

being addressed, explain the reason(s) 

for any recommended changes to CBP 

processes, programs, regulations, 

collections of information, and policies, 

and include data, information, or 

authorities that support any 

recommended changes. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov. Commenters are 

encouraged to identify, by number, the 

specific question or questions to which 

they are responding. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. 

II. Background 

On January 20, 2021, the President 

issued Executive Order 13985, 

‘‘Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government’’ (E.O. 13985),1

designed to pursue a comprehensive 

approach to advancing equity for all, 

including people of color and others 

who have been historically underserved, 

marginalized, and adversely affected by 

persistent poverty and inequality. E.O. 

13985 defines ‘‘equity’’ as ‘‘the 

consistent and systemic fair, just, and 

impartial treatment of all individuals, 

including individuals who belong to 

underserved communities that have 

been denied such treatment, such as: 

Black, Latino, and Indigenous and 

Native American persons, Asian 

Americans and Pacific Islanders and 

other persons of color; members of 

religious minorities; lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, transgender, and queer 

(LGBTQ+) persons; persons with 

disabilities; persons who live in rural 

areas; and persons otherwise adversely 

affected by persistent poverty or 

inequality.’’ E.O. 13985 further defines 


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2 86 FR 7037 (Jan. 25, 2021). 

3 86 FR 7619 (Feb. 1, 2021). 

4 76 FR 3821 (Jan. 21, 2011). 

5 86 FR 7223 (Jan. 26, 2021). 

6 80 FR 56365 (Sep. 18, 2015). 

7 86 FR 8845 (Feb. 10, 2021). 

8https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/typicalday-fy2021 (describing CBP’s typical activities on 

an average day from October 1, 2020 through 

September 30, 2021, including those conducted 

during the COVID–19 pandemic, as compiled and 

reported by CBP on January 3, 2022). 

9 Id. 

10 Id. 

‘‘underserved communities’’ as 

‘‘populations sharing a particular 

characteristic, as well as geographic 

communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life, as exemplified by 

the list in the . . . definition of 

‘equity.’ ’’ 

E.O. 13985 requires each agency to 

assess whether, and to what extent, its 

programs and policies perpetuate 

systemic barriers to opportunities and 

benefits for people of color and other 

underserved groups with the goal of 

developing policies and programs that 

deliver resources and benefits equitably 

to all. This executive order requires 

agencies to consult with members of 

communities that have been historically 

underrepresented in the Federal 

Government and underserved by, or 

subject to discrimination in, Federal 

policies and programs. 

Also on January 20, 2021, the 

President issued Executive Order 13990 

‘‘Protecting Public Health and the 

Environment and Restoring Science to 

Tackle the Climate Crisis’’ (E.O. 

13990).2 This executive order requires 

agencies to review and take action to 

address the promulgation of Federal 

regulations and other actions in conflict 

with the objectives of improving public 

health and protecting the environment 

by, among other things, bolstering 

resilience to the effects of climate 

change. In taking these actions, agencies 

were directed to seek input from the 

public and stakeholders, including 

State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

officials, scientists, labor unions, 

environmental advocates, and 

environmental justice groups. 

Subsequently, on January 27, 2021, 

the President issued Executive Order 

14008 ‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at 

Home and Abroad’’ (E.O. 14008).3 This 

executive order directs agencies to move 

quickly to build resilience, at home and 

abroad, against effects of climate change 

and to prioritize action on climate 

change in policymaking. This executive 

order specifically directs the Secretary 

of Homeland Security to consider the 

implications of climate change to the 

Arctic, along our Nation’s borders, and 

to National Critical Functions, including 

any relevant information from the 

Climate Risk Analysis, in developing 

strategy, planning and programming. 

Additionally, the executive order directs 

agencies that engage in extensive 

international work to develop strategies 

and plans for integrating climate 

considerations into their international 

work, as appropriate and consistent 

with applicable law. To facilitate these 

actions, agencies are required to engage 

with State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

governments; workers and communities; 

and leaders across all sectors of our 

economy. 

These executive orders are consistent 

with the mandates found in other 

executive orders such as Executive 

Order 13563 (January 18, 2011), 

‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review,’’ which directs agencies to 

‘‘identify the best, most innovative, and 

least burdensome tools for achieving 

regulatory ends.’’ 4 Executive Order 

13563 is affirmed in the President’s 

Memorandum of January 20, 2021, 

Modernizing Regulatory Review.5

Further, Executive Order 13707 

(September 15, 2015), ‘‘Using 

Behavioral Insights to Better Serve the 

American People,’’ directs agencies to 

design ‘‘programs and policies to reflect 

our best understanding of how people 

engage with, participate in, use, and 

respond to those policies and 

programs.’’ 6 Executive Order 13707 is 

affirmed in the President’s 

Memorandum of January 27, 2021, 

Restoring Trust in Government through 

Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based 

Policymaking.7

Pursuant to these executive orders 

and presidential memoranda, CBP is 

issuing this RFI to gather information on 

the extent to which the existing agency 

processes, programs, regulations, 

collections of information, and policies 

under the authority of title 19 of the 

CFR, chapter I: (1) Perpetuate systemic 

barriers to opportunities and benefits for 

people of color and other underserved 

groups; (2) do not bolster resilience to 

the effects of climate change; and (3) 

address the disproportionately high and 

adverse climate-related effects on 

disadvantaged communities. Among 

other things, CBP seeks concrete 

information about unnecessary or 

unjustified administrative burdens that 

may create systemic barriers to the 

importation of merchandise into the 

United States. 

It is important to note that CBP 

continually evaluates its programs and 

policies, as well as its regulatory 

framework, for rules that are candidates 

for modification, streamlining, 

expansion, or repeal. CBP does so 

through legally mandated review 

requirements (e.g., Unified Agenda 

reviews, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., and 

reviews under section 610 of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 610) 

and through other informal and longestablished mechanisms (e.g., use of 

Federal Advisory Committees such as 

the Commercial Customs Operations 

Advisory Committee (COAC), feedback 

from CBP field personnel, input from 

internal working groups, and outreach 

to regulated entities and the public). 

This Federal Register notice 

supplements these existing, extensive 

CBP regulatory and program review 

efforts. 

III. CBP’s Operational Programs 

CBP operates in 106 countries; serves 

at 328 ports of entry within the United 

States; safeguards roughly 7,000 miles of 

land border and 95,000 miles of 

shoreline; and patrols the associated air 

and maritime spaces. On a typical day 

in fiscal year (FY) 2021, CBP: Welcomed 

into the United States 121,516 incoming 

international air passengers and crew; 

8,094 passengers arriving on ships/ 

boats; 362,078 incoming land travelers; 

stopped more than 264 pests at U.S. 

ports of entry and quarantined 2,548 

materials, including plant, meat, animal 

byproduct, and soil; and seized 4,732 

pounds of drugs, approximately 

$342,000 of illicit currency, and 

approximately $9,000,000 worth of 

merchandise that was in violation of the 

Intellectual Property Rights laws.8 As 

part of its law enforcement function, on 

a typical day in FY 2021, CBP 

conducted 1,703 apprehensions 

between U.S. ports of entry; 25 arrests 

of wanted criminals at U.S. ports of 

entry; and 723 refusals of inadmissible 

persons at U.S. ports of entry.9 As part 

of its trade enforcement and revenue 

protection responsibilities, on a typical 

day in FY 2021, CBP collected 

approximately $256 million in duties, 

taxes, and other fees, including 

approximately $234 million in duties.10

CBP’s mission is to protect the 

American people, safeguard our borders, 

and enhance the Nation’s economic 

prosperity. As a part of CBP’s law 

enforcement mission, and in order to 

protect the American people and 

safeguard our borders, it is CBP’s policy 

to prohibit the consideration of race or 

ethnicity in law enforcement, 

investigation, and screening activities, 

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policies/nondiscrimination-law-enforcementactivities-and-all-other-administered (describing 

CBP Policy on Nondiscrimination in Law 

Enforcement Activities and all other Administered 

Programs). 

12https://www.cbp.gov/about. 

13CBP’s immigration authority can be found in 

title 8 of the CFR, Chapter I. 

14About CBP | U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

15https://www.cbp.gov/trade/centers-excellenceand-expertise-information/cee-directory. 

16 19 CFR 101.10. 17https://www.cbp.gov/trade/priority-issues. 

circumstances.11 To enhance the 

Nation’s economic mission, CBP 

continuously works to develop legal and 

operational changes that embrace 21st 

Century processes and emerging 

technologies to better secure national 

and economic security, enhance data 

integrity, account for emerging actors 

and business practices, and better 

facilitate trade by reducing financial and 

administrative burdens and constraints 

in customs transactions. 

CBP’s core values are vigilance, 

service to country, and integrity. CBP’s 

vision is to enhance the Nation’s 

security through innovation, 

intelligence, collaboration and trust.12

The agency carries out its trade mission 

under the authority of title 19 of the 

CFR, Chapter I 13 through the Air and 

Marine Operations (AMO), United 

States Border Patrol (BP), Office of Field 

Operations (OFO), the Office of Trade 

(OT), multiple program offices, and ten 

regional offices located throughout the 

United States.14

Of CBP’s four operational offices 

(AMO, BP, OFO, and OT), AMO applies 

advanced aeronautical and maritime 

capabilities and employs its unique skill 

sets to preserve America’s security 

interests. With 1,800 Federal agents and 

mission support personnel, 240 aircraft 

and 300 marine vessels operating 

throughout the United States, Puerto 

Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AMO 

uses its sophisticated fleets to detect, 

sort, intercept, track and apprehend 

criminals in diverse environments at 

and beyond U.S. borders. AMO program 

offices include Operations, Mission 

Support, National Air Security 

Operations, and Training and Safety 

Standards. 

BP is the primary Federal law 

enforcement organization responsible 

for preventing terrorists and their 

weapons from entering the United 

States between official CBP ports of 

entry. BP is also responsible for 

preventing the illicit trafficking of 

people and contraband between the 

official ports of entry. BP, which has a 

work force of more than 20,000 agents 

and 2,000 mission support personnel, is 

specifically responsible for patrolling 

the 6,000 miles of Mexican and 

Canadian international land borders and 

2,000 miles of coastal waters 

surrounding the Florida Peninsula and 

the island of Puerto Rico. Agents work 

around the clock on assignments, in all 

types of terrain and weather conditions. 

Agents also work in many isolated 

communities throughout the United 

States. 

OFO was built upon the legacy U.S. 

Customs Service and traces its history 

back to when the agency was 

established on July 31, 1789. On March 

1, 2003, a majority of employees from 

the legacy U.S. Customs Service were 

transitioned into CBP under DHS. The 

merger also included and incorporated 

the separate border inspection functions 

of the Department of Agriculture and 

the former Immigration and 

Naturalization Service into CBP’s OFO. 

Today, OFO has more than 32,000 

employees, uniformed and nonuniformed, located throughout the 

United States and around the world. By 

guarding America’s borders, welcoming 

lawful visitors, and facilitating 

legitimate trade, OFO plays a vital role 

in protecting our national security and 

ensuring our economic prosperity. OFO 

is comprised of the following program 

offices: Admissibility and Passenger 

Programs; Agriculture Programs and 

Trade Liaison; Cargo and Conveyance 

Security; Mission Support; National 

Targeting Center; Operations; and 

Planning, Program Analysis and 

Evaluation. 

OFO also houses the 10 CBP Centers 

of Excellence and Expertise (Centers): 

(1) Agriculture and Prepared Products; 

(2) Apparel, Footwear and Textiles; (3) 

Automotive and Aerospace; (4) Base 

Metals; (5) Consumer Products and 

Mass Merchandising; (6) Electronics; (7) 

Industrial and Manufacturing Materials; 

(8) Machinery; (9) Petroleum, Natural 

Gas and Minerals; and (10) 

Pharmaceuticals, Health and 

Chemicals.15 The Centers are 

responsible for performing certain trade 

functions and making certain 

determinations as set forth in particular 

regulatory provisions regarding 

importations by importers who are 

considered by CBP to be in the industry 

sector, regardless of the ports of entry at 

which the importations occur. Industry 

sectors are categorized by the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) numbers 

representing an industry sector.16

OT consolidates the trade policy, 

program development, and compliance 

measurement functions of CBP into one 

office and provides uniformity and 

clarity for the development of CBP’s 

national strategy to facilitate legitimate 

trade. OT manages the design and 

implementation of results-driven 

strategic initiatives for trade compliance 

and enforcement. OT also directs 

national enforcement responses through 

effective targeting of goods crossing the 

border as well as strict, swift punitive 

actions against companies participating 

in predatory trade practices. Through 

coordination with international partners 

and other U.S. government agencies, OT 

directs the enforcement of intellectual 

property rights, the identification of 

risks to detect and prevent the 

importation of contaminated 

agricultural or food products, and the 

enforcement of trade agreements. 

By promoting trade facilitation 

through partnership programs, OT 

streamlines the flow of legitimate 

shipments and fosters corporate selfgovernance as a means of achieving 

compliance with trade laws and 

regulations. OT’s risk-based audit 

program is used to respond to 

allegations of commercial fraud and to 

conduct corporate reviews of internal 

controls to ensure importers comply 

with trade laws and regulations. OT 

provides the legal tools to promote trade 

facilitation and compliance with 

customs, trade and border security 

requirements through the issuance of all 

CBP regulations, legally binding 

advance rulings and administrative 

decisions, informed compliance 

publications (ICPs) and structured 

programs for external CBP training, and 

outreach on international trade laws and 

CBP regulations. 

OT is comprised of the following 

Directorates that interact with the 

public: Operations, Regulations and 

Rulings, Trade Remedy Law 

Enforcement, Trade Policy and 

Programs, Trade Transformation Office, 

and Regulatory Audit and Agency 

Advisory Services. OT directs the 

development and implementation of 

matters relating to CBP’s Priority Trade 

Initiatives (PTIs), which include: (1) 

Agriculture and Quota; (2) Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD); (3) 

Import Safety; (4) Intellectual Property 

Rights; (5) Revenue; (6) Textiles/ 

Wearing Apparel; and (7) Trade 

Agreements.17 In addition to the PTIs, 

OT is responsible for the Single 

Window (e.g., the Automated 

Commercial Environment), audit 

programs, and the development of CBP’s 

vision under the 21st Century Customs 

Framework. Additionally, OT has a 

legal responsibility to issue 

administrative rulings in response to 


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19https://www.cbp.gov/trade/rulings/informedcompliance-publications. 

20https://rulings.cbp.gov/home. 

21https://iprr.cbp.gov/; https://iprs.cbp.gov/; 

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protection. 

requests from the trade community; to 

respond to petitions for relief from the 

seizure and forfeiture of merchandise 

and the assessment of civil penalties; 18

to inform the public about CBP trade 

policies through ICPs; 19 to ensure that 

its rulings are made publicly available 

through the Customs Rulings Online 

Search System (CROSS); 20 and to 

maintain a public directory of recorded 

trademarks and copyrights that receive 

border enforcement through CBP’s eRecordation program.21

There are two offices that provide 

essential support to CBP’s operational 

offices, which are described above. The 

first is the Office of Operations Support, 

which includes the Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, Office of 

Intelligence, Office of International 

Affairs, CBP Watch, Planning, Analysis, 

and Requirements Evaluation 

Directorate, Law Enforcement Safety 

and Compliance Directorate, Mission 

Support Division, and Office of the 

Chief Medical Officer. The second is 

Enterprise Services (ES). The offices 

under ES, including Accountability, 

Acquisition, Facilities and Asset 

Management, Human Resources 

Management, Information and 

Technology, Programming, and Training 

and Development, provide key support 

for both CBP’s frontline operators and 

non-frontline entities. 

CBP seeks specific input from the 

public regarding the processes, 

programs, regulations, collections of 

information, and policies implemented 

by its operational and support offices 

under the authorities specified in title 

19 of the CFR, chapter I. CBP is seeking 

information and input from the public 

regarding these key programs and the 

related regulations and policies as part 

of the agency’s efforts to ensure that it 

is operating its programs in compliance 

with the executive orders detailed 

above. 

IV. Public Participation 

A. Importance of Public Feedback 

A central tenet of each of the 

executive orders discussed above is the 

critical and essential role of public 

input in driving and focusing CBP 

review of its existing processes, 

programs, regulations, collections of 

information, and policies. Because the 

effects of Federal regulations and 

policies tend to be widely dispersed in 

society, members of the public are likely 

to have useful information, data, and 

perspectives on the benefits and 

burdens of CBP’s existing processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, and policies. Given the 

importance of public input, CBP is 

seeking specific public feedback to 

facilitate these program reviews in the 

context of equity for all, including those 

in underserved communities, bolstering 

resilience to the effects of climate 

change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change, and that advance and prioritize 

environmental justice. This is especially 

of concern in these times of racial unrest 

and uncertainty, and in this period in 

which disasters of many kinds have 

become more common, and where 

science has been called into question as 

a reliable factor upon which to base our 

decisions. It is essential to reevaluate 

CBP’s programs to reduce unnecessary 

barriers to participation and 

effectiveness, and to serve all 

communities, to increase equity. 

B. Maximizing the Value of Public 

Feedback 

This notice contains a list of 

questions, the answers to which will 

assist CBP in identifying those 

processes, programs, regulations, 

collections of information, and policies 

under its title 19 of the CFR, chapter I 

authorities that may benefit from 

modification, streamlining, expansion, 

or repeal in light of the executive orders. 

CBP encourages public comment on 

these questions and seeks any other data 

that commenters believe are relevant to 

CBP’s efforts to review whether CBP 

policies and actions: (1) Create or 

exacerbate barriers to full and equal 

participation by all eligible individuals; 

(2) rely upon science to ensure access to 

clean air and water; limit exposure to 

dangerous chemicals and pesticides; 

hold polluters accountable; reduce 

greenhouse emissions; hinder or bolster 

resilience to the impacts of climate 

change; restore and expand our national 

treasures and monuments, and prioritize 

both environmental justice and the 

creation of well-paying union jobs to 

deliver on these goals; and (3) factor the 

effects of climate change in the Arctic, 

along our Nation’s borders, and to 

National critical functions—including 

climate risks. 

The type of feedback that is most 

useful to the agency includes feedback 

that identifies specific processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, and/or policies that could 

benefit from reform; feedback that refers 

to specific barriers to participation; 

feedback about how to improve risk 

perception; feedback that offers 

actionable data; and feedback that 

specifies viable alternatives to existing 

approaches that meet statutory 

obligations. For example, feedback that 

simply states that a stakeholder feels 

strongly that CBP should change a 

regulation, but does not contain specific 

information on how the proposed 

change would affect the costs and 

benefits of the regulation, is much less 

useful to CBP. CBP is looking for new 

information and new data to support 

any proposed changes that further the 

goals of advancing equity for all, 

including those in underserved 

communities, protecting public health 

and the environment, restoring science, 

and bolstering resilience from the effects 

of climate change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change, and advancing and prioritizing 

environmental justice. 

Highlighted below are a few of those 

points, noting comments that are most 

useful to CBP, guided by corresponding 

principles. Commenters should consider 

these principles as they answer and 

respond to the questions in this notice. 

• Commenters should identify, with 

specificity, the program, regulation, 

information collection, and/or policy at 

issue, providing the applicable Code of 

Federal Regulation (CFR) citation where 

appropriate. 

• Commenters should identify, with 

specificity, administrative burdens, 

program requirements, information 

collection burdens, waiting time, or 

unnecessary complexity that may 

impose unjustified barriers in general, 

or that may have adverse effects on 

equity for all, including individuals 

who belong to underserved 

communities that have been denied 

equitable treatment, such as Black, 

Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans 

and Pacific Islanders and other persons 

of color; members of religious 

minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) 

persons; persons with disabilities; 

persons who live in rural areas; and 

persons otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality. 

• Commenters should identify, with 

specificity, small or large reforms that 

might be justified in light of the risks 

posed by climate change, whether those 

reforms involve preparedness, 

mitigation, or other steps to reduce 

suffering. 

• Commenters should provide 

specific data that document the costs, 

burdens, and benefits of existing 

requirements to the extent they are 

available. Commenters might also 


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address how CBP can best obtain and 

consider accurate, objective information 

and data about the costs, burdens, and 

benefits of existing programs and 

regulations and whether there are 

existing sources of data that CBP can 

use to evaluate the post-promulgation 

effects of its regulations over time as 

they affect advancing equity for all, 

including those in underserved 

communities, protecting public health 

and the environment, restoring science, 

and bolstering resilience from the effects 

of climate change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change and environmental justice. 

• Particularly where comments relate 

to a program’s costs or benefits, 

comments will be most useful if there 

are data and experience under the 

program available to ascertain the 

program’s actual effect on the goals of 

advancing equity for all, including those 

in underserved communities, protecting 

public health and the environment, 

restoring science, and bolstering 

resilience from the effects of climate 

change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change, and promoting and protecting 

our public health and the environment 

by advancing and prioritizing 

environmental justice. 

C. List of Questions for Commenters 

The below non-exhaustive list of 

questions is meant to assist members of 

the public in the formulation of 

comments regarding whether CBP’s 

policies and actions advance equity for 

all, including those in underserved 

communities; protect public health and 

the environment; restore science; and 

bolster resilience from the effects of 

climate change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change; and promoting and protecting 

our public health and the environment 

by advancing and prioritizing 

environmental justice. This list is not 

intended to restrict the issues that 

commenters may address. CBP 

compiled a list of specific questions that 

may be answered as if applicable to any 

of CBP’s programs under its title 19 of 

the CFR, chapter I authorities. 

Specific Questions 

(1) Are there CBP processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, forms, required 

documentation, guidance and/or 

policies that perpetuate systemic 

barriers to opportunities and benefits for 

people of color and/or other 

underserved groups as defined in 

Executive Order 13985 and, if so, what 

are they? How can those programs, 

regulations, and/or policies be modified, 

expanded, streamlined, or repealed to 

deliver resources and benefits more 

equitably? 

(2) Are there CBP processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, forms, required 

documentation, guidance and/or 

policies that hinder or do not bolster 

resilience to the effects of climate 

change, particularly for those 

disproportionately affected by climate 

change, and, if so, what are they? How 

can those programs, regulations, and/or 

policies be modified, expanded, 

streamlined, or repealed to bolster 

resilience to the effects of climate 

change? 

(3) Are there CBP processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, forms, required 

documentation, guidance and/or 

policies that do not promote 

environmental justice? How can those 

programs, regulations, and/or policies 

be modified, expanded, streamlined, or 

repealed to promote environmental 

justice? 

(4) Are there CBP processes, 

programs, regulations, information 

collections, forms, required 

documentation, guidance and/or 

policies that are unnecessarily 

complicated or that could be 

streamlined to achieve the objectives of 

equity for all, including people of color 

and others who have been historically 

underserved, marginalized, and 

adversely affected by persistent poverty 

and inequality, so as to bolster 

resilience to climate change and/or 

address the disproportionately high and 

adverse climate change-related effects 

on disadvantaged communities in more 

efficient ways? If so, what are they and 

how can they be made less complicated 

and/or streamlined? 

(5) Are there any CBP regulations 

and/or policies that create duplication, 

overlap, complexity, or inconsistent 

requirements within CBP programs, 

other DHS components, or any other 

Federal Government agencies that affect 

equity, resilience to the effects of 

climate change, and/or environmental 

justice? If so, what are they and how can 

they be improved or updated to meet 

the required objectives of racial equity, 

resiliency, and environmental justice? 

(6) Are there existing sources of data 

that CBP can use to evaluate the postpromulgation effects of regulations over 

time? Or are there sources of data that 

CBP can use to evaluate the effects of 

CBP policies or regulations on equity for 

all, including individuals who belong to 

underserved communities? 

(7) What successful approaches to 

advance equity and climate resilience 

have been taken by State, local, Tribal, 

and territorial governments, and in what 

ways do CBP’s programs present 

barriers or opportunities to successful 

implementation of these approaches? 

CBP notes that this RFI is solely for 

information and program-planning 

purposes. While CBP intends to fully 

consider all input received from the 

public in response to this RFI, CBP will 

not respond individually to comments 

and none of the comments submitted 

will bind CBP to take any specific 

actions. 

Chris Magnus, Commissioner, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

Robert F. Altneu, who is the Director of 

the Regulations and Disclosure Law 

Division for CBP, for purposes of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Dated: April 19, 2022. 

Robert F. Altneu, 

Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law 

Division, Regulations & Rulings, Office of 

Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08664 Filed 4–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA—FEMA–2022–0014; OMB 

No. 1660–0073] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; National Urban 

Search and Rescue Response System 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public to take this 

opportunity to comment on an 

extension, with change, of a currently 

approved information collection. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 

comments concerning the National 

Urban Search and Rescue Response 

System to perform work on public or 

private lands essential to save lives and 

protect property, including search and 

rescue and emergency medical care, and 

other essential needs. FEMA will 

remove one instrument from this 

collection. 


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