[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59733-59734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Agency Information Collection Activities: Arrival and Departure 
Record (Forms I-94 and I-94W) and Electronic System for Travel 
Authorization

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information: 1651-0111.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning 
the CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I-94W 
(Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System 
for Travel Authorization (ESTA). This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 29, 
2010, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of 
International Trade, 799 9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. 
20229-1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 799 
9th Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC. 20229-1177, at 202-325-
0265.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments should address: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden including the use of automated collection 
techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) 
the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the 
collection of information (a total capital/startup costs and operations 
and maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the CBP request for Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this document CBP is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Arrival and Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver 
Arrival/Departure, and Electronic System for Travel Authorization 
(ESTA).
    OMB Number: 1651-0111.
    Form Numbers: I-94 and I-94W.
    Abstract: CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and CBP Form I-
94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record) are used to 
document a traveler's admission into the United States. These forms are 
filled out by aliens and are used to collect information on 
citizenship, residency, and contact information. The data elements 
collected on these forms enable the DHS to perform its mission related 
to the screening of alien visitors for potential risks to national 
security, and the determination of admissibility to the United States. 
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens 
traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and 
requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP 
before embarking on travel to the United States.
ESTA can be accessed at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/.
    Instructions and samples of CBP Forms I-94 and I-94W can be viewed 
at
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/i-94_instructions/filling_out_i94.xml and
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/i94_samples.xml.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with no change to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Extension (without change).
    Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism 
Industry.
    I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 14,000,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,862,000.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: $84,000,000.
    I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,300.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost on the Public: $600,000.
    Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,900,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 18,900,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,725,000.

     Dated: September 22, 2010.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2010-24270 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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