82 FR 12460 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Passenger and Crew Manifest

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 41 (March 3, 2017)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 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: Passenger and Crew Manifest (Advance Passenger Information System). CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12460-12461]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0088]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Passenger and Crew 
Manifest

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an 
existing collection of information.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) 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: 
Passenger and Crew Manifest (Advance Passenger Information System). CBP 
is proposing that this information collection be extended with no 
change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This 
document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or April 3, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to the Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K 
Street, NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, or via email 
([email protected]). Please note that the contact information 
provided here is

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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 
Web site at https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional help: https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/search/1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (81 FR 85587) on November 
28, 2016, 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 1320.10. 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 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). 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 to respondents or record keepers from the collection 
of information (total capital/startup costs and operations and 
maintenance costs). The comments that are submitted will be summarized 
and included in the CBP request for OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. In this document, CBP is soliciting 
comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Passenger and Crew Manifest (Advance Passenger Information 
System).
    OMB Number: 1651-0088.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: The Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) is an 
automated method through which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
receives information about passengers and crew onboard inbound and 
outbound international flights before their arrival in or departure 
from the United States. APIS data includes biographical information for 
international air passengers arriving in or departing from the United 
States, allowing the data to be checked against CBP databases. The 
information is submitted for both commercial and private aircraft 
flights.
    APIS is authorized under the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act, Public Law 107-71. Under this statute, air carriers operating a 
passenger flight in foreign air transportation to the United States 
must electronically transmit to CBP a passenger and crew manifest 
containing specific identifying data elements and any other information 
that DHS determines is reasonably necessary to ensure aviation safety. 
The specific passenger and crew identifying information required by 
statue consists of the following: full name; date of birth; gender; 
citizenship; document type; passport number; country of issuance and 
expiration date; and alien registration number where applicable. The 
APIS regulatory requirements are specified in 19 CFR 122.49a, 122.49b, 
122.49c, 122.75a, 122.75b, and 122.22. These provisions list all the 
required APIS data.
    Respondents submit their electronic manifest either through a 
direct interface with CBP, or using eAPIS which is a web-based system 
that can be accessed at https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to request an 
extension with no change to the burden hours or to the information 
collected.
    Type of Review: Extension with no change.
    Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals.
    Commercial Airlines:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,130.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 1,850,878.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 307,246.
    Commercial Airline Passengers (3rd party):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 184,050,663.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 184,050,663.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 seconds.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 496,937.
    Private Aircraft Pilots:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 460,000.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 460,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 115,000.

    Dated: February 28, 2017.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-04147 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
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