82_FR_19460 82 FR 19380 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Electronic Visa Update System

82 FR 19380 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Electronic Visa Update System

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)

Page Range19380-19380
FR Document2017-08505

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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. The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted (no later than May 30, 2017) to be assured of consideration.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 19380]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0139]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Electronic Visa Update 
System

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 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. The 
information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged 
and will be accepted (no later than May 30, 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 CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and 
Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20229-1177, 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 Web site 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 (82 FR 11237) on February 
21, 2017, 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. 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: Electronic Visa Update System.
    OMB Number: 1651-0139.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the 
expiration date with a change to the information collected as a result 
of adding a question about social media to EVUS. There are no changes 
to the burden hours.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Abstract: The Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) provides a 
mechanism through which visa information updates can be obtained from 
certain nonimmigrant aliens in advance of their travel to the United 
States. This provides CBP access to updated information without 
requiring aliens to apply for a visa more frequently. The EVUS 
requirements apply to nonimmigrant aliens who hold a passport issued by 
an identified country containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of a 
designated category. EVUS enrollment is currently limited to 
nonimmigrant aliens who hold unrestricted, maximum validity B-1 
(business visitor), B-2 (visitor for pleasure), or combination B-1/B-2 
visas, which are generally valid for 10 years, contained in a passport 
issued by the People's Republic of China.
    EVUS provides for greater efficiencies in the screening of 
international travelers by allowing DHS to identify nonimmigrant aliens 
who may be inadmissible before they depart for the United States, 
thereby increasing security and reducing traveler delays upon arrival 
at U.S. ports of entry. EVUS aids DHS in facilitating legitimate travel 
while also enhancing public safety and national security.

Proposed Changes

    DHS proposes to add the following question to EVUS: ``Please enter 
information associated with your online presence--Provider/Platform--
Social media identifier.'' It will be an optional data field to request 
social media identifiers to be used for vetting purposes, as well as 
applicant contact information.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,595,904.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,595,904.
    Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,499,492.

    Dated: April 24, 2017.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-08505 Filed 4-26-17; 8:45 am]
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19380 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 80 / Thursday, April 27, 2017 / Notices provisions of the 72 COLREGS and that Individuals seeking information about information without requiring aliens to full compliance with the 72 COLREGS other CBP programs should contact the apply for a visa more frequently. The would not significantly enhance the CBP National Customer Service Center EVUS requirements apply to safety of the vessels’ operation. at 877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877– nonimmigrant aliens who hold a This notice is issued in accordance 8339, or CBP Web site at https:// passport issued by an identified country with 33 U.S.C. 1605(c). www.cbp.gov/. containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of Dated: April 21, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP a designated category. EVUS enrollment Michael D. Emerson, invites the general public and other is currently limited to nonimmigrant Federal agencies to comment on the aliens who hold unrestricted, maximum Director of Marine Transportation Systems Management, U.S. Coast Guard. proposed and/or continuing information validity B–1 (business visitor), B–2 collections pursuant to the Paperwork (visitor for pleasure), or combination B– [FR Doc. 2017–08528 Filed 4–26–17; 8:45 am] Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 1/B–2 visas, which are generally valid BILLING CODE 9110–04–P et seq.). This proposed information for 10 years, contained in a passport collection was previously published in issued by the People’s Republic of DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the Federal Register (82 FR 11237) on China. SECURITY February 21, 2017, allowing for a 60-day EVUS provides for greater efficiencies comment period. This notice allows for in the screening of international U.S. Customs and Border Protection an additional 30 days for public travelers by allowing DHS to identify comments. This process is conducted in nonimmigrant aliens who may be [1651–0139] accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written inadmissible before they depart for the comments and suggestions from the United States, thereby increasing Agency Information Collection public and affected agencies should security and reducing traveler delays Activities: Electronic Visa Update address one or more of the following upon arrival at U.S. ports of entry. System four points: (1) Whether the proposed EVUS aids DHS in facilitating legitimate AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border collection of information is necessary travel while also enhancing public Protection (CBP), Department of for the proper performance of the safety and national security. Homeland Security. functions of the agency, including whether the information will have Proposed Changes ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the DHS proposes to add the following collection of information. agency’s estimate of the burden of the question to EVUS: ‘‘Please enter proposed collection of information, information associated with your online SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland including the validity of the presence—Provider/Platform—Social Security, U.S. Customs and Border methodology and assumptions used; (3) media identifier.’’ It will be an optional Protection will be submitting the suggestions to enhance the quality, data field to request social media following information collection request utility, and clarity of the information to identifiers to be used for vetting to the Office of Management and Budget be collected; and (4) suggestions to purposes, as well as applicant contact (OMB) for review and approval in minimize the burden of the collection of information. accordance with the Paperwork information on those who are to Estimated Number of Respondents: Reduction Act of 1995. The information respond, including through the use of 3,595,904. collection is published in the Federal appropriate automated, electronic, Register to obtain comments from the mechanical, or other technological Estimated Number of Responses per public and affected agencies. Comments collection techniques or other forms of Respondent: 1. are encouraged and will be accepted (no information technology, e.g., permitting Estimated Total Annual Responses: later than May 30, 2017) to be assured electronic submission of responses. The 3,595,904. of consideration. comments that are submitted will be Estimated Time per Response: 25 ADDRESSES: Interested persons are summarized and included in the request minutes. invited to submit written comments on for approval. All comments will become Estimated Total Annual Burden this proposed information collection to a matter of public record. Hours: 1,499,492. the Office of Information and Regulatory Overview of This Information Dated: April 24, 2017. Affairs, Office of Management and Collection Seth Renkema, Budget. Comments should be addressed Title: Electronic Visa Update System. Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. and Border Protection, Department of OMB Number: 1651–0139. Form Number: N/A. [FR Doc. 2017–08505 Filed 4–26–17; 8:45 am] Homeland Security, and sent via Current Actions: This submission is BILLING CODE 9111–14–P electronic mail to oira_submission@ being made to extend the expiration omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. date with a change to the information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collected as a result of adding a question DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Requests for additional information about social media to EVUS. There are SECURITY should be directed to the CBP no changes to the burden hours. Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Type of Review: Revision. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice and request for comments; revision of an existing collection of information.
ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to the CBP Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, 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 Web site at https:// www.cbp.gov/.
FR Citation82 FR 19380 
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