Approved for one
year. INS under the new Department of Homeland Security will review
the necessity of this information collection under the TWOV
program, in light of new passenger manifest information collection
requirements.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2004
01/31/2004
11/30/2002
1,500,400
0
1,500,400
26,000
0
26,000
0
0
0
The Service will use the biographical
data collected by the carrier to query the Interagency Border
Inspections System (IBIS) Inspectors at the ports-of-entry then
access the electronic manifest and query results in advance of each
flight's arrival. Upon a arrival the applicant can be rapidly
facilitated through the Service's Transit Passenger Inspection
because of this Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)
check.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.