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Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Abstract: Section 223 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
(8 U.S.C. 1223(a)) provides for the
necessity of a transportation contract.
The statute provides that the Attorney
General may enter into contracts with
transportation lines for the inspection
and administration of aliens coming
into the United States from a foreign
territory or from adjacent islands. No
such transportation line shall be
allowed to land any such alien in the
United States until and unless it has
entered into any such contracts which
may be required by the Attorney
General. Pursuant to the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, this authority was
transferred to the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
The Visa Waiver Program Carrier
Agreement (CBP Form I–775) is used by
carriers to request acceptance by CBP
into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
This form is an agreement whereby
carriers agree to the terms of the VWP
as delineated in Section 217(e) of the
INA (8 U.S.C. 1187(e)). Once
participation is granted, CBP Form I–
775 serves to hold carriers liable for the
transportation costs, to ensure the
completion of required forms, and to
share passenger data. Regulations are
promulgated at 8 CFR part 217.6, Carrier
Agreements. A copy of CBP Form I–775
is accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/
newsroom/publications/forms?title=775.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
98.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 98.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 49.
Dated: November 8, 2018.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2018–24756 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0103]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Passenger List/Crew List
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.

AGENCY:

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30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.

ACTION:

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 (PRA). 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 December 14,
2018 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 dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177, telephone
number (202) 325–0056 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 website 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 (Volume 83 FR
Page 34856) on July 23, 2018, 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
1320.8. 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
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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: Passenger List/Crew List.
OMB Number: 1651–0103.
Form Number: Form I–418.
Current Actions: CBP proposes to
extend the expiration date of this
information collection with an increase
to the estimated burden hours. There is
no change to the information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Abstract: CBP Form I–418 is
prescribed by CBP, for use by masters,
owners, or agents of vessels in
complying with Sections 231 and 251 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). This form is filled out upon
arrival of any person by commercial
vessel at any port within the United
States from any place outside the United
States. The master or commanding
officer of the vessel is responsible for
providing CBP officers at the port of
arrival with lists or manifests of the
persons on board such conveyances.
CBP is in the process of amending its
regulations to allow for the electronic
submission of the data elements
required on CBP Form I–418. This form
is provided for in 8 CFR 251.1 and
251.3. A copy of CBP Form I–418 can
be found at https://www.cbp.gov/
newsroom/publications/forms?title=i418&=Apply.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
77,935.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Hours:
77,935.

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices

Dated: November 8, 2018.
Seth Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2018–24757 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Test to Collect Facial Images From
Occupants in Moving Vehicles at the
Anzalduas Port of Entry (Anzalduas
Biometric Test)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection; Department of Homeland
Security.

AGENCY:

ACTION:

General notice.

This notice announces that
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is conducting a voluntary test to
collect biometrics, namely facial images,
from travelers who choose to participate
and who are entering or departing the
United States via moving motor vehicles
at the Anzalduas, Texas, land border
port of entry (Anzalduas Biometric
Test). CBP is conducting this test to
determine the effectiveness of certain
technology. Specifically, the test will:
Evaluate the technology’s effectiveness
to capture a quality facial image for
occupants within a vehicle while that
vehicle is moving; evaluate biometric
matching accuracy of images captured;
and, evaluate transaction time for
matching images captured. CBP will not
use facial images collected during this
test to identify threats or determine
admissibility. All analysis of the facial
images collected during this test will be
conducted off-line at a later time, and
no information collected during this test
will be retained in association with an
individual’s official border-crossing
records. This notice describes the
purpose of the test as well as how the
facial images collected will be used. It
also describes the test procedures, the
persons covered, the duration of the
test, how CBP will analyze the results,
and privacy considerations.

SUMMARY:

This voluntary test began August
30, 2018, and will run for approximately
one year.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colleen Manaher, Executive Director,
Planning, Program Analysis and
Evaluation, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection at (202) 344–3003 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has broad authority to
control alien travel and to inspect aliens
under various provisions of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952, as amended (INA).1
In addition, numerous federal statutes
require DHS to create an integrated,
automated biometric entry and exit
system that records the arrival and
departure of aliens, compares the
biometric data of aliens to verify their
identity, and authenticates travel
documents presented by such aliens
through the comparison of biometrics.2
The federal statutes requiring DHS to
create a biometric entry and exit system
to record the arrival and departure of
aliens include, but are not limited to:
• Section 110 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law
104–208, 110 Stat. 3009–546;
• Section 2(a) of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service Data
Management Improvement Act of 2000
(DMIA), Public Law 106–215, 114 Stat.
337;
• Section 205 of the Visa Waiver
Permanent Program Act of 2000, Public
Law 106–396, 114 Stat. 1637, 1641;
• Section 414 of the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
(USA PATRIOT Act), Public Law 107–
56, 115 Stat. 272, 353;
• Section 302 of the Enhanced Border
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of
2002 (Border Security Act), Public Law
107–173, 116 Stat. 543, 552;
• Section 7208 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 (IRTPA), Public Law 108–458, 118
Stat. 3638, 3817;
• Section 711 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, Public Law
110–52, 121 Stat. 266;
1 DHS may require aliens to provide biometrics
and other relevant identifying information upon
entry to, or departure from, the United States.
Specifically, DHS may control alien entry and
departure and inspect aliens under sections 215(a)
and 235 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1185, 1225). Aliens
may be required to provide fingerprints,
photographs, or other biometrics upon arrival in, or
departure from, the United States, and select classes
of aliens may be required to provide information at
any time. See, e.g., INA 214, 215(a), 235, 262(a),
263(a), 264(c), (8 U.S.C. 1184, 1185(a), 1225,
1302(a), 1303(a), 1304(c)); 8 U.S.C. 1365b.
2 As used in this notice, ‘‘biometrics’’ means a
physical characteristic or other physical attribute
unique to a person that can be collected, stored, and
used to verify the identity of a person who chooses
to participate in the test by using the testing lanes,
as defined in the ‘‘Test Procedures’’ section below.
To verify a person’s identity, a similar physical
characteristic or attribute is collected and compared
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• Section 802 of the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
of 2015, Public Law 114–125, 130 Stat.
122, 199 (6 U.S.C. 211(c)(10)).
Additionally, on March 6, 2017, the
President signed Executive Order 13780,
Protecting the Nation from Foreign
Terrorist Entry into the United States
(published in the Federal Register on
March 9, 2017; 82 FR 13209). Section 8
of this Order requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to expedite the
completion and implementation of a
biometric entry-exit tracking system for
‘‘in-scope travelers’’ 3 to the United
States.
Pursuant to various authorities under
Titles 8 and 19 of the U.S. Code, and
other authorities CBP enforces on behalf
of third party agencies at the border,
CBP routinely collects biographic data
from travelers entering and departing
the United States. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C.
1181, 1185, 1221; and 19 U.S.C. 1433.
Additionally, DHS regulations authorize
DHS to collect biometric data from
certain aliens seeking admission to the
United States and to collect biometrics
from aliens upon departure from the
United States under pilot programs at
land ports and up to 15 air and seaports.
See Sections 215.8 and 235.1(f)(1)(ii) of
Title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) (8 CFR 215.8 and
235.1(f)(1)(ii).4
Since 2004, DHS, through CBP, has
been collecting biometric data from
aliens arriving in the United States.
However, there is no comprehensive
system in place to collect biometrics
from aliens departing the country.
Collecting biometrics at both arrival and
departure will enable CBP and DHS to
know with better accuracy whether
aliens are departing the country when
they are required to depart, reduce visa
or travel document fraud, and improve
CBP’s ability to identify criminals and
known or suspected terrorists before
they depart the United States.
CBP has been testing various options
to collect biometrics at departure in the
land and air environments. For
example, from February to May 2016,
CBP conducted a pilot program to test
facial and iris scanning technology for
pedestrian travelers departing through
the Otay Mesa, California, land border
port of entry.5 CBP is also conducting
3 Although the term ‘‘in-scope travelers’’ is not
defined in the Executive Order, DHS interprets this
to mean those travelers who are currently required
to provide biometric information upon entry to the
United States.
4 Certain categories of aliens are exempt from the
collection of biometrics upon entering or departing
the United States. See 8 CFR 235.1(f)(1)(ii), (iv); 8
CFR 215.8(a)(1)–(2).
5 See 80 FR 70241 (Nov. 31, 2015).

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