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the topics in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section
below. We encourage you to submit
comments through Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If
your material cannot be submitted using
https://www.regulations.gov, email the
individual in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions. You
must include the docket number USCG–
2023–0397. Comments received will be
posted without alteration at https://
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided. You
may wish to review the Privacy and
Security Notice found via a link on the
homepage of https://
www.regulations.gov, and DHS’s
eRulemaking System of Records notice
(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For
more about privacy and submissions in
response to this document, see DHS’s
eRulemaking System of Records notice
(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you
encounter technical difficulties with
comment submission, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
Docket Search: Documents mentioned
in this notice as being available in the
docket, and all public comments, will
be in our online docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed
by following that website’s instructions.
Additionally, if you go to the online
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you
will be notified when comments are
posted.
Mr.
Matthew D. Layman, Designated Federal
Officer of the National Towing Safety
Advisory Committee, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr Ave SE, Stop 7509,
Washington, DC 20593–7509, telephone
202–372–1421, or Matthew.D.Layman@
uscg.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Notice of
these meetings is in compliance with
Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub.
L. 117–286, 5 U.S.C., ch. 10). The
National Towing Safety Advisory
Committee is authorized by section 601
of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115–
282, 132 Stat. 4192), and is codified in
46 U.S.C. 15108. The Committee
operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46
U.S.C. 15109. The National Towing
Safety Advisory Committee provides
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Homeland Security through
the Commandant of the U.S. Coast
Guard, on matters related to shallowdraft inland navigation, coastal
waterway navigation, and towing safety.

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Agenda
The agenda for the National Towing
Safety Advisory Committee is as
follows:
The Committee Meeting Agenda,
September 26, 2023
I. Opening
a. Call to order and DFO Remarks.
b. NTSAC Chairperson Remarks.
II. Subcommittee Breakout Working
Session
a. Subcommittees: Task #21–03,
Report On the Anticipated
Challenges Expected to Impact the
Towing Vessel Industry;
b. Task #21–04, Report on the
Challenges Faced by the Towing
Vessel Industry as a Result of the
Covid–19 Pandemic;
c. Task #22–01, Recommendations to
the Coast Guard for Rulemaking
Improvements to Subchapter M;
d. Task #22–02, Recommendation for
Training and Instruction for
Crewmembers Working Aboard
Subchapter M Inspected Towing
Vessels.
IV. Full Committee Working Session
a. U.S. Coast Guard Administrative
Business.
b. Review of New Task Statements.
V. Adjournment of meeting
The Committee Meeting Agenda,
September 27, 2023
I. Opening
a. Call to Order and DFO Remarks.
b. Committee Chairperson Remarks.
c. Roll Call and Determination of
Quorum.
d. U.S. Coast Guard Leadership
Remarks.
II. Administration
a. Adoption of Meeting Agenda.
b. Approval of Meeting Minutes for
April 12, 2023 Committee Meeting.
III. Old Business
a. Update from Subcommittees:
Æ Task #21–03, Report On the
Anticipated Challenges Expected to
Impact the Towing Vessel Industry;
Æ Task #21–04, Report on the
Challenges Faced by the Towing
Vessel Industry as a Result of the
Covid–19 Pandemic;
Æ Task #22–01, Recommendation to
the Coast Guard for Rulemaking
Improvements to Subchapter M;
Æ Task #22–02, Recommendation for
Training and Instruction for
Crewmembers Working Aboard
Subchapter M Inspected Towing
Vessels.
b. Vetting Subcommittee Update.
IV. New Business
a. Committee Planning.
V. Information Session

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a. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New
Orleans.
b. CG–INV, Sexual Assault and Sexual
Harassment (SASH) Reporting.
c. Towing Vessel National Center of
Expertise, 46 CFR Subchapter M
Compliance.
d. District 8 Towing Vessel
Coordinator.
e. Marine Compliance Alliance.
VI. Committee Discussion
VII. Public Comment Period
VIII. Closing Remarks and Plans for
Next Meeting
IX. Adjournment of Meeting
A copy of all pre-meeting
documentation, and referenced National
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
Task Statements, will be available at
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/OurOrganization/Assistant-Commandantfor-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/
Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG5PS/Office-of-Operating-andEnvironmental-Standards/vfos/TSAC/
no later than September 13, 2023.
Alternatively, you may contact Mr.
Matthew Layman as noted above in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above.
There will be a public comment
period at the end of the meetings.
Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to 3 minutes. Please note that
the public comment period may end
before the period allotted, following the
last call for comments. Please contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT SECTION to register
as a speaker.
Dated: August 28, 2023.
Jeffrey G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651–0143]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of an Existing
Collection of Information; Advance
Travel Authorization (ATA)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) will be submitting the
following information collection request

SUMMARY:

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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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted no later than
November 13, 2023 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include
the OMB Control Number 1651–0143 in
the subject line and the agency name.
Please use the following method to
submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: CBP_
[email protected].
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 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 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
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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: Advance Travel Authorization
(ATA).
OMB Number: 1651–0143.
Form Number: N/A.
Current Actions: Revision to an
existing collection of information with
an increase in total annual burden.
Type of Review: Revision.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) established
new parole processes to allow certain
noncitizens and their qualifying
immediate family members to request
advance authorization to travel to the
United States to seek a discretionary
grant of parole, issued on a case-by-case
basis. To support these processes, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
developed the Advance Travel
Authorization (ATA) capability, which
allows individuals to submit
information within the CBP OneTM
application as part of the process.
Through an emergency approval, CBP
established the ATA collection.
Initially, this capability was utilized by
Venezuelan citizens and their qualifying
immediate family members seeking
authorization to travel to the United
States under the DHS-established parole
process for Venezuelans.1 DHS later
developed similar parole processes for
citizens of Cuba,2 Haiti,3 and
Nicaragua 4 and their qualifying
immediate family members. The four
processes are collectively known as
CHNV. There is no numerical cap on the
number of noncitizens from these four
countries who may apply; however,
there is a 30,000 limit on the number of
travel authorizations DHS may issue
each month across all four processes.
Additionally, participation is limited in
the ATA capability to those individuals
who meet certain DHS-established
criteria, including but not limited to,
possession of a valid, unexpired
passport, as well as having an approved
U.S.-based financial supporter.
ATA requires the collection of a facial
photograph via CBP OneTM from those
1 87 FR 63507 (Oct. 19, 2023); see also 88 FR 1279
(Jan. 9, 2023).
2 88 FR 1266 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 88 FR 26329
(Apr. 28, 2023).
3 88 FR 1243 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 26 FR 327
(Apr. 28, 2023).
4 88 FR 1255 (Jan. 9, 2023).

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noncitizens who voluntarily elect to
participate in the process to provide
accurate identity information for
completion of vetting in advance of
issuance of a travel authorization.
Advance Travel Authorization (ATA)
The facial biometrics collected from
the noncitizens will be linked to
biographic information provided by the
individual to U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). This
information collection will facilitate the
vetting of noncitizens seeking to obtain
advance authorization to travel. This
collection will also give air carriers that
participate in CBP’s Document
Validation (DocVal) program the ability
to validate an approved advance
authorization to travel, facilitating
generation of a noncitizen’s boarding
pass without having to use other manual
validation processes.
CBP OneTM allows the user to capture
the required biometrics, currently
limited to a live facial photograph, and
confirm submission after viewing the
captured image. If the user is not
satisfied with the image captured, the
user can retake the image. If the image
capture is unsuccessful, CBP OneTM will
provide the user with an error message
stating that the submission was
unsuccessful and permitting the user to
try again. If the user continues to
experience technical difficulties, the
CBP OneTM application provides a help
desk email to request assistance.
CBP conducts vetting to determine
whether the individual poses a security
risk to the United States, and to
determine whether the individual is
eligible to receive advance authorization
to travel to the United States to seek a
discretionary grant of parole at the port
of entry (POE). In the event that an
advance authorization to travel may be
denied because of a facial photograph
match found in criminal databases or if
there is a mismatch that limits the
ability to confirm identity, then the
match or mismatch will be verified by
a CBP officer before the advance travel
authorization is officially denied.
Currently, ATA collects certain limited
biographic and biometric information,
and biometric collection is limited to
the collection of a live facial
photograph.
If the advance travel authorization is
denied, the individual will not be
authorized to travel to the United States
to seek parole under this process. In the
event that the user is not authorized to
travel under this process, the user may
still seek entry to the United States
through another process, including by
filing a request for consideration of
parole with USCIS or applying with the

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Department of State (DOS) to obtain a
visa. If travel authorization is approved,
the approval establishes that the
individual has obtained advance
authorization to travel to the United
States to seek a discretionary grant of
parole, consistent with 8 CFR 212.5(f),
but does not guarantee boarding or a
specific processing disposition at a POE.
Upon arrival at a U.S. POE, the traveler
will be subject to inspection by a CBP
officer, who will make a case-by-case
processing disposition determination.
This collection of information is
authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1103 and
1182(d)(5), and 8 CFR 212.5(f). DHS has
also publicly announced the policy and
accompanying collection on its website
and has also published a Federal
Register notice for each of the named
countries.
CBP OneTM collects the following
information from the individual
submitting a request for an advance
authorization to travel to the United
States to seek parole under this process:
1. Facial Photograph
2. Photo obtained from the passport or
Chip on ePassport, where available
3. Alien Registration Number
4. First and Last Name
5. Date of Birth
6. Passport Number
Additionally, CBP further revised this
collection through another emergency
submission to allow individuals seeking
to travel to the United States as part of
the Family Reunification Parole (FRP)
processes for certain nationals of Cuba,5
Haiti,6 Colombia,7 Guatemala,8
Honduras,9 and El Salvador 10 to use the
existing ATA capability to submit
information to CBP. The FRP processes
begin with an invitation being sent to a
petitioner who previously received an
approved Form I–130, Petition for Alien
Relative, on behalf of the potential
principal beneficiary, and if applicable,
the beneficiary’s accompanying
derivative beneficiaries. The petitioner
then submits a Form I–134A, Online
Request to be a Supporter and
Declaration of Financial Support, on
behalf of the potential principal
beneficiary, and if applicable, the
beneficiary’s accompanying derivative
beneficiaries. For those petitioners
whose Form I–134A is confirmed by
USCIS, the beneficiaries will receive an
email with instructions to create an
online account with myUSCIS. There,
the potential beneficiary will confirm
5 88

FR 54639 (Aug. 11, 2023).
FR 54635 (Aug. 11, 2023).
7 88 FR 43591 (July 10, 2023).
8 88 FR 43581 (July 10, 2023).
9 88 FR 43601 (July 10, 2023).
10 88 FR 43611 (July 10, 2023).
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their biographic information and
complete attestations, and then receive
instructions to download the CBP
OneTM mobile application to continue
through the process. USCIS will send
the biographic information to CBP.
Additionally, once the beneficiary
completes their CBP OneTM submission,
utilizing the ATA capability, CBP will
conduct vetting, and if appropriate,
issue an advance authorization to travel.
The information collected as part of
these new processes is the same as that
which is already collected from other
populations through ATA. This
information collection will facilitate the
vetting of noncitizens seeking to obtain
advance authorization to travel and will
give air carriers that participate in CBP’s
DocVal program the ability to validate
an approved travel authorization,
facilitating generation of a noncitizen’s
boarding pass without having to use
other manual validation processes.
New Changes
1. Adding Uniting for Ukraine (U4U)
respondent group to collection: In
response to the President’s commitment
to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian citizens
and others fleeing Russia’s aggression,
DHS, in coordination with DOS,
established the Uniting for Ukraine 11
(U4U) parole process on April 25, 2022.
This process allows Ukrainian citizens
and their qualifying family members the
ability to submit certain personal
information to USCIS and CBP to
facilitate the issuance of an advance
authorization to travel to the United
States to seek parole. At the time U4U
was implemented, full ATA capability
was not yet developed and CBP uses
different processes to screen and vet
Ukrainians seeking parole. Currently,
individuals seeking to travel under U4U
do not utilize CBP OneTM or the ATA
capability during their process. To align
U4U with the other DHS parole
processes, including CHNV and FRP,
the ATA capability will be implemented
for those individuals requesting
authorization to fly directly to the
United States to seek a discretionary
grant of parole. The ATA capability will
be added as part of a step in the U4U
process to facilitate the vetting of
noncitizens seeking to obtain advance
authorization to travel and will give air
carriers that participate in CBP’s DocVal
program the ability to validate an
approved travel authorization,
facilitating generation of a noncitizen’s
boarding pass without having to use
other manual validation processes.
11 See Implementation of the Uniting for Ukraine
Parole Process, 87 FR 25040 (Apr. 25, 2022).

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2. Adjusted Burden: Furthermore,
coinciding with USCIS, CBP has added
to the burden estimate for this
collection, to account for any potential
expansion(s) that align with new or
revised policies or processing capacity
over the next three years.
3. New Data Element: This revision
also adds a new data element to this
collection; the physical location
(longitude/latitude) at the time of any
biometric information submission. This
data element will further secure the
submission process and provide
accurate identity information for
completion of vetting in advance of
issuance of a travel authorization.
CBP invites comments from the
public on all changes established by
previously approved emergency
submissions and the new proposed
revisions listed in this FRN.
Type of Information Collection:
Advance Travel Authorization (ATA).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
562,000.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 562,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 93,667.
Dated: September 7, 2023.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6419–N–01]

Announcement of the Housing
Counseling Federal Advisory
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling
Federal Advisory Committee public
meeting.
AGENCY:

This gives notice of a Housing
Counseling Federal Advisory Committee
(HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the
proposed agenda. The HCFAC meeting
will be held on Thursday September 28,
2023. The meeting is open to the public
and is accessible to individuals with
disabilities.

SUMMARY:

The virtual meeting will be held
on Thursday September 28, 2023,

DATES:

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