39680 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND This process is conducted in accordance documents/CBP%20Form%206478_ SECURITY with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the 0.pdf. general public and other Federal Current Actions: This submission is U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies to comment on proposed and/ being made to extend the expiration or continuing information collections [1651–0053] date with a change to the burden hours pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction based on updated estimates of the Agency Information Collection Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. number of applicants and record Activities: Accreditation of Commercial 3507). The comments should address: keepers associated with this information Testing Laboratories and Approval of (a) Whether the collection of collection. There are no changes to the Commercial Gaugers information is necessary for the proper information collected. performance of the functions of the AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border agency, including whether the Type of Review: Extension (with Protection, Department of Homeland information shall have practical utility; change). Security. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s Affected Public: Businesses. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for estimates of the burden of the collection Applications for Commercial Testing comments; Extension of an existing of information; (c) ways to enhance the and Approval of Commercial Gaugers: collection of information. quality, utility, and clarity of the Estimated Number of Annual information to be collected; (d) ways to Respondents: 8. SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border minimize the burden, including the use Protection (CBP) of the Department of of automated collection techniques or Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 Homeland Security will be submitting the use of other forms of information hours. the following information collection technology; and (e) the annual costs to Estimated Total Annual Burden request to the Office of Management and respondents or record keepers from the Hours: 10. Budget (OMB) for review and approval collection of information (total capital/ Record Keeping Associated with in accordance with the Paperwork startup costs and operations and Applications for Commercial Testing Reduction Act: Accreditation of maintenance costs). The comments that and Approval of Commercial Gaugers: Commercial Testing Laboratories and are submitted will be summarized and Estimated Number of Respondents: Approval of Commercial Gaugers (CBP included in the CBP request for OMB 180. Form 6478). This is a proposed approval. All comments will become a extension of an information collection matter of public record. In this Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. that was previously approved. CBP is document, CBP is soliciting comments Estimated Total Annual Burden proposing that this information concerning the following information Hours: 180. collection: collection be extended with a change to Dated: June 14, 2016. the burden hours, there is no change to Title: Accreditation of Commercial Tracey Denning, the information collected. This Testing Laboratories and Approval of document is published to obtain Commercial Gaugers. Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. comments from the public and affected OMB Number: 1651–0053. agencies. Form Number: Form 6478. [FR Doc. 2016–14360 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DATES: Written comments should be Abstract: Commercial laboratories received on or before July 18, 2016 to be seeking accreditation or approval must assured of consideration. provide the information specified in 19 CFR 151.12 to Customs and Border DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Protection (CBP), and Commercial SECURITY invited to submit written comments on Gaugers seeking CBP approval must Office of the Secretary this proposed information collection to provide the information specified under the Office of Information and Regulatory 19 CFR 151.13. This information may be Affairs, Office of Management and submitted on CBP Form 6478. After the [Docket No. DHS–2016–0029] Budget. Comments should be addressed initial approval and/or accreditation, a to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs private company may ‘‘extend’’ its Privacy Act of 1974; Department of and Border Protection, Department of approval and/or accreditation to add Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Homeland Security, and sent via Border Protection–009 Electronic _ facilities by submitting a formal written electronic mail to oira submission@ request to CBP. This application process System for Travel Authorization omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. is authorized by Section 613 of Public System of Records FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Law 103–182 (NAFTA Implementation AGENCY: Requests for additional information Act), codified at 19 U.S.C. 1499, which Department of Homeland should be directed to Tracey Denning, directs CBP to establish a procedure to Security, Privacy Office. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, accredit privately owned testing ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of Regulations and Rulings, Office of laboratories. The information collected Records. Trade, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, is used by CBP in deciding whether to Washington, DC 20229–1177, at 202– approve individuals or businesses SUMMARY: In accordance with the 325–0265. desiring to measure bulk products or to Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This analyze importations. Instructions for Department of Homeland Security proposed information collection was completing these applications are (DHS) proposes to update and reissue previously published in the Federal accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/ the DHS system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/ Register (81 FR 14120) on March 16, about/labs-scientific/commercial- U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2016, allowing for a 60-day comment gaugers-and-laboratories. CBP Form (CBP)–009 Electronic System for Travel period. This notice allows for an 6478 is accessible at: http:// Authorization (ESTA) System of additional 30 days for public comments. www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/ Records.’’ This system of records allows VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Jun 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2016 / Notices 39681 DHS/CBP to collect and maintain ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, The Electronic System for Travel records on nonimmigrant aliens seeking identified by docket number DHS– Authorization (ESTA) is a web-based to travel to the United States under the 2016–0029 by one of the following system that DHS/CBP developed in Visa Waiver Program and other persons, methods: 2008 to determine the eligibility of including U.S. citizens and lawful • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// foreign nationals to travel by air or sea permanent residents, whose names are www.regulations.gov. Follow the to the United States under the VWP. provided to DHS as part of a instructions for submitting comments. Using the ESTA Web site, applicants nonimmigrant alien’s ESTA application. • Fax: 202–343–4010. submit biographic information and • The system is used to determine Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief answer questions that permit DHS to whether an applicant is eligible to travel Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, determine eligibility for travel under the to and enter the United States under the Department of Homeland Security, VWP. DHS/CBP uses the information Visa Waiver Program (VWP) by vetting Washington, DC 20528–0655. submitted to ESTA to make a his or her ESTA application information Instructions: All submissions received determination regarding whether the against selected security and law must include the agency name and applicant is eligible to travel under the enforcement databases at DHS, docket number for this rulemaking. All VWP, including whether his or her including but not limited to TECS (not comments received will be posted intended travel poses a law enforcement an acronym) and the Automated without change to http:// or security risk. DHS/CBP vets the ESTA Targeting System (ATS). In addition, www.regulations.gov, including any applicant information against selected personal information provided. ATS retains a copy of ESTA application security and law enforcement databases, Docket: For access to the docket to data to identify ESTA applicants who including TECS (DHS/CBP–011 U.S. read background documents or may pose a security risk to the United Customs and Border Protection TECS, comments received, please visit http:// 73 FR 77778 (December 19, 2008)) and States. The ATS maintains copies of key www.regulations.gov. elements of certain databases in order to ATS (DHS/CBP–006 Automated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: minimize the impact of processing For Targeting System, 77 FR 30297 (May 22, general questions, please contact: John searches on the operational systems and 2012)). Connors, (202) 344–1610, CBP Privacy to act as a backup for certain operational The ATS also retains a copy of the Officer, Privacy and Diversity Office, systems. DHS may also vet ESTA ESTA application data to identify ESTA 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., application information against security applicants who may pose a security risk Washington, DC 20229. For privacy and law enforcement databases at other to the United States. The ATS maintains questions, please contact: Karen L. Federal agencies to enhance