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including social media identifiers, from
most U.S. visa applicants worldwide. In
keeping with this change, CBP is
amending the ESTA application to
change social media collection from
optional to mandatory. National security
is CBP’s top priority when adjudicating
ESTA applications, and every
prospective traveler to the United States
undergoes extensive security screening.
CBP is continually working to find
mechanisms to improve our screening
processes to protect U.S. citizens, while
supporting legitimate travel to the
United States. CBP already requests
certain contact information, travel
history and family member information
from all ESTA applicants. Making social
media a mandatory field in the ESTA
application will enhance our vetting
processes and assist in confirming
applicants’ identities. While the
completion of the field is mandatory,
applicants can still select ‘‘none’’.
2. Biometric Information Collection:
CBP will begin collecting biometric data
for identity confirmation on ESTA
applications. ESTA applicants will be
prompted to take a selfie or ‘‘live’’ photo
to conduct a ‘‘liveness’’ test to
determine if the ESTA application is
interfacing with a physically present
human being and not an inanimate
object, or if it is a photo of someone
other than the lawful passport holder.
Respondents will be able to scan their
passport biographic page, in order to
submit biographic information,
including passport photograph.
3. ESTA Mobile Application (App):
CBP will implement the ESTA Mobile
Application to provide an additional
and more convenient option for
intending VWP travelers to obtain an
ESTA. The Mobile App will collect
biometric data for confirmation of
identity. This is another enhancement
that will assist in preventing persons
intending to travel to the United States
under the VWP by fraud.
This new function will be accessible
via mobile devices, i.e., mobile phones,
tablets. The portability of mobile
devices will facilitate applying for an
ESTA application, because an ESTA
applicant will not be limited to applying
on a desktop computer. The first phase
will enable Android devices to use the
ESTA App, and the second phase will
follow with iOS. No implementation
date has been set for iOS
implementation.
The Mobile App will be very similar
to the already established ESTA
application website at https://
esta.cbp.dhs.gov, but with Near Field
Communication (NFC).
The NFC:

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• Allows users to scan the passport eChip (embedded in the passport) to
extract passenger data.
• A Mobile Device with NFC
capability is required to scan the
Passport e-Chip when applying for a
new application using the ESTA Mobile
App.
• Data on the e-Chip enables the NFC
Scan.
• If the mobile device does not have
NFC capability, the user can submit an
ESTA application via the established
website.
After determining if the mobile device
has NFC capability:
• The applicant takes a selfie or
‘‘live’’ photo (another person may also
take a photo of the applicant).
• The Mobile App will do a
‘‘liveness’’ test to determine that it is
interfacing with a physically present
human being and not an inanimate
object, or if it is a photo of someone
other than the lawful passport holder.
• If the passport photo does not
match the ‘‘liveness’’ photo, a ‘‘Third
Party Acknowledgement’’ screen will
display, which requires confirmation.
• The applicant proceeds by
completing the data fields the same as
with the established ESTA application.
• When the applicant completes the
application, he/she can review his/her
responses.
The payment process will be the same
as the established ESTA application,
and the cost of each ESTA application
will continue to be 14 USD, except in
the case of a denial, the fee is 4 USD.
Type of Information Collection: I–94.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,387,550.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 4,387,550.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.133
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 583,544.
Type of Information Collection: I–94
Website.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,858,782.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 3,858,782.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.066
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 254,679.
Type of Information Collection: I–
94W.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
941,291.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.

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Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 941,291.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.2667
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 251,042.
Type of Information Collection: ESTA
Website Application.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000,000.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 15,000,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.3833
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,941,150.
Type of Information Collection: ESTA
Mobile Application (App).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500,000.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 500,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.2142
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,071,429.
Dated: November 15, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0043]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Temporary Protected
Status
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of

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the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0043 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2007–0013. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2017–0013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2007–0013 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary

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for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) 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.
Overview of This Information
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0018]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Permission To Reapply
for Admission Into the United States
After Deportation or Removal
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Temporary Protected
Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–821; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form I–821 is necessary for
USCIS to gather the information
necessary to adjudicate TPS
applications and determine if an
applicant is eligible for TPS.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–821 Paper is 453,600 and
the estimated hour burden per response
is 2.41 hours. The estimated total
number of respondents for the
information collection I–821 Paper is
113,400 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 1.92 hours. The
estimated total number of respondents
for the information collection I–821
Paper is 567,000 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 1,974,294 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $73,401,836.

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Dated: November 10, 2021.
Jerry L Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 20,
2021.
SUMMARY:

Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at http://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2005–0034. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0018 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2005–0034.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief,
Telephone number (240) 721–3000
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
ADDRESSES:

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