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Items To Declare Queue
Travelers with items to declare enter
the Items to Declare queue and present
before a CBP officer to make an oral
declaration. The CBP officer makes a
determination if duty is owed by the
traveler or if additional inspection is
warranted. The CBP officer then directs
the traveler accordingly.
Referral to Secondary Inspection
If a traveler is referred to secondary
inspection at any point, CBP officers
will follow standard procedures,
including collecting an oral and/or
written declaration during the referral
and inspection. CBP officers will also
follow current agency policy on
declaration amendment opportunities.
Test Period and Participants
As indicated in the 2021 notice, the
Declaration Zone test was set to begin
no earlier than September 27, 2021, and
run for approximately two years,
initially at two sea POEs, Miami,
Florida, and Bayonne, New Jersey. 86
FR 48436–7. The 2021 notice stated that
the start date may vary at each location
in accordance with the resumption of
passenger operations suspended due to
the COVID–19 pandemic. 86 FR 48437.
Also, as indicated in the 2021 notice,
the test is currently restricted to closed
loop cruises participating in the
voluntary facial biometric debarkation
(FBD) program. 86 FR 48437.
Extension of the Declaration Zone Test
Period and Expansion of the
Declaration Zone Test
Extension of the Test Period
Based on limited cruise line
operations and the suspension of
passenger operations due to the COVID–
19 pandemic, CBP was not able to
implement the Declaration Zone test
until May 2022 in Bayonne and July
2022 in Miami. Due to this
postponement, CBP is extending the
Declaration Zone test for an additional
two years until October 16, 2025, to
properly assess and evaluate the impact
of the new form of declaration.

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Expansion of the Test
Additional Sea POEs
In addition to the extension of the test
period, to better evaluate the
Declaration Zone test, CBP also intends
to expand the Declaration Zone test to
cruise terminal facilities at up to
eighteen additional sea POE locations.
CBP will only expand the Declaration
Zone test to cruise terminal facilities at
sea POEs with the sufficient space and
infrastructure to accommodate queuing
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Zone. CBP Headquarters will
communicate with each Field Office
and POE with cruise terminal facilities
meeting these criteria and advise of the
option to have a Declaration Zone test
at their respective terminal(s). As
provided in the 2021 notice, once a new
location is identified, CBP will
announce the expansion on the public
facing CBP website, https://
www.cbp.gov, notifying the traveling
public of the implementation of
demonstrative declarations upon arrival
into the United States at that particular
sea POE. 86 FR 48437.

of all articles brought into the United
States to a CBP officer. See 19 CFR
148.12 and 148.13. The test described in
the 2021 notice 3 and extended and
expanded by this notice provides
arriving travelers with an alternative
method to meet this requirement by
allowing a demonstrative initial
declaration. All other requirements of
19 CFR part 148, subpart B, regarding
declarations, including those provided
by 19 CFR 148.18, regarding failure to
declare, and 19 CFR 148.19, regarding
false or fraudulent statements, still
apply.

Eligible Open Loop Cruises
Additionally, CBP is expanding the
Declaration Zone test to travelers being
processed in Simplified Arrival for open
loop cruises. When the Declaration
Zone test was initially announced in
2021, it was limited to passengers on
closed loop cruises processed in FBD.
FBD is the facial biometric solution for
processing arriving cruise passengers on
closed loop cruises, whereas Simplified
Arrival is an equivalent facial biometric
solution for processing arriving cruise
passengers on open loop cruises.1 The
test will no longer be restricted to closed
loop cruises and will expand to open
loop cruises participating in Simplified
Arrival no sooner than October 1, 2023.
The expansion date may vary at each
location.

Dated: October 10, 2023.
Diane J. Sabatino,
Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner,
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.

Authorization for the Test
The test described in the 2021 notice 2
and extended and expanded by this
notice is authorized pursuant to 19 CFR
101.9(a), which allows the
Commissioner of CBP to impose
requirements different from those
specified in the CBP Regulations for
purposes of conducting a test program
or procedure designed to evaluate the
effectiveness of new operational
procedures regarding the processing of
passengers. This test is authorized
pursuant to this regulation as it is
designed to evaluate whether allowing a
demonstrative initial declaration is a
feasible way to fulfill the declaration
requirement and allow for streamlined
processing.
Waiver of Certain Regulatory
Requirements
CBP regulations require each traveler
to provide an oral or written declaration
1 Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international
arrival process that uses facial biometrics to
automate the manual document checks that are
already required for admission into the United
States. More information on CBP’s use of facial
biometrics to secure and streamline travel can be
found at https://www.cbp.gov/travel/biometrics.
2 86 FR 48437.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0099]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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 November 15,
2023.
ADDRESSES: 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 https://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0059.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
SUMMARY:

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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:

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Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on July 27, 2023, at 88 FR
48488, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive two
comments in connection with the 60day notice.
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–2006–0059 in the
search box. The comments submitted to
USCIS via this method are visible to the
Office of Management and Budget and
comply with the requirements of 5 CFR
1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://
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
http://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
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
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(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.

Dated: October 10, 2023.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

Overview of This Information
Collection

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–914; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households; Federal Government; or
State, local or Tribal Government. The
information on all three parts of the
form will be used to determine whether
applicants meet the eligibility
requirements for benefits. This
application incorporates information
pertinent to eligibility under the Victims
of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act (VTVPA), Public Law 106–386, and
a request for employment.
(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–914 is 3,432 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
2.63 hours. The estimated total number
of respondents for the information
collection I–914A is 1,720 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.083 hours. The estimated total number
of respondents for the information
collection I–914B is 2402 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
3.83 hours. The estimated total number
of respondents for the information
collection of biometrics is 5,152 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 21,517 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 $5,905,400.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application by
Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility
Grounds
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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 November 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: 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 https://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0042. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0069 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2006–0042.
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
SUMMARY:

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