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Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2026 (CBP Dec. 25-10)

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90 FR 34665-34668 (23 Jul 2025), FR Doc. 2025-13869; CBP Dec. 25-10
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  1. 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection’s purpose, the Collection’s likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 comments and material received during the comment period. We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, USCG–2025–0151, and must be received by September 22, 2025. Submitting Comments We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https:// www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website’s instructions. We review all comments received, but we may choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to https:// www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have provided. 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). Information Collection Request Title: Labeling required in 33 CFR parts and 183 and 46 CFR 25.10–3. OMB Control Number: 1625–0056. Summary: Parts 181 and 183 of 33 CFR and 46 CFR 25.10–3 contain the regulations and safety standards authorized by the statutes which apply to manufacturers of recreational boats, un-inspected commercial vessels, and associated equipment. The regulations and safety standards contain information collections, which require boat and associated equipment manufacturers, importers and the boating public to apply for serial numbers and to display various labels evidencing compliance: Hull Identification Numbers; U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities Label; Gasoline Fuel Tank Label; USCG Type Fuel Hose Label; and Certified Navigation Light Label. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34665 Need: 46 U.S.C. 4302(a)(3) gives the Coast Guard the authority to require the display of seals, labels, plates, insignia, or other devices for certifying or evidencing compliance with safety regulations and standards of the United States Government for recreational vessels and associated equipment. Forms: CG–9070, Application for Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC). Respondents: Manufacturers of boats, fuel tanks, fuel hoses and navigation lights. Frequency: Various. Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 197,785 to 198, 247 hours annually due to the number of respondents. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. Dated: July 17, 2025. Bradley E. White, (Acting) Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2025–13820 Filed 7–22–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs User Fees To Be Adjusted for Inflation in Fiscal Year 2026 CBP Dec. 25–10 AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: General notice. SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adjusting certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for Fiscal Year 2026 in accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) as implemented by the CBP regulations. DATES: The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their corresponding limitations set forth in this notice for Fiscal Year 2026 are required as of October 1, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Deppe, Assistant Director—User Fee and Reimbursable Controls Branch, Office of Finance, 317–294–2144, UserFeeNotices@cbp.dhs.gov. E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 <!-- page break --> 34666 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Adjustments of Customs COBRA User Fees and Corresponding Limitations for Inflation On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act, Pub. L. 114–94) was signed into law. Section 32201 of the FAST Act amended section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to adjust certain customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations to reflect certain increases in inflation. Sections 24.22 and 24.23 of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 24.22 and 24.23) describe the procedures that implement the requirements of the FAST Act. Specifically, paragraph (k) in section 24.22 (19 CFR 24.22(k)) sets forth the methodology to determine the change in inflation as well as the factor by which the fees and limitations will be adjusted, if necessary. The fees and limitations subject to adjustment, which are set forth in Appendix A and Appendix B of part 24, include the commercial vessel arrival fees, commercial truck arrival fees, railroad car arrival fees, private vessel arrival fees, private aircraft arrival fees, commercial aircraft and vessel passenger arrival fees, dutiable mail fees, customs broker permit user fees, barges and other bulk carriers arrival fees, and merchandise processing fees, as well as the corresponding limitations. B. Determination of Whether an Adjustment Is Necessary for Fiscal Year 2026 khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES In accordance with 19 CFR 24.22, CBP must determine annually whether the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 fees and limitations must be adjusted to reflect inflation. For Fiscal Year 2026, CBP is making this determination by comparing the average of the Consumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers, U.S. All items, 1982–1984 (CPI–U) for the current year (June 2024–May 2025) with the average of the CPI–U for the comparison year (June 2023–May 2024) to determine the change in inflation, if any. If there is an increase in the CPI– U of greater than one (1) percent, CBP must adjust the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations using the methodology set forth in 19 CFR 24.22(k). Following the steps provided in paragraph (k)(2) of section 24.22, CBP has determined that the increase in the CPI–U between the most recent June to May twelve-month period (June 2024–May 2025) and the comparison year (June 2023–May 2024) is 2.59 1 percent. As the increase in the CPI–U is greater than one (1) percent, the customs COBRA user fees and corresponding limitations must be adjusted for Fiscal Year 2026. C. Determination of the Adjusted Fees and Limitations Using the methodology set forth in section 24.22(k)(2) of the CBP regulations (19 CFR 24.22(k)), CBP has determined that the factor by which the base fees and limitations will be adjusted is 34.331 percent (base fees and limitations can be found in Appendices A and B to part 24 of title 19). In reaching this determination, CBP calculated the values for each variable found in paragraph (k) of 19 CFR 24.22 as follows:

  2. 1 The figures provided in this notice may be rounded for publication purposes only. The calculations for the adjusted fees and limitations were made using unrounded figures, unless otherwise noted. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for June 2024–May 2025, referred to as (A) in the CBP regulations, is 317.032; • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for Fiscal Year 2014, referred to as (B), is 236.009; • The arithmetic average of the CPI– U for the comparison year (June 2023– May 2024), referred to as (C), is 308.815; • The difference between the arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the comparison year (June 2023–May 2024) and the current year (June 2024–May 2025), referred to as (D), is 8.218; • This difference rounded to the nearest whole number, referred to as (E), is 8; • The percentage change in the arithmetic averages of the CPI–U of the comparison year (June 2023–May 2024) and the current year (June 2024–May 2025), referred to as (F), is 2.59 percent; • The difference in the arithmetic average of the CPI–U between the current year (June 2024–May 2025) and the base year (Fiscal Year 2014), referred to as (G), is 81.024; and • Lastly, the percentage change in the CPI–U from the base year (Fiscal Year 2014) to the current year (June 2024– May 2025), referred to as (H), is 34.331 percent. D. Announcement of New Fees and Limitations The adjusted amounts of customs COBRA user fees and their corresponding limitations for Fiscal Year 2026, as adjusted by 34.331 percent, and set forth below, are required as of October 1, 2025. Table 1 provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.22 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2026, and Table 2 provides the fees and limitations found in 19 CFR 24.23 as adjusted for Fiscal Year 2026. E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 <!-- page break --> Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 / Notices 34667 TABLE 1—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.22 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 19 U.S.C. 58c

  3. 19 CFR 24.22 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation (a)(1) ............................. (b)(5)(A) ......................... (b)(1)(i) ......................... (b)(1)(ii) ........................ (a)(8) ............................. (b)(6) ............................. (b)(2)(i) ......................... (b)(2)(ii) ........................ (a)(2) ............................. (b)(2) ............................. (a)(3) ............................. (b)(3) ............................. (a)(4) ............................. (c)(1) ............................ (c)(2) and (3) ............... (d)(1) ............................ (d)(2) and (3) ............... (e)(1) and (2) ............... (a)(6) ............................. (a)(5)(A) ......................... (a)(5)(B) ......................... (f) ................................. (g)(1)(i) ......................... (g)(1)(ii) ........................ (a)(7) ............................. (h) ................................ Fee: Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee ....................................................... Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Commercial Vessel Arrival Fees. Fee: Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fee ................................... Limitation: Calendar Year Maximum for Barges and Other Bulk Carriers Arrival Fees. Fee: Commercial Truck Arrival Fee 2 3 .................................................... Limitation: Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee 4 ........... Fee: Railroad Car Arrival Fee .................................................................. Limitation: Railroad Car Calendar Year Prepayment Fee ....................... Fee and Limitation: Private Vessel or Private Aircraft First Arrival/Calendar Year Prepayment Fee. Fee: Dutiable Mail Fee ............................................................................ Fee: Commercial Vessel or Commercial Aircraft Passenger Arrival Fee Fee: Commercial Vessel Passenger Arrival Fee (departing from one of the territories and possessions of the United States). Fee: Customs Broker Permit User Fee ................................................... New fee/limitation adjusted in accordance with the FAST Act $587.03 7,999.40 147.76 2,014.96 7.35 134.33 11.08 134.33 36.94 7.39 7.39 2.59 185.38 TABLE 2—CUSTOMS COBRA USER FEES AND LIMITATIONS FOUND IN 19 CFR 24.23 AS ADJUSTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

  4. 19 U.S.C. 58c

  5. 19 CFR 24.23 Customs COBRA user fee/limitation (b)(9)(A)(ii) ..................... (b)(1)(i)(A) .................... (b)(9)(B)(i) ..................... (b)(4)(ii) 5 ...................... (b)(9)(B)(i) ..................... (b)(4)(ii) 7 ...................... (a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i) .. (a)(9)(B)(i); (b)(8)(A)(i) .. (b)(8)(A)(ii) ..................... (a)(10)(C)(i) ................... (b)(1)(i)(B) 8 .................. (b)(1)(i)(B) 10 ................ (b)(1)(ii) ........................ (b)(2)(i) ......................... (a)(10)(C)(ii) .................. (b)(2)(ii) ........................ (a)(10)(C)(iii) .................. (b)(9)(A)(ii) ..................... (b)(2)(iii) ....................... (b)(4) ............................ Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee. Limitation: Minimum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee 6 Limitation: Maximum Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee. Limitation: Minimum Merchandise Processing Fee 9 ............................... Limitation: Maximum Merchandise Processing Fee 11 12 ........................ Fee: Surcharge for Manual Entry or Release ......................................... Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Automated and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel. Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Manual and Not Prepared by CBP Personnel. Fee: Informal Entry or Release; Manual; Prepared by CBP Personnel Fee: Express Consignment Carrier/Centralized Hub Facility Fee, Per Individual Waybill/Bill of Lading Fee. Tables 1 and 2, setting forth the adjusted fees and limitations for Fiscal khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES

  6. 2 The $7.35 Commercial Truck Arrival Fee is the CBP fee only; it does not include the fiscal year

  7. 2026 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Agricultural and Quarantine Inspection (AQI) User Fee ($13.45) that is collected by CBP on behalf of USDA to make a total Single Crossing Fee of $20.80. See 7 CFR 354.3(c) and 19 CFR 24.22(c)(1). Once eighteen Single Crossing Fees have been paid and used for a vehicle identification number (VIN)/vehicle in a Decal and Transponder Online Procurement System (DTOPS) account within a calendar year, the payment required for the nineteenth (and subsequent) single-crossing is only the $13.45 AQI fee and no longer includes CBP’s $7.35 Commercial Truck Arrival fee (for the remainder of that calendar year). For APHIS AQI User Fee information, see: https:// www.aphis.usda.gov/aqi/fees. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 New fee/limitation adjusted in accordance with the FAST Act $1.34 0.47 1.34 33.58 651.50 4.03 2.69 8.06 12.09 1.34 Year 2026, will also be maintained for

  8. 3 The Commercial Truck Arrival fee is adjusted down from $7.39 to the nearest lower nickel. See

  9. 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).

  10. 4 The $134.33 Commercial Truck Calendar Year Prepayment Fee is the CBP fee only; it does not include the fiscal year 2026 AQI Commercial Truck with Transponder Fee ($808.20) that is collected by CBP on behalf of APHIS to make the total Commercial Vehicle Transponder Annual User Fee of $942.53.

  11. 5 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section 24.23. However, the reference should have been to paragraph (b)(4)(ii). CBP intends to publish a future document in the Federal Register to make several technical corrections to part 24 of title 19 of the CFR, including corrections to Appendix B of part 24. The technical corrections will also address the inadvertent errors specified in footnotes 7, 8, and 10 below.

  12. 6 Although the minimum limitation is published, the fee charged is the fee required by 19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(A)(ii). PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703

  13. 7 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(2) of section 24.23. However, the reference should have been to paragraph (b)(4)(ii).

  14. 8 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section 24.23. However, the reference should have been to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).

  15. 9 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of 0.3464 percent remains the same. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).

  16. 10 Appendix B of part 24 inadvertently included a reference to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B)(1) of section 24.23. However, the reference should have been to paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B).

  17. 11 Only the limitation is increasing; the ad valorem rate of 0.3464 percent remains the same. See 82 FR 50523 (November 1, 2017).

  18. 12 For monthly pipeline entries, see https:// www.cbp.gov/trade/entry-summary/pipelinemonthly-entry-processing/pipeline-line-qa. E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 <!-- page break --> 34668 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 23, 2025 / Notices the public’s convenience on the CBP website at www.cbp.gov. Rodney S. Scott, Commissioner, having reviewed and approved this document, has delegated the authority to electronically sign this document to the Director (or Acting Director, if applicable) of the Regulations and Disclosure Law Division of CBP, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register. Robert F. Altneu, Director, Regulations & Disclosure Law Division, Regulations & Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2025–13869 Filed 7–22–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615–0013] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Travel Document AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day notice. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 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 revision 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 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 September 22, 2025. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615–0013 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 2007–0045. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0045. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 Regulatory Coordination Division, John R. Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting 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–2007–0045 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Travel Document. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I–131; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Certain individuals, principally lawful permanent residents, conditional permanent residents, refugees, asylees, applicants for adjustment of status, noncitizens with pending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applications and granted TPS, eligible recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), noncitizens inside the United States seeking an Advance Parole Document, noncitizens outside the United States seeking a Parole Document, previously paroled noncitizens inside the United States who are seeking a new period of parole, and CNMI long-term residents seeking Advance Permission to Travel to allow them to travel to the United States and lawfully enter or reenter the United States. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents will no longer utilize Form I–131 to request an initial grant of parole for their eligible family members under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) or Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) processes. (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 Form I–131 (paper) is 976,639 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–131 (online) is 30,205 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for biometrics processing is 49,615 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for passportstyle photos is 16,600 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.5 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 <!-- page break -->

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