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Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement

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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect information about flight manifests and billing agreements. This is a routine administrative process under federal paperwork regulations. The agency previously published this request in December 2025 and received public comments that have been addressed. Public comments accepted until 2026-08-19.
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TypeNotice
SourceFed. Register
PublishedJuly 20, 2026
Comment deadlineAugust 19, 2026

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2025, allowing for a 60-day comment period. ICE received several comments which have been addressed in the supporting stat

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