ICE Seeks Public Comment on Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement Information Collection
Published Jul 20, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew approval of its Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement information collection, which is used to confirm and bill Space Available passengers on ICE-chartered flights. This is a routine Paperwork Reduction Act notice, not a change to immigration policy or eligibility.
Key points
- The notice is a 30-day extension of the public comment period under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- The collection was first published for comment on December 17, 2025, and ICE has now addressed comments received during that period.
- The Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement is used to confirm Space Available passengers on ICE-chartered flights and to bill them for the full coach fare of their seats.
- ICE estimates about 250 respondents per year, with 63 total annual burden hours and an estimated annual cost burden of $2,391.
- Comments are accepted until August 19, 2026, through the OMB reginfo.gov portal.
Who is affected
Individuals who may fly as Space Available passengers on ICE-chartered flights and who are billed for coach fare.
What to do
Those wishing to comment on the information collection may submit remarks through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain by August 19, 2026.
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Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1653-0055]
AGENCY:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION:
30-Day notice.
SUMMARY:
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 statement available on www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES:
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function under e-Docket ID number ICEB-2021-0005-0003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For specific question related to collection activities, please contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 agencies 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 Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement collects information for the purpose of confirming Space Available passengers on any ICE-chartered flight and to facilitate the effective billing of those passengers for the full coach fare of their seats on the flight.
(5) An estimate of the total number of responses and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection is 250 and the estimated hour burden per response is .25 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 63 annual burden 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 $2,391.
Dated: May 27, 2026.
Ashley Pearce,
Deputy Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-14560 Filed 7-17-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-28-P
Original title: Flight Manifest/Billing Agreement
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