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82202 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2010 / Notices

Dated: December 23, 2010. • Mail: Border Security Regulations thorough background check by U.S. and Thomas S. Winkowski, Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office Canadian authorities against criminal, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field of International Trade, U.S. Customs law enforcement, customs, immigration, Operations. and Border Protection, Mint Annex, 799 and terrorist databases, a 10-fingerprint [FR Doc. 2010–32832 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] 9th Street, NW., , DC 20229. law enforcement check and a personal BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Instructions: All submissions received interview with a CBP officer. An must include the agency name, applicant is ineligible to participate in document title, and docket number NEXUS if inadmissible to the United DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (USCBP–2010–0033) for this notice. All States or Canada under either U.S. or SECURITY comments received will be posted Canadian immigration law. Any one of without change to http:// the following risk factors may disqualify U.S. Customs and Border Protection www.regulations.gov, including any an individual from NEXUS personal information provided. participation: [Docket No. USCBP–2010–0033] Docket: For access to the docket to • The individual provides false or Utilization of Kiosks by read background documents or incomplete information on his or her NEXUS and SENTRI Participants comments received go to http:// application; www.regulations.gov. Submitted • The individual has been convicted AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border comments may also be inspected during of a criminal offense in any country; • Protection, Department of Homeland regular business days between the hours The individual is a subject of an Security. of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of ongoing investigation by any federal, ACTION: General notice and request for Regulations and Rulings, Office of state or local law enforcement agency in International Trade, U.S. Customs and any country; comments. • Border Protection, 799 9th Street, NW., The individual has been found to SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 5th Floor, Washington, DC. have violated any customs, agriculture, Protection (CBP) operates several Arrangements to inspect submitted or immigration regulation or laws in any international trusted traveler programs country; comments should be made in advance • to provide expedited entry into the by calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 325– The individual is inadmissible to United States at designated ports of 0118. the United States or Canada under entry for pre-approved travelers. Applications for NEXUS, SENTRI and applicable immigration laws or Through the utilization of automated the Global Entry pilot are available regulations, including applicants with kiosks, the Global Entry pilot program through the Global Online Enrollment approved waivers of inadmissibility or allows CBP to expedite clearance of pre- System (GOES) via the GOES Web site, parole documentation; • The individual does not intend to approved, low-risk air travelers arriving https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov. lawfully reside in either Canada or the in the United States. In this notice, CBP FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: is announcing that it is expanding two United States for the term of his or her Larry Panetta, Office of Field NEXUS membership; or other trusted traveler programs, NEXUS Operations, (202) 344–1253. • and the Secure Electronic Network for The individual cannot satisfy CBP Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of his or her low-risk status or meet other NEXUS program requirements. permit participants of these programs Background currently in good standing to utilize To participate in NEXUS, both the CBP operates several voluntary Global Entry kiosks as part of their United States and Canada must approve trusted traveler programs to provide NEXUS or SENTRI membership. CBP the individual’s application. Denial of expedited travel for certain pre- also is describing the terms and an application by either country will approved travelers. While each program conditions for such use. NEXUS is a keep an applicant from participating in caters to a different set of travelers based program jointly administered by the the NEXUS program. Applicants may on the program’s unique eligibility United States and Canada that allows apply on-line via the CBP GOES Web criteria, any applicant to a trusted certain pre-approved, low-risk travelers site, https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov, or on traveler program undergoes the same expedited processing for travel between paper by mailing the application to CBP pre-screening process. The three the United States and Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency. All trusted traveler programs relevant to SENTRI trusted traveler program allows qualified applicants are required to this document are described below. certain pre-approved, low-risk travelers travel to a NEXUS Enrollment Center for expedited entry at specified land border NEXUS Trusted Traveler Program an interview. If approved to participate ports along the U.S.-Mexico border. in NEXUS, the individual will receive a NEXUS is a joint trusted traveler membership identification card to use DATES: Effective Dates: Eligible NEXUS program between the United States and when entering Canada or the United or SENTRI participants may begin to Canada. It was established in 2002 as States at all designated NEXUS air, land utilize the Global Entry kiosks part of the U.S.-Canada Shared Border and marine ports of entry. Additional immediately upon notification of Accord. NEXUS allows pre-approved, details regarding the NEXUS trusted eligibility from CBP. Comments low-risk travelers expedited processing traveler program can be found at concerning this notice and all aspects of for travel between the United States and http://www.nexus.gov. the announced Global Entry pilot may Canada at dedicated processing lanes at be submitted throughout the duration of designated northern border ports of SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program the pilot. entry, at NEXUS kiosks at U.S. pre- CBP operates the Port Passenger ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, clearance airports in Canada, and at Accelerated Service System identified by ‘‘USCBP–2010–0033,’’ by marine reporting locations. An (PORTPASS), a legacy system of the one of the following methods: applicant may qualify to participate in former Immigration and Naturalization • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// NEXUS if he or she is a citizen or lawful Service, which identifies certain ports of www.regulations.gov. Follow the permanent resident of the United States entry as providing access to the United instructions for submitting comments. or Canada and voluntarily undergoes a States for identified low-risk border

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crossers. The system is described in the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) August 10, 2009 Federal Register detail in 8 CFR 235.7. One PORTPASS area of each airport. notice, 74 FR 39965. program is the Secure Electronic The Global Entry pilot is currently Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection operational at the following twenty Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To (SENTRI). SENTRI currently allows airports: John F. Kennedy International Establish Global Entry as a Permanent expedited entry at specified land border Airport, Jamaica, , (JFK); Program George Bush Intercontinental Airport, ports along the U.S.-Mexico border for In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Houston, Texas (IAH); Washington pre-approved, low-risk travelers. All (NPRM), published in the Federal Dulles International Airport, Sterling, applicants must voluntarily undergo a Register on November 19, 2009 (74 FR Virginia (IAD); Los Angeles thorough background check against 59932), CBP proposed establishing International Airport, Los Angeles, criminal, law enforcement, customs, Global Entry as a permanent voluntary immigration, and terrorist databases, a California (LAX); Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, international trusted traveler program 10-fingerprint law enforcement check which would operate in a manner and a personal interview with a CBP Georgia (ATL); Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois similar to the Global Entry pilot officer. Any one of the following risk program. The comment period has factors may disqualify an individual (ORD); Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida (MIA), Newark Liberty closed and CBP is in the process of from SENTRI participation: analyzing the comments. As provided in • The individual provides false or International Airport, Newark, New Jersey (EWR); San Francisco the NPRM, current participants in the incomplete information on his or her Global Entry pilot program would be application; International Airport, San Francisco, • California (SFO); Orlando International automatically enrolled in Global Entry The individual has been convicted once the permanent Global Entry of a criminal offense or has pending Airport, Orlando, Florida (MCO); Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, program is finalized. Although it is criminal charges, including outstanding projected that the Global Entry program warrants; Romulus, (DTW); Dallas Fort • Worth International Airport, Dallas, will eventually operate at all major U.S. The individual has been found to international airports, at the start of the have violated any customs, agriculture, Texas (DFW); Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL); program, it is anticipated that its or immigration regulation or laws in any Boston-Logan International Airport, operation would initially be limited to country; Boston, Massachusetts (BOS); Las the airports participating in the pilot • The individual is a subject of an Vegas-McCarran International Airport, program. ongoing investigation by any federal, Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS); Sanford- state or local law enforcement agency in Expanded Utilization of Global Entry Orlando International Airport, Sanford, Kiosks any country; Florida (SFB); Seattle-Tacoma • The individual is inadmissible to International Airport-SEATAC, Seattle, Section 7208(k) of the Intelligence the United States under applicable Washington (SEA); Philadelphia immigration laws or regulations, Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of International Airport, Philadelphia, 2004 (IRTPA), 118 Stat. 3638, as including applicants with approved Pennsylvania (PHL); San Juan-Luis waivers of inadmissibility or parole amended by section 565 of the Munos Marin International Airport, San Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, documentation; Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) and Ft. • 121 Stat. 1844, codified at 8 U.S.C. The individual cannot satisfy CBP Lauderdale Hollywood International of his or her low-risk status or meet 1365b, requires the Secretary of Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL). Homeland Security to create a program other program requirements. Applicants may apply for the Global Applicants may apply for SENTRI on- to expedite the screening and processing Entry pilot via the CBP GOES Web site. of pre-approved, low-risk air travelers line via the CBP GOES Web site. Once Participation is limited to U.S. citizens, the individual’s application is approved into the United States. Under the U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent IRTPA, expediting the travel of by CBP, the applicant is issued a Radio residents (LPRs), citizens of the Frequency Identification Card (RFID) previously screened and known Netherlands who participate in Privium travelers across the borders of the that identifies his or her record and through the FLUX Arrangement and, as status in the CBP database upon arrival United States should be a high priority. of December 29, 2010, Mexican See 8 U.S.C. 1365b(k)(1)(A). at the U.S. port of entry. A decal is also nationals.1 Global Entry uses fingerprint issued to the applicant’s vehicle or biometrics technology to verify a Although the Global Entry kiosks motorcycle. Additional details regarding participant’s identity and confirm his or were initially set up for the sole use of the SENTRI trusted traveler program can her status as a participant. For a detailed Global Entry participants, CBP intends be found at http://www.sentri.gov. description of the Global Entry pilot to eventually allow participants in other program, including eligibility criteria, CBP trusted traveler programs use of the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Pilot Global Entry kiosks as a benefit of Program please refer to the April 11, 2008 Federal Register notice, 73 FR 19861; membership in those other trusted In a notice published in the Federal the May 27, 2008 Federal Register traveler programs. This expanded use of Register on April 11, 2008 (73 FR notice, 73 FR 30416; the August 13, the kiosks will expedite the travel of 19861), CBP announced an international 2008 Federal Register notice, 73 FR participants of the other trusted traveler trusted traveler pilot program, currently 47204; the April 23, 2009 Federal programs at more border crossings in referred to as Global Entry, which Register notice, 74 FR 18586; and the the United States. It will also allow allows for the expedited clearance of officers to better focus on identifying pre-approved, low-risk travelers into the 1 On December 29, 2010, CBP announced by a terrorists and other high risk travelers United States. The Global Entry pilot separate notice published in the Federal Register attempting to enter the United States. program permits pilot participants that, pursuant to a Joint Declaration between the This document announces that eligible U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the expedited entry into the United States at Secretariat of Governance of the United Mexican participants in NEXUS and SENTRI may any of the designated airport locations States, Mexican nationals are eligible to apply for use the Global Entry kiosks and the by using automated kiosks located in participation in the Global Entry pilot program. terms and conditions for such use.

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Current NEXUS Participants May Use Current SENTRI Participants Are participant’s complete information is on Global Entry Kiosks Eligible To Use Global Entry Kiosks file, he or she may immediately begin using the Global Entry kiosks. Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Use of the Global Entry kiosks is Mexican nationals, U.S. citizens and A NEXUS participant who is in good voluntary. Thus, providing the U.S. LPRs who are already participants standing in the NEXUS trusted traveler additional information to CBP is in good standing in the SENTRI trusted voluntary, although it will be required program will be eligible to utilize the traveler program and who meet the age Global Entry kiosks as a benefit of his in order to use the Global Entry kiosks. restrictions of the Global Entry pilot If a SENTRI participant elects not to or her NEXUS membership provided program (14 years of age or older) or the that he or she meets the age restrictions provide the additional information, his age restrictions of the Global Entry or her status in the SENTRI program of the Global Entry pilot program (14 permanent program once it is will remain unchanged. years of age or older) or the Global Entry established, may utilize the Global Entry permanent program once it is kiosks as a benefit of SENTRI Operations established. A NEXUS participant will membership if they follow the A NEXUS or qualified SENTRI only have access to the Global Entry procedures described below. A Mexican participant does not have to wait in the kiosks for the amount of time remaining national who is a SENTRI participant regular control primary on his or her NEXUS membership. may utilize the Global Entry kiosks inspection line. After arriving at the FIS However, access to the Global Entry provided he or she successfully area, the participant would proceed kiosks would continue for the full completes a thorough risk assessment by directly to the Global Entry kiosks. After period of the NEXUS membership upon the Mexican government. A qualifying arriving at the kiosks, the NEXUS or approval of the renewed NEXUS SENTRI participant will have access to qualified SENTRI participant will membership. Global Entry kiosks for the amount of utilize the Global Entry kiosk through time remaining on his or her SENTRI the same procedures as a Global Entry A NEXUS participant will receive an membership. However, access to the participant by inserting either a email from CBP, provided that an email Global Entry kiosks would continue for machine-readable passport or a address is supplied in his or her GOES the full period of the SENTRI machine-readable U.S. permanent account, informing the participant to log membership upon approval of the resident card into the document reader. into his or her GOES account to confirm renewed SENTRI membership. Machine readable and U.S. eligibility to use the Global Entry kiosks. A SENTRI participant will receive an permanent resident cards are used for CBP will also notify NEXUS email from CBP, provided that an email address is supplied in his or her GOES Global Entry kiosk transactions because, participants of their eligibility by unlike NEXUS and SENTRI, Global posting messages to their GOES account, informing the participant to log in to his or her GOES account to Entry does not utilize membership accounts, mailing post cards to cards. On-screen instructions will guide participants’ mailing addresses, and by confirm eligibility to use the Global Entry kiosks. CBP will also notify the participant to provide fingerprints updating the Trusted Traveler Web electronically. These fingerprints are sites. Any participant who needs further SENTRI participants of their eligibility by posting messages to their GOES compared with the fingerprint information as to whether he or she accounts, mailing post cards to biometrics on file to validate identity qualifies for the additional benefits, may participants’ mailing addresses, and by and confirm that the individual is a call any Trusted Traveler enrollment updating the Trusted Traveler Web member of the program. The participant center (phone numbers are provided at sites. Any participant who needs further is also prompted to look at the camera http://www.globalentry.gov). The information as to whether he or she for a digital photograph and to respond eligibility notification will tell the qualifies for the additional benefits, may to several questions participant whether or not the call any Trusted Traveler enrollment by use of a touch-screen. individual may immediately begin center (phone numbers are provided at When the procedures at the kiosk utilizing the Global Entry kiosks. If the http://www.globalentry.gov). Before a have been successfully completed, the individual is notified that he or she is SENTRI participant who is a Mexican participant is issued a transaction not eligible to immediately begin national may be qualified to utilize the receipt. This receipt must be provided utilizing the Global Entry kiosks, then Global Entry kiosks he or she must along with the passport or permanent the participant will need to contact the indicate his or her wish to use the resident card to the CBP officer at the Enrollment Center to provide the Global Entry kiosks on the GOES Web exit control area who will examine and missing information (fingerprints or site by checking the relevant box. By inspect these documents. CBP officers passport). Once the NEXUS checking the box, the person authorizes stationed in booths next to the kiosk participant’s complete information is on the U.S. government to release all lanes also oversee activities at the kiosk. file, he or she may immediately begin relevant information to the Mexican Declarations using the Global Entry kiosks. government for the purpose of conducting a thorough risk assessment. When using the Global Entry kiosks, Use of the Global Entry kiosks is The eligibility notification will tell NEXUS and qualified SENTRI voluntary. Thus, providing additional the participant whether or not the participants are required under 19 CFR information requested by CBP is individual may immediately begin 148.11 to declare all articles being voluntary, although it will be required utilizing the Global Entry kiosks. If the brought into the U.S. If a NEXUS or in order to utilize the Global Entry individual is notified that he or she is qualified SENTRI participant declares kiosks. If a NEXUS participant elects not not eligible to immediately begin any of the following, the kiosk redirects to provide the additional information, utilizing the Global Entry kiosks, then that user to the head of the line at the his or her status in the NEXUS program the participant will need to contact the nearest open passport control primary will remain unchanged. Enrollment Center to provide the inspection station: missing information (fingerprints or (a) Commercial merchandise or passport). Once the SENTRI commercial samples, or items that

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exceed the applicable personal NEXUS or qualified SENTRI pilot program (as described in the exemption amount; participants may also be subject to previous Global Entry pilot notices) are (b) More than $10,000 in currency or further examination and inspection as still in effect. other monetary instruments (checks, determined by CBP officers at any time Dated: December 23, 2010. money orders, etc.), or foreign during the arrival process. equivalent in any form; or For further details about the relevant Thomas S. Winkowski, (c) Restricted/prohibited goods, such airport procedures, please refer to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field as agricultural products, firearms, mace, April 11, 2008 Federal Register notice, Operations. pepper spray, endangered animals, 73 FR 19861. [FR Doc. 2010–32829 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] birds, controlled substances, fireworks, All other aspects of the NEXUS and BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Cuban goods, and plants. SENTRI programs and the Global Entry

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