2020-24706: Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure; United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (“US-VISIT”)
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This notice announces that DHS is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2008 which proposed to require commercial air and vessel carriers to collect biometric information from certain aliens departing the United States and submit this information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within a certain timeframe.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 6 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 8 CFR 215 Controls of Aliens Departing from the United States; Electronic Visa Update System
- 8 CFR 217 Visa Waiver Program
- 8 CFR 231 Arrival and Departure Manifests
- 8 CFR 235 Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission
- 19 CFR 4 Vessels in Foreign and Domestic Trades
- 19 CFR 122 Air Commerce Regulations
Rulemaking docket
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