[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49195]
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[FR Doc No: 95-23500]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

8 CFR Part 214

[INS No. 1727-95]
RIN 1115-AE22


Adding Daytona, Florida and Memphis, Tennessee to the List of 
Ports of Entry Accepting Applications for Direct Transit Without Visa

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(the Service) regulations by adding Daytona, Florida, and Memphis, 
Tennessee, to the list of ports of entry where, except for transit from 
one part of foreign contiguous territory to another part of the same 
territory, an alien must make application for admission to the United 
States for direct transit without visa. This change is necessary to 
accommodate the increase in international commerce serving Daytona, 
Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street, NW., Room 7228, Washington, DC 
20536, telephone number (202) 616-7499.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule adds Daytona, Florida, and 
Memphis, Tennessee, to 8 CFR 214.2(c)(1) as ports of entry where, 
except for transit from one part of foreign contiguous territory to 
another part of the same territory, application for direct transit 
without visa must be made. The Daytona Beach International Airport in 
Daytona, Florida, will be adding additional international passenger 
service, specifically arrivals transiting between Frankfurt, Germany, 
and San Andres, Colombia. The Memphis International Airport in Memphis, 
Tennessee, has added international passenger service which will be 
arriving from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, transiting to Canada, Mexico, 
and the Caribbean. By allowing these airports to accept applications 
for direct transit without visa, both Daytona and Memphis will be able 
to accommodate these transit air passengers.
    The Service's implementation of this rule as a final rule is based 
on the ``good cause'' exception found at 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The 
reasons and necessity for immediate implementation are as follows: This 
rule is necessary to accommodate the increase in international carriers 
serving Daytona, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee, and to facilitate 
travel for the public.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has 
reviewed this regulation and, by approving it, certifies that this rule 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. This rule merely allows the Daytona, Florida, and the 
Memphis, Tennessee, airports to accommodate international passengers by 
providing authority to accept applications for direct transit without 
visa. This rule with facilitate travel for the public.

Executive Order 12866

    This rule is not considered by the Department of Justice, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, to be a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866, section 3(f), 
Regulatory Planning and Review, and the Office of Management and Budget 
has waived its review process under section 6(a)(3)(A).

Executive Order 12612

    The regulation proposed herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the National 
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this rule 
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 214

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Passports and Visas.

    Accordingly, part 214 of chapter I of title 8 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 214--NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES

    1. The authority citation for part 214 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1182, 1184, 1186a, 1187, 1221, 
1281, 1282; 8 CFR part 2.


Sec. 214.2  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 214.2, paragraph (c)(1) is amended, in the fourth 
sentence, by adding ``Daytona, FL,'' immediately after ``Dallas, TX,'' 
and by adding ``Memphis, TN,'' immediately after ``Los Angeles, CA,'' 
to the listing of ports of entry authorized to accept direct transit 
without visa applications.

    Dated: September 13, 1995.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 95-23500 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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