[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58037-58038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21935]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 215 and 235

[DHS-2004-0002]
RIN 1650-AA00


United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 
Program (``US-VISIT''); Authority To Collect Biometric Data From 
Additional Travelers and Expansion to the 50 Most Highly Trafficked 
Land Border Ports of Entry; Correction

AGENCY: Border and Transportation Security Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Interim rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is correcting an 
interim rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 
2004 at 69 FR 53318. The interim rule becomes effective on September 
30, 2004. The interim rule extends the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT) to the 50 most 
highly trafficked land border ports of entry in the United States and 
includes nonimmigrant aliens traveling without visas under the Visa 
Waiver Program. This interim rule also exempts certain officials of the 
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) and their 
dependants from the collection of biometric information under US-VISIT.

DATES: This correction is effective September 30, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hardin, Senior Policy Advisor, 
US-VISIT, Border and Transportation Security; Department of Homeland 
Security; 1616 North Fort Myer Drive, 18th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209; 
(202) 298-5200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following corrections are made to the 
DHS interim rule, FR Doc. 04-19906, published in the Federal Register 
at 69 FR 53318, which becomes effective on September 30, 2004:

PART 215--[CORRECTED]

    1. On page 53333, in the second column, paragraph (a)(2)(ii) is 
correctly revised to read as follows:


Sec.  215.8  [Corrected]

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ii) Aliens admitted on A-1, A-2, C-3 (except for attendants, 
servants, or personal employees of accredited officials), G-1, G-2, G-
3, G-4, NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6 visas, and 
certain Taiwan officials who hold E-1 visas and members of their 
immediate families who hold E-1 visas who are maintaining such status 
at time of departure, unless the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security jointly determine that a class of such aliens 
should be subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(1);

PART 235--[CORRECTED]


Sec.  235.1  [CORRECTED]

    2. On page 53333, in the third column, paragraph (d)(iv)(B) is 
correctly revised to read as follows:
    (d) * * *
    (iv) * * *
    (B) Aliens admitted on A-1, A-2, C-3 (except for attendants, 
servants, or personal employees of accredited officials), G-1, G-2, G-
3, G-4, NATO-

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1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6 visas, and certain Taiwan 
officials who hold E-1 visas and members of their immediate families 
who hold E-1 visas unless the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security jointly determine that a class of such aliens should 
be subject to the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(ii);

Elizabeth L. Branch,
Associate General Counsel for Rules and Legislation, Office of the 
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 04-21935 Filed 9-28-04; 8:45 am]
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