[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47204-47205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18724]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2006-0037]


Expansion of Global Entry Pilot Program

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection; Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently conducting a 
pilot international registered traveler program, referred to as Global 
Entry, at three airports. This document announces the expansion of the 
pilot to four additional airports and to additional terminals at one of 
the airports at which Global Entry is currently operational.

DATES: Effective Dates: The pilot will be expanded to include the 
additional locations on or after August 1, 2008. The exact starting 
date for each airport location will be announced on the CBP Web site at 
http://www.cbp.gov. The pilot will continue for a minimum of six 
months. Applications are currently being accepted and will be accepted 
for the duration of the pilot. Comments concerning this notice and all 
aspects of the announced pilot may also be submitted throughout the 
duration of the pilot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fiorella Michelucci, Office of Field 
Operations, (202) 344-2564.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In a General Notice published in the Federal Register (73 FR 19861) 
on April 11, 2008, CBP announced a pilot international registered 
traveler program, then referred to as International Registered Traveler 
(IRT), scheduled to commence operations at three initial airports on 
June 10, 2008. In a notice published in the Federal Register (73 FR 
30416) on May 27, 2008, CPB announced that the program is now known as 
Global Entry and that the starting date had been moved to June 6, 2008. 
The pilot began operations as scheduled at three initial airport 
locations: John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 
(JFK); the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas (IAH); 
and the Washington Dulles International Airport, Sterling, Virginia 
(IAD).
    The Global Entry pilot program allows for the expedited clearance 
of pre-approved, low-risk travelers into the

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United States. Among other things, the April 11, 2008 notice contained 
a description of the program, the eligibility criteria and the 
application and selection process. The April 11, 2008 notice further 
stated that the pilot would begin operation at a limited number of 
additional airports to be announced by a future notice published in the 
Federal Register. This notice announces these additional airports and 
the dates on which operation is expected to begin.
    All aspects of the program as described in the April 11 notice are 
still in effect except for the changes set forth in this notice. 
Applications to participate are currently being accepted and will be 
accepted for the duration of the pilot. Comments will be accepted 
throughout the duration of the pilot to the addresses provided in the 
April 11, 2008 notice.

New Airports and Dates of Operation

    The Global Entry pilot will begin on or after August 1, 2008, at 
the following airports: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, 
California (LAX); Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 
Atlanta, Georgia (ATL); Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, 
Illinois (ORD); and Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida (MIA). 
Additionally, although the Global Entry pilot is currently operational 
at Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New 
York (JFK), it will become operational at the remaining terminals of 
that airport as well, also on or after August 1, 2008. The exact dates 
of the expansion of the Global Entry pilot to the individual airports 
will be announced at http://www.cbp.gov.

    Dated: August 8, 2008.
Thomas S. Winkowski,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-18724 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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