[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 77016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 103 and 235

[Docket No. USCBP-2020-0035]
RIN 1651-AB34


Harmonization of the Fees and Application Procedures for the 
Global Entry and SENTRI Programs and Other Changes

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction; re-opening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register of September 9, 
2020, concerning harmonization of the fees for the Global Entry and 
SENTRI trusted traveler programs as well as other changes to those 
programs. An incorrect Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) was 
inadvertently listed in the heading of that document. This document 
corrects the September 9, 2020 document to reflect that the correct RIN 
is 1651-AB34 as set forth above. Additionally, CBP included a summary 
of the CBP Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study (Fee Study) in the NPRM 
and stated that the full Fee Study was included in the docket of the 
rulemaking. CBP inadvertently failed to post the Fee Study on the 
docket when the NPRM was published. Therefore, CBP is notifying the 
public that the Fee Study has now been posted in the docket and that 
CBP is re-opening the comment period and requesting comments on the 
stand-alone Fee Study.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charity McKenzie Shick, Regulations 
and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by docket number 
USCBP-2020-0035, by the following method:
    [ssquf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended 
its ability to receive public comments by mail.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket title for this rulemaking, and must reference docket number 
USCBP-2020-0035. All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public 
Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov. Due to relevant 
COVID-19-related restrictions, CBP has temporarily suspended its on-
site public inspection of submitted comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to participate in this rulemaking by 
submitting written data, views, or arguments on the Fee Study. Only 
comments on the Fee Study will be considered. Comments that will 
provide the most assistance to CBP will reference a specific portion of 
the Fee Study, explain the reason for any recommended change, and 
include data, information, or authority that support such recommended 
change.

Background

    CBP operates several voluntary trusted traveler programs at land, 
sea and air ports of entry into the United States that allow certain 
pre-approved travelers dedicated processing into the United States, 
including the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection 
(SENTRI) program, the Global Entry program, and the NEXUS program. As 
part of an effort to harmonize the fees and application procedures for 
these programs, CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 
titled ``Harmonization of the Fees and Application Procedures for the 
Global Entry and SENTRI Programs and Other Changes'' in the Federal 
Register (85 FR 55597) on September 9, 2020. The NPRM proposes to 
change the Global Entry and SENTRI application fees to a uniform 
amount, provide a uniform standard regarding the payment of the Global 
Entry and SENTRI application fees for minors, change the fee payment 
schedule and certain aspects of the application process for the SENTRI 
program, and incorporate the SENTRI program into the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) regulations. CBP will be issuing a separate 
Federal Register notice regarding changes to the NEXUS fee.

Fee Study

    As part of the development of the NPRM, CBP performed a fee study 
entitled CBP Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study (Fee Study) to 
determine the amount of the fee that is necessary to recover the costs 
associated with application processing for the Global Entry, SENTRI, 
and NEXUS programs. In the NPRM and Fee Study, CBP concluded that a 
uniform $120 fee is appropriate and necessary to recover a reasonable 
portion of costs associated with application processing for these three 
CBP trusted traveler programs. The NPRM summarizes the Fee Study, seeks 
comments on its conclusion, and states that the full Fee Study can be 
found in the docket of the rulemaking. However, CBP inadvertently 
failed to post the Fee Study to the docket at the time the NPRM was 
published. CBP has now posted the Fee Study to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCBP-2020-0035 and is re-
opening the comment period to allow for comments to be submitted on 
that Fee Study. Comments must be received on or before December 31, 
2020. CBP will not accept comments on any topic other than the Fee 
Study.

Correction of RIN

    In the NPRM document, FR Doc. 2020-16369, beginning on page 55597 
in the issue of September 9, 2020 (85 FR 55597), make the following 
correction in the first column:
    Remove in the heading of the document ``RIN 1651-AB94'' and add in 
its place ``RIN 1651-AB34.''

Alice A. Kipel,
Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings Office of Trade, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-26275 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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