Global Entry

A new name for International Registered Traveler

[Federal Register: May 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 30416]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2006-0037]


International Registered Traveler Pilot Program Name Changed to
Global Entry; Program Starting Date Accelerated; Changes to Enrollment
Center Information

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

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: On April 11, 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published in the Federal Register a notice announcing a pilot
international registered traveler program, then referred to as
International Registered Traveler (IRT), to be operated by CBP to allow
for the expedited clearance of pre-approved low-risk air travelers into
the United States. This notice announces that the program is now known
as Global Entry and that the starting date of the pilot program has
been moved up to June 6, 2008. This notice also updates the contact
information for the Enrollment Center at Washington Dulles
International Airport, Sterling, Virginia.

DATES: The pilot will commence June 6, 2008. Applications currently are
being accepted. Comments will be accepted throughout the duration of
the pilot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fiorella Michelucci, Office of Field
Operations, (202) 344-2564 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 11, 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in
the Federal Register (73 FR 19861) a notice announcing a pilot
international registered traveler program, then referred to as
International Registered Traveler (IRT), to be operated by CBP to allow
for the expedited clearance of pre-approved low-risk air travelers into
the United States. It was further announced that the pilot will begin
on June 10, 2008, and will initially be conducted at the John F.
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York; the George Bush
Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas; and the Washington Dulles
International Airport, Sterling, Virginia, and may expand to other
locations as announced.
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 started being accepted for the pilot on May 12, 2008, and
are still being accepted. Comments will be accepted throughout the
duration of the pilot to the addresses provided in the April 11, 2008
notice.

Revisions to Previous Notice

This notice is to inform the public of three changes relating to
the April 11, 2008 announcement: The name of the program has been
changed to ``Global Entry'', and the operation of the pilot will
commence on June 6, 2008, four days earlier than the date announced in
the April 11, 2008 notice. This notice also updates the contact
information for the Enrollment Center at Washington Dulles
International Airport, Sterling, Virginia. The new telephone number for
that location is 703-661-2854; the new fax number is 703-661-0013.

Dated: May 20, 2008.
W. Ralph Basham,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E8-11629 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]

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