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

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 103 and 235

[Docket No. USCBP–2020–0035]

RIN 1651–AB94

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.

SUMMARY

: U.S. Customs and Border

Protection (CBP) operates several

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. CBP seeks to harmonize the

fees and application procedures for

these three programs. In this document,

CBP 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 also proposes to make changes to

the Global Entry regulations that are

consistent with the program’s expansion

to certain U.S. territories and

preclearance facilities. Finally, CBP

proposes to eliminate the separate

dedicated commuter lane systems costs

fee (DCL fee) currently applicable only

to approved SENTRI participants. CBP

will be issuing a separate notice in the

Federal Register regarding changes to

the NEXUS fee.

DATES

: Comments must be received on

or before November 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES

: Comments may be

submitted, identified by docket number

USCBP–2020–0035, by the following

method:

DFederal 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

:

Rafael E. Henry, Branch Chief, Office of

Field Operations, (202) 344–3251,

Rafael.E.Henry@cbp.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

:

Table of Contents

I. Public Participation

II. Executive Summary

III. Background

A. Global Entry Program—Current

Requirements

B. SENTRI Program—Current

Requirements

1. General Requirements

2. SENTRI Family Option Plans

C. NEXUS Program—Current Requirements

D. Summary of Benefits for the NEXUS,

SENTRI and Global Entry Programs

IV. Proposed Changes to Global Entry and

SENTRI Programs

A. Harmonizing the CBP Trusted Traveler

Programs

1. Proposal To Harmonize the Global Entry

and SENTRI Fees

2. Proposal To Exempt Certain Minors

From Payment of the Application Fee

B. Proposal To Establish a New Regulation

for the SENTRI Program

C. Additional Proposed Changes to the

SENTRI Program

1. Proposal To Change the Fee Payment

Schedule for the SENTRI Program

2. Proposal To Mandate Electronic

Submission of the SENTRI Program

Application and Payment of Fees

D. Additional Proposed Changes to the

Global Entry Program

1. 8 CFR 235.12(g)

2. 8 CFR 235.12(h)

3. Other Amendments to 8 CFR 235.12

E. Proposed Conforming Amendment to 8

CFR 103.7

V. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

A. Executive Order 13563, Executive Order

12866 and Executive Order 13771

1. Purpose of the Rule

2. Background

3. Costs

4. Benefits

5. Distributional Impacts

6. Total Monetized Decrease in Transfer

Payments to U.S. Government

7. Total Monetized Increase in Transfer

Payments to U.S. Government

8. Net Transfer Payments to U.S.

Government

9. Breakeven Analysis

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

D. Executive Order 13132

E. Paperwork Reduction Act

F. Privacy

VI. List of Subjects

VII. Proposed Amendments to Regulations

I. Public Participation

Interested persons are invited to

participate in this rulemaking by

submitting written data, views, or

arguments on all aspects on the

proposed rule. CBP also invites

comments that relate to the economic or

federalism effects that might result from

this proposed rule. Comments that will

provide the most assistance to CBP in

developing the procedures related to the

subject matter of this rulemaking will

reference a specific portion of the

proposed rule, explain the reason for

any recommended change, and include

data, information, or authority that

support such recommended change.

II. Executive Summary

CBP operates several voluntary

trusted traveler programs that provide

dedicated processing travel privileges

for pre-approved travelers. Three of

CBP’s trusted traveler programs are the

Global Entry, NEXUS, and Secure

Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid

Inspection (SENTRI) programs. The

Global Entry program allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated CBP

processing at designated airports,

currently through the use of automated

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It should be noted that the NEXUS fee is split

between the United States and Canada. As a result,

the United States will only receive part of the

revenue necessary to recover its costs for the

NEXUS program. Please see the fee study entitled

‘‘CBP Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study’’

included in the docket for this rulemaking (docket

number USCBP–2020–0035), for additional details.

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The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is

another CBP trusted traveler program that allows

pre-approved commercial truck drivers dedicated

processing at select commercial ports of entry at the

northern and southern land borders. This program

has different vetting standards, is offered to a

different type of traveler, and does not have the

same benefits as the Global Entry, SENTRI, and

NEXUS programs. TSA Precheck is a DHS trusted

traveler program administered by the

Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Alternatively, SENTRI applicants may currently

submit a paper application, Form 823S, via mail or

in person at the enrollment center, and NEXUS

applicants may submit a paper application to the

Canada Border Services Agency.

kiosks. The NEXUS program is a joint

trusted traveler program between the

United States and Canada that allows

pre-approved travelers dedicated

processing by U.S. and Canadian

officials, respectively, at designated

lanes at certain northern border ports of

entry, currently at automated kiosks at

Canadian preclearance airports and at

NEXUS marine reporting locations. The

SENTRI program allows pre-approved

travelers dedicated CBP processing at

specified land border ports along the

U.S.-Mexico border. Despite the fact that

these three CBP trusted traveler

programs have developed many

commonalities over recent years, the

Global Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS

programs have retained their own fees,

fee payment schedules, application

processes, and rules regarding the

payment of the application fee by

minors. CBP is of the view that the

different fees and application processes

are no longer warranted.

Moreover, the current fees are no

longer sufficient to recover CBP’s costs

to administer the programs. CBP has

performed a fee study entitled ‘‘CBP

Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study’’

and determined 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.

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In

this document, CBP is proposing a $120

application fee for the Global Entry and

SENTRI programs. CBP intends to

publish a separate Federal Register

notice that addresses the NEXUS

application fee (which will be

consistent with the fees proposed here

for Global Entry and SENTRI). With

respect to the application fee paid by

minors, CBP is proposing in this

document that, for the Global Entry and

SENTRI programs, minors under age 18

would be exempt from the application

fee if they applied concurrently with a

parent or legal guardian or if their

parent or legal guardian is already a

member of the same program to which

the minor is applying. Otherwise, the

minor would be required to pay the

$120 fee.

In addition to the changes discussed

above, this document also proposes to

add a section in Part 235 of title 8 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (8

CFR part 235) that specifically covers

the SENTRI program. The SENTRI

program was developed by the legacy

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) as part of a series of programs

referred to as Port Passenger Accelerated

Service System (PORTPASS). The INS

established PORTPASS to preserve

border security while allowing low-risk

travelers to move quickly and safely

through the inspection process. With

the transfer of functions from the legacy

INS to DHS, and advances in

technology, there have been significant

changes to the SENTRI application

procedures that are not reflected in the

PORTPASS regulation. CBP has also

modernized other aspects of the SENTRI

program and established new

procedures and requirements to align

the SENTRI program with the Global

Entry and NEXUS programs. As a result,

CBP is proposing to add a new section

235.14 to title 8 of the CFR (8 CFR

235.14) for the SENTRI program

modeled after the Global Entry

regulations, 8 CFR 235.12, that would

incorporate the current parameters,

requirements and application

procedures of the SENTRI program.

Additionally, this document proposes

regulatory changes to the Global Entry

program that are consistent with CBP’s

expansion of the program to persons

traveling to U.S. territories and being

processed at preclearance facilities

located outside the United States. The

current regulation sets forth the arrival

procedures for persons being processed

upon arrival in the United States. Due

to the success of the Global Entry

program, CBP is continually expanding

Global Entry at preclearance facilities

and certain U.S. territories.

Finally, this document proposes to

eliminate the regulation specifying the

amount for the dedicated commuter

lane systems cost fee (DCL fee). SENTRI

is the only program for which CBP

charges the DCL fee. If the changes

proposed in this document are

implemented, all the relevant fees

pertaining to SENTRI would be

included in the SENTRI regulations.

III. Background

Members of CBP trusted traveler

programs are vetted travelers who have

voluntarily applied for membership,

paid a fee, and provided personal data

to CBP. Travelers who are active

members in a CBP trusted traveler

program are considered lower risk than

other travelers because CBP conducts

vetting both when the participant

applies to the program and on an on-

going basis after the participant becomes

a member. By segregating the processing

of previously screened travelers, CBP

can focus its attention and resources on

higher-risk travelers. Three of these CBP

trusted traveler programs are the Global

Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI programs.

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The Global Entry program allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated CBP

processing at designated airports,

currently through the use of automated

kiosks. The SENTRI program allows

dedicated processing at specified land

border ports along the U.S.-Mexico

border for pre-approved travelers. The

NEXUS program is a joint trusted

traveler program between the United

States and Canada, the details of which

can be found at http://www.cbp.gov/

travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus.

When the Global Entry, NEXUS, and

SENTRI programs were established,

each had a separate application process

and the information pertaining to

participants of each program were

contained in separate databases. Over

time, due to advances in technology,

security concerns, and the expansion of

the programs, CBP created a more

unified application process and a

centralized database. Currently, the

Global Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS

programs use the same application. The

application is typically submitted

electronically through the Trusted

Traveler Program Systems (TTP

Systems) website, https://

ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, formerly the Global

Online Enrollment System (GOES)

website, https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov.

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CBP uses the same pre-screening

process to vet an applicant regardless of

whether he or she is applying to the

Global Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS

program. CBP officers review the

applicant’s information during the

application processing to ensure that the

applicant is in compliance with U.S.

customs, immigration and agriculture

laws and regulations, and compare the

information against various government

criminal, antiterrorism, and other

databases. If the applicant meets the

eligibility criteria of the relevant

program then the applicant will be

notified via TTP Systems that he or she

is conditionally approved and can

schedule a personal interview with a

CBP officer at a CBP enrollment center

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WHTI implements a statutory mandate to

require all travelers to present a passport or other

document that denotes identity and citizenship

when entering the United States. See Intelligence

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,

Public Law 108–458, 7209, 118. Stat. 3638, 3823,

as amended. The goal of WHTI is to facilitate entry

for U.S. citizens and legitimate foreign visitors

while strengthening U.S. border security by

providing standardized documentation that enables

CBP to quickly and reliably identify a traveler.

WHTI-compliant documents include valid U.S.

passports, passport cards, trusted traveler program

cards, and others.

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See 73 FR 19861 (April 11, 2008).

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CBP no longer uses a suspension procedure.

Therefore, this notice of proposed rulemaking

proposes to revise section 235.12 to reflect the

current procedures.

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U.S. nationals include certain individuals who

are not U.S. citizens. See Sections 101 and 308 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act.

8

TTP Systems is the replacement system for

GOES, which was previously available at the

following website: https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov.

TTP Systems online payments are secured through

the Federal Government’s online payment system

Pay.gov. Pay.gov is a system by which parties can

make secure electronic payments to many Federal

Government agencies.

or (for Global Entry only) at a specified

‘‘Enrollment on Arrival’’ airport.

An applicant is notified via TTP

Systems if the application is denied. An

applicant can contest his or her denial

or removal from a CBP trusted traveler

program by initiating the redress

process through the DHS Traveler

Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP),

https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-trip, or by

contacting the Trusted Traveler

Ombudsman via a reconsideration

request filed through TTP Systems,

https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov. If the applicant

is accepted into the Global Entry,

SENTRI, or NEXUS program, CBP mails

the applicant his or her Western

Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-

approved Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) trusted traveler

card.

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The Global Entry, SENTRI, and

NEXUS programs have a five-year

membership period. During this five-

year membership period, CBP

continually vets participants to ensure

that the individuals comply with the

program requirements.

Currently, the fees, the fee charged to

certain minors, the fee payment

schedule, and the application process

for the Global Entry, SENTRI, and

NEXUS programs vary. CBP would like

to harmonize the fee and application

procedures for these programs. This

proposed rule describes in detail the

SENTRI and Global Entry programs and

the proposed regulatory changes to both

programs to achieve such

harmonization. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

1753(c), fee setting for services and

other administrative requirements

relating to joint U.S.-Canadian projects

such as the NEXUS program are exempt

from the requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act and the

Paperwork Reduction Act, but fees and

forms established for such projects shall

be published as a notice in the Federal

Register. As a result, CBP will be

issuing a separate Federal Register

notice regarding the changes to the

NEXUS fee.

A. Global Entry Program—Current

Requirements

Section 7208(k) of the Intelligence

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of

2004 (IRTPA), 118 Stat. 3638, as

amended by section 565 of the

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008,

121 Stat. 1844, codified at 8 U.S.C.

1365b, authorized the Secretary of

Homeland Security to promulgate

regulations creating a program to

expedite the processing of pre-approved

travelers across the borders of the

United States. CBP first established the

Global Entry program as a pilot program

in 2008.

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On February 6, 2012, CBP

published a final rule in the Federal

Register (77 FR 5681) to establish the

Global Entry program as an ongoing

voluntary trusted traveler program. A

new section 235.12 of title 8 of the CFR

(8 CFR 235.12) was added that includes

a detailed description of the program,

the eligibility criteria, the application

process, arrival procedures, the reasons

an applicant or participant may be

denied, removed or suspended from the

program, and the redress procedures.

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The Global Entry program allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated CBP

processing at designated airports,

currently through the use of automated

kiosks. Eligibility for participation in

Global Entry is limited to U.S. citizens,

U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S.

nationals,

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and certain nonimmigrant

aliens from countries that have entered

into arrangements with CBP concerning

international trusted traveler programs.

When citizens or nationals of a foreign

country become eligible to apply for

Global Entry, CBP publishes a notice in

the Federal Register announcing the

expansion of Global Entry to that foreign

country. To participate in the Global

Entry program, individuals must apply

and pay a non-refundable $100 fee via

the TTP Systems website, https://

ttp.cbp.dhs.gov.

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Global Entry

membership is for five years and

participants may apply for renewal.

Renewal of the Global Entry program

requires the submission of a new

application, and payment of the non-

refundable $100 fee. An individual is

ineligible to participate in the Global

Entry program if CBP, in its sole

discretion, determines that the

individual presents a potential risk for

terrorism, criminality (such as

smuggling), or CBP is unable to

establish that the applicant can be

considered low-risk. Reasons why an

applicant may not qualify for

participation include, but are not

limited to:

•The applicant provides false or

incomplete information on the

application;

•The applicant has been arrested for,

or convicted of, any criminal offense or

has pending criminal charges or

outstanding warrants in any country;

•The applicant has been found in

violation of any customs, immigration,

or agriculture regulations, procedures,

or laws in any country;

•The applicant is the subject of an

investigation by any federal, state, or

local law enforcement agency in any

country;

•The applicant is inadmissible to the

United States under applicable

immigration laws or has, at any time,

been granted a waiver of inadmissibility

or parole;

•The applicant is known or

suspected of being or having been

engaged in conduct constituting, in

preparation for, in aid of, or related to

terrorism; or

•The applicant cannot satisfy CBP of

his or her low-risk status or meet other

program requirements.

After completion of the application

and submission of the fee, an applicant

will be notified if he or she is

conditionally approved or denied

acceptance into the Global Entry

program. If the applicant is denied

acceptance into the program, he or she

may choose one of the methods of

redress described in 8 CFR 235.12(k). If

the applicant is conditionally accepted

into the Global Entry program, then he

or she will be notified via TTP Systems

that he or she needs to appear for a

personal interview. The applicant may

either schedule an interview at a CBP

trusted traveler enrollment center or

present himself or herself for an

interview upon arrival in the United

States at a participating ‘‘Enrollment on

Arrival’’ airport. The second option is

available to an applicant who arrives in

the United States on an international

flight. A list of CBP enrollment centers

is available at http://www.cbp.gov/

global-entry/enrollment-centers. A list

of ‘‘Enrollment on Arrival’’ airports is

available at https://www.cbp.gov/travel/

trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry/

enrollment-arrival.

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See Utilization of Global Entry Kiosks by

NEXUS and SENTRI Participants Federal Register

notice, December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82202), for

further information.

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A Global Entry participant with an RFID card

may travel as a passenger in a vehicle utilizing the

SENTRI lanes. However, a Global Entry participant

may not drive a vehicle into the United States using

the SENTRI lanes unless that vehicle has been

approved by CBP for use in the SENTRI lanes. More

information about this process is in Section III.B.

SENTRI Program.

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It is not necessary to register a vehicle to utilize

the NEXUS lanes. If an individual is a NEXUS,

SENTRI or Global Entry participant with an RFID

card then that individual may utilize the NEXUS

lanes into the United States either as a passenger

or driving a vehicle.

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For more details about the benefits provided to

Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI participants,

please see http://www.cbp.gov/global-entry/faqs.

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Note that Global Entry RFID cards are only

used for entry into the United States at NEXUS and

SENTRI dedicated lanes at land borders. Global

Entry kiosks at airports accept only passports and

permanent resident cards for entry into the United

States.

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The Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public

Law 107–296, transferred the functions of the INS

to DHS.

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PORTPASS is still used as the basis for a

portion of the FAST program. FAST is primarily a

commercial cargo clearance program, but the

drivers must be separately screened for security

risk. This security screening takes place pursuant to

PORTPASS.

Minors under the age of 18 who meet

the general eligibility criteria and have

the consent of a parent or legal guardian

are eligible to participate in Global

Entry. Minors under the age of 18 must

complete the application and pay the

non-refundable $100 fee. As is the case

for all applicants, CBP must be able to

conduct the requisite vetting of the

applicant, including collection of the

required fingerprints needed to conduct

the biometric-based background checks.

For minors under the age of 18, a parent

or legal guardian must be present at the

time of the interview.

NEXUS participants, and SENTRI

participants who are U.S. citizens and

U.S. lawful permanent residents may

utilize the Global Entry kiosks as a

benefit of their NEXUS or SENTRI

membership. Mexican nationals who are

SENTRI participants may only utilize

the Global Entry kiosks upon successful

completion of a thorough risk

assessment by the Mexican

Government.

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A list of the select

airports that currently offer Global Entry

arrival processing is available at https://

www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-

programs/global-entry/locations.

As a benefit of Global Entry

membership, a Global Entry participant

may utilize the SENTRI lanes at the

U.S.-Mexico border

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and may enter the

United States at the northern border

using the NEXUS lanes

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and the

NEXUS marine reporting locations. To

access the SENTRI lanes, the NEXUS

lanes and the NEXUS marine reporting

locations, an RFID card is needed.

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New and renewing Global Entry

participants are automatically issued a

Global Entry RFID card at no additional

cost. A $25 fee is charged for a

replacement RFID card. When a

replacement card is requested, the

original RFID card is deactivated and is

no longer functional. A Global Entry

RFID card does not allow a participant

dedicated processing into Canada at the

automated air kiosks, NEXUS lanes or

NEXUS marine reporting locations.

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In

order to obtain dedicated processing

into Canada, an individual must

separately apply to the NEXUS program,

undergo Canadian vetting, be

interviewed by the CBSA and pay the

$50 NEXUS application fee.

B. SENTRI Program—Current

Requirements

The SENTRI program allows

dedicated processing at specified land

border ports along the U.S.-Mexico

border for pre-approved travelers. As

described in the Executive Summary,

the SENTRI program was developed by

the legacy INS as part of a series of

programs collectively referred to as

PORTPASS. PORTPASS was a series of

programs designed to identify pre-

registered, low-risk travelers and permit

them to enter the United States within

predictable wait times by reducing the

interaction between the traveler and the

inspector. One of the main purposes of

the PORTPASS programs was to ease

commuter traffic at land ports of entry

by providing dedicated commuter lanes

(DCLs) to facilitate the rapid passage of

low-risk, frequent travelers. When the

PORTPASS programs were transferred

from the legacy INS to DHS,

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several of

the programs that collectively operated

as PORTPASS ceased operations

(though some, including the Free and

Secure Trade (FAST) program for

commercial vehicles, are still operating

under PORTPASS

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). With the transfer

of functions from the INS to DHS and

advances in technology, most of the

procedures set forth in the PORTPASS

regulation, 8 CFR 235.7, are no longer

applicable to SENTRI applicants and

participants. The current SENTRI

eligibility requirements, application

procedures, and redress methods have

been developed by CBP over time to

reflect the establishment of the GOES

website (now TTP Systems), the

creation of the CBP trusted traveler

enrollment centers, the modernizing of

the DCL lanes, and the creation of the

Global Entry and NEXUS programs. The

current SENTRI program’s application

process, requirements and benefits

closely align with those for the Global

Entry and NEXUS trusted traveler

programs. The details of the current

SENTRI program are set forth below and

are also available at http://www.cbp.gov/

travel/trusted-traveler-programs/sentri.

1. General Requirements

SENTRI participants have access to

specific, dedicated primary lanes into

the United States from Mexico. An RFID

card is required for a participant to

access the dedicated SENTRI lanes.

Upon acceptance into the SENTRI

program, a participant is issued a

SENTRI RFID card at no additional cost.

A $25 fee is charged to replace the RFID

card if lost. When a replacement card is

requested, the original RFID card is

deactivated and is no longer functional.

SENTRI membership is for five years.

SENTRI participants may apply for

renewal. Renewal of the SENTRI

program requires the submission of a

new application, and payment of the

SENTRI fee. Just as with the Global

Entry program, an individual is

ineligible to participate in the SENTRI

program if CBP, at its sole discretion,

determines that the individual presents

a potential risk for terrorism, criminality

(such as smuggling), or CBP is unable to

establish that the applicant can be

considered low-risk. The specific

reasons why an applicant may not

qualify for participation in the SENTRI

program are the same as for the Global

Entry program.

Although most of the PORTPASS

procedures no longer apply to the

SENTRI program, SENTRI applicants

still pay fees based on the PORTPASS

fee provisions. The current SENTRI fee

is $122.25 and is comprised of three

separate payments that the applicant

pays at various stages in the application

process. The fee is comprised of a $25

application fee, an $82.75 DCL fee and

a $14.50 Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) fingerprinting fee. Pursuant to 8

CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(G), the application

fee is payable before the application is

processed. Section 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(G) also

authorizes the collection of an FBI

fingerprinting fee, if required. Section

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(A) requires the DCL

systems costs fee. Applicants may apply

for the SENTRI program online via the

TTP Systems website, https://

ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, or via the paper

application, Form 823S. The paper

application and fee can be mailed to

CBP or submitted in person at the

enrollment center.

If the applicant wishes to drive his or

her vehicle into the United States using

the SENTRI lanes, the applicant must

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In accordance with the United States

Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s

recommendation regarding its recent review

conducted of the CBP trusted traveler programs and

CBP’s goal of harmonizing the three CBP trusted

traveler programs, CBP has eliminated the

requirement for vehicle inspections at the

enrollment center. See GAO Report 14–483, Trusted

Travelers: Programs Provide Benefits, but

Enrollment Processes Could be Strengthened (May

2014), available at: http://www.gao.gov/products/

GAO-14-483.

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As stated earlier in the background section,

currently, an applicant who is denied may seek

redress through DHS TRIP or by contacting the

Trusted Traveler Ombudsman via a reconsideration

request filed through TTP Systems.

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See Utilization of Global Entry Kiosks by

NEXUS and SENTRI Participants Federal Register

notice, December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82202) for further

information.

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Prior to October 2012, the FBI fingerprinting fee

was $17.25. At that time, the total SENTRI fee of

$122.25 was broken down as follows: $25

application fee, $17.25 FBI fingerprinting fee, and

$80 DCL systems cost fee (as per 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(A)). Pursuant to a Federal Register

Notice published by the FBI on December 20, 2011

(76 FR 78950), the FBI fingerprinting fee decreased

to $14.50. In October 2012, CBP changed its internal

accounting regarding the allocation of the total

$122.25 SENTRI fee. Specifically, CBP reallocated

the $2.75 from the decreased FBI fingerprinting fee

to the DCL systems cost fee, bringing the DCL

systems cost fee to $82.75. Due to this change in

the individual DCL fee, the family maximum also

increased to $165.50 (from $160).

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CBP must collect the individual’s fingerprints

and have the most recent passport information

submitted on TTP Systems in order for these

participants to utilize the Global Entry kiosks. See

Utilization of Global Entry Kiosks by NEXUS and

SENTRI Participants Federal Register notice,

December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82202), for further

information.

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A NEXUS participant may travel as a passenger

in a vehicle using the SENTRI lanes. However, a

NEXUS participant may not drive a vehicle into the

United States using the SENTRI lanes unless that

vehicle has been approved by CBP for use in the

SENTRI lanes. More information about this process

is in Section III. B. SENTRI Program.

information about the vehicle on the

application and CBP will determine

whether to approve the vehicle. The

approved vehicle will be subject to an

inspection when the vehicle enters the

United States at the U.S.-Mexico border

crossing. This inspection will occur at

secondary inspection during one of the

vehicle’s crossings into the United

States at CBP’s discretion.

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It is within

CBP’s sole discretion whether to

approve a vehicle for the SENTRI

program. CBP reserves the right to

revoke the approval at the time of

inspection if, in its discretion, it finds

any reason the vehicle should not be

approved. CBP no longer issues vehicle

decals or transponders for vehicles

using the SENTRI lanes since this

technology is obsolete. When a SENTRI,

NEXUS or Global Entry participant with

an RFID card approaches the border in

the SENTRI lane, the system

automatically identifies the vehicle and

the identity of the occupants of the

vehicle. An individual may have a

maximum of four approved vehicles for

use in the SENTRI lanes. One vehicle

may be registered for approval during

the application or renewal process at no

additional charge. The fee to register

additional vehicles or to register the first

vehicle after the initial application or

renewal process is $42 per vehicle. This

fee is charged per vehicle registered,

regardless of whether that vehicle is

ultimately approved for use in the

SENTRI lanes. The additional vehicle

fee may be paid online via the TTP

Systems or in person at the enrollment

center.

After completion of the application

and submission of the application and

FBI fingerprinting fees, an applicant

will be notified if he or she is

conditionally approved or denied

acceptance into the SENTRI program.

An applicant who is denied may seek

redress.

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If the applicant is

conditionally accepted, he or she will be

notified to schedule an interview at a

SENTRI enrollment center. Before the

start of the interview, the SENTRI

applicant must pay the DCL fee either

via the TTP Systems or in person at the

enrollment center. The list of CBP

enrollment centers is available at

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-

traveler-programs/sentri/enrollment-

centers.

As a benefit of SENTRI membership,

a SENTRI participant who is a U.S.

citizen or a U.S. lawful permanent

resident may also utilize the Global

Entry kiosk. Mexican nationals who are

SENTRI participants may only utilize

the Global Entry kiosks upon successful

completion of a thorough risk

assessment by the Mexican

Government.

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Additionally, SENTRI

participants may utilize the NEXUS

lanes and NEXUS marine reporting

locations to enter the United States.

However, in order to obtain dedicated

processing into Canada using the

NEXUS lanes, automated air kiosks and

NEXUS marine reporting locations, a

SENTRI participant must separately

apply to the NEXUS program, undergo

Canadian vetting, be interviewed by the

CBSA, and pay the $50 NEXUS

application fee.

2. SENTRI Family Option Plans

The SENTRI program includes family

option plans that cap the amount that a

family is required to pay to apply to the

SENTRI program. The SENTRI program

uses the fee caps specified in the

PORTPASS fee regulations. The

PORTPASS regulations define ‘‘family’’

narrowly and traditionally as ‘‘husband,

wife, and minor children under 18 years

of age.’’ For purposes of the SENTRI

program, CBP considers a ‘‘family’’ to be

a mother, father and minors under the

age of 18. This includes single parents.

The maximum DCL fee a family must

pay is $165.50.

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When a family applies

to the SENTRI program each individual

family member is charged the $82.75

DCL fee until the $165.50 family cap is

reached. For example, a mother

currently applying to the SENTRI

program with her three minor children

will be charged a $165.50 DCL fee for

the entire family. The DCL fee is $82.75

per individual if not applying as a

family unit. There is also a family cap

set for the application fee. While the

application fee for an individual is $25

per applicant, the maximum amount

payable by a family is $50. This $50

family cap is set forth in the PORTPASS

fee regulation, 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(G).

When a family applies to the SENTRI

program, each individual family

member is charged the $25 application

fee until the $50 family cap is reached.

There are no family caps with respect to

the FBI fingerprinting fee. The FBI

fingerprinting fee is currently

dependent on the age of the applicant.

All applicants 14 years of age and older

are required to pay the FBI

fingerprinting fee. Applicants under 14

years of age are exempt from the FBI

fingerprinting fee.

Whether or not minors pay a fee to

apply for the SENTRI program, all

minors need to have the consent of a

parent or legal guardian to be eligible to

participate, must complete the

application, and are subject to the

requisite vetting, including the

collection of fingerprints. For minors

under the age of 18, a parent or legal

guardian must be present at the time of

the interview.

C. NEXUS Program—Current

Requirements

The NEXUS program is a joint trusted

traveler program between the United

States and Canada that allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated processing

by both U.S. and Canadian officials at

specified locations. Currently, the non-

refundable application fee is $50.

Minors under the age of 18 are exempt

from payment of the application fee.

As a benefit of NEXUS membership,

NEXUS participants may utilize the

Global Entry kiosks.

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Additionally,

NEXUS participants may utilize the

SENTRI lanes.

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Information about the

NEXUS procedures, fees, and other

information about the NEXUS program

are available at http://www.cbp.gov/

travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus.

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Any changes to the NEXUS fee will be

announced in a separate Federal Register notice.

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The NEXUS fee is split between the United

States and Canada. As a result, the United States

will only receive part of the revenue necessary to

recover its costs for the NEXUS program. Please see

the fee study entitled ‘‘CBP Trusted Traveler

Programs Fee Study’’, included in the docket of this

rulemaking (docket number USCBP–2020–0035) for

additional details.

D. Summary of Benefits for the NEXUS,

SENTRI and Global Entry Programs

As summarized in the chart below, a

Global Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS

participant can take advantage of certain

benefits of the other two CBP trusted

traveler programs. Please refer to

Sections III. A., III. B., and III. C. for

more details about these benefits.

T

ABLE

1—T

RUSTED

T

RAVELER

P

ROGRAMS

S

HARED

B

ENEFITS

Dedicated processing through: Trusted traveler program

SENTRI Global Entry NEXUS

SENTRI Lanes ............................................................................................................................. X X X

Global Entry Kiosks ..................................................................................................................... X * X X

NEXUS Lanes (into U.S.) ............................................................................................................ X X X

NEXUS Marine Reporting Locations (into U.S.) ......................................................................... X X X

NEXUS Lanes (into Canada) ...................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ X

NEXUS Marine Reporting Locations (into Canada) .................................................................... ........................ ........................ X

Automated Air Kiosks (into Canada) ........................................................................................... ........................ ........................ X

* SENTRI participants who are U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may use the Global Entry kiosks. SENTRI participants who are

Mexican nationals may only use this benefit upon successful completion of a thorough risk assessment by the Mexican government.

IV. Proposed Changes to the Global

Entry and SENTRI Programs

A. Harmonizing the CBP Trusted

Traveler Programs

CBP would like to harmonize the

application fee, the application fee paid

by minors, the fee payment schedule

and the application processes for the

NEXUS, SENTRI and Global Entry

programs.

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Also, the current fees are no

longer sufficient to recover CBP’s costs

to administer the programs. The

proposed changes to the Global Entry

and SENTRI programs are described

below.

1. Proposal To Harmonize the Global

Entry and SENTRI Fees

CBP has performed a fee study

entitled ‘‘CBP Trusted Traveler

Programs 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.

CBP determined that, in making the fee

uniform across the programs, a fee of

$120 is appropriate and necessary to

recover a reasonable portion of these

costs.

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The SENTRI fee would be

decreased from its current fee of $122.25

to $120. The Global Entry fee would be

increased from its current fee of $100 to

$120. The proposed $120 application

fee would apply to new applicants and

to participants renewing their

memberships in both the SENTRI and

Global Entry programs. As described

below, these non-refundable fees would

be paid to CBP at the time of the

application through the TTP Systems.

These fees would be reflected in the

Global Entry fee provision in 8 CFR

103.7, a proposed SENTRI fee provision

in 8 CFR 103.7, in the Global Entry

program regulation, 8 CFR 235.12, and

the SENTRI program proposed

regulation, 8 CFR 235.14.

2. Proposal To Exempt Certain Minors

From Payment of the Application Fee

The Global Entry, SENTRI, and

NEXUS programs are not aligned with

respect to whether minors are charged

an application fee. The SENTRI program

has a complex family option plan, the

Global Entry program charges minors

the full application fee and the NEXUS

program exempts all minors from

payment of the application fee. This

disparity results in families choosing a

program based on financial

considerations instead of choosing a

program based on the features and

benefits of the program. To eliminate

this disparity and to reflect the costs to

CBP to operate these programs, CBP

seeks to create a uniform fee and a

uniform fee charged to minors.

In this document, CBP is proposing to

exempt a minor under the age of 18 who

applies to the Global Entry or SENTRI

program from payment of the

application fee if the minor’s parent or

legal guardian applies concurrently with

the minor or if the parent or legal

guardian is an existing member of the

same program to which the minor is

applying. If the minor’s parent or legal

guardian is already an existing member,

the minor would be required to enter

the parent or legal guardian’s name and

trusted traveler number to allow CBP to

verify this information. If a minor

applies to the Global Entry or SENTRI

program without a concurrent parent or

legal guardian application and if his or

her parent or legal guardian is not

already a participant in the same

program to which the minor is applying,

the minor would be charged the full

application fee of $120. This exemption

for minors would minimize the costs for

families enrolling in the Global Entry,

SENTRI, and NEXUS programs.

All minors applying to the Global

Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS programs,

including those who are exempt from

payment of the application fee, must

have the consent of a parent or legal

guardian to be eligible to participate,

must complete the application, and

would be subject to the requisite vetting,

including the collection of fingerprints.

For minors under the age of 18, a parent

or legal guardian must be present at the

time of the interview with a CBP officer.

In order to incorporate this fee

exemption for certain minors, CBP is

proposing several regulatory

amendments. With respect to the Global

Entry program, CBP is proposing to

amend the fee provision, 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(M), and the Global Entry

program regulation, 8 CFR 235.12(d)(2).

To align SENTRI with the other

programs, CBP is proposing to eliminate

the SENTRI family option plans

described above. The family option

plans offer minor children discounted

rates or even free enrollment based on

their parent(s)’ application to the

SENTRI program. Family option plans

are overly complex, do not provide

options for minors with legal guardians

and make arbitrary age distinctions that

are no longer used by CBP. The SENTRI

family option plans would be replaced

by new provisions regarding the

SENTRI fee in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P)

and proposed 8 CFR 235.14(c)(3). These

provisions would incorporate the

proposed SENTRI application fee and

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There are minor differences regarding the two

provisions. First, proposed 8 CFR 235.14 has a

provision about denial and removal from the

program whereas the current Global Entry

regulation covers denial, removal and suspension

from the program (emphasis added). Second, the

redress provision in proposed 8 CFR 235.14

specifies two possible methods of redress for

individuals whose application is denied or whose

participation is terminated whereas the current

Global Entry regulation specifies the same two

possible methods of redress for individuals whose

applications are denied, or whose participation is

suspended or terminated (emphasis added). This

notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to revise

the Global Entry regulations to remove all

references to suspensions because CBP no longer

uses the suspension procedure. Additionally, the

current Global Entry regulation allows an applicant

to seek redress by writing to the enrollment center

where his or her interview was conducted. This

redress process is no longer used. This notice of

proposed rulemaking proposes to revise the Global

Entry regulations to reflect the current process.

the fee exemption for certain minors

under 18.

B. Proposal To Establish a New

Regulation for the SENTRI Program

As discussed previously, when the

legacy INS developed the SENTRI

program as part of a series of programs

referred to as PORTPASS, the

requirements and procedures that

govern the PORTPASS program set forth

in 8 CFR 235.7 were applicable to the

SENTRI program. With the transfer of

functions from the INS to DHS,

advancing technology and the

expansion of the CBP trusted traveler

programs, the SENTRI program has

evolved, and its requirements and

procedures have changed. The vast

majority of SENTRI applicants apply via

the TTP Systems website using an

application that is common to all the

CBP trusted traveler programs. These

application procedures are not reflected

in the PORTPASS regulation, 8 CFR

235.7. Additionally, CBP has

established CBP trusted traveler

enrollment centers, modernized the

DCLs utilized by SENTRI participants,

and established common methods of

redress for all three CBP trusted traveler

programs. The requirement for a

personal interview at the enrollment

center, the updates to the DCLs, and the

redress methods are also not reflected in

the PORTPASS regulations, 8 CFR

235.7.

This document proposes to add a new

section 8 CFR 235.14, modeled after the

Global Entry regulation, 8 CFR 235.12,

that would incorporate the current

parameters, requirements and

application procedures of the SENTRI

program and supersede 8 CFR 235.7 for

purposes of the SENTRI program.

Proposed 8 CFR 235.14 includes a

general description of the SENTRI

program, the eligibility requirements,

application procedures, redress

procedures, and the requirement to pay

an application fee as specified in a new

fee section, 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P).

Except for the provisions concerning the

eligibility requirements, the registration

of vehicles and the use of special lanes

for approved vehicles, the other

provisions (i.e., the disqualifying

criteria, application procedures, and the

available redress procedures) are

essentially the same as in the Global

Entry regulation.

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The provisions that

apply only to the SENTRI program are

described in the next paragraph.

The current eligibility criteria for the

SENTRI program are set forth in

proposed section 235.14(b)(1). Any

individual of any nationality is eligible

to apply for the SENTRI program.

Proposed section 235.14(c) sets forth the

application procedures including that a

vehicle must be approved by CBP to

utilize the SENTRI lanes. Proposed

section 235.14(e) states that a SENTRI

participant will be issued an RFID or

other CBP approved document that

grants the participant access to specific,

dedicated primary lanes into the United

States. The proposed regulation

provides the website where the SENTRI

lanes are identified and informs the

SENTRI participant that a vehicle must

be approved by CBP to utilize the

dedicated SENTRI lanes.

The proposed regulation also sets

forth the new fee payment schedule,

and the new fee exemption for certain

minors. This document also proposes to

add a new provision, 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P), which sets forth the

new fee, the new fee charged to minors,

and all relevant fee details for the

SENTRI program.

C. Additional Proposed Changes to the

SENTRI Program

1. Proposal To Change the Fee Payment

Schedule for the SENTRI Program

CBP is proposing to change the

current SENTRI fee payment schedule.

As discussed above, currently, the

SENTRI fee is comprised of three

separate amounts (an application fee, a

DCL fee, and an FBI fingerprinting fee)

that the applicant pays at various stages

in the application process. CBP is

proposing to require instead that the

SENTRI applicant pay a non-refundable

application fee of $120 at the time the

applicant submits the application via

TTP Systems.

As discussed earlier, CBP performed a

new fee study of the Global Entry,

SENTRI, and NEXUS programs and has

determined that a uniform fee of $120

is appropriate and necessary to recover

a reasonable portion of the costs

associated with application processing

for these programs. This fee study was

necessary to reevaluate the fees due to

the expansion of the programs, advances

in technology, and the shared benefits

across the programs. For example, as

technology has advanced, the

technology deployed and costs

associated with the creation of

dedicated commuter only lanes is no

longer necessary. CBP is capable of

converting any crossing lane into a lane

that may be used for trusted travelers.

Due to this advancement, CBP has

determined that the fee for the Global

Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS programs

should only incorporate those costs

associated with the application process.

The costs of processing the application

include the cost of TTP Systems, the FBI

fingerprinting fee, the enrollment

centers, the vetting and other relevant

costs. The new fee does not include any

costs related to DCLs. See the CBP

Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study for

the entire breakdown of the proposed

fee. Therefore, CBP has determined that

it is no longer appropriate to charge

SENTRI applicants the three separate

payments under the current fee payment

schedule.

CBP is also proposing to change the

fee payment schedule for the SENTRI

program in order to align the SENTRI

application process with the application

process for the Global Entry and NEXUS

programs. The Global Entry and NEXUS

programs have a single application fee

that is payable in full at the time the

applicant submits the application via

TTP Systems whereas SENTRI

applicants pay only a portion of the

SENTRI fee when the application is

submitted and other portions later in the

process. CBP is proposing to change the

fee payment schedule for the SENTRI

program to similarly require a single

application fee be paid in full at the

time the applicant submits the

application.

Thus, CBP is proposing to add section

8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P) to reflect that

the $120 fee encapsulates the entire

SENTRI fee and is payable at

application submission. Proposed

section 8 CFR 235.14(c)(3) would state

that the $120 non-refundable SENTRI

fee must be paid to CBP at the time of

the application submission through TTP

Systems or other CBP-approved process.

2. Proposal To Mandate Electronic

Submission of the SENTRI Program

Application and Payment of Fees

Currently, an applicant to the SENTRI

program may apply online via the TTP

Systems website or by submitting a

paper application, Form 823S. If the

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A NEXUS applicant may submit a paper

application to apply to the NEXUS program. This

is a CBSA form, not a CBP form. As such, the paper

NEXUS application is sent to CBSA, processed and

inputted by CBSA. CBP’s NEXUS application and

application submission are completely electronic.

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Section 101.5 of title 19 of the CFR (19 CFR

101.5) sets forth a list of CBP preclearance offices

in foreign locations. Section 162.8 of title 19 of the

CFR (19 CFR 162.8) permits CBP officers stationed

in a foreign country at a preclearance facility to

exercise such functions and perform such duties as

may be permitted by treaty, agreement or law of the

country in which the officer is stationed.

applicant chooses to submit a paper

application, the application fee can

either be mailed to CBP or submitted in

person at an enrollment center. CBP is

proposing to eliminate the paper

application as an option for SENTRI

applicants. SENTRI applicants would be

required to apply to the SENTRI

program online via the TTP Systems

website, https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov.

Eliminating the paper SENTRI

application would complete the

harmonization of the application

submission process for the three

programs,

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streamline the application

process, reduce the burden on CBP

officers, and expedite the application

process.

Additionally, CBP is proposing to

require applicants to pay the SENTRI

application fee through the TTP

Systems website at the time of online

application and not at the enrollment

center. The proposed elimination of the

paper SENTRI application makes this

change possible.

CBP is also proposing changes to the

procedures for paying the additional

vehicle fee. Although there is no fee for

a SENTRI applicant to register one

vehicle for use in the SENTRI lanes

during the initial application or renewal

process, there is a $42 fee to register

each additional vehicle and to register

the first vehicle after the initial

application or renewal process. This

proposed rule does not change the

amount of the additional vehicle fee.

However, this proposed rule would

change the way the fee is paid.

Currently, a SENTRI applicant or

participant may pay this fee

electronically via TTP Systems or in

person at the enrollment center. CBP is

proposing to require payment of the

additional vehicle fee electronically via

TTP Systems. This is because the

vehicle inspection is no longer

performed at the enrollment center. As

discussed above, if CBP approves the

vehicle for use in the SENTRI lanes, the

vehicle is subject to a vehicle inspection

at secondary inspection during one of

the vehicle’s crossings into the United

States. Requiring an applicant or

participant to pay the additional vehicle

fee online via TTP Systems ensures that

there is an electronic record of the

payment when the vehicle arrives at

secondary inspection. It also further

harmonizes the Global Entry, SENTRI,

and NEXUS programs. Global Entry and

NEXUS participants who wish to

register their vehicle for use in the

SENTRI lanes after the initial

application or renewal process would

continue to pay the additional vehicle

fee online via TTP Systems. These

SENTRI application procedures are

included in proposed 8 CFR 235.14(c).

D. Additional Proposed Changes to the

Global Entry Program

1. 8 CFR 235.12(g)

Under the current regulation, a Global

Entry participant must follow certain

procedures upon arrival in the United

States. These arrival procedures are set

forth in 8 CFR 235.12(g). They include

proceeding to the Global Entry kiosk,

following the on-screen instructions,

and declaring all articles brought into

the United States. For the reasons

discussed below, CBP is proposing to

revise this paragraph to eliminate the

reference to ‘‘arrival in the United

States’’. CBP is also proposing to remove

the reference, throughout the regulation,

to Global Entry ‘‘kiosks’’ and replace it

with the phrase ‘‘Global Entry

Processing’’ to allow for the applicable

facilities and technology to evolve

without need to revise the regulations.

For this same reason, CBP is also

proposing to remove the phrase ‘‘on-

screen’’ from the phrase concerning

following instructions and instead state

that the participant must ‘‘follow all

CBP instructions.’’

When the regulation was first issued,

CBP did not offer Global Entry at

airports located in the U.S. territories or

at preclearance facilities in foreign

countries. Due to the success of the

Global Entry program and to facilitate

the travel of additional Global Entry,

NEXUS and qualified SENTRI

participants, CBP now offers Global

Entry in certain U.S. territories as well

as at preclearance facilities in foreign

countries.

The expansion of Global Entry to U.S.

territories allows dedicated CBP

processing of Global Entry, NEXUS and

qualified SENTRI participants into these

territories. However, pursuant to 19 CFR

7.2(b), CBP does not perform a customs

function in certain U.S. territories.

Accordingly, CBP does not collect

customs declarations in those territories.

As the customs declaration does not

apply in all Global Entry locations, CBP

is proposing to amend 8 CFR 235.12(g)

as set forth in section VII of this Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), to

eliminate the reference to customs

declarations.

The expansion of Global Entry to

preclearance facilities in foreign

countries also allows select foreign

airports with preclearance facilities to

provide dedicated CBP processing for

Global Entry, NEXUS and qualified

SENTRI participants on direct outbound

flights to the United States.

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Preclearance facilities are staffed with

CBP officers responsible for conducting

customs, immigration, and agricultural

inspections of passengers, crew, and

their goods bound for the United States.

Generally, travelers who are inspected

at a preclearance facility are permitted

to arrive at a U.S. domestic facility and

either exit the U.S. domestic terminal

upon landing or connect directly to a

U.S. domestic flight without further CBP

processing. Because the Global Entry

processing occurs at a point prior to the

traveler’s arrival in the United States,

CBP is proposing to amend 8 CFR

235.12(g), as set forth below and in

section VII of this NPRM, to eliminate

the phrase ‘‘upon arrival in the United

States’’.

2. 8 CFR 235.12(h)

Section 235.12(h) addresses certain

examination and inspection issues

related to the use of Global Entry.

Among other things, it specifies that

pursuant to the enforcement provisions

of 19 CFR part 162, Global Entry

participants may be subject to further

CBP examination and inspection at any

time during the arrival process. As

noted above, CBP does not have

customs responsibilities at all Global

Entry locations. For this reason, CBP is

proposing to amend 8 CFR 235.12(h) to

eliminate the reference to 19 CFR part

162. Part 162 concerns, in relevant part,

inspections within the customs territory

of the United States. Reference to 19

CFR part 162 is not needed in 8 CFR

235.12(h) because the purpose of the

paragraph regarding successful use of

Global Entry at any location can be more

clearly and accurately stated without

specific reference to 19 CFR part 162.

3. Other Amendments to 8 CFR 235.12

CBP is also proposing several

additional minor changes to 8 CFR

235.12. First, CBP is proposing some

language changes to reflect the

expansion of Global Entry to

preclearance facilities at foreign

locations. Because Global Entry now

operates in some U.S. territories and

preclearance facilities outside the

United States, CBP is proposing to

remove references to ‘‘expedited entry

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them with ‘‘dedicated CBP processing.’’

In addition, CBP no longer refers to

members of trusted traveler programs as

‘‘low-risk travelers’’ preferring, instead,

the term ‘‘pre-approved travelers.’’

Accordingly, CBP is proposing to

update the language in sections

235.12(a), 235.12(b)(2) and 235.12(c) to

reflect the above changes.

Additionally, the interview

procedures for the Global Entry program

have changed slightly. Although section

235.12(e)(1) states that the Global Entry

applicant must schedule his or her

interview at a Global Entry enrollment

center, Global Entry applicants now

have another personal interview option.

They can also have their personal

interview at certain participating

airports referred to as ‘‘Enrollment on

Arrival’’ airports. The locations of the

participating airports can be found at

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-

traveler-programs/global-entry/

enrollment-arrival. The applicant does

not need to schedule the interview in

advance, but may only use this option

if arriving in the United States on an

international flight at one of the

‘‘Enrollment on Arrival’’ airports. CBP is

proposing to update the language in 8

CFR 235.12(e)(1) to eliminate the

specific reference to Global Entry

enrollment centers.

Finally, CBP no longer suspends

Global Entry membership. CBP either

denies an applicant participation under

the disqualifying factors in 8 CFR

235.12(b)(2) or a Global Entry

participant is removed from the program

if CBP determines under 8 CFR

235.12(j)(2) that such action is

necessary. To reflect this change, CBP is

proposing to remove all references to

‘‘suspend’’, ‘‘suspension’’ and

‘‘suspended’’ from sections 235.12(d)(3),

235.12(j) and (k).

E. Proposed Conforming Amendment to

8 CFR 103.7

The current regulations include a

provision, 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(A), that

specifies the amount of the DCL system

costs fee. This fee is for use of DCLs

located at specific ports of entry for

approved PORTPASS participants in

designated vehicles. As discussed

above, this fee is one element of the

current SENTRI program fee. SENTRI is

the only PORTPASS program where

CBP charges the DCL fee. If the fee

changes proposed in this NPRM are

implemented, the entire SENTRI fee

will be specified in 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P). Since CBP would no

longer have any other programs which

charge the DCL fee, this paragraph

(b)(1)(ii)(A) would be unnecessary.

Therefore, CBP is proposing to remove

and reserve 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(A).

V. Statutory and Regulatory

Requirements

A. Executive Orders 13563, 12866, and

13771

Executive Orders 13563 and 12866

direct agencies to assess the costs and

benefits of available regulatory

alternatives and, if regulation is

necessary, to select regulatory

approaches that maximize net benefits

(including potential economic,

environmental, public health and safety

effects, distributive impacts, and

equity). Executive Order 13563

emphasizes the importance of

quantifying both costs and benefits, of

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,

and of promoting flexibility. Executive

Order 13771 directs agencies to reduce

regulation and control regulatory costs,

and provides that ‘‘for every one new

regulation issued, at least two prior

regulations be identified for elimination,

and that the cost of planned regulations

be prudently managed and controlled

through a budgeting process.’’

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has not designated this rule a

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.

Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed it.

As this rule is not a significant

regulatory action, this rule is exempt

from the requirements of Executive

Order 13771. See OMB’s Memorandum

‘‘Guidance Implementing Executive

Order 13771, Titled ‘Reducing

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory

Costs’’’ (April 5, 2017). CBP has

prepared the following analysis to help

inform stakeholders of the impacts of

this proposed rule.

1. Purpose of the Rule

CBP operates several voluntary

trusted traveler programs that afford

pre-approved travelers with dedicated

processing travel privileges into the

United States. These programs are the

Secure Electronic Network for Travelers

Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program,

Global Entry program, and NEXUS

program. When originally developed,

each program had its own application

process and participants in one program

could not take advantage of the benefits

of other programs. As the programs

expanded, CBP determined that it was

necessary to unify certain aspects of the

three trusted traveler programs.

Currently, the programs have a nearly

identical application process and

participants in any one of the programs

can enjoy nearly all the benefits of the

other two trusted traveler programs.

However, regulatory changes are needed

to unify certain aspects of the programs.

Although the trusted traveler

programs all offer nearly reciprocal

benefits with each other, the current

SENTRI, Global Entry, and NEXUS fees

are $122.25, $100, and $50, respectively.

In addition to leading to potential

confusion and charging different prices

for nearly the same product for

prospective and renewing trusted

traveler program members, these fees

are no longer sufficient to recover CBP’s

costs to administer the programs.

Instead, all unreimbursed costs are

currently covered by appropriated

funds. As discussed below, CBP has

determined that a harmonized fee of

$120 is appropriate and necessary to

recover a reasonable portion of the costs

associated with application processing

for these trusted traveler programs.

In addition to ensuring that the

trusted traveler programs are better

funded, CBP is proposing to revise the

SENTRI fee payment schedule; exempt

certain minors from payment of the

harmonized fee for membership in the

SENTRI or Global Entry programs;

change certain aspects of the SENTRI

program application process; and

eliminate the dedicated commuter lane

systems cost fee (‘‘DCL fee’’) currently

applicable only to approved SENTRI

members.

2. Background

When originally developed, the

SENTRI, Global Entry, and NEXUS

programs each had its own application

process and participants in one program

could not take advantage of the benefits

of other programs. As the programs

expanded, CBP determined that it was

necessary to unify certain aspects of the

three trusted traveler programs.

Currently, the programs have a nearly

identical application process and

participants in any one of the programs

can enjoy nearly all the benefits of the

other two trusted traveler programs. As

shown in Table 1 below, NEXUS and

certain SENTRI participants are eligible

to use Global Entry kiosks and Global

Entry participants are eligible to use

NEXUS lanes and marine reporting

locations when entering the United

States and SENTRI lanes. Additionally,

SENTRI participants are permitted to

use NEXUS lanes and marine reporting

locations when entering the United

States and NEXUS participants are

permitted to use SENTRI lanes.

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CBP notes that 2/3 of the revenue from NEXUS

applicants goes to the United States government

and the remaining 1/3 of revenue from NEXUS

applicants goes to the Canadian government.

Therefore, even though the fee calculated below is

set to recover the costs of the program, the United

States will only receive 2/3 of the revenue

necessary to cover its costs of the NEXUS program.

CBP considers the revenue to be sufficient to cover

a reasonable portion of the costs. CBP has not

adjusted the fee higher to account for this because

doing so would cause applicants to SENTRI and

Global Entry to subsidize the costs of the NEXUS

program.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operations on May 23, 2018. Also,

on March 19, 2012, the FBI fingerprinting fee

decreased from $17.25 to $14.50 (76 FR 78950).

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1—T

RUSTED

T

RAVELER

P

ROGRAMS

’ S

HARED

B

ENEFITS

Dedicated processing through: Trusted traveler program

SENTRI Global Entry NEXUS

SENTRI Lanes ............................................................................................................................. X X X

Global Entry Kiosks ..................................................................................................................... X* X X

NEXUS Lanes (into U.S.) ............................................................................................................ X X X

NEXUS Marine Reporting Stations (into U.S.) ............................................................................ X X X

NEXUS Lanes (into CAN) ........................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ X

NEXUS Marine Reporting Stations (into CAN) ........................................................................... ........................ ........................ X

Automated Air Kiosks (into CAN) ................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ X

* U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may use this benefit. Mexican nationals may only use this benefit upon successful completion of

a thorough risk assessment by the Mexican government.

Despite the nearly identical

application process and the nearly

reciprocal benefits each program has

with one another, each of these trusted

traveler programs still has its own fee.

As such, CBP is proposing to harmonize

the application fee for these trusted

traveler programs. CBP has determined

that a fee of $120 is necessary in order

to recover a reasonable portion of the

costs associated with application

processing for the SENTRI, Global

Entry, and NEXUS trusted traveler

programs.

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A fee study documenting

the proposed fee change, entitled CBP

Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Study,

has been included in the docket of this

rulemaking (docket number USCBP–

2020–0035). Table 2 presents the

components of the proposed fee. In

addition to the proposed fee changes,

CBP is proposing to revise the SENTRI

fee payment schedule; exempt all

minors under 18 years of age from the

fee when a parent or legal guardian is

already a member of or concurrently

applying for SENTRI or Global Entry;

require all SENTRI program applicants

to apply and pay electronically; require

that additional SENTRI program vehicle

registrations are paid for electronically;

and eliminate the DCL fee currently

applicable only to approved SENTRI

members.

T

ABLE

2—P

ROPOSED

T

RUSTED

T

RAVELER

P

ROGRAMS

F

EE

(1) TTP Systems/GES .............. $17.17

(2) FBI Fingerprinting ............... 14.50

(3) Enrollment Center ............... 52.54

(4) Vetting Center ..................... 14.47

(5) RFID Card ........................... 15.87

(6) HQ Staff, Call Center, and

Miscellaneous ....................... 2.54

Sum ....................................... 117.09

Calculated Fee, rounded up to

the nearest $5.00 .................. 120.00

Although CBP intends to harmonize

the fee for the NEXUS, SENTRI, and

Global Entry trusted traveler programs,

this proposed rule only concerns

changes to the fee for the SENTRI and

Global Entry trusted traveler programs.

Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1753(c), the fee

setting of a joint U.S.-Canada project,

such as the NEXUS program, is exempt

from the Administrative Procedure Act.

Accordingly, any changes to the NEXUS

fee will be announced in a Federal

Register notice.

Below are brief descriptions of the

Global Entry and SENTRI trusted

traveler programs and an explanation of

their current fee structures (for details

regarding the NEXUS trusted traveler

program, please refer to the NEXUS

website at http://www.cbp.gov/travel/

trusted-traveler-programs/nexus):

a. SENTRI

The SENTRI program allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated CBP

processing at specified land border ports

along the U.S.-Mexico border. The

SENTRI program currently has a fee of

$122.25. This fee is comprised of three

parts: A $25 application fee, an $82.75

DCL fee, and a $14.50 FBI fingerprinting

fee for applicants 14 years of age or

older.

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Unlike NEXUS and Global

Entry, SENTRI applicants do not pay the

entire fee when submitting their

application. Initially, a SENTRI

applicant is only required to pay the $25

application fee and the $14.50 FBI

fingerprinting fee. Payment of the

$82.75 DCL fee is only required if a

SENTRI applicant is conditionally

approved for membership in the

program.

In order to lessen the financial burden

for families applying to the SENTRI

trusted traveler program, CBP places a

cap on the maximum amount that a

family is required to pay for the

application and DCL components of the

SENTRI program fee. As shown in Table

3, these caps are $50 and $165.50,

respectively, or the rough equivalent to

the cost of two applicants. For the

purposes of the SENTRI program, CBP

considers a family to be a father,

mother, and minors under 18 years of

age.

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EE

F

AMILY

O

PTION

P

LAN

Fee component Family member Cost

Application ....................................... Father ............................................

Mother ............................................

Minors 14–17 years of age ...........

Minors under 14 years of age .......

$25 per person until the maximum family cap of $50 is reached.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operations on August 2, 2019.

30

Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operations on August 2, 2019.

31

OMB Circular A–4: https://

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/

omb/circulars/A4/a-4.pdf.

32

Regulatory Impact Analysis: Frequently Asked

Questions (FAQ): https://www.whitehouse.gov/

sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/assets/OMB/

circulars/a004/a-4_FAQ.pdf and OMB Circular A–

4: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/

whitehouse.gov/files/omb/circulars/A4/a-4.pdf.

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CBP notes, however, that this proposal does not

propose changes to the vehicle fee and each

SENTRI participant will continue to receive one

vehicle registration for no additional cost when

either renewing or applying to the SENTRI program.

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A NEXUS applicant may submit a paper

application to apply to the NEXUS program. This

is a CBSA form, not a CBP form. As such, the paper

NEXUS application is sent to CBSA, processed and

inputted by CBSA. CBP’s NEXUS application and

application submission are completely electronic.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operations on May 31, 2018.

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ABLE

3—SENTRI F

EE

F

AMILY

O

PTION

P

LAN

—Continued

Fee component Family member Cost

DCL ................................................. Father ............................................

Mother ............................................

Minors 14–17 years of age ...........

Minors under 14 years of age .......

$82.75 per person until the maximum family cap of $165.50 is

reached.

FBI Fingerprinting ............................ Father ............................................

Mother ............................................

Minors 14–17 years of age ...........

Minors under 14 years of age .......

$14.50.

$0.

In addition to requiring individuals to

apply to the SENTRI program, CBP

requires that vehicles be approved by

CBP for use in SENTRI lanes. The

SENTRI program fee includes the

registration of one vehicle during the

initial application or renewal process. A

fee of $42 is required for any additional

vehicle to be registered for use in

SENTRI lanes (maximum of four

vehicles) or for the participant to

register his or her first vehicle after the

initial application or renewal process. In

fiscal year (FY) 2018, CBP received $1.8

million in SENTRI fee revenue.

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b. Global Entry

The Global Entry program allows pre-

approved travelers dedicated CBP

processing at designated airports,

currently through the use of automated

kiosks at designated airports. The Global

Entry program currently has a fee of

$100. In FY 2018, CBP received $142.7

million in Global Entry fee revenue.

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3. Costs

This proposed rule would harmonize

the fee that is required to be paid when

applying for membership in the SENTRI

and Global Entry trusted traveler

programs. The SENTRI and Global Entry

programs currently have fees of $122.25

and $100, respectively. As discussed

above, CBP has determined that a fee of

$120 is necessary in order to recover a

reasonable portion of the costs

associated with application processing

for CBP’s trusted traveler programs. In

addition to the proposed fee changes,

CBP is proposing to revise the SENTRI

fee payment schedule; to exempt all

minors under the age of 18 years of age

from paying the fee when a parent or

legal guardian is already a member of or

concurrently applying for SENTRI or

Global Entry; require all SENTRI

applicants to apply and pay

electronically; require that additional

SENTRI program vehicle registrations be

paid for electronically; and eliminate

the DCL fee currently applicable to only

approved SENTRI members.

When assessing costs of proposed

rules, agencies must take care to not

include transfer payments in their cost

analysis. As described in OMB Circular

A–4, transfer payments occur when

‘‘. . . monetary payments from one

group [are made] to another [group] that

do not affect total resources available to

society.’’

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Examples of transfer

payments include payments for

insurance and fees paid to a government

agency for services that an agency

already provides.

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The SENTRI and

Global Entry trusted traveler programs

are established programs that already

require a fee in order to participate.

Current fees do not cover the entire

costs to CBP for administering these

programs and unreimbursed costs are

covered by appropriated funds.

Accordingly, the proposed fee changes,

including changes in who is exempt, to

the trusted traveler programs do not

increase overall costs to society as these

unreimbursed costs are already being

paid by appropriated funds. As such, a

change to the fee associated with each

program is considered a transfer

payment. CBP does recognize, however,

that the proposed fee changes may have

a distributional impact on individuals

and families applying or renewing their

membership in either the SENTRI or

Global Entry trusted traveler program. In

order to inform stakeholders of all

potential effects of the proposed rule,

CBP has analyzed the distributional

effects of the proposed rule below in

section ‘‘V. A. 4. Distributional

Impacts.’’

In addition to adjusting the fees

required for membership in the SENTRI

and Global Entry trusted traveler

programs, CBP is proposing to require

that all SENTRI applicants apply and

pay the requisite application fee

electronically and pay the vehicle

registration fee electronically.

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CBP

estimates that it takes the same amount

of time to complete the electronic

SENTRI application and make an

electronic payment for the application

and registration fee as it does to

complete a paper SENTRI application

and vehicle registration and make a

payment by cash or check at an

enrollment center. CBP believes that

requiring an electronic application and

payment is necessary to increase

efficiency of the SENTRI program

application and SENTRI vehicle

registration process. Additionally, this

would further harmonize the three

trusted traveler programs because

electronic applications and payments

are a current CBP requirement for the

Global Entry and NEXUS programs.

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CBP recognizes that applying and

paying for the SENTRI program and

vehicle registrations electronically

requires internet access and those

without readily available internet access

would have to visit a facility that

provides internet access to the public

(e.g., a library). However, in 2017, CBP

received 138,515 SENTRI applications

and 56,285 SENTRI vehicle enrollment

applications, all of which were

submitted electronically.

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Applicants

would not likely opt to file

electronically if it were more

burdensome to do so. For this reason,

CBP assumes that no applicants would

need to travel to access the internet for

the purpose of paying the required fees.

To the extent that someone does need to

travel, he or she would incur small

opportunity and transportation costs.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operation on May 23, 2018.

CBP notes that the SENTRI program is

a voluntary program and that all

individuals must determine if the

benefits of receiving dedicated CBP

processing either meet or exceed the

costs of joining the SENTRI program.

In addition to proposing that the

applications and vehicle registrations be

electronic, CBP is proposing to codify

SENTRI vehicle inspection changes that

have previously been implemented.

Formerly, the SENTRI vehicle

inspection took place at the enrollment

center. On November 17, 2015, CBP

changed this inspection process and

notified impacted applicants and

SENTRI members of the new process by

email. Under the new vehicle inspection

process, which is still in effect, a vehicle

must be approved by CBP for use in the

SENTRI lanes and subsequently

inspected at secondary inspection

during one of the vehicle’s crossings

into the United States. Despite not

having an inspection at the time of

enrollment, vehicles remain subject to

inspections at the time of crossing

through random inspection. This rule’s

proposed SENTRI vehicle inspection

changes would not result in additional

benefits or costs to CBP trusted traveler

program participants because they are

already operational, because the

inspection takes the same amount of

time, and because no additional trip is

needed for the inspection.

Along with the proposed regulatory

changes discussed above, CBP is

proposing changes to the information

collection associated with the trusted

traveler programs (OMB control number

1651–0121). The proposed change

would require a minor under 18 years

of age applying for membership in

either the SENTRI or Global Entry

trusted traveler program whose parent

or legal guardian is already a member of

the same program to submit his or her

parent’s or legal guardian’s name and

trusted traveler number. As discussed

below, in section ‘‘V. E. Paperwork

Reduction Act,’’ CBP estimates that this

proposed information collection would

take approximately two minutes (0.0333

hours). CBP’s trusted traveler databases

do not track which minors concurrently

apply to a trusted traveler program with

a parent or legal guardian and which

minors apply after a parent or legal

guardian joined a trusted traveler

program. CBP subject matter experts,

however, estimate that two percent of

minors (or parents/legal guardians

acting on their behalf) apply for

membership in a trusted traveler

program after a parent or legal guardian

has already joined a trusted traveler

program and, as such, would be subject

to the proposed information collection.

Table 4 shows historical data on the

number of minor applicants that

enrolled in SENTRI and Global Entry

from 2013 to 2018, while Table 5 shows

the estimated number of minor SENTRI

and Global Entry applications over the

period of analysis spanning from 2019

to 2023.

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CBP notes that the data

presented in Table 4 for 2018 is a

projection and not actual data. CBP

based the 2018 through 2023 minor

SENTRI enrollment application figures

shown in Table 4 and Table 5 on the

compound annual growth rate (CAGR)

of minor SENTRI enrollment

applications between 2013 and 2017,

which is equal to six percent, applied to

the number of minor SENTRI

applications in each prior year. To

estimate the 2018 through 2023 minor

Global Entry enrollment applications,

CBP applied the 2013 to 2017 CAGR of

minor Global Entry enrollment

applications of 31 percent to the number

of minor Global Entry enrollment

applications in each prior year.

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ABLE

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ISTORICAL

M

INOR

E

NROLLMENT

A

PPLICATIONS FOR

SENTRI

AND

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

, 2013–2018

Year

Total minor

SENTRI

enrollment

applications

Total minor

Global Entry

enrollment

applications

2013 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27,665 33,712

2014 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25,013 48,287

2015 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25,003 59,670

2016 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37,102 94,631

2017 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34,924 99,232

2018 * ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37,019 129,994

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 186,726 465,526

* Projection.

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

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ABLE

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STIMATED

M

INOR

SENTRI

AND

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

E

NROLLMENT

A

PPLICATIONS

, 2019–2023

Year

Total minor

SENTRI

enrollment

applications

Total minor

Global Entry

enrollment

applications

2019 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39,241 170,292

2020 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 41,595 223,083

2021 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 44,091 292,238

2022 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 46,736 382,832

2023 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 49,540 501,510

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 221,203 1,569,955

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

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$20.40 hourly time value for SENTRI

applicants x 0.0333-hour time burden to complete

new information collection = $0.68 (rounded);

$47.10 hourly time value for Global Entry

applicants x 0.0333-hour time burden to complete

new information collection = $1.57 (rounded).

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CBP bases the $20.40 hourly time value for

SENTRI applicants on the U.S. Department of

Transportation’s (DOT) hourly time value of $20.40

for all-purpose, intercity travel by surface modes

(except high-speed rail). CBP used this hourly time

value for all-purpose, intercity travel by surface

modes for SENTRI applicants because SENTRI

members use the program to travel to the United

States by land. CBP bases the $47.10 hourly time

value for Global Entry applicants on the DOT’s

hourly time value of $47.10 for all-purpose,

intercity travel by air and high-speed rail. CBP used

this hourly time value for all-purpose, intercity

travel by air and high-speed rail for Global Entry

applicants because Global Entry members primarily

use the program to travel to the United States by

air. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation,

Office of Transportation Policy. The Value of Travel

Time Savings: Departmental Guidance for

Conducting Economic Evaluations Revision 2 (2016

Update). ‘‘Table 4 (Revision 2—2016 Update):

Recommended Hourly Values of Travel Time

Savings.’’ September 27, 2016. Available at https://

www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/

2016%20Revised%20Value%20of

%20Travel%20Time%20Guidance.pdf. Accessed

August 14, 2019.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operation on May 23, 2018. CBP

notes that the data presented in Table 8 for 2018

is a projection and not actual data.

As previously stated, CBP subject

matter experts estimate that two percent

of minors (or parents/legal guardians

acting on their behalf) apply for

membership in a trusted traveler

program after a parent or legal guardian

has already joined a trusted traveler

program. As such, CBP estimates that

only two percent of the projected minor

SENTRI and Global Entry applicants

shown in Table 5 would be subject to

the rule’s proposed application

information collection requiring the

submission of the name and trusted

traveler number of an applicant’s parent

or legal guardian. These applicants

would incur a two-minute (0.0333-hour)

time burden to submit this information,

at a time cost of $0.68 for SENTRI

applicants and $1.57 for Global Entry

applicants based on their respective

hourly time values of $20.40 and

$47.10.

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Using the projected number

of minor SENTRI and Global Entry

applicants subject to the new

information collection and the

estimated time costs to complete the

new information collection, CBP

estimates that it would cost minors (or

parents/legal guardians acting on their

behalf) $52,307 in opportunity (or time)

costs to complete the proposed

information collection over the five-year

period of analysis. In the first year

(2019), CBP estimates that this rule’s

new information collection would cost

minors (or parents/legal guardians

acting on their behalf) $5,881. Table 6

shows the number of minor SENTRI and

Global Entry applicants required to

submit the name and trusted traveler

number of their parents or legal

guardians and their annual cost to

complete this proposed information

collection.

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ABLE

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OTAL

C

OST TO

C

OMPLETE THE

P

ROPOSED

I

NFORMATION

C

OLLECTION FOR

M

INORS

, 2019–2023

[Undiscounted 2019 U.S. Dollars]

Year 2% of minor

SENTRI

applicants

2% of minor

Global Entry

applicants

Cost to minor

SENTRI

applicants

Cost to minor

Global Entry

applicants

Total cost to

minor SENTRI

and Global

Entry

applicants

2019 ..................................................................................... 785 3,406 $534 $5,347 $5,881

2020 ..................................................................................... 832 4,462 566 7,005 7,571

2021 ..................................................................................... 882 5,845 600 9,177 9,776

2022 ..................................................................................... 935 7,657 636 12,021 12,657

2023 ..................................................................................... 991 10,030 674 15,747 16,421

Total .............................................................................. 4,425 31,400 3,009 49,298 52,307

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Total Costs

Table 7 summarizes the costs of this

rule for minors to apply to the SENTRI

and Global Entry programs after their

parent or legal guardian has already

done so. Altogether, this rule would

impose a total discounted cost on

minors from 2019 to 2023 of $44,356 in

present value and $10,110 on an

annualized basis (using a 7 percent

discount rate and 2019 U.S. dollars).

T

ABLE

7—T

OTAL

M

ONETIZED

P

RESENT

V

ALUE AND

A

NNUALIZED

C

OSTS OF

R

ULE

, 2019–2023

[2019 U.S. dollars]

3%

Discount

rate

7%

Discount

rate

Present Value

Cost ............... $48,620 $44,356

T

ABLE

7—T

OTAL

M

ONETIZED

P

RESENT

V

ALUE AND

A

NNUALIZED

C

OSTS OF

R

ULE

, 2019–2023—Continued

[2019 U.S. dollars]

3%

Discount

rate

7%

Discount

rate

Annualized Cost 10,307 10,110

Note: The estimates in this table are contin-

gent upon CBP’s projections as well as the

discount rates applied.

4. Distributional Impacts

a. SENTRI

Under the proposed rule, the SENTRI

fee would decrease from $122.25 to

$120, the entire SENTRI fee would be

required to be paid when submitting a

SENTRI program application, and all

minors under the age of 18 would be

exempt from the SENTRI program fee

when a parent or legal guardian is either

a member of or concurrently applying

for SENTRI. Table 8 shows the historical

approved adult SENTRI applicants from

2013 to 2018.

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CBP notes that the data

presented in Table 8 for 2018 is a

projection and not actual data. CBP

based the 2018 approved adult SENTRI

applications figure on the CAGR of

approved adult SENTRI applications

between 2013 and 2017, which is equal

to nine percent, applied to the actual

number of approved adult SENTRI

applications in 2017.

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operations on May 23, 2018.

T

ABLE

8—H

ISTORICAL

A

PPROVED

A

DULT

SENTRI A

PPLICANTS

, 2013–

2018

Year

Total SENTRI

enrollment

applications

approved

applicants age

18 or older

2013 ................................ 65,489

2014 ................................ 61,982

2015 ................................ 55,209

2016 ................................ 88,163

2017 ................................ 91,468

2018 * .............................. 99,700

Total ............................ 462,011

* Projection.

The proposed SENTRI program fee

decrease would save individuals 18

years of age or older $2.25 over a five-

year period (an average of $0.45 per

year) when they either apply for

SENTRI for the first time or renew their

SENTRI membership. Using the above

historical data in Table 8 and the nine

percent CAGR of approved adult

SENTRI applications between 2013 and

2017, CBP estimates that over the five-

year period of analysis from 2019 to

2023, 650,378 adults (130,076 adults per

year on average) would either join the

SENTRI program or renew their

memberships. Based on these projected

memberships, CBP estimates that the

proposed fee decrease would result in

decreased transfer payments from

SENTRI applicants to the U.S.

Government of approximately

$1,463,351 ($292,670 per year on

average) over the five-year period of

analysis (650,378 estimated SENTRI

applications * $2.25 proposed fee

decrease = $1,463,351). This is shown in

Table 9 below. CBP notes that the

SENTRI program is a voluntary program

and each renewing or prospective

participant must determine if the

benefits of dedicated CBP processing

into the United States would equal or

exceed the costs of the program. CBP

compares these benefits and costs below

in section ‘‘V. A. 8. Benefits and

Breakeven Analysis.’’

T

ABLE

9—D

ECREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENTS FROM

A

DULT

SENTRI A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF THE

R

ULE

,

2019–2023

[Undiscounted 2019 U.S. dollars]

Year

Approved

adult SENTRI

enrollment

applications

Transfers

based on

current fee of

$122.25

Transfers

based on

proposed fee

of $120

Decrease in

transfers from

applicants

2019 ................................................................................................................. 108,673 $13,285,274 $13,040,760 $244,514

2020 ................................................................................................................. 118,454 14,481,002 14,214,480 266,522

2021 ................................................................................................................. 129,115 15,784,309 15,493,800 290,509

2022 ................................................................................................................. 140,735 17,204,854 16,888,200 316,654

2023 ................................................................................................................. 153,401 18,753,272 18,408,120 345,152

Total .......................................................................................................... 650,378 79,508,711 78,045,360 1,463,351

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

In addition to decreasing the fee for

the SENTRI program, CBP is proposing

to require that the entire fee be paid

when submitting an application.

Currently, renewing and prospective

SENTRI participants are only required

to pay a $25 application fee and a

$14.50 FBI fingerprinting fee, for a total

of $39.50, when submitting a SENTRI

program application and an applicant is

not responsible for the remaining fee

component ($82.75 DCL fee) if he or she

does not receive a conditional approval.

Under the proposed rule, a SENTRI

applicant who does not receive a

conditional approval would see an

$80.50 increase in price ([$120 proposed

SENTRI fee—$39.50 current SENTRI

application fee] = $80.50). As previously

mentioned, this new fee does not

include any costs related to DCLs

because the technology deployed and

costs associated with the creation of

DCLs is no longer necessary and CBP

plans to eliminate the fee with this rule.

CBP estimates that over the last 10

years, an average of approximately 4,700

individuals per year did not receive a

conditional approval when applying for

the SENTRI program.

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Using this

annual average over the last 10 years as

a projection of SENTRI applicants who

would not receive a conditional

approval over the period of analysis,

and assuming that these applicants are

adults, CBP estimates that SENTRI

applicants who do not receive a

conditional approval would transfer up

to an additional $1,891,750 to the U.S.

Government with this rule between

2019 and 2023, or $378,350 per year

(4,700 SENTRI applicants not receiving

a conditional approval * $80.50 =

$378,350 * 5 years = $1,891,750). This

is shown in Table 10 below.

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ABLE

10—P

OTENTIAL

I

NCREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENTS

F

ROM

A

DULT

SENTRI A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF

THE

R

ULE

, 2019–2023

[Undiscounted 2019 U.S. dollars] *

Year SENTRIapplications

without conditional

approval

Transfer

based on

current fee of

$39.50

Transfer

based on

proposed fee

of $120

Increase in

transfers from

applicants

2019 ......................................................................................................... 4,700 $185,650 $564,000 $378,350

2020 ......................................................................................................... 4,700 185,650 564,000 378,350

2021 ......................................................................................................... 4,700 185,650 564,000 378,350

2022 ......................................................................................................... 4,700 185,650 564,000 378,350

2023 ......................................................................................................... 4,700 185,650 564,000 378,350

Total .................................................................................................. 23,500 928,250 2,820,000 1,891,750

* CBP assumes, for the purposes of this analysis, that the applicants included in this table who do not receive conditional approval for their

SENTRI applications are adults.

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

This rule also proposes to exempt all

minors under 18 years of age from

paying the SENTRI fee when a parent or

legal guardian is a member of or

concurrently applies for SENTRI. As

shown in Table 3, CBP currently places

a cap on the maximum amount a family

is required to pay for the application

and DCL components of the SENTRI

program fee. For the purposes of the

SENTRI program, a family is considered

to be a father, mother, and minors under

18 years of age. This proposed rule

would exempt all minors under 18 years

of age from the SENTRI fee as long as

one parent or legal guardian is a

member of or concurrently applying for

SENTRI. CBP’s SENTRI database does

not track which participants have family

members that also participate in the

program. As such, CBP is unable to

determine how many families would

benefit, or the extent to which they

would benefit, from the proposed

change. However, assuming that in the

absence of this rulemaking, future

SENTRI applicants under 18 years of

age would largely be exempt from the

SENTRI fee because of the existing

SENTRI fee exemptions for minors, this

rule’s fee exemption for minors would

have no impact on transfer payments

between minor SENTRI applicants and

CBP during the period of analysis. CBP

presents two examples below in Table

11 to illustrate the possible savings that

a family may receive under the

proposed rule.

T

ABLE

11—I

LLUSTRATIVE

E

XAMPLES OF THE

P

ROPOSED

SENTRI P

ROGRAM

S

AVINGS

Example Fee structure Cost Change from current

fee structure

A mother and one 14-year-old minor child apply

for the SENTRI program. Current ........ $244.50 ..................................................................

([2 individuals * $25 application fee = $50] + [2

individuals * $82.75 DCL fee = $165.50 ] + [2

individuals * $14.50 FBI fingerprinting fee =

$29] = $244.50).

No change.

Proposed ..... $120 .......................................................................

([1 adult * $120 proposed SENTRI program fee]

+ [1 minor under 18 years of age * $0 pro-

posed SENTRI program fee] = $120).

Savings of $124.50

($244.50¥$120 =

$124.50).

A family of four comprising a mother, father, and

two 14-year-old minor children apply for the

SENTRI program.

Current ........ $273.50 ..................................................................

([4 individuals * $25 application fee = $50 family

cap] + [4 individuals * $82.75 DCL fee =

$165.50 family cap] + [4 individuals * $14.50

FBI fingerprinting fee = $58] = $273.50).

No change.

Proposed ..... $240 .......................................................................

([2 adult * $120 proposed SENTRI program fee]

+ [2 minors under 18 years of age * $0 pro-

posed SENTRI program fee] = $240).

Savings of $28

($268¥$240 = $28).

b. Global Entry

Under the proposed rule, the Global

Entry program fee would increase from

$100 to $120 and all minors under 18

years of age would be exempt from the

Global Entry program fee when a parent

or legal guardian is either a member of

or is concurrently applying for Global

Entry. Table 12 below details the

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Source: Email correspondence with CBP’s

Office of Field Operation on May 23, 2018. CBP

notes that the data presented in Table 12 for 2018

is a projection and not actual data. CBP based the

2018 approved adult Global Entry applications

figure on the CAGR of approved adult Global Entry

applications between 2013 and 2017, which is

equal to 23 percent, applied to the actual number

of approved adult Global Entry applications in

2017.

historical approved adult Global Entry

applications from 2013 to 2018.

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T

ABLE

12—H

ISTORICAL

A

PPROVED

A

DULT

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

A

PPLICA

-

TIONS

, 2013–2018

Year

Total approved

adult GE

enrollment

applications

2013 ...................................... 566,180

2014 ...................................... 732,145

2015 ...................................... 769,785

2016 ...................................... 1,153,818

2017 ...................................... 1,306,617

2018 * .................................... 1,607,139

Total .................................. 6,135,684

* Projection.

The proposed Global Entry program

fee increase would cost individuals 18

years of age or older an additional $20

over a five-year period (an additional $4

per year) when they either apply for the

Global Entry trusted traveler program

for the first time or renew their Global

Entry membership. Considering the

above historical data in Table 12 and the

23 percent CAGR of approved adult

Global Entry applications between 2013

and 2017, CBP estimates that 15,602,006

adults (3,120,401 adults per year) would

either renew or apply to join the Global

Entry program over the period of

analysis. Using this figure, CBP

estimates that the proposed fee increase

would result in an increased transfer

payment from Global Entry applicants

to the U.S. Government (namely, CBP)

of $312,040,120 from 2019 to 2023

(15,602,006 estimated Global Entry

applicants * $20 proposed fee increase

= $312,040,120). In 2019, the proposed

fee increase would result in an

increased transfer payment of

$39,535,620. This is shown in Table 13

below. CBP notes that the Global Entry

program is a voluntary program and

each renewing or prospective

participant must determine if the

benefits of dedicated CBP processing

into the United States would equal or

exceed the costs of the program. CBP

compares these benefits and costs below

in section ‘‘V. A. 8. Benefits and

Breakeven Analysis.’’

T

ABLE

13—I

NCREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENTS

F

ROM

A

DULT

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF THE

R

ULE

, 2019–2023

[Undiscounted 2019 U.S. dollars]

Year

Approved

adult Global

Entry

applications

Transfer

based on

current fee of

$100

Transfer

based on

proposed fee

of $120

Increase in

transfers from

applicants

2019 ................................................................................................................. 1,976,781 $197,678,100 $237,213,720 $39,535,620

2020 ................................................................................................................. 2,431,440 243,144,000 291,772,800 48,628,800

2021 ................................................................................................................. 2,990,672 299,067,200 358,880,640 59,813,440

2022 ................................................................................................................. 3,678,526 367,852,600 441,423,120 73,570,520

2023 ................................................................................................................. 4,524,587 452,458,700 542,950,440 90,491,740

Total .......................................................................................................... 15,602,006 1,560,200,600 1,872,240,720 312,040,120

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

This rule also proposes to exempt all

minors under 18 years of age from the

Global Entry fee when a parent or legal

guardian is a participant in or

concurrently applies for Global Entry.

Currently, all Global Entry applicants

are required to pay the full $100 fee.

CBP’s Global Entry database does not

track which participants have family

members that also participate in the

program. As such, CBP is unable to

determine how many families would

benefit, or the extent to which they

would benefit, from the proposed

change. However, assuming that all

minor Global Entry applicants would be

exempt from the applicant fee based on

their parent or legal guardian’s

concurrent application or membership,

this fee change would affect up to

1,569,955 minor Global Entry applicants

(see Table 5) and result in a maximum

of $156,995,500 in fee savings to these

applicants (and their respective

families). CBP presents the example

below in Table 14 to illustrate the

possible savings that a family may

receive under the proposed rule. Table

15 shows the potential decrease in

transfer payments from minor Global

Entry applicants to CBP as a result of

this rule under the assumption that all

minor Global Entry applicants would be

exempt from the applicant fee with this

rule based on their parent or legal

guardian’s concurrent Global Entry

application or membership.

T

ABLE

14—I

LLUSTRATIVE

E

XAMPLE OF THE

P

ROPOSED

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

P

ROGRAM

S

AVINGS

Example Fee structure Cost Change from current

fee structure

A mother and one 14-year-old minor child apply

for the Global Entry program. Current ........ $200 .......................................................................

([1 adult * $100 current Global Entry program

fee] + [1 minor under 18 years of age * $100

current Global Entry program fee] = $200).

No change.

Proposed ..... $120 .......................................................................

([1 adult * $120 proposed Global Entry program

fee] + [1 minor under 18 years of age * $0 pro-

posed Global Entry program fee] = $120).

Savings of $80

($200¥$120 = $80).

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ABLE

14—I

LLUSTRATIVE

E

XAMPLE OF THE

P

ROPOSED

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

P

ROGRAM

S

AVINGS

—Continued

Example Fee structure Cost Change from current

fee structure

A family of four comprising two adults and two

minor children under 18 years of age apply for

the Global Entry program.

Current ........ $400 .......................................................................

([2 adults * $100 current Global Entry program

fee] + [2 minors under 18 years of age * $100

current Global Entry program fee] = $400).

No change.

Proposed ..... $240 .......................................................................

([2 adults * $120 proposed Global Entry program

fee] + [2 minors under 18 years of age * $0

proposed Global Entry program fee] = $240).

Savings of $160

($400¥$240 = $160).

T

ABLE

15—P

OTENTIAL

D

ECREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENTS

F

ROM

M

INOR

G

LOBAL

E

NTRY

A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF THE

R

ULE

, 2019–2023

[Undiscounted 2019 U.S. dollars]

Year Minor Global

Entry

applicants

Transfer

based on

current fee of

$100

Transfer

based on

proposed fee

of $0

Potential

decrease in

transfers from

applicants

2019 ................................................................................................................. 170,292 $17,029,200 $0 $17,029,200

2020 ................................................................................................................. 223,083 22,308,300 0 22,308,300

2021 ................................................................................................................. 292,238 29,223,800 0 29,223,800

2022 ................................................................................................................. 382,832 38,283,200 0 38,283,200

2023 ................................................................................................................. 501,510 50,151,000 0 50,151,000

Total .......................................................................................................... 1,569,955 156,995,500 0 156,995,500

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

5. Total Monetized Decrease in Transfer

Payments to U.S. Government

Table 16 summarizes the total

monetized decrease in transfer

payments from the SENTRI and Global

Entry applicants to CBP as a result of

this proposed rule (see Table 9 and

Table 15). Altogether, this rule could

result in a total discounted decrease in

monetized transfer payments from

SENTRI and Global Entry applicants to

the U.S. Government from 2019 to 2023

ranging from $134.2 million to $147.2

million in present value and $30.6

million to $31.2 million on an

annualized basis, depending on the

discount rate used.

T

ABLE

16—T

OTAL

P

OTENTIAL

M

ONETIZED

P

RESENT

V

ALUE AND

A

NNUALIZED

D

ECREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENT

F

ROM

A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF THE

R

ULE

, 2019–2023

[2019 U.S. dollars]

3% Discount

rate 7% Discount

rate

Present Value Decrease in Transfer Payment ........................................................................................................ $147,200,595 $134,182,870

Annualized Decrease in Transfer Payment ............................................................................................................. 31,205,750 30,585,003

Note: The estimates in this table are contingent upon CBP’s projections as well as the discount rates applied.

6. Total Monetized Increase in Transfer

Payments to U.S. Government

Alternatively, Table 17 summarizes

the total monetized increase in transfer

payments from the SENTRI and Global

Entry applicants to CBP as a result of

this proposed rule. Altogether, this rule

could result in a total discounted

increase in monetized transfer payments

from SENTRI and Global Entry

applicants to the U.S. Government from

2019 to 2023 (see Table 10 and Table

13) ranging from $268.0 million to

$292.6 million in present value and

$61.1 million to $62.0 million on an

annualized basis, depending on the

discount rate used.

T

ABLE

17—T

OTAL

P

OTENTIAL

M

ONETIZED

P

RESENT

V

ALUE AND

A

NNUALIZED

I

NCREASE IN

T

RANSFER

P

AYMENTS

F

ROM

A

PPLICANTS TO

CBP

AS A

R

ESULT OF THE

R

ULE

, 2019—2023

[2019 U.S. dollars]

3% Discount

rate 7% Discount

rate

Present Value Increase in Transfer Payments ....................................................................................................... $292,640,852 267,977,547

Annualized Increase in Transfer Payments ............................................................................................................ $62,038,318 61,081,523

Note: The estimates in this table are contingent upon CBP’s projections as well as the discount rates applied.

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As discussed above, CBP will be issuing a

separate Federal Register notice to change the

NEXUS fee to $120.

43

Trusted Travelers: Programs Provide Benefits,

but Enrollment Processes Could Be Strengthened;

available at: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-

483.

44

This document does not propose changes to the

current application and the interview process.

Accordingly, these estimates do not account for the

opportunity cost associated with applying and

interviewing for the SENTRI trusted traveler

program.

7. Net Transfer Payments to U.S.

Government

Table 18 illustrates the potential

monetized net transfer payments of this

rule from SENTRI and Global Entry

applicants to the U.S. Government

(namely, CBP). As shown, the total

monetized present value net transfer

payment of this rule from applicants to

the U.S. Government over the five-year

period of analysis from 2019 to 2023

could range from approximately $133.8

million to $145.4 million. The

annualized net transfer payment could

measure between $30.5 million and

$30.8 million over the period of

analysis.

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2023

[2019 U.S. dollars]

3% Discount rate 7% Discount rate

Present value Annualized Present value Annualized

Total Decrease in Transfer Payments from Applicants to CBP ...................... $147,200,595 $31,205,750 $134,182,870 $30,585,003

Total Increase in Transfer Payments from Applicants to CBP ....................... 292,640,852 62,038,318 267,977,547 61,081,523

Total Net Transfer Payments from Applicants to CBP .................................... 145,440,257 30,832,568 133,794,677 30,496,520

Note: The estimates in this table are contingent upon CBP’s projections as well as the discount rates applied.

8. Benefits and Breakeven Analysis

CBP is proposing to exempt all minors

under 18 years of age from paying the

trusted traveler program fee when a

parent or legal guardian is a member of

or concurrently applying for

membership in the same program to

which the minor is applying. Currently,

minors applying for the Global Entry

program are required to pay the full

$100 program fee. Minors applying for

the SENTRI program, however, may be

exempt from certain SENTRI fee

components (see Table 3). In addition,

to lessen the financial burden for

families applying to the SENTRI trusted

traveler program, CBP currently places a

cap on the maximum amount that a

family is required to pay for the

application and DCL components of the

SENTRI program fee. The maximum

caps are $50 and $165.50, respectively.

For the purposes of the SENTRI

program, CBP considers a family to be

a father, mother, and minors under 18

years of age.

This proposed fee exemption for

minors is a reduction in a transfer

payment. As such, this proposal is not

considered a benefit of this rule to

society. CBP does recognize, however,

that the proposed fee changes may have

a positive distributional impact on

individuals and families applying or

renewing their membership in either the

SENTRI or Global Entry trusted traveler

program. In order to inform stakeholders

of all potential effects of the proposed

rule, CBP has analyzed the

distributional effects of the proposed

rule in section ‘‘V. A. 4. Distributional

Impacts.’’

With this rule, CBP is also proposing

to codify Global Entry benefits that have

previously been implemented. These

benefits allow the use of Global Entry in

U.S. territories and preclearance

facilities. These proposed changes,

however, would not confer additional

benefits to trusted traveler program

participants because they are currently

operational. As such, these proposed

changes are not analyzed in this

analysis.

Lastly, CBP is proposing a

harmonized membership fee of $120 for

the SENTRI, Global Entry, and NEXUS

trusted traveler programs.

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Although

the trusted traveler programs all offer

nearly reciprocal benefits with each

other, the current SENTRI, Global Entry,

and NEXUS fees are $122.25, $100, and

$50, respectively. In addition to leading

to potential confusion and charging of

different prices for nearly the same

product for prospective and renewing

trusted traveler program members, these

different fees are no longer sufficient to

recover CBP’s costs to administer the

programs. While not easily quantifiable,

if finalized, the proposed fee

harmonization would allow individuals

to choose the trusted traveler program

that meets their travel needs best rather

than choosing a program based on the

cost. Additionally, the harmonized fee

would ensure that a reasonable portion

of the CBP costs are recovered and that

costs are more equitably distributed

between all the trusted traveler program

participants now that each program has

nearly reciprocal benefits with the other

programs.

The U.S. Government Accountability

Office (GAO) conducted a review of the

SENTRI, NEXUS, and Global Entry

trusted traveler programs.

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During this

review, GAO observed 14 border

crossings with SENTRI lanes. Of these

14 crossings, GAO observed 11

crossings where vehicles experienced a

time savings of at least 15 minutes (0.25

hours) when crossing the U.S.–Mexico

border compared to vehicles in

traditional lanes. Considering these

observed time savings and the assumed

$20.40 hourly time value for SENTRI

applicants, CBP estimates that a SENTRI

participant saves approximately $5.10

per crossing ($20.40 estimated hourly

time value * 0.25 hours of time savings

= $5.10). Based on these time cost

savings per crossing, CBP estimates that

a SENTRI participant 18 years of age or

older must make five crossings per year

for the benefits of the SENTRI program

to equal the cost of membership over the

five-year period of analysis ($120

SENTRI fee ÷ 5 years of membership =

$24 membership cost per year; $24

membership cost per year ÷ $5.10

estimated savings per crossing = 5

crossings per year (rounded up)).

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This

compares to the five crossings currently

required under the baseline ($122.25

current SENTRI fee ÷ 5 years of

membership = $24.45 membership cost

per year; $24.45 membership cost per

year ÷ $5.10 estimated savings per

arrival = 5 crossings per year (rounded

up)).

GAO found that the average time

savings for travelers using Global Entry

kiosks is 10 minutes (0.1667 hours) to

27 minutes (0.45 hours). As referenced

above, using DOT’s guidance, CBP

estimates a Global Entry applicant’s

hourly time value to be $47.10 per hour.

Using this estimate and the minimum

Global Entry time savings identified by

GAO, CBP estimates that Global Entry

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This document does not propose changes to the

current application and interview process.

Accordingly, these estimates do not account for the

opportunity cost associated with applying and

interviewing for the Global Entry trusted traveler

program.

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Under the proposed rule, a SENTRI applicant

who does not receive a conditional approval would

see an $80.50 increase in price compared to the

baseline.

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The changes to the NEXUS program are exempt

from the PRA requirements pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

1753(c).

participants save at least $7.85 per

arrival ($47.10 estimated hourly time

value * 0.1667 hours of minimum time

savings = $7.85). Based on these

minimum time cost savings per arrival,

CBP estimates that a Global Entry

participant 18 years of age or older must

make four arrivals per year for the

benefits of the Global Entry program to

equal the cost of membership ($120

Global Entry fee ÷ 5 years of

membership = $24 membership cost per

year; $24 membership cost per year ÷

$7.85 estimated savings per arrival = 4

arrivals per year (rounded up)).

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This

compares to the three arrivals currently

required under the baseline ($100

current Global Entry fee ÷ 5 years of

membership = $20 membership cost per

year; $20 membership cost per year ÷

$7.85 estimated savings per arrival = 3

arrivals per year (rounded up)).

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This section examines the impact of

the rule on small entities as required by

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601 et. seq.), as amended by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement and

Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). A small

entity may be a small business (defined

as any independently owned and

operated business not dominant in its

field that qualifies as a small business

per the Small Business Act); a small not-

for-profit organization; or a small

governmental jurisdiction (locality with

fewer than 50,000 people).

If finalized, the rule will directly

regulate individuals who are primarily

not considered small entities under the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended

by SBREFA. However, a small number

of individuals may obtain the rule’s

trusted traveler benefit as a sole

proprietor. When choosing to re-enroll

in the SENTRI or Global Entry programs

once this rule is in effect, these sole

proprietors must determine if the

benefit of receiving dedicated CBP

processing still meets or exceeds the

cost of joining one of these programs. If

an individual voluntarily chooses to

join the SENTRI or Global Entry

programs as a sole proprietor under this

rule and he/she is approved for

membership, he/she would incur a

maximum cost of $20 per year (based on

the new Global Entry enrollment fee

change from $100 to $120 for adult

applicants).

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CBP does not believe that

this cost would result in a significant

economic impact. For these reasons,

CBP certifies that the proposed rule

would not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities.

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of

1995

This rule will not result in the

expenditure by State, local, and tribal

governments, in the aggregate, or by the

private sector, of $100 million or more

in any one year (adjusted for inflation),

and it will not significantly or uniquely

affect small governments. Therefore, no

actions are necessary under the

provisions of the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995.

D. Executive Order 13132

The rule 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 section 6 of Executive

Order 13132, this rule does not have

sufficient federalism implications to

warrant the preparation of a federalism

summary impact statement.

E. Paperwork Reduction Act

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a valid control

number assigned by OMB. The

collections of information for the

SENTRI and Global Entry applications

are approved by OMB in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44

U.S.C. 3507) under control number

1651–0121.

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The proposals contained

in these regulations under 8 CFR part

235 revise the collection of information

by requiring electronic submission of

the SENTRI application and propose

eliminating paper Form 823S.

Additionally, this proposed regulation

would require a minor under 18 years

of age applying for membership in

either the SENTRI or Global Entry

trusted traveler program whose parent

or legal guardian is already a member of

the same program to submit his or her

parent’s or legal guardian’s name and

trusted traveler number.

OMB approved collection 1651–0121

will be amended to reflect the

additional SENTRI and Global Entry

information collections for minor

applicants under 18 years of age. CBP

estimates that this rule would result in

an additional 2-minute time burden on

minors under 18 years of age applying

for membership in either the SENTRI or

Global Entry trusted traveler program

whose parent or legal guardian is

already a member of the same program

to submit his or her parent’s or legal

guardian’s name and trusted traveler

number. CBP estimates that this would

affect 785 minor SENTRI applicants and

3,406 minor Global Entry applicants

annually and result in an additional 138

burden hours.

This new, proposed information

collection requirement will result in the

following revision of additional burden

hours to the SENTRI information

collection:

Estimated number of respondents

annually: 785.

Estimated average annual burden per

respondent: 0.033 hours.

Estimated total annual reporting

burden: 26.

The addition of these burden hours

will revise the total burden associated

with the SENTRI application to 84,878.

These new, proposed requirements

will result in the following revision of

additional burden hours for the Global

Entry information collection:

Estimated number of respondents

annually: 3,406.

Estimated average annual burden per

respondent: 0.033 hours.

Estimated total annual reporting

burden: 112.

The addition of these burden hours

will revise the total burden associated

with the Global Entry application to

947,782.

These proposed regulations change

the SENTRI fee from $122.25 to $120 for

adults and certain minors and reduce

the fee for minors from the fee currently

applicable under the family option plan

to zero when a parent or legal guardian

is a participant in or concurrently

applying for SENTRI. CBP is also

proposing to require that the entire fee

be paid when submitting an application.

Currently, renewing and prospective

SENTRI participants are only required

to pay a $25 application fee and a

$14.50 FBI fingerprinting fee, for a total

of $39.50, when submitting a SENTRI

program application and an applicant is

not responsible for the remaining fee

component ($82.75 DCL fee) if he or she

does not receive a conditional approval.

Under the proposed rule, a SENTRI

applicant who does not receive a

conditional approval would see an

$80.50 increase in price ([$120 proposed

SENTRI fee—$39.50 current SENTRI

application fee] = $80.50). The total

annual estimated costs associated with

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CBP’s trusted traveler databases do not track

which participants have family members that also

participate in the program and would be exempt

from the fee due to family membership fee caps. As

such, this may not reflect the actual costs of the

SENTRI fee to respondents.

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CBP’s trusted traveler databases do not track

which participants have family members that also

participate in the program and would be exempt

from the fee due to family membership fee

exemptions. As such, this may not reflect the actual

costs of the Global Entry fee to respondents.

the SENTRI fee that is currently

approved by OMB under control

number 1651–0121 is $15,482,351.

Under these proposed regulations, the

total annual estimated costs associated

with the SENTRI fee could be

$15,616,187, which reflects an increase

of $133,836.

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These proposed regulations also

change the Global Entry fee from $100

to $120 for adults and certain minors (8

CFR 235.12 and 8 CFR 103.7) and

reduce the fee for certain minors from

$100 to zero when a parent or legal

guardian is a participant in or

concurrently applying for Global Entry

(8 CFR 235.12 and 8 CFR 103.7). The

total annual estimated costs associated

with Global Entry that is currently

approved by OMB under control

number 1651–0121 is $141,443,400.

Under these proposed regulations, the

total annual estimated costs associated

with the Global Entry fee could be

$163,949,820, which reflects an increase

of $22,506,420.

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Comments concerning the collections

of information should be directed to the

Border Security Regulations Branch,

Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs

and Border Protection, 90 K Street, NE

(10th Floor), Washington, DC 20229.

F. Privacy

CBP generally requires travelers to

apply for membership in a CBP trusted

traveler program, such as Global Entry

and NEXUS, through the TTP Systems

website (https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov/). For

the SENTRI program, CBP accepts

electronic applications through the TTP

Systems website and paper applications

(SENTRI Application, CBP Form 823S).

CBP uses the cloud-based Trusted

Traveler Program (TTP) System for

online application to CBP programs; and

the use of the General Services

Administration (GSA) Login.gov portal

for identity authentication. CBP

maintains trusted traveler information

in the Global Enrollment System (GES),

Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) System,

and DHS Automated Biometric

Identification System (IDENT). The

personally identifiable information

provided by the applicants, including

the fingerprint biometrics taken at the

time of the personal interview, may be

shared with other government and law

enforcement agencies in accordance

with applicable laws and regulations,

including as described in the Privacy

Act system of records notice for GES

(Department of Homeland/U.S. Customs

and Border Protection—002 Global

Enrollment System (GES) System of

Records, 78 FR 3441 (Jan. 16, 2013),

available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

pkg/FR-2013-01-16/html/2013-

00804.htm and http://www.dhs.gov/

system-records-notices-sorns. CBP

provides additional information about

GES and its CBP trusted traveler

programs in its Privacy Impact

Assessment (PIA) for GES, DHS/CBP/

PIA—002 Global Enrollment System,

and subsequent updates, available at

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/global-

enrollment-system-ges. Applicants’

biometric information (fingerprints,

photographs) submitted as part of a GES

application are stored in the DHS

biometric repository, DHS Automated

Biometric Identification System

(IDENT). DHS has provided information

about IDENT in the Privacy Impact

Assessment for the Automated

Biometric Identification System

(IDENT), DHS/NPPD/PIA—002 (Dec. 7,

2012), and Appendices, available at

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/

dhsnppdpia-002-automated-biometric-

identification-system.

G. Signature

The Acting Secretary of Homeland

Security, Chad F. Wolf, having reviewed

and approved this document, is

delegating the authority to electronically

sign this document to Chad R. Mizelle,

who is the Senior Official Performing

the Duties of the General Counsel for

DHS, for purposes of publication in the

Federal Register.

VI. List of Subjects

8 CFR Part 103

Administrative practice and

procedure, Authority delegations

(Government agencies), Freedom of

information, Immigration, Privacy,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Surety bonds.

8 CFR Part 235

Administrative practice and

procedure, Aliens, Immigration,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

VII. Proposed Amendments to the

Regulations

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, CBP proposes to amend 8

CFR parts 103 and 235 as set forth

below.

PART 103—IMMIGRATION BENEFITS;

BIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS;

AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS

■1. The authority citation for part 103

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 8 U.S.C.

1101, 1103, 1304, 1356, 1365b; 1372; 31

U.S.C. 9701; 48 U.S.C. 1806; Public Law 107–

296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), E.O.

12356, 47 FR 14874, 15557, 3 CFR, 1982

Comp., p. 166; 8 CFR part 2, Pub. L. 112–54,

125 Stat 550; 31 CFR part 223.

■2. Amend § 103.7 as follows:

■a. Removing and reserving paragraph

(b)(1)(ii)(A)

■b. Adding a new sentence at the end

of paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(G);

■c. Revising paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(M);

■d. Adding a new paragraph

(b)(1)(ii)(P).

The additions and revision read as

follows:

§ 103.7 Fees.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(ii) * * *

(A) [Reserved].

* * * * *

(G) * * * For the SENTRI program,

see paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(P) of this section.

* * * * *

(M) Global Entry. For filing an

application for Global Entry—$120.

Minors under the age of 18 who apply

to the Global Entry program

concurrently with a parent or legal

guardian, or whose parent or legal

guardian is already a member of Global

Entry, are exempt from payment of the

application fee.

* * * * *

(P) SENTRI program. For filing an

application for the SENTRI program—

$120. Minors under the age of 18 who

apply to the SENTRI program

concurrently with a parent or legal

guardian, or whose parent or legal

guardian is already a member of

SENTRI, are exempt from payment of

the application fee. One vehicle may be

registered for use in the SENTRI lanes

during the initial application or renewal

process at no additional charge. If an

applicant or participant wishes to

register more than one vehicle for use in

the SENTRI lanes, or the participant

registers his or her first vehicle after the

initial application or renewal process,

he or she will be assessed an additional

fee of $42 for each vehicle.

* * * * *

PART 235—INSPECTION OF PERSONS

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION

■3. The authority citation for part 235

is revised to read as follows:

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1101 and note, 1103, 1158, 1182, 1183, 1185

(pursuant to E.O. 13323, 69 FR 241, 3 CFR,

2004 Comp., p.278), 1185 note, 1201, 1224,

1225, 1226, 1228, 1365a note, 1365b, 1379,

1731–32; 48 U.S.C 1806 and note.4. In

§ 235.7, revise the heading and redesignate

paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) through (iv) as

paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) through (v) and add

paragraph (a)(1)(ii) to read as follows:

§ 235.7 Automated inspection services

(PORTPASS)

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(i) * * *

(ii) SENTRI program. Although the

SENTRI program is a PORTPASS

program, all the parameters of the

SENTRI program, including the

eligibility requirements, application

procedures, redress procedures,

registration of vehicles, use of dedicated

commuter lanes, and fee requirements

are specified in 8 CFR 235.14. For

purposes of the SENTRI program, 8 CFR

235.14 supersedes the provisions of

section 235.7.

* * * * *

■5. Amend § 235.12 by revising

paragraphs (a), (b)(2) introductory text,

(c), (d)(2), (3), (e)(1), (g), (h), (j) and (k)

to read as follows:

§ 235.12 Global Entry program.

(a) Program description. The Global

Entry program is a voluntary

international trusted traveler program

consisting of an integrated passenger

processing system that facilitates the

movement of pre-approved air travelers

into the United States by providing an

alternate inspection process. In order to

participate, a person must meet the

eligibility requirements specified in this

section, apply in advance, undergo pre-

screening by CBP, and be accepted into

the program. The Global Entry program

allows participants dedicated CBP

processing at selected airports identified

by CBP at www.cbp.gov. Participants in

the Global Entry program may also be

able to take advantage of certain benefits

of the Secure Electronic Network for

Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI)

and NEXUS programs. Please see http://

www.cbp.gov for additional information.

Participants will be processed through

the use of CBP-approved technology

that will include the use of biometrics

to validate identity and to perform

enforcement queries.

(b) * * *

(2) Disqualifying factors. An

individual is ineligible to participate in

Global Entry if CBP, at its sole

discretion, determines that the

individual presents a potential risk for

terrorism or criminality (such as

smuggling), or if CBP is unable to

establish that the applicant can be

considered low-risk. This risk

determination will be based in part

upon an applicant’s ability to

demonstrate past compliance with laws,

regulations, and policies. Reasons why

an applicant may not qualify for

participation include:

* * * * *

(c) Participating airports. The Global

Entry program allows participants

dedicated CBP processing at the

locations identified at www.cbp.gov.

Expansions of the Global Entry program

to new airports will be announced by

publication in the Federal Register and

at www.cbp.gov.

(d) * * *

(2) Except for certain minors, all

applicants must pay the non-refundable

fee in the amount set forth at 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(M) for ‘‘Global Entry’’.

Minors under the age of 18 who apply

to the Global Entry program

concurrently with a parent or legal

guardian, or whose parent or legal

guardian is already a member of Global

Entry, are exempt from payment of the

applicable fee. The fee is to be paid to

CBP at the time of application through

TTP Systems, https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, or

other CBP-approved process.

(3) Every applicant accepted into

Global Entry is accepted for a period of

5 years provided participation is not

terminated by CBP prior to the end of

the 5-year period. Each applicant may

apply to renew participation up to one

year prior to the close of the

participation period.

* * * * *

(e) * * *

(1) After submitting the application,

the applicant will be notified by CBP

that he or she needs to appear for a

personal interview.

* * * * *

(g) Arrival Procedures. In order to

utilize the Global Entry program, each

participant must:

(1) Proceed to Global Entry Processing

and follow all CBP instructions; and

(2) Proceed to the nearest open

primary inspection station if CBP

determines it is appropriate.

(h) Application for Entry,

Examination and Inspection. Each

successful use of Global Entry

constitutes a separate and completed

inspection and application for entry by

the participant on the date that Global

Entry is used. Global Entry participants

may be subject to further CBP

examination and inspection at any time

during the arrival process.

* * * * *

(j) Denial and removal.

(1) If an applicant is denied

participation in Global Entry, CBP will

notify the applicant of the denial and

the reasons for the denial. CBP will also

provide instructions regarding how to

proceed if the applicant wishes to seek

additional information as to the reason

for the denial.

(2) A Global Entry participant may be

removed from the program for any of the

following reasons:

(i) CBP, at its sole discretion,

determines that the participant has

engaged in any disqualifying activities

under the Global Entry program as

outlined in § 235.12(b)(2);

(ii) CBP, at its sole discretion,

determines that the participant provided

false information in the application and/

or during the application process;

(iii) CBP, at its sole discretion,

determines that the participant failed to

follow the terms, conditions, and

requirements of the program;

(iv) CBP determines that the

participant has been arrested or

convicted of a crime or otherwise

determines, at its sole discretion, that

the participant no longer meets the

program eligibility criteria; or

(v) CBP, at its sole discretion,

determines that such action is otherwise

necessary.

(3) CBP will notify the participant of

his or her removal in writing. Such

removal is effective immediately.

(4) An applicant or participant denied

or removed will not receive a refund, in

whole or in part, of his or her

application processing fee.

(k) Redress. An individual whose

application is denied or whose

participation is terminated has two

possible methods of redress. These

processes do not create or confer any

legal right, privilege or benefit on the

applicant or participant, and are wholly

discretionary on the part of CBP. The

methods of redress are:

(1) DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry

Program (DHS TRIP). The applicant/

participant may choose to initiate the

redress process through DHS Traveler

Redress Program (DHS TRIP). An

applicant/participant seeking redress

may obtain the necessary forms and

information to initiate the process on

the DHS TRIP website at www.dhs.gov/

trip, or by contacting DHS TRIP by mail

at the address on this website.

(2) Ombudsman. Applicants

(including applicants who were not

scheduled for an interview at an

enrollment center) and participants may

contest a denial or removal by

submitting a reconsideration request to

the CBP Trusted Traveler Ombudsman

through TTP Systems, https://

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ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, or other CBP approved

process.

■6. Add new § 235.14 to read as

follows:

§ 235.14 SENTRI program.

(a) Program description. The Secure

Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid

Inspection (SENTRI) trusted traveler

program is a voluntary program that

allows certain pre-approved travelers

dedicated processing at specified land

border ports along the U.S.–Mexico

border. In order to participate, a person

must meet the eligibility requirements

specified in this section, apply in

advance, undergo pre-screening by CBP,

and be accepted into the program. A

SENTRI participant will be issued a

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

card or other CBP-approved document

that grants the individual access to

specific, dedicated primary lanes

(SENTRI lanes). These lanes are

identified at http://www.cbp.gov. A

SENTRI participant may utilize a

vehicle in the dedicated SENTRI lanes

into the United States from Mexico only

if the vehicle is approved by CBP for

such purpose. Participants in the

SENTRI program may also be able to

take advantage of certain benefits of the

Global Entry and NEXUS programs.

Please see http://www.cbp.gov and

www.cbp.gov for additional information.

(b) Program eligibility criteria.

(1) Eligible individuals. Any

individual may apply to participate in

the SENTRI program absent any of the

disqualifying factors described in

paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Persons

under the age of 18 must have the

consent of a parent or legal guardian to

participate in the SENTRI program and

provide proof of such consent in

accordance with CBP instructions.

(2) Disqualifying factors. An

individual is ineligible to participate in

the SENTRI program if CBP, at its sole

discretion, determines that the

individual presents a potential risk for

terrorism, criminality (such as

smuggling), or CBP is unable to

establish that the applicant can be

considered low-risk. This risk

determination will be based in part

upon an applicant’s ability to

demonstrate past compliance with laws,

regulations, and policies. Reasons why

an applicant may not qualify for

participation include:

(i) The applicant provides false or

incomplete information on his or her

application;

(ii) The applicant has been arrested

for, or convicted of, any criminal offense

or has pending criminal charges or

outstanding warrants in any country;

(iii) The applicant has been found in

violation of any customs, immigration,

or agriculture regulations, procedures,

or laws in any country;

(iv) The applicant is the subject of an

investigation by any federal, state or

local law enforcement agency in any

country;

(v) The applicant is inadmissible to

the United States under applicable

immigration laws or has, at any time,

been granted a waiver of inadmissibility

or parole;

(vi) The applicant is known or

suspected of being or having been

engaged in conduct constituting, in

preparation for, in aid of, or related to

terrorism; or

(vii) The applicant cannot satisfy CBP

of his or her low-risk status or meet

other program requirements.

(c) Program application.

(1) Each applicant must complete and

submit the program application

electronically through an approved

application process as determined by

CBP. The application and application

instructions for the SENTRI program are

available at www.cbp.gov.

(2) During the application process, an

applicant must provide information on

any vehicle that will utilize the SENTRI

lanes. The vehicle must be approved by

CBP to utilize the dedicated SENTRI

lanes. There is no fee to register one

vehicle for use in the SENTRI lanes,

provided the vehicle is registered at the

time of initial application or at renewal.

If the vehicle is registered after the

initial application or renewal is filed, or

if an applicant or participant wishes to

register more than one vehicle for use in

the SENTRI lanes, he or she will be

assessed an additional fee in the amount

set forth at 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P). The

fee is to be paid to CBP at the time the

vehicle is registered through TTP

Systems, https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, or

other CBP-approved process.

(3) Except for certain minors, all other

applicants must pay the non-refundable

fee in the amount set forth at 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1)(ii)(P) for the ‘‘SENTRI

program’’. Minors under the age of 18

who apply concurrently with a parent or

legal guardian, or whose parent or legal

guardian is already a member of

SENTRI, are exempt from payment of

the applicable fee. The fee is to be paid

to CBP at the time of application

through TTP Systems, https://

ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, or other CBP-approved

process.

(4) Every applicant accepted into the

SENTRI program is accepted for a

period of 5 years provided participation

is not terminated by CBP prior to the

end of the 5-year period. Each applicant

may apply to renew participation up to

one year prior to the close of the

participation period.

(5) Each applicant may check the

status of his or her application through

his or her account with the application

system in use for the SENTRI program.

(d) Interview and enrollment.

(1) After submitting the application,

the applicant will be notified by CBP to

schedule a personal interview at an

enrollment center.

(2) Each applicant must bring to the

interview with CBP the original of the

identification document specified in his

or her application. During the interview,

CBP will collect biometric information

from the applicant (e.g., a set of

fingerprints and/or digital photograph)

to conduct background checks or as

otherwise required for participation in

the program.

(3) CBP may provide for alternative

enrollment procedures, as necessary, to

facilitate enrollment and ensure an

applicant’s eligibility for the program.

(e) SENTRI lanes. A SENTRI

participant is issued a Radio Frequency

Identification (RFID) card or other CBP-

approved document. This RFID card or

Published date	09 September 2020
Citation	85 FR 55597
Record Number	2020-16369
Section	Proposed rules
Court	Homeland Security Department

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