SHAKEN Not Stirred
09-08-2006, 03:38 PM
So.....
Go get your passport you Cabo party people !!!!!
Later,
CJG
:)
Proposals to establish passport requirements
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State (State) recently announced proposed requirements, with some exceptions, for citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and British Overseas Territory of Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air or sea from any part of the Western Hemisphere beginning January 8, 2007.
A second proposed rule will be published at a later date proposing certain requirements for those travelers entering the United States through a land border crossing beginning January 1, 2008. The land border rule will also address document requirements for ferry passengers, U.S. citizen members of the armed forces on active duty, and vessels used exclusively for pleasure and not for transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire.
Together, the two proposed rules will set forth requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). WHTI is the government's plan to implement a provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act signed into law in 2004 which requires that by January 1, 2008, all citizens of the US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda, have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States from within the Western Hemisphere. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed rules and enable them to meet the proposed requirements.
In addition to passports, two other proposed travel documents that sufficiently denote identity and citizenship for the air and sea environment are the Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) and the NEXUS Air card. The MMD or z card is issued by the Coast Guard to merchant mariners and the NEXUS Air card is issued to citizens of Canada and the United States, lawful permanent residents of the United States, and permanent residents of Canada. The NEXUS Air card may only be accepted when used in conjunction with the NEXUS Air program. The MMD card may only be accepted when used on official maritime business.
To provide vital information to the general public, the Departments of Homeland Security and State have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This follows an earlier Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2005. Public comments from the ANPRM are discussed in this NPRM. The Department of Homeland Security is issuing an economic assessment of the proposed rule for air and sea.
The public may provide input and/or comment on both the proposed rule and the economic assessment on or before September 24, 2006. For more information, visit either of these websites:
DHS website here: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5797
State Department's website, specifically this page: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
Those wishing to comment on the proposed rule may access the Federal eRulemaking Portal and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Submissions must include the agency name and docket number CBP 2006-0097.
The proposal was published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2006, at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-6854.htm
Go get your passport you Cabo party people !!!!!
Later,
CJG
:)
Proposals to establish passport requirements
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State (State) recently announced proposed requirements, with some exceptions, for citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and British Overseas Territory of Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air or sea from any part of the Western Hemisphere beginning January 8, 2007.
A second proposed rule will be published at a later date proposing certain requirements for those travelers entering the United States through a land border crossing beginning January 1, 2008. The land border rule will also address document requirements for ferry passengers, U.S. citizen members of the armed forces on active duty, and vessels used exclusively for pleasure and not for transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire.
Together, the two proposed rules will set forth requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). WHTI is the government's plan to implement a provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act signed into law in 2004 which requires that by January 1, 2008, all citizens of the US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda, have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States from within the Western Hemisphere. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed rules and enable them to meet the proposed requirements.
In addition to passports, two other proposed travel documents that sufficiently denote identity and citizenship for the air and sea environment are the Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) and the NEXUS Air card. The MMD or z card is issued by the Coast Guard to merchant mariners and the NEXUS Air card is issued to citizens of Canada and the United States, lawful permanent residents of the United States, and permanent residents of Canada. The NEXUS Air card may only be accepted when used in conjunction with the NEXUS Air program. The MMD card may only be accepted when used on official maritime business.
To provide vital information to the general public, the Departments of Homeland Security and State have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This follows an earlier Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2005. Public comments from the ANPRM are discussed in this NPRM. The Department of Homeland Security is issuing an economic assessment of the proposed rule for air and sea.
The public may provide input and/or comment on both the proposed rule and the economic assessment on or before September 24, 2006. For more information, visit either of these websites:
DHS website here: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5797
State Department's website, specifically this page: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
Those wishing to comment on the proposed rule may access the Federal eRulemaking Portal and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Submissions must include the agency name and docket number CBP 2006-0097.
The proposal was published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2006, at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-6854.htm