Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure; United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (“US-VISIT”)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 8 CFR Parts 215, 217, 231, and 235 19 CFR Parts 4 and 122 [Docket No. DHS-2008-0039] RIN 1601-AA34 AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: This notice announces that DHS is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2008 which proposed to require commercial air and vessel carriers to collect biometric information from certain aliens departing the United States and submit this information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within a certain timeframe. DATES: The notice of proposed rulemaking is withdrawn on November 19, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hardin, Director, Entry/Exit Policy and Planning, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, by phone at (202) 325-1053 or via email at michael.hardin@cbp.dhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 24, 2008, DHS published a notice of proposed of rulemaking (2008 NPRM) in the Federal Register ( 73 FR 22065 ) proposing a biometric exit program at air and sea ports that would require commercial air and vessel carriers to collect biometric data from aliens and submit this information to DHS within a certain timeframe. The proposed rule set out certain technical requirements and a substantive performance standard for the transmission of biometric data, but provided the carriers with some discretion in the manner of collection and submis…