Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at Land and Sea Ports of Entry

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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection [USCBP-2007-0060] AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: This Notice of Availability announces that a draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at land and sea ports of entry is available for public review and comment. The draft PEA documents a review of the potential environmental impacts from changes to technology and operations to meet the requirements for standardized, secure travel documents under WHTI. DATES: The draft PEA will be available for public review and comment for a period of 30 days beginning on the date this document is published in the Federal Register . Copies of the draft PEA may be obtained by telephone request (202-344-1589) or by accessing the following Internet addresses: http://www.cbp.gov/​travel and http://www.regulations.gov . Comments regarding the draft PEA may be submitted as set forth in the ADDRESSES section of this document. ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft PEA may be obtained from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the Internet at http://www.cbp.gov/​travel and http://www.regulations.gov or by writing to: CBP, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.4C, Attn: WHTI Environmental Assessment, Washington, DC 20229. You may submit comments on the draft PEA, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http…