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employees and to maintain records
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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Extension of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Flight Training for Aliens and Other
Designated Individuals; Security
Awareness Training for Flight School
Employees
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0021,
abstracted below to OMB for review and
approval of an extension of the
currently approved collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
information on September 21, 2011 (76
FR 58531). The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its
expected burden. The collection
involves collecting information for
background checks for all aliens and
other designated individuals seeking
flight instruction (‘‘candidates’’) from
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)certificated flight training providers.
Through the information collected, TSA
will determine whether a candidate is a
threat to aviation or national security,
and thus prohibited from receiving
flight training. Additionally, flight
training providers are required to
conduct a security awareness program
for their employees and contract
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Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), 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 OMB control
number. The ICR documentation is
available at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Therefore, in preparation for OMB
review and approval of the following
information collection, TSA is soliciting
comments to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: Flight Training for Aliens and
Other Designated Individuals; Security
Awareness Training for Flight School
Employees.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0021.
Forms(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Aliens and other
designated individuals seeking flight
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instruction from FAA-certified flight
training providers; flight training
providers required to conduct security
awareness training and their employees.
Abstract: TSA has adopted
regulations relating to the security threat
assessments that TSA will conduct to
determine whether candidates are a
threat to aviation or national security,
and thus prohibited from receiving
flight training. This collection of
information requires Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA)-certificated flight
training providers to provide TSA with
the information necessary to conduct
the security threat assessments. Finally,
TSA has adopted regulations relating to
security awareness training for flight
school employees and contract
employees, which include maintaining
records of all such training.
Public Comment: TSA received one
comment on the 60-day notice for this
collection. The commenter stated that
aliens who seek to do harm to the
country will have false identification
documents. The commenter also stated
that aliens seeking flight training on any
aircraft size should be required to
undergo a threat assessment. As to the
first point, the threat assessment process
has safeguards in place to guard against
issues of false identification documents.
As to the second point, when Congress
enacted the Vision 100—Century of
Aviation Reauthorization Act it
specifically included aliens seeking
flight training in aircraft with a MTOW
of less than 12,500 pounds in the threat
assessment requirement.
Number of Respondents: 53,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 507,750 hours annually.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January
26, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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BILLING CODE 9110–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[CBP Dec. 12–01]
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative:
Designation of an Approved Native
American Tribal Card Issued by the
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho as an
Acceptable Document To Denote
Identity and Citizenship
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This notice announces that
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) is designating
an approved Native American Tribal
Card issued by the Kootenai Tribe of
Idaho (Kootenai Tribe) to U.S. and
Canadian citizens as an acceptable
travel document for purposes of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
The approved card may be used to
denote identity and citizenship of
Kootenai Tribe members entering the
United States from contiguous territory
or adjacent islands at land and sea ports
of entry.
DATES: This designation will become
effective on January 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Manaher, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229,
(202) 344–3003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
The Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative
Section 7209 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 (IRTPA), Public Law 108–458, as
amended, required the Secretary of
Homeland Security (Secretary), in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
to develop and implement a plan to
require U.S. citizens and individuals for
whom documentation requirements
have previously been waived under
section 212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(4)(B)) to present a passport or
other document or combination of
documents as the Secretary deems
sufficient to denote identity and
citizenship for all travel into the United
States. See 8 U.S.C. 1185 note. On April
3, 2008, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and the Department of
State promulgated a joint final rule,
effective on June 1, 2009, that
implemented the plan known as the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
(WHTI) at U.S. land and sea ports of
entry. See 73 FR 18384 (the WHTI land
and sea final rule). It amended, among
other sections of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), 8 CFR 212.0, 212.1,
and 235.1. The WHTI land and sea final
rule specifies the documents that U.S.
citizens and nonimmigrant aliens from
Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico are
required to present when entering the
United States at land and sea ports of
entry.
Under the WHTI land and sea final
rule, one type of citizenship and
identity document that may be
presented upon entry to the United
States at land and sea ports of entry
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from contiguous territory or adjacent
islands 1 is a Native American Tribal
Card that has been designated as an
acceptable document to denote identity
and citizenship by the Secretary,
pursuant to section 7209 of IRTPA for
the purposes of entering the United
States at a land and sea port of entry.
Specifically, 8 CFR 235.1(e), as
amended by the WHTI land and sea
final rule, states:
Upon the designation by the Secretary of
Homeland Security of a United States
qualifying tribal entity document as an
acceptable document to denote identity and
citizenship for the purposes of entering the
United States, Native Americans may be
permitted to present tribal cards upon
entering or seeking admission to the United
States according to the terms of the voluntary
agreement entered between the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the tribe. The
Secretary of Homeland Security will
announce, by publication of a notice in the
Federal Register, documents designated
under this paragraph. A list of the documents
designated under this paragraph will also be
made available to the public.
A ‘‘United States qualifying tribal
entity’’ is defined as a ‘‘tribe, band, or
other group of Native Americans
formally recognized by the United
States Government which agrees to meet
WHTI document standards.’’ 2 Native
American tribal cards are also
referenced in 8 CFR 235.1(b), which
lists the documents U.S. citizens may
use to establish identity and citizenship
when entering the United States. See 8
CFR 235.1(b)(7).
The Secretary has delegated to the
Commissioner of CBP the authority to
designate certain documents as
acceptable border crossing documents
for persons arriving in the United States
by land or sea from within the Western
Hemisphere, including certain United
States Native American tribal cards. See
DHS Delegation Number 7105 (Revision
00), dated January 16, 2009.
Tribal Card Program
The WHTI land and sea final rule
allows U.S. federally recognized Native
American tribes to work with CBP to
enter into agreements to develop tribal
identification cards that can be
designated as acceptable to establish
identity and citizenship when entering
the United States at land and sea ports
of entry from contiguous territory or
adjacent islands. CBP has been working
with various U.S. federally recognized
Native American tribes to facilitate the
1 ‘‘Adjacent islands’’ is defined in 8 CFR 212.0 as
‘‘Bermuda and the islands located in the Caribbean
Sea, except Cuba.’’ This definition applies to 8 CFR
212.1 and 235.1.
2 See 8 CFR 212.0. This definition applies to 8
CFR 212.1 and 235.1.
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development of such cards.3 As part of
the process, CBP will enter into one or
more agreements with a U.S. federally
recognized tribe that specify the
requirements for developing and issuing
WHTI-compliant tribal cards, including
a testing and auditing process to ensure
that the cards are produced and issued
in accordance with the terms of the
agreements.
After production of the cards in
accordance with the specified
requirements, and successful testing and
auditing by CBP of the cards and
program, the Secretary of DHS or the
Commissioner of CBP may designate the
tribal card as an acceptable WHTIcompliant document for the purpose of
establishing identity and citizenship
when entering the United States by land
or sea from contiguous territory or
adjacent islands. Such designation will
be announced by publication of a notice
in the Federal Register. A list of entities
issuing WHTI-compliant documents and
the kind of documents issued is
available at https://
www.getyouhome.gov.
Kootenai WHTI-Compliant Tribal Card
Program
The Kootenai Tribe has voluntarily
established a program to develop a
WHTI-compliant tribal card that denotes
identity and U.S. or Canadian
citizenship. On March 3, 2009, CBP and
the Kootenai Tribe signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to
develop, issue, test, and evaluate tribal
cards to be used for border crossing
purposes. Pursuant to this MOA, the
cards are issued to members of the
Kootenai Tribe who can establish
identity, tribal membership, and U.S. or
Canadian citizenship. The cards
incorporate physical security features
acceptable to CBP as well as facilitative
technology allowing for electronic
validation of identity, citizenship, and
tribal membership. CBP and the
Kootenai Tribe finalized a service level
agreement on December 1, 2009. This
service level agreement memorializes
the technical specifications for the
production, issuance and use of the
card.
CBP has tested the cards developed by
the Kootenai Tribe pursuant to the
above agreements and has performed an
audit of the tribe’s card program. On the
basis of these tests and audit, CBP has
determined that the cards meet the
requirements of section 7209 of the
IRTPA and are acceptable documents to
3 The Native American tribal cards qualifying to
be a WHTI-compliant document for border crossing
purposes are commonly referred to as ‘‘Enhanced
Tribal Cards’’ or ‘‘ETCs.’’
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denote identity and citizenship for
purposes of entering the United States at
land and sea ports of entry from
contiguous territory or adjacent islands.
CBP’s continued acceptance of the tribal
card as a WHTI-compliant document is
conditional on compliance with the
MOA and all related agreements.
Acceptance and use of the WHTIcompliant tribal card is voluntary for
tribe members. If an individual is
denied a WHTI-compliant tribal card, he
or she may still apply for a passport or
other WHTI-compliant document.
Designation
This notice announces that the
Commissioner of CBP designates the
tribal card issued by the Kootenai Tribe
in accordance with the MOA and all
related agreements between the tribe
and CBP as an acceptable WHTIcompliant document pursuant to section
7209 of the IRTPA and 8 CFR 235.1(e).
In accordance with these provisions, the
approved card, if valid and lawfully
obtained, may be used to denote
identity and U.S. or Canadian
citizenship of Kootenai Tribe members
who are entering the United States from
contiguous territory or adjacent islands
at land and sea ports of entry.
Dated: January 25, 2012.
David V. Aguilar,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELPOMENT
[Docket No. 5604–N–01]
Notice of Revised Information
Collection for Public Comment;
Consolidated Plan & Annual
Performance Report
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of revised information
collection for public comment.
AGENCY:
The revised information
collection requirements for
Consolidated Planning for Community
Planning and Development (CPD)
programs described below will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act. The Department is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to
William Kelleher, Paperwork Reduction
Act Officer, Office of Chief Information
Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 7233, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg
Barclay, Office of Community Planning
and Development, telephone (202) 402–
3669 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the revised
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C
Chapter 35 as amended). As required
under 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), HUD and
OMB are seeking comments from
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the revised collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the revised
collection of information; (3) Enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
Minimize the burden of collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated collection
techniques (e.g. electronic submission of
the Consolidated Plan and annual
ADDRESSES:
Number of
respondents
Task
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performance reports) or other forms of
information submission of responses.
Title of Proposal: Consolidated Plan &
Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 2506–011.
Agency Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Uses: The
Department’s collection of this
information is in compliance with
statutory provisions of the Cranston
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act of 1990 that requires participating
jurisdictions to submit a Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy (Section
105(b)); the 1974 Housing and
Community Development Act, as
amended, that requires states and
localities to submit a Community
Development Plan (Section 104(b)(4)
and Section 104(m)); and statutory
provisions of these Acts that requires
states and localities to submit
applications and reports for these
formula grant programs. The
information is needed to provide HUD
with preliminary assessment as to the
statutory and regulatory eligibility of
proposed grantee projects and for
informing citizens of intended uses of
program funds.
Members of the Affected Public: State
and local governments participating in
the Community Development Block
Grant Program (CDBG), the HOME
Investments Partnership (HOME)
Program, the Emergency Shelter Grants
(ESG) program, or the Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/
HIV (HOPWA) program.
Estimation of the total number of
hours to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response and
hours of response: The burden of
meeting the regulatory requirements of
Title I of the National Affordable
Housing Act (NAHA) and the Housing
and Community Development Act
(HCDA) were assessed based on
revisions to the previously approved
information collection [OMB Control
Number 2506–0117]. The paperwork
estimates are as follows:
Consolidated Plan.
Localities.
• Strategic Plan Development ......................................................................................
• Action Plan Development ..........................................................................................
States.
• Strategic Plan Development ......................................................................................
• Action Plan Development ..........................................................................................
Performance Report.
Localities ...............................................................................................................................
States ....................................................................................................................................
* Abbreviated Strategy .................................................................................................................
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Frequency of
response
Total U.S.
burden hrs
1,000
1,000
1
1
154,000
56,000
50
50
1
1
21,150
9,350
1,000
50
100
1
1
........................
81,000
6,300
8,200
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[CBP Dec. 12-01]
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Designation of an Approved
Native American Tribal Card Issued by the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho as an
Acceptable Document To Denote Identity and Citizenship
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) is designating an approved Native American
Tribal Card issued by the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (Kootenai Tribe) to
U.S. and Canadian citizens as an acceptable travel document for
purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The approved card
may be used to denote identity and citizenship of Kootenai Tribe
members entering the United States from contiguous territory or
adjacent islands at land and sea ports of entry.
DATES: This designation will become effective on January 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Manaher, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229,
(202) 344-3003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (IRTPA), Public Law 108-458, as amended, required the
Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to develop and implement a plan to require U.S.
citizens and individuals for whom documentation requirements have
previously been waived under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)) to present a passport or
other document or combination of documents as the Secretary deems
sufficient to denote identity and citizenship for all travel into the
United States. See 8 U.S.C. 1185 note. On April 3, 2008, the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State promulgated a
joint final rule, effective on June 1, 2009, that implemented the plan
known as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) at U.S. land
and sea ports of entry. See 73 FR 18384 (the WHTI land and sea final
rule). It amended, among other sections of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), 8 CFR 212.0, 212.1, and 235.1. The WHTI land and sea
final rule specifies the documents that U.S. citizens and nonimmigrant
aliens from Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico are required to present when
entering the United States at land and sea ports of entry.
Under the WHTI land and sea final rule, one type of citizenship and
identity document that may be presented upon entry to the United States
at land and sea ports of entry from contiguous territory or adjacent
islands \1\ is a Native American Tribal Card that has been designated
as an acceptable document to denote identity and citizenship by the
Secretary, pursuant to section 7209 of IRTPA for the purposes of
entering the United States at a land and sea port of entry.
Specifically, 8 CFR 235.1(e), as amended by the WHTI land and sea final
rule, states:
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\1\ ``Adjacent islands'' is defined in 8 CFR 212.0 as ``Bermuda
and the islands located in the Caribbean Sea, except Cuba.'' This
definition applies to 8 CFR 212.1 and 235.1.
Upon the designation by the Secretary of Homeland Security of a
United States qualifying tribal entity document as an acceptable
document to denote identity and citizenship for the purposes of
entering the United States, Native Americans may be permitted to
present tribal cards upon entering or seeking admission to the
United States according to the terms of the voluntary agreement
entered between the Secretary of Homeland Security and the tribe.
The Secretary of Homeland Security will announce, by publication of
a notice in the Federal Register, documents designated under this
paragraph. A list of the documents designated under this paragraph
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will also be made available to the public.
A ``United States qualifying tribal entity'' is defined as a
``tribe, band, or other group of Native Americans formally recognized
by the United States Government which agrees to meet WHTI document
standards.'' \2\ Native American tribal cards are also referenced in 8
CFR 235.1(b), which lists the documents U.S. citizens may use to
establish identity and citizenship when entering the United States. See
8 CFR 235.1(b)(7).
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\2\ See 8 CFR 212.0. This definition applies to 8 CFR 212.1 and
235.1.
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The Secretary has delegated to the Commissioner of CBP the
authority to designate certain documents as acceptable border crossing
documents for persons arriving in the United States by land or sea from
within the Western Hemisphere, including certain United States Native
American tribal cards. See DHS Delegation Number 7105 (Revision 00),
dated January 16, 2009.
Tribal Card Program
The WHTI land and sea final rule allows U.S. federally recognized
Native American tribes to work with CBP to enter into agreements to
develop tribal identification cards that can be designated as
acceptable to establish identity and citizenship when entering the
United States at land and sea ports of entry from contiguous territory
or adjacent islands. CBP has been working with various U.S. federally
recognized Native American tribes to facilitate the development of such
cards.\3\ As part of the process, CBP will enter into one or more
agreements with a U.S. federally recognized tribe that specify the
requirements for developing and issuing WHTI-compliant tribal cards,
including a testing and auditing process to ensure that the cards are
produced and issued in accordance with the terms of the agreements.
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\3\ The Native American tribal cards qualifying to be a WHTI-
compliant document for border crossing purposes are commonly
referred to as ``Enhanced Tribal Cards'' or ``ETCs.''
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After production of the cards in accordance with the specified
requirements, and successful testing and auditing by CBP of the cards
and program, the Secretary of DHS or the Commissioner of CBP may
designate the tribal card as an acceptable WHTI-compliant document for
the purpose of establishing identity and citizenship when entering the
United States by land or sea from contiguous territory or adjacent
islands. Such designation will be announced by publication of a notice
in the Federal Register. A list of entities issuing WHTI-compliant
documents and the kind of documents issued is available at https://www.getyouhome.gov.
Kootenai WHTI-Compliant Tribal Card Program
The Kootenai Tribe has voluntarily established a program to develop
a WHTI-compliant tribal card that denotes identity and U.S. or Canadian
citizenship. On March 3, 2009, CBP and the Kootenai Tribe signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to develop, issue, test, and evaluate
tribal cards to be used for border crossing purposes. Pursuant to this
MOA, the cards are issued to members of the Kootenai Tribe who can
establish identity, tribal membership, and U.S. or Canadian
citizenship. The cards incorporate physical security features
acceptable to CBP as well as facilitative technology allowing for
electronic validation of identity, citizenship, and tribal membership.
CBP and the Kootenai Tribe finalized a service level agreement on
December 1, 2009. This service level agreement memorializes the
technical specifications for the production, issuance and use of the
card.
CBP has tested the cards developed by the Kootenai Tribe pursuant
to the above agreements and has performed an audit of the tribe's card
program. On the basis of these tests and audit, CBP has determined that
the cards meet the requirements of section 7209 of the IRTPA and are
acceptable documents to
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denote identity and citizenship for purposes of entering the United
States at land and sea ports of entry from contiguous territory or
adjacent islands. CBP's continued acceptance of the tribal card as a
WHTI-compliant document is conditional on compliance with the MOA and
all related agreements.
Acceptance and use of the WHTI-compliant tribal card is voluntary
for tribe members. If an individual is denied a WHTI-compliant tribal
card, he or she may still apply for a passport or other WHTI-compliant
document.
Designation
This notice announces that the Commissioner of CBP designates the
tribal card issued by the Kootenai Tribe in accordance with the MOA and
all related agreements between the tribe and CBP as an acceptable WHTI-
compliant document pursuant to section 7209 of the IRTPA and 8 CFR
235.1(e). In accordance with these provisions, the approved card, if
valid and lawfully obtained, may be used to denote identity and U.S. or
Canadian citizenship of Kootenai Tribe members who are entering the
United States from contiguous territory or adjacent islands at land and
sea ports of entry.
Dated: January 25, 2012.
David V. Aguilar,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-1962 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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