82202 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: December 23, 2010. 

Thomas S. Winkowski, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

[Docket No. USCBP–2010–0033] 

Utilization of Global Entry Kiosks by 

NEXUS and SENTRI Participants 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) operates several 

international trusted traveler programs 

to provide expedited entry into the 

United States at designated ports of 

entry for pre-approved travelers. 

Through the utilization of automated 

kiosks, the Global Entry pilot program 

allows CBP to expedite clearance of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving 

in the United States. In this notice, CBP 

is announcing that it is expanding two 

other trusted traveler programs, NEXUS 

and the Secure Electronic Network for 

Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), to 

permit participants of these programs 

currently in good standing to utilize 

Global Entry kiosks as part of their 

NEXUS or SENTRI membership. CBP 

also is describing the terms and 

conditions for such use. NEXUS is a 

program jointly administered by the 

United States and Canada that allows 

certain pre-approved, low-risk travelers 

expedited processing for travel between 

the United States and Canada. The 

SENTRI trusted traveler program allows 

certain pre-approved, low-risk travelers 

expedited entry at specified land border 

ports along the U.S.-Mexico border. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Eligible NEXUS 

or SENTRI participants may begin to 

utilize the Global Entry kiosks 

immediately upon notification of 

eligibility from CBP. Comments 

concerning this notice and all aspects of 

the announced Global Entry pilot may 

be submitted throughout the duration of 

the pilot. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘USCBP–2010–0033,’’ by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Border Security Regulations 

Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office 

of International Trade, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, Mint Annex, 799 

9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20229. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, 

document title, and docket number 

(USCBP–2010–0033) for this notice. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submitted 

comments may also be inspected during 

regular business days between the hours 

of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 799 9th Street, NW., 

5th Floor, Washington, DC. 

Arrangements to inspect submitted 

comments should be made in advance 

by calling Mr. Joseph Clark at (202) 325– 

0118. 

Applications for NEXUS, SENTRI and 

the Global Entry pilot are available 

through the Global Online Enrollment 

System (GOES) via the GOES Web site, 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Panetta, Office of Field 

Operations, (202) 344–1253. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

CBP operates several voluntary 

trusted traveler programs to provide 

expedited travel for certain preapproved travelers. While each program 

caters to a different set of travelers based 

on the program’s unique eligibility 

criteria, any applicant to a trusted 

traveler program undergoes the same 

CBP pre-screening process. The three 

trusted traveler programs relevant to 

this document are described below. 

NEXUS Trusted Traveler Program 

NEXUS is a joint trusted traveler 

program between the United States and 

Canada. It was established in 2002 as 

part of the U.S.-Canada Shared Border 

Accord. NEXUS allows pre-approved, 

low-risk travelers expedited processing 

for travel between the United States and 

Canada at dedicated processing lanes at 

designated northern border ports of 

entry, at NEXUS kiosks at U.S. preclearance airports in Canada, and at 

marine reporting locations. An 

applicant may qualify to participate in 

NEXUS if he or she is a citizen or lawful 

permanent resident of the United States 

or Canada and voluntarily undergoes a 

thorough background check by U.S. and 

Canadian authorities against criminal, 

law enforcement, customs, immigration, 

and terrorist databases, a 10-fingerprint 

law enforcement check and a personal 

interview with a CBP officer. An 

applicant is ineligible to participate in 

NEXUS if inadmissible to the United 

States or Canada under either U.S. or 

Canadian immigration law. Any one of 

the following risk factors may disqualify 

an individual from NEXUS 

participation: 

• The individual provides false or 

incomplete information on his or her 

application; 

• The individual has been convicted 

of a criminal offense in any country; 

• The individual is a subject of an 

ongoing investigation by any federal, 

state or local law enforcement agency in 

any country; 

• The individual has been found to 

have violated any customs, agriculture, 

or immigration regulation or laws in any 

country; 

• The individual is inadmissible to 

the United States or Canada under 

applicable immigration laws or 

regulations, including applicants with 

approved waivers of inadmissibility or 

parole documentation; 

• The individual does not intend to 

lawfully reside in either Canada or the 

United States for the term of his or her 

NEXUS membership; or 

• The individual cannot satisfy CBP 

of his or her low-risk status or meet 

other NEXUS program requirements. 

To participate in NEXUS, both the 

United States and Canada must approve 

the individual’s application. Denial of 

an application by either country will 

keep an applicant from participating in 

the NEXUS program. Applicants may 

apply on-line via the CBP GOES Web 

site, https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov, or on 

paper by mailing the application to 

Canada Border Services Agency. All 

qualified applicants are required to 

travel to a NEXUS Enrollment Center for 

an interview. If approved to participate 

in NEXUS, the individual will receive a 

membership identification card to use 

when entering Canada or the United 

States at all designated NEXUS air, land 

and marine ports of entry. Additional 

details regarding the NEXUS trusted 

traveler program can be found at 

http://www.nexus.gov. 

SENTRI Trusted Traveler Program 

CBP operates the Port Passenger 

Accelerated Service System 

(PORTPASS), a legacy system of the 

former Immigration and Naturalization 

Service, which identifies certain ports of 

entry as providing access to the United 

States for identified low-risk border 


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1On December 29, 2010, CBP announced by a 

separate notice published in the Federal Register 

that, pursuant to a Joint Declaration between the 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the 

Secretariat of Governance of the United Mexican 

States, Mexican nationals are eligible to apply for 

participation in the Global Entry pilot program. 

crossers. The system is described in 

detail in 8 CFR 235.7. One PORTPASS 

program is the Secure Electronic 

Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection 

(SENTRI). SENTRI currently allows 

expedited entry at specified land border 

ports along the U.S.-Mexico border for 

pre-approved, low-risk travelers. All 

applicants must voluntarily undergo a 

thorough background check against 

criminal, law enforcement, customs, 

immigration, and terrorist databases, a 

10-fingerprint law enforcement check 

and a personal interview with a CBP 

officer. Any one of the following risk 

factors may disqualify an individual 

from SENTRI participation: 

• The individual provides false or 

incomplete information on his or her 

application; 

• The individual has been convicted 

of a criminal offense or has pending 

criminal charges, including outstanding 

warrants; 

• The individual has been found to 

have violated any customs, agriculture, 

or immigration regulation or laws in any 

country; 

• The individual is a subject of an 

ongoing investigation by any federal, 

state or local law enforcement agency in 

any country; 

• The individual is inadmissible to 

the United States under applicable 

immigration laws or regulations, 

including applicants with approved 

waivers of inadmissibility or parole 

documentation; 

• The individual cannot satisfy CBP 

of his or her low-risk status or meet 

other program requirements. 

Applicants may apply for SENTRI online via the CBP GOES Web site. Once 

the individual’s application is approved 

by CBP, the applicant is issued a Radio 

Frequency Identification Card (RFID) 

that identifies his or her record and 

status in the CBP database upon arrival 

at the U.S. port of entry. A decal is also 

issued to the applicant’s vehicle or 

motorcycle. Additional details regarding 

the SENTRI trusted traveler program can 

be found at http://www.sentri.gov. 

Global Entry Trusted Traveler Pilot 

Program 

In a notice published in the Federal 

Register on April 11, 2008 (73 FR 

19861), CBP announced an international 

trusted traveler pilot program, currently 

referred to as Global Entry, which 

allows for the expedited clearance of 

pre-approved, low-risk travelers into the 

United States. The Global Entry pilot 

program permits pilot participants 

expedited entry into the United States at 

any of the designated airport locations 

by using automated kiosks located in 

the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) 

area of each airport. 

The Global Entry pilot is currently 

operational at the following twenty 

airports: John F. Kennedy International 

Airport, Jamaica, New York, (JFK); 

George Bush Intercontinental Airport, 

Houston, Texas (IAH); Washington 

Dulles International Airport, Sterling, 

Virginia (IAD); Los Angeles 

International Airport, Los Angeles, 

California (LAX); Hartsfield-Jackson 

Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, 

Georgia (ATL); Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport, Chicago, Illinois 

(ORD); Miami International Airport, 

Miami, Florida (MIA), Newark Liberty 

International Airport, Newark, New 

Jersey (EWR); San Francisco 

International Airport, San Francisco, 

California (SFO); Orlando International 

Airport, Orlando, Florida (MCO); Detroit 

Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 

Romulus, Michigan (DTW); Dallas Fort 

Worth International Airport, Dallas, 

Texas (DFW); Honolulu International 

Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL); 

Boston-Logan International Airport, 

Boston, Massachusetts (BOS); Las 

Vegas-McCarran International Airport, 

Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS); SanfordOrlando International Airport, Sanford, 

Florida (SFB); Seattle-Tacoma 

International Airport-SEATAC, Seattle, 

Washington (SEA); Philadelphia 

International Airport, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania (PHL); San Juan-Luis 

Munos Marin International Airport, San 

Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) and Ft. 

Lauderdale Hollywood International 

Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL). 

Applicants may apply for the Global 

Entry pilot via the CBP GOES Web site. 

Participation is limited to U.S. citizens, 

U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful permanent 

residents (LPRs), citizens of the 

Netherlands who participate in Privium 

through the FLUX Arrangement and, as 

of December 29, 2010, Mexican 

nationals.1 Global Entry uses fingerprint 

biometrics technology to verify a 

participant’s identity and confirm his or 

her status as a participant. For a detailed 

description of the Global Entry pilot 

program, including eligibility criteria, 

please refer to the April 11, 2008 

Federal Register notice, 73 FR 19861; 

the May 27, 2008 Federal Register 

notice, 73 FR 30416; the August 13, 

2008 Federal Register notice, 73 FR 

47204; the April 23, 2009 Federal 

Register notice, 74 FR 18586; and the 

August 10, 2009 Federal Register 

notice, 74 FR 39965. 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To 

Establish Global Entry as a Permanent 

Program 

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM), published in the Federal 

Register on November 19, 2009 (74 FR 

59932), CBP proposed establishing 

Global Entry as a permanent voluntary 

international trusted traveler program 

which would operate in a manner 

similar to the Global Entry pilot 

program. The comment period has 

closed and CBP is in the process of 

analyzing the comments. As provided in 

the NPRM, current participants in the 

Global Entry pilot program would be 

automatically enrolled in Global Entry 

once the permanent Global Entry 

program is finalized. Although it is 

projected that the Global Entry program 

will eventually operate at all major U.S. 

international airports, at the start of the 

program, it is anticipated that its 

operation would initially be limited to 

the airports participating in the pilot 

program. 

Expanded Utilization of Global Entry 

Kiosks 

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, requires the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to create a program 

to expedite the screening and processing 

of pre-approved, low-risk air travelers 

into the United States. Under the 

IRTPA, expediting the travel of 

previously screened and known 

travelers across the borders of the 

United States should be a high priority. 

See 8 U.S.C. 1365b(k)(1)(A). 

Although the Global Entry kiosks 

were initially set up for the sole use of 

Global Entry participants, CBP intends 

to eventually allow participants in other 

CBP trusted traveler programs use of the 

Global Entry kiosks as a benefit of 

membership in those other trusted 

traveler programs. This expanded use of 

the kiosks will expedite the travel of 

participants of the other trusted traveler 

programs at more border crossings in 

the United States. It will also allow 

officers to better focus on identifying 

terrorists and other high risk travelers 

attempting to enter the United States. 

This document announces that eligible 

participants in NEXUS and SENTRI may 

use the Global Entry kiosks and the 

terms and conditions for such use. 


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Current NEXUS Participants May Use 

Global Entry Kiosks 

Terms and Conditions 

A NEXUS participant who is in good 

standing in the NEXUS trusted traveler 

program will be eligible to utilize the 

Global Entry kiosks as a benefit of his 

or her NEXUS membership provided 

that he or she meets the age restrictions 

of the Global Entry pilot program (14 

years of age or older) or the Global Entry 

permanent program once it is 

established. A NEXUS participant will 

only have access to the Global Entry 

kiosks for the amount of time remaining 

on his or her NEXUS membership. 

However, access to the Global Entry 

kiosks would continue for the full 

period of the NEXUS membership upon 

approval of the renewed NEXUS 

membership. 

A NEXUS participant will receive an 

email from CBP, provided that an email 

address is supplied in his or her GOES 

account, informing the participant to log 

into his or her GOES account to confirm 

eligibility to use the Global Entry kiosks. 

CBP will also notify NEXUS 

participants of their eligibility by 

posting messages to their GOES 

accounts, mailing post cards to 

participants’ mailing addresses, and by 

updating the Trusted Traveler Web 

sites. Any participant who needs further 

information as to whether he or she 

qualifies for the additional benefits, may 

call any Trusted Traveler enrollment 

center (phone numbers are provided at 

http://www.globalentry.gov). The 

eligibility notification will tell the 

participant whether or not the 

individual may immediately begin 

utilizing the Global Entry kiosks. If the 

individual is notified that he or she is 

not eligible to immediately begin 

utilizing the Global Entry kiosks, then 

the participant will need to contact the 

Enrollment Center to provide the 

missing information (fingerprints or 

passport). Once the NEXUS 

participant’s complete information is on 

file, he or she may immediately begin 

using the Global Entry kiosks. 

Use of the Global Entry kiosks is 

voluntary. Thus, providing additional 

information requested by CBP is 

voluntary, although it will be required 

in order to utilize the Global Entry 

kiosks. If a NEXUS participant elects not 

to provide the additional information, 

his or her status in the NEXUS program 

will remain unchanged. 

Current SENTRI Participants Are 

Eligible To Use Global Entry Kiosks 

Terms and Conditions 

Mexican nationals, U.S. citizens and 

U.S. LPRs who are already participants 

in good standing in the SENTRI trusted 

traveler program and who meet the age 

restrictions of the Global Entry pilot 

program (14 years of age or older) or the 

age restrictions of the Global Entry 

permanent program once it is 

established, may utilize the Global Entry 

kiosks as a benefit of SENTRI 

membership if they follow the 

procedures described below. A Mexican 

national who is a SENTRI participant 

may utilize the Global Entry kiosks 

provided he or she successfully 

completes a thorough risk assessment by 

the Mexican government. A qualifying 

SENTRI participant will have access to 

Global Entry kiosks for the amount of 

time remaining on his or her SENTRI 

membership. However, access to the 

Global Entry kiosks would continue for 

the full period of the SENTRI 

membership upon approval of the 

renewed SENTRI membership. 

A SENTRI participant will receive an 

email from CBP, provided that an email 

address is supplied in his or her GOES 

account, informing the participant to log 

in to his or her GOES account to 

confirm eligibility to use the Global 

Entry kiosks. CBP will also notify 

SENTRI participants of their eligibility 

by posting messages to their GOES 

accounts, mailing post cards to 

participants’ mailing addresses, and by 

updating the Trusted Traveler Web 

sites. Any participant who needs further 

information as to whether he or she 

qualifies for the additional benefits, may 

call any Trusted Traveler enrollment 

center (phone numbers are provided at 

http://www.globalentry.gov). Before a 

SENTRI participant who is a Mexican 

national may be qualified to utilize the 

Global Entry kiosks he or she must 

indicate his or her wish to use the 

Global Entry kiosks on the GOES Web 

site by checking the relevant box. By 

checking the box, the person authorizes 

the U.S. government to release all 

relevant information to the Mexican 

government for the purpose of 

conducting a thorough risk assessment. 

The eligibility notification will tell 

the participant whether or not the 

individual may immediately begin 

utilizing the Global Entry kiosks. If the 

individual is notified that he or she is 

not eligible to immediately begin 

utilizing the Global Entry kiosks, then 

the participant will need to contact the 

Enrollment Center to provide the 

missing information (fingerprints or 

passport). Once the SENTRI 

participant’s complete information is on 

file, he or she may immediately begin 

using the Global Entry kiosks. 

Use of the Global Entry kiosks is 

voluntary. Thus, providing the 

additional information to CBP is 

voluntary, although it will be required 

in order to use the Global Entry kiosks. 

If a SENTRI participant elects not to 

provide the additional information, his 

or her status in the SENTRI program 

will remain unchanged. 

Operations 

A NEXUS or qualified SENTRI 

participant does not have to wait in the 

regular passport control primary 

inspection line. After arriving at the FIS 

area, the participant would proceed 

directly to the Global Entry kiosks. After 

arriving at the kiosks, the NEXUS or 

qualified SENTRI participant will 

utilize the Global Entry kiosk through 

the same procedures as a Global Entry 

participant by inserting either a 

machine-readable passport or a 

machine-readable U.S. permanent 

resident card into the document reader. 

Machine readable passports and U.S. 

permanent resident cards are used for 

Global Entry kiosk transactions because, 

unlike NEXUS and SENTRI, Global 

Entry does not utilize membership 

cards. On-screen instructions will guide 

the participant to provide fingerprints 

electronically. These fingerprints are 

compared with the fingerprint 

biometrics on file to validate identity 

and confirm that the individual is a 

member of the program. The participant 

is also prompted to look at the camera 

for a digital photograph and to respond 

to several customs declaration questions 

by use of a touch-screen. 

When the procedures at the kiosk 

have been successfully completed, the 

participant is issued a transaction 

receipt. This receipt must be provided 

along with the passport or permanent 

resident card to the CBP officer at the 

exit control area who will examine and 

inspect these documents. CBP officers 

stationed in booths next to the kiosk 

lanes also oversee activities at the kiosk. 

Declarations 

When using the Global Entry kiosks, 

NEXUS and qualified SENTRI 

participants are required under 19 CFR 

148.11 to declare all articles being 

brought into the U.S. If a NEXUS or 

qualified SENTRI participant declares 

any of the following, the kiosk redirects 

that user to the head of the line at the 

nearest open passport control primary 

inspection station: 

(a) Commercial merchandise or 

commercial samples, or items that 


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exceed the applicable personal 

exemption amount; 

(b) More than $10,000 in currency or 

other monetary instruments (checks, 

money orders, etc.), or foreign 

equivalent in any form; or 

(c) Restricted/prohibited goods, such 

as agricultural products, firearms, mace, 

pepper spray, endangered animals, 

birds, controlled substances, fireworks, 

Cuban goods, and plants. 

NEXUS or qualified SENTRI 

participants may also be subject to 

further examination and inspection as 

determined by CBP officers at any time 

during the arrival process. 

For further details about the relevant 

airport procedures, please refer to the 

April 11, 2008 Federal Register notice, 

73 FR 19861. 

All other aspects of the NEXUS and 

SENTRI programs and the Global Entry 

pilot program (as described in the 

previous Global Entry pilot notices) are 

still in effect. 

Dated: December 23, 2010. 

Thomas S. Winkowski, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 

Operations. 

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