How is the U.S. Government implementing the travel initiative?
A. DHS and the Department of State are engaged in a rulemaking process to implement the WHTI. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is an agency’s method of informing the public about proposed regulations. An NPRM includes a comment period during which the public may provide written comments to the rulemaking agency. These comments are considered and responded to in the Final Rule. A joint Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — Department of State (State) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2005. During the 60?day public comment period following the ANPRM, more than 2,000 comments were submitted. An NPRM issued by DHS and State related to air travel was published on August 11, 2006. The Final Rule on documentary requirements for air travel under WHTI was published on November 24, 2006. A third State Department NPRM for a proposed passport card to be used at the land and sea borders was published separately on October 17,
