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US-VISIT Facilities & EngineeringUnited States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

Transportation Border Working GroupDelta Bow Valley – Calgary, Alberta

October 20 and 21st

2The United States Visitor and Immigrant

Status Indicator TechnologyUnited States Visitor and Immigrant

Status Indicator Technology 2

Overview - Facilities and Engineering Update

Milestones/Accomplishments Achieved

Current Status and Progress

Program Increment Details

Environmental Strategy

Coordination and Communications

Current Challenges and Issues

Questions/Discussion




Achievements and Milestones Program Consolidated

Multiple Increments Defined, Staffed and Underway

Increment 1 (Airports/Seaports) Implemented

Increment 2A (Biometric Documentation) To Be Implemented by the end of October

Prime Integrator Selected and Underway




Other Accomplishments Over 250 known criminals have been prevented from entering the

country

Over 1,000 individuals (including convicted rapists, drug traffickers, and other felons) have been intercepted using biometrics.

Over 6 million foreign visitors have been enrolled in the program with no significant wait times attributed to US VISIT




At Present Developing End Vision and Strategic Plan for US VISIT

Completing Concept of Operations and Business Requirements for Land Port Implementation

VWP (Visa Waiver) travelers now included in US-VISIT

Implementation of Entry capability at top 50 LPOE

Radio Frequency (RF) identification technology currently being evaluated (passive, remote transponders)




Increments Defined Increment 1 – Air and Seaport Entry, Pilot Exit

Increment 2A – Biometric Enabled Documentation

Increment 2B – Biometric Collection on Entry at 50 Largest Ports

Increment 3 – Biometric Collection on Entry at All Remaining Land Ports (continuation of Increment 2B)

Increment 2C – Radio Frequency (RF) Enabled Technology at Selected Ports on Entry and Exit




Implementation Requirements

Increment 1 – 01/05/2004

Increment 2A – 10/26/04 (US Docs)

Increment 2B – 12/31/04

Increment 3 – 12/31/05

End Vision – TBD

Increment 2C – TBD




What Has Changed? Increment 2C – Entry/Exit RF operations to be piloted at a selected

number of ports by Jun ’05

Depending on results of the pilot test, additional ports will be considered for RF entry/exit implementation

DHS Screening Initiative

DHS Center of Excellence for Biometrics




Key DatesMay 28, 2004

Prime Integrator contract awarded

June 4, 2004 US-VISIT Office completes majority of consolidation to permanent location

September 30, 2004 US-VISIT procedures were expanded to include visitors traveling to the U.S. under the Visa

Waiver Program (VWP) arriving at air and sea ports of entry

October 26, 2005 Increment 2A implementation deadline

December 31, 2004 US-VISIT entry capability installed at 50 highest volume Land Ports of Entry

June 1, 2005 Implement pilot test of RF Technology at selected ports of entry

December 31, 2005 Extend Increment 2B functionality to all remaining land ports of entry




Increment 2B – Entry Capability at the 50 Highest Volume Land Ports of Entry




Increment 2B - Detail

50 Highest Volume Land Ports of Entry

To Be Completed by 12/31/04

Same Functionality as Airports and Seaports (Increment 1)

Only Affects Secondary Processing Areas

No expected increase in referrals to secondary




Increment 2B – Top 50 LPOEsRanking Port Name State Lanes Inbound

1 San Ysidro CA 24

2 Lincoln-Juarez Bridge TX 12

3 Calexico West CA 10

4 Hidalgo TX 12

5 Paso Del Norte TX 9

6 Otay Mesa CA 20

7 Gateway to the Americas, TX 4

8.1 Queenston- Lewiston Bridge NY 10

8.2 Whirlpool Bridge NY 4

8.3 Rainbow Bridge NY 19

9 San Luis AZ 8

10 Nogales East AZ 8





11 Bridge of the Americas TX 16

12 Ysleta TX 18

13 Douglas AZ 8

14 Brownsville-Gateway TX 5

15 Calexico East CA 11

16 Detroit Ambassador Bridge MI 21

17 Peace Bridge NY 15

18 Detroit Tunnel MI 11

19 Pharr TX 8

20 Del Rio International Bridge TX 6

21 Brownsville and Matamoros TX 4





22 Eagle Pass II TX 8

23 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge MI 15

24 Veterans International Bridge TX 8

25 Progreso TX 6

26 Eagle Pass I TX 5

27 Sault Ste. Marie MI 5

28 Nogales West (Mariposa) AZ 7

29 Andrade CA 3

30 Roma TX 5

31 Pacific Highway WA 9

32 Peace Arch WA 7

33 Champlain NY 10




Increment 2B – Top 50 LPOEs

Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound

34 Los Indios Free Trade Bridge TX 8

35 Tecate CA 3

36 Rio Grande City TX 5

37 Massena NY 5

38 Ferry Point ME 3

39 Thousand Islands NY 8

40 International Falls MN 4

41 Presidio TX 6

42 Sumas WA 5

43 Colombia-Solidarity Bridge TX 12





44 Lukeville AZ 4

45 Derby Line VT 5

46 Point Roberts WA 4

47 Fabens TX 2

48 Lynden WA 7

49 World Trade Bridge TX 8

50 SantaTeresa NM 3




Increment 3 – Entry Capability at Remaining Ports of Entry




Increment 3: Land Deployment




Increment 2C – Entry and Exit RF Technology Capability at Selected Land Ports of Entry




Increment 2C – RF Technology The first time a traveler is processed in US VISIT, they will

be issued a unique automatic ID (a-ID), which is an RF tag.

This tag would be attached to a travel document at that time

Upon exit from the country at an RF enabled port, the a-ID would be passively and remotely read to register the exit of that tag.

Upon re-entry to the country at an RF enable port, the a-ID will be read prior to entering the primary inspection booth area, so that traveler information can be made available to the inspector as the traveler approaches




Increment 2C – RF Technology




Environmental US VISIT has been, and will be, in full compliance

with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Documentation completed successfully for the Airport and Seaport implementation

Department of Homeland Security Environmental regulations are in the process of being finalized

A number of strategies are available to US VISIT to ensure compliance




Ongoing Land Planning Activities

Coordination with State DOTs

Coordination with Historic Preservation Officers

Historical & Archaeological Field Surveys

Legal Boundary Surveys

Space Utilization Surveys

Feasibility Studies




What will occur in 2005

Entry capability to 50 busiest land POEs to be completed by beginning of 2005

Pilot Exit implementation at selected ports by June 1, 2005

Biometric enrollments reduced at POEs as the biometric capture/process is increased at overseas Consular Offices

DHS continues to perform biometric identity verification for travelers with biometric visas (one-to-one)

DHS continues checking inkless finger scans against a database of criminal and terrorist watch lists (one-to-few)




Current Challenges and Issues

Public perception

Privacy issues

Number of stakeholders

Preventing impact to wait times

Aggressive deadlines




Homeland Security

us-visit facilities & engineering united states visitor and immigrant status indicator...

Documents

selected ports

seaport entry

entry capability

us docsincrement

c entryexit rf operations

b biometric collection

selected number of ports

c radio frequency rf