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Subject: Re: [world-cruising] New US regulations
From: Evert Volkersz (evolkersz@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 22:03:46 EST
A quick look make it appear that the proposed regulations apply to
commercial aircraft carriers and vessels. There seems to be no mention of
small or pleasure craft.
The regulation is available on the Immigration and Naturalization Web site,
www.ins.gov
The particular proposed regulation's url is
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/02-33145.htm
But, I am neither a lawyer nor a government bureaucrat and I read the rule
very quickly, so I may have missed something.
Evert
At 02:27 AM 1/5/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Does anyone know if this also applies to yachts?
>
> >From the NY Times:
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/04/politics/04TRAV.html?
>ex=1042687608&ei=1&en=df7a56a27a1096b3
>
>
>U.S. to Make Airlines Give Data on Americans Going Overseas
>By DAVID JOHNSTON
>
>EXCERPT:
>
>WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Americans traveling abroad would have to give
>the government detailed personal information before leaving or
>returning under an antiterrorism rule that the Immigration and
>Naturalization Service proposed today.
>
>The rule would force airlines and shipping companies to collect and
>submit to the government the name, birth date, sex, passport number,
>home country and address of every passenger and crew member. The
>intent is to provide the authorities with more complete information
>about who enters and leaves the United States.
>
>Currently, air and shipping lines are not required to provide such
>information to the government about Americans. The proposed rule
>would make it mandatory for carriers to supply the information about
>American citizens and noncitizens, immigration officials said.
>
>Much of the information is already collected from people entering the
>country in an arrangement in which 80 percent of commercial carriers
>voluntarily give personal information about their passengers to the
>immigration service, the officials said. The added information would
>be collected while the aircraft or vessel was en route to the United
>States and electronically transmitted to immigration officials on the
>ground at the port of entry.
>
>The rule would also require carriers to provide information about
>people who are leaving the United States within 48 hours after the
>departure of their flight or vessel, the officials said.
>
>The rule would take effect after a 30-day comment period. It would
>apply to passengers and crew members on airlines, cargo flights,
>cruise ships and other vessels. The information would be
>electronically checked against watch lists and databases of people
>suspected of being involved in terrorism or other criminal activity.
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