Upcoming passport changes--tell them what you think

Here is a posting I recently received from the US office of Travel and
Tourism Industries.
Do with it what you will.
Wendy Piquette
C-USA Travel Guide
http://www.c-usa.info

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of
State (State) announced the proposed requirements for the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).


WHTI is the government's plan to implement a provision of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act signed into law in
2004.


DHS and State are providing the public with an opportunity to comment
on the proposed rules and enable them to meet the proposed
requirements. The proposed timeline and requirements would be as
follows:


January 8, 2007 - Passports, Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) or NEXUS
Air cards would be required for all air travel, and most commercial sea

travel, from within the Western Hemisphere for citizens of the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. This is a change from the
previously scheduled date of January 1, in order to accommodate holiday

travel.


January 1, 2008 - The statutory deadline for all Western Hemisphere
travel, including land border travel. Passports or other accepted
documents determined to sufficiently denote identity and citizenship
will be required for anyone crossing at a land border, as well as air
and sea.


Together, these two proposed rules set forth the requirements of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).


The Department of Homeland Security is issuing an economic assessment
of the proposed rule for air and sea. The public may provide input
and/or comment on both the proposed rule and the economic assessment on

or before September 24, 2006.


Those wishing to comment on the proposed rule may access the Federal
Rule Making Portal at:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...edocket.access....

and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Submissions must
include the agency name and docket number CBP 2006-0097.


For more information, visit www.dhs.gov or www.travel.state.gov.

On 21 Aug 2006 14:39:33 -0700, "
wrote:

Here is a posting I recently received from the US office of Travel and
Tourism Industries.
Do with it what you will.
Wendy Piquette
C-USA Travel Guide
http://www.c-usa.info

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of
State (State) announced the proposed requirements for the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).


WHTI is the government's plan to implement a provision of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act signed into law in
2004.


DHS and State are providing the public with an opportunity to comment
on the proposed rules and enable them to meet the proposed
requirements. The proposed timeline and requirements would be as
follows:


January 8, 2007 - Passports, Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) or NEXUS
Air cards would be required for all air travel, and most commercial sea

travel, from within the Western Hemisphere for citizens of the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. This is a change from the
previously scheduled date of January 1, in order to accommodate holiday

travel.


January 1, 2008 - The statutory deadline for all Western Hemisphere
travel, including land border travel. Passports or other accepted
documents determined to sufficiently denote identity and citizenship
will be required for anyone crossing at a land border, as well as air
and sea.


Together, these two proposed rules set forth the requirements of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).


The Department of Homeland Security is issuing an economic assessment
of the proposed rule for air and sea. The public may provide input
and/or comment on both the proposed rule and the economic assessment on

or before September 24, 2006.


Those wishing to comment on the proposed rule may access the Federal
Rule Making Portal at:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...edocket.access....

and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Submissions must
include the agency name and docket number CBP 2006-0097.


For more information, visit www.dhs.gov or www.travel.state.gov.


I suspect suggestions other than those that say "Hooray! for the
plan." will simply be ignored. Public comment on something the
administration desires this strongly is just for show and because it
is required by law. No law says they have to pay even the slightest
attention to those comments.

Our current Pres thinks he was annointed more than elected and anyone
who disagrees with his plans must be disloyal or a supporter of
terrorism.


Jim P.

wrote:

I suspect suggestions other than those that say "Hooray! for the
plan." will simply be ignored.

Yeah, but despite your beliefs, opposition won't put you on the Do Not
FLy list, or lead to being followed by black helicopters.


Our current Pres thinks he was annointed more than elected and anyone
who disagrees with his plans must be disloyal or a supporter of
terrorism.

He was elected twice, so no matter what you believe, he has the support
of many Americans. Not that I agree with him, but it isn't like a lot of
people don't agree with him.