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DHS/OS RIN: 1601-AA37 Publication ID: Spring 2007 
Title: Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable to Federal Agencies for Official Purposes 
Abstract: This regulation is designed to implement the REAL ID Act. The Act prohibits Federal agencies from accepting a driver’s license or personal identification card (license) for an “official purpose” unless it has been issued by a State that has certified to, and been determined by DHS to meet, the requirements of the Act. The Act sets forth minimum document requirements, minimum issuance standards, and other requirements, including: information and security features that must be incorporated into each card; the information that must be provided by an applicant to establish identity and immigration status before a card can be issued; physical security standards for locations where licenses are produced. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 6 CFR 37, et seq (New)     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Division B--REAL ID Act of 2005    The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense    The Global War on Terror and Tsunami Relief, 2005    PL 109-13, 119 Stat 231, 302 (May 11, 2005) (codified at 49 USC 30301 note)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    05/11/2008 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/09/2007  72 FR 10820   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/08/2007    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Darrell Williams
Director, REAL ID
Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Secretary
Washington, DC 20528
Phone:202 447-3836
Email: darrell.williams@dhs.gov