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DHS/USCBP RIN: 1651-AA83 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA): Fee for Use of the System 
Abstract: Under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, non-immigrant aliens who wish to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program at air or sea ports of entry must obtain a travel authorization electronically through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) from Customs and Border Protection prior to departing for the United States. This rule amends the DHS regulations to require ESTA applicants to pay a fee. The fee, as authorized by section 711 of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), is to ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering the ESTA system. This document also announces the amount of the fee. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217.5(a) (Revision)    8 CFR 217.5(h) (New)   
Legal Authority: PL 110-53, sec 711, 9/11 Act    8 USC 1187    PL 111-145   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  According to Public Law 111-145 (March 4, 2010) DHS must establish a fee and begin assessment and collection of the fee no later than 6 months after the date of enactment.  09/04/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/09/2010  75 FR 47701   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/08/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  10/08/2010    
Final Rule  03/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1651-AA72 
Agency Contact:
Suzanne Shepherd
Director, Electronic System for Travel Authorization
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 344-2073
Email: suzanne.m.shepherd@cbp.dhs.gov