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RIN: 1400-AD76

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: ●Proposed Elimination of Visa Page Insert Service for U.S. Passport Book Holders
Abstract: The Department of State proposes eliminating the additional visa page insert service in passports as of January 1, 2016. To help mitigate the need for visa page inserts, the Department began issuing the larger 52 page passport book in October of 2014 to all U.S. passport applicants applying overseas at no extra cost. U.S. passport applicants applying domestically can still obtain the 52 page passport book at no extra charge by requesting it on the application form. The elimination of visa page inserts is in conjunction with the Department’s anticipated rollout of the Next Generation Passport in 2016. The Next Generation Passport incorporates new security features designed to protect the integrity of U.S. passport books against fraud and misuse. An interagency working group determined that the addition of visa page inserts could reduce the effectiveness of these new security features. If this change is implemented, the fee for this service will be removed from the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services.
Agency: Department of State(STATE)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a 22 U.S.C. 211a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/29/2015	80 FR 23754
NPRM Comment Period End	06/29/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No	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
Agency Contact: Michael Holly Department of State Office of Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington, DC 20520 Phone:202 485-6373 Email: passportrules@state.gov