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STATE RIN: 1400-AD97 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: ●Passports 
Abstract:

This final rule provides various changes and updates to the Department of State passport rules as a result of the passage of two laws:  (1) International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders (IML) and (2) The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act).  The final rule incorporates statutory passport denial and revocation requirements for certain covered sex offenders under the IML, those persons with a seriously delinquent tax debt as defined by the FAST Act, and/or those persons.

 
Agency: Department of State(STATE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 22 CFR 51   
Legal Authority: 22 USC 2651a    42 U.S.C. 16935a    22 U.S.C. 2714a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  09/02/2016  81 FR 60608   
Final Rule--Correction  09/27/2016  81 FR 66184   
Final Rule Effective  09/27/2016 
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:
Stephanie Traub
Department of State
Washington, DC 20520
Phone:202 485-6500
Email: traubss@state.gov