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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1651</CODE>
            <NAME>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USCBP</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Visa Waiver Program</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[On October 30, 2000, Public Law 106-396, made the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) a permanent program.  The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), allows nationals of designated countries to apply for admission to the United States at land border ports, air and sea ports, and to enter the United States for business or pleasure for up to 90 days without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa. 

INS Rule No. 1799 finalizes all those VWP countries that were added through the publication of interim regulations. This rule will also incorporate those statutory changes made to section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Immigration Act.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>8 CFR 217</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 CFR 2</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1187</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1356</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM--INS No. 1406-91 Comment Period End 5/22/91</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/07/1991</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>56 FR 21101</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule--INS No. 1406-91 Eff. 7/18/91</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/18/1991</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>56 FR 32952</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS No. 1447 Eff. 10/1/91; Comment Period End 10/15/91</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/13/1991</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>56 FR 46716</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--1622-93; Eff. 7/29/93; Comment Period End 8/30/93; (To Be Merged With 1447R-93)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/29/1993</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>58 FR 40581</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Notice--INS No. 1674 Eff. 10/25/94; Comment Period End 09/30/96</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/21/1995</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>60 FR 9699</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS No. 1685 Eff. 4/1/95; Comment Period End 5/30/95</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/28/1995</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>60 FR 15855</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS No. 1777</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/08/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 35598</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS No. 1782-96 With Comments (Australia)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/29/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 39721</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS 1786-96 With Comments (Slovenia)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/30/1997</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>62 FR 50998</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule--INS No. 1799</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/30/1998</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>63 FR 71726</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS 2002-99 With Comments (Portugal, Singapore, and Uruguay)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/03/1999</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>64 FR 42006</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule--INS 2188-02 (Removing Argentina)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/21/2002</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>67 FR 7943</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/07/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 10954</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Next Action Undetermined</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Transferred from RIN 1115-AB93</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1115-AG25</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Merged with</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
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        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Paul</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Morris</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>M.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Executive Director Admissibility and Passenger Programs</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1651</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCBP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 344-1438</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>paul.morris@dhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20229</ZIP>
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