1651-AB43 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Advance Passenger Information System: Electronic Validation of Travel Documents

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations require commercial air carriers to electronically transmit passenger information to CBP’s Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) prior to an aircraft’s arrival in or departure from the United States.  CBP proposed to amend these regulations to incorporate additional carrier requirements that would enable CBP to validate each passenger’s travel documents prior to the passenger boarding the aircraft.  The proposed changes, once implemented, would also require air carriers to transmit additional data elements through APIS for all commercial aircraft passengers arriving in the United States in order to support border operations and national security.  

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 19 CFR 122 49 U.S.C. 44909 8 U.S.C. 1221 19 U.S.C. 1431 Yes NPRM 02/02/2023 88 FR 7016 NPRM Comment Period End 04/03/2023 Final Action 10/00/2025 No None No No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No Robert Neumann Program Manager, Office of Field Operations 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 202 412-2788 robert.m.neumann@cbp.dhs.gov 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20229