1652-AA76 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1652 Transportation Security Administration TSA 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes; Waiver for Mobile Driver's Licenses

This rulemaking is the first in a multi-phased project by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enable federal agencies, at their discretion, to continue accepting mobile driver’s licenses and mobile identification cards (collectively referred to as mDLs) pending development of comprehensive regulatory requirements for REAL ID-compliant mDLs.  This final rule adds new mDL definitions to 6 CFR part 37 (REAL ID regulations), and establishes a process that states must follow if they choose to apply for a mDL waiver from the REAL ID regulations. This initial rulemaking will enable federal agencies to accept mDLs for official purposes issued by states to whom TSA has issued such a waiver.

After multiple industry technical standards are finalized and published, TSA intends to issue another rulemaking to replace the waiver provisions with the minimum technical requirements and security standards for mDLs that may be accepted by federal agencies for official purposes.

Effective May 22, 2023, authority to administer the REAL ID program was delegated from the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Administrator of TSA pursuant to DHS Delegation No. 7060.02.1.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 6 CFR 37 49 U.S.C. 30301 note 6 U.S.C. 111 6 U.S.C. 112 Yes NPRM 08/30/2023 88 FR 60056 NPRM Comment Period End 10/16/2023 Final Rule 07/00/2024 No Federal State No https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov No No 1601-AB06 Previously reported as 1601-AA37 Related to 1601-AB01 Related to 1601-AB03 Related to George Petersen Senior Program Manager, REAL ID Program 1652 Transportation Security Administration TSA 571 227-2215 george.petersen@tsa.dhs.gov Enrollment Services & Vetting Programs, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield VA 20598-6010