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GAO-10-1010R 1 (2010-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxcc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-320369 August 20, 2010 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Lamar Smith Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Security, US. Customs and Border Protection: Electronic System for TravelAuthorization (ESTA): Travel Promotion Fee and Fee for Use of the System Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs), entitled Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA): Travel Promotion Fee and Fee for Use of the System (RIN: 1651-AA83). We received the rule on August 9, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras an interim final rule; solicitation of comments on August 9, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 47,701. Nonimmigrant aliens who wish to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program at air or sea ports of entry must obtain a travel authorization electronically through ESTA from Customs. The interim final rule requires ESTA applicants to pay a congressionally mandated fee of $14.00. The fee is the sum of two amounts: a $10.00 travel promotion fee set by statute and a $4.00 operational fee for the use of ESTA as set by the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering the ESTA system. 8 U.S.C. § 1187(h)(3)(B). The interim final rule is effective on September 8, 2010. Comments must be received on or before October 8, 2010. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date, following publication in the Federal GAO-1O-IOIOR

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