98-2731. Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5819]
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[FR Doc No: 98-2731]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1900-98]


Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    Committee meeting: Immigration and Naturalization Service User Fee 
Advisory Committee.
    Date and time: Wednesday, May 6, 1998, at 12:00 noon.
    Place: Immigration and Naturalization Service Headquarters, 425 I 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20536, Shaughnessy Conference Room--6th 
Floor.
    Status: Open. 17th meeting of this Advisory Committee.
    Purpose: Performance of advisory responsibilities to the 
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service pursuant to 
section 286(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, 8 
U.S.C. 1356(k) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. app. 2. 
The responsibilities of this standing Advisory Committee are to advise 
the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service on 
issues related to the performance of airport and seaport immigration 
inspectional services. This advice should include, but need not be 
limited to, the time period during which such services should be 
performed, the proper number and deployment of inspection officers, the 
level of fees, and the appropriateness of any proposed fee. These 
responsibilities are related to the assessment of an immigration user 
fee pursuant to section 286(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1356(d). The Committee focuses attention on those 
areas of most concern and benefit to the travel industry, the traveling 
public, and the Federal Government.

Agenda

    1. Introduction of the Committee members.
    2. Discussion of administrative issues.
    3. Discussion of activities since last meeting.
    4. Discussion of specific concerns and questions of Committee 
members.
    5. Discussion of future traffic trends.
    6. Discussion of relevant written statements submitted in advance 
by members of the public.
    7. Scheduling of next meeting.
    Public participation: The meeting is open to the public, but 
advance notice of attendance is requested to ensure adequate seating. 
Persons planning to attend should notify the contact person at least 
two (2) days prior to the meeting. Members of the public may submit 
written statements at any time before or after the meeting to the 
contact person for consideration by this Advisory Committee. Only 
written statements received at least five (5) days prior to the meeting 
will be considered for discussion at the meeting.
    Contact person: Charles D. Montgomery, Office of the Assistant 
Commissioner, Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
4064, 425 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20536, telephone (202) 616-
7498 or fax [phone].

    Dated: January 29, 1998.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 98-2731 Filed 2-3-98; 8:45 am]
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