98-17456. Notice of the Pilot Test of the Compliance Measurement System at Ports-of-Entry To Measure Program Effectiveness at Ports-of-Entry

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35609-35610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17456]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1901-98]


Notice of the Pilot Test of the Compliance Measurement System at 
Ports-of-Entry To Measure Program Effectiveness at Ports-of-Entry

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that effective July 1, 1998, 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) will begin to test the 
immigration compliance measurement system known as the Inspections 
Traveler Examination (INTEX). The INTEXT system will provide the means 
for the INS to estimate how effective it is in identifying aliens who 
are attempting to illegally enter the United States through Ports-of-
Entry. This compliance system will enable the INS to measure and 
improve its effectiveness in accomplishing its mission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Johnnie Walton, Program Analyst, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20536, 
telephone [phone] or fax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The INS has created an outcome performance 
measurement system that gauges the level of compliance and the ability 
to achieve results in the area of border control at Ports-of-Entry. 
This compliance measurement system is scheduled to be piloted starting 
July 1, 1998, at 20 Ports-of-Entry (10 air and 10 land) as shown below.

Airports--Land Ports

New York, NY--San Ysidro, CA
Miami, FL--El Paso, TX
Los Angeles, CA--Detroit, MI
Dallas, TX--Brownsville, TX
Washington-Dulles, VA--San Luis, AZ
Detroit, MI--Del Rio, TX
San Juan, PR--Pacific Highway, WA
Seattle, WA--Progreso, TX
Phoenix, AZ--Calais, ME
St. Louis, MO--Columbus, NM

    The compliance system requires that a random number of travelers, 
who have already been examined by INS Officers, be selected to undergo 
a supplementary inspection which will further examine their 
admissibility into the United States. The process includes a 
supplementary inspection that involves a detailed review of documents, 
databases, and personal items. All

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travelers will be randomly subject to INTEX. Based on initial pilot 
tests conducted to date, U.S. citizens and certain alien travelers with 
diplomatic status will be detained no more than 3 to 5 minutes on 
average. The INTEX process for all other alien travelers will take an 
average of 30 minutes. Depending on the traffic volume of the POE, 
between one and five compliance inspections will be conducted per day 
at each POE. Conducting between one and five INTEX exams at pilot land 
border and air POEs will yield data concerning about 1,800 inspections 
over a 30-day period. This amount of data will enable the Inspections 
program to quantify program effectiveness in detecting inadmissible 
aliens through the primary inspections process.

    Dated: June 25, 1998.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 98-17456 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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