US-VISIT Facilities

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US-VISIT Facilities Engineering
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status
Indicator Technology
Transportation Border Working GroupDelta Bow
Valley Calgary, AlbertaOctober 20 and 21st
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Overview - Facilities and Engineering Update

• Milestones/Accomplishments Achieved
• Current Status and Progress
• Program Increment Details
• Environmental Strategy
• Coordination and Communications
• Current Challenges and Issues
• Questions/Discussion

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Achievements and Milestones

• Program Consolidated
• Multiple Increments Defined, Staffed and Underway
• Increment 1 (Airports/Seaports) Implemented
• Increment 2A (Biometric Documentation) To Be
  Implemented by the end of October
• Prime Integrator Selected and Underway

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Other Accomplishments

• Over 250 known criminals have been prevented from
  entering the country
• Over 1,000 individuals (including convicted
  rapists, drug traffickers, and other felons) have
  been intercepted using biometrics.
• Over 6 million foreign visitors have been
  enrolled in the program with no significant wait
  times attributed to US VISIT

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At Present

• Developing End Vision and Strategic Plan for US
  VISIT
• Completing Concept of Operations and Business
  Requirements for Land Port Implementation
• VWP (Visa Waiver) travelers now included in
  US-VISIT
• Implementation of Entry capability at top 50 LPOE
• Radio Frequency (RF) identification technology
  currently being evaluated (passive, remote
  transponders)

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Increments Defined

• Increment 1 Air and Seaport Entry, Pilot Exit
• Increment 2A Biometric Enabled Documentation
• Increment 2B Biometric Collection on Entry at
  50 Largest Ports
• Increment 3 Biometric Collection on Entry at
  All Remaining Land Ports (continuation of
  Increment 2B)
• Increment 2C Radio Frequency (RF) Enabled
  Technology at Selected Ports on Entry and Exit

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Implementation Requirements

• Increment 1 01/05/2004

Increment 2A 10/26/04 (US Docs)
Increment 2B 12/31/04
Increment 2C TBD
Increment 3 12/31/05
End Vision TBD
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What Has Changed?

• Increment 2C Entry/Exit RF operations to be
  piloted at a selected number of ports by Jun 05
• Depending on results of the pilot test,
  additional ports will be considered for RF
  entry/exit implementation
• DHS Screening Initiative
• DHS Center of Excellence for Biometrics

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Key Dates

• May 28, 2004
• Prime Integrator contract awarded
• June 4, 2004
• US-VISIT Office completes majority of
  consolidation to permanent location
• September 30, 2004
• US-VISIT procedures were expanded to include
  visitors traveling to the U.S. under the Visa
  Waiver Program (VWP) arriving at air and sea
  ports of entry
• October 26, 2005
• Increment 2A implementation deadline
• December 31, 2004
• US-VISIT entry capability installed at 50 highest
  volume Land Ports of Entry
• June 1, 2005
• Implement pilot test of RF Technology at selected
  ports of entry
• December 31, 2005
• Extend Increment 2B functionality to all
  remaining land ports of entry

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Increment 2B Entry Capability at the 50 Highest
Volume Land Ports of Entry
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Increment 2B - Detail

• 50 Highest Volume Land Ports of Entry
• To Be Completed by 12/31/04
• Same Functionality as Airports and Seaports
  (Increment 1)
• Only Affects Secondary Processing Areas
• No expected increase in referrals to secondary

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Increment 2B Top 50 LPOEs
Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound
1 San Ysidro CA 24
2 Lincoln-Juarez Bridge TX 12
3 Calexico West CA 10
4 Hidalgo TX 12
5 Paso Del Norte TX 9
6 Otay Mesa CA 20
7 Gateway to the Americas, TX 4
8.1 Queenston- Lewiston Bridge NY 10
8.2 Whirlpool Bridge NY 4
8.3 Rainbow Bridge NY 19
9 San Luis AZ 8
10 Nogales East AZ 8
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Increment 2B Top 50 LPOEs
Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound
11 Bridge of the Americas TX 16
12 Ysleta TX 18
13 Douglas AZ 8
14 Brownsville-Gateway TX 5
15 Calexico East CA 11
16 Detroit Ambassador Bridge MI 21
17 Peace Bridge NY 15
18 Detroit Tunnel MI 11
19 Pharr TX 8
20 Del Rio International Bridge TX 6
21 Brownsville and Matamoros TX 4
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Increment 2B Top 50 LPOEs
Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound
22 Eagle Pass II TX 8
23 Port Huron Blue Water Bridge MI 15
24 Veterans International Bridge TX 8
25 Progreso TX 6
26 Eagle Pass I TX 5
27 Sault Ste. Marie MI 5
28 Nogales West (Mariposa) AZ 7
29 Andrade CA 3
30 Roma TX 5
31 Pacific Highway WA 9
32 Peace Arch WA 7
33 Champlain NY 10
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Increment 2B Top 50 LPOEs
Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound
34 Los Indios Free Trade Bridge TX 8
35 Tecate CA 3
36 Rio Grande City TX 5
37 Massena NY 5
38 Ferry Point ME 3
39 Thousand Islands NY 8
40 International Falls MN 4
41 Presidio TX 6
42 Sumas WA 5
43 Colombia-Solidarity Bridge TX 12


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Increment 2B Top 50 LPOEs
Ranking Port Name State Lanes Inbound
44 Lukeville AZ 4
45 Derby Line VT 5
46 Point Roberts WA 4
47 Fabens TX 2
48 Lynden WA 7
49 World Trade Bridge TX 8
50 SantaTeresa NM 3
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Increment 3 Entry Capability at Remaining Ports
of Entry
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Increment 3 Land Deployment
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Increment 2C Entry and Exit RF Technology
Capability at Selected Land Ports of Entry
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Increment 2C RF Technology

• The first time a traveler is processed in US
  VISIT, they will be issued a unique automatic ID
  (a-ID), which is an RF tag.
• This tag would be attached to a travel document
  at that time
• Upon exit from the country at an RF enabled port,
  the a-ID would be passively and remotely read to
  register the exit of that tag.
• Upon re-entry to the country at an RF enable
  port, the a-ID will be read prior to entering the
  primary inspection booth area, so that traveler
  information can be made available to the
  inspector as the traveler approaches

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Increment 2C RF Technology
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Increment 2C RF Technology
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Environmental

• US VISIT has been, and will be, in full
  compliance with the National Environmental Policy
  Act (NEPA).
• Documentation completed successfully for the
  Airport and Seaport implementation
• Department of Homeland Security Environmental
  regulations are in the process of being finalized
• A number of strategies are available to US VISIT
  to ensure compliance

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Ongoing Land Planning Activities

• Coordination with State DOTs
• Coordination with Historic Preservation Officers
• Historical Archaeological Field Surveys
• Legal Boundary Surveys
• Space Utilization Surveys
• Feasibility Studies

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What will occur in 2005

• Entry capability to 50 busiest land POEs to be
  completed by beginning of 2005
• Pilot Exit implementation at selected ports by
  June 1, 2005
• Biometric enrollments reduced at POEs as the
  biometric capture/process is increased at
  overseas Consular Offices
• DHS continues to perform biometric identity
  verification for travelers with biometric visas
  (one-to-one)
• DHS continues checking inkless finger scans
  against a database of criminal and terrorist
  watch lists (one-to-few)

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Current Challenges and Issues

• Public perception
• Privacy issues
• Number of stakeholders
• Preventing impact to wait times
• Aggressive deadlines

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Homeland Security