[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 8, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 8CFR286.4]



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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

 

               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 286_IMMIGRATION USER FEE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 286.4  Fee collection responsibility.



    (a) It is the responsibility of the air or sea carriers, travel 

agents, tour wholesalers, or other parties, which issue tickets or 

documents for transportation on or after December 1, 1986, to collect 

the fee set forth in Sec. 286.2 of this part from all passengers 

transported to the United States who are not excepted under Sec. 286.3 

of this part.

    (b) Tickets and documents for transportation shall be marked by the 

collector of the fee to indicate that the required fee has been 

collected. Such markings shall be in accordance with the procedures set 

forth in the ARC Industry Agents Handbook, the SATO Ticketing Handbook, 

or compatible procedures set forth in the operations manual of 

individual collectors.

    (c) It is the responsibility of the carrier transporting a passenger 

from the United States to collect the fee upon departure, if the 

passenger was not excepted under Sec. 286.3 of this part and tickets or 

documents for transportation of the passenger do not reflect collection 

of the fee at the time of issuance. If at the time of departure such a 

passenger refuses to pay the fee, the carrier shall record the full 

name, complete address, nationality, passport number, and alien file 

number, if any, of the passenger and immediately notify the Associate 

Commissioner, Finance.



[53 FR 5757, Feb. 26, 1988, as amended at 59 FR 49349, Sept. 28, 1994]