[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: 8CFR286.8]



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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

 

               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 286_IMMIGRATION USER FEE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 286.8  Establishment of pilot programs for the charging of a land 

border fee for inspection services.



    Under the provisions of section 286(q) of the Act, the Service may 

establish pilot programs at one or more land border ports-of-entry to 

charge fees for immigration inspection services to be collected by the 

Commissioner. Individual ports-of-entry selected by the Commissioner to 

participate in such pilot programs may charge a fee to enhance 

inspection services and to recover the cost of:

    (a) Hiring additional immigration inspectors, including all 

associated personnel costs such as salary, benefits, and overtime;

    (b) Expansion, operation, and maintenance of information systems for 

nonimmigrant control;

    (c) Construction costs, including those associated with adding new 

primary traffic lanes (with the concurrence of the General Services 

Administration);

    (d) Procuring detection devices and conducting training to identify 

fraudulent documents used by applicants for entry to the United States;

    (e) Other administrative costs associated with the PORTPASS Program; 

and

    (f) Costs associated with the administration of the Land Border 

Inspection Fee account.



[60 FR 50390, Sept. 29, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 53833, Oct. 16, 1996]