CBP Invites Comments on SENTRI and FAST Commercial Driver Applications

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has invited the public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs, including the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), which allows expedited entry at specified southwest land border ports of entry, and the Free and Secure Trade program (FAST), which provides expedited border processing for known, low-risk commercial drivers.

The purpose of the Trusted Traveler programs, the notice explains, is to provide prescreened travelers expedited entry into the U.S. The benefit to the traveler is less time spent in line waiting to be processed by CBP.

Applicants may apply for these programs using paper forms available at http://www.cbp.gov or through the Global On-line Enrollment System (GOES).

The notice, published on July 6, 2010, is available as a PDF.