Customs' Administrative Messages and Web Postings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released National Workload Statistics of port traffic numbers for fiscal years (FY) 2000 - 2004, for air (passenger, commercial plane, private plane), land (passenger, auto, rail, truck), and sea (passenger, vessels, cargo). For example, sea cargo is listed as 9,796,282 for FY 2004, and 5,813,244 for FY 2000. National workload statistics, dated 06/01/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/accomplish/national_workload_stats.xml
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1. CBP's National Workload Statistics for Years FY 2000 - 2004
2. Various Customs Press Releases
CBP has posted press releases with the following titles to its Web site:
o CBP announces strengthened procurement procedures. On June 7, 2005, CBP states it unveiled the Acquisition Improvement Initiative (AI2) to help streamline and improve CBP's purchasing of goods and services. (dated 06/07/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/06072005.xml )
o Homeland Security announces second year of Interior Repatriation Program. On June 8, 2005, in Tucson, AZ, the US Department of Homeland Security and the Government of Mexico announced the second year of the Interior Repatriation Program (IRP), which returns illegal aliens to Mexico City on a voluntary basis. (dated 06/08/05, available athttp://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/departmental_press_releases/06082005.xml )
o Machine-readable passport deadline only weeks away. CBP states that travelers from the 27 Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries must have a machine-readable passport to enter the U.S. without a visa, effective June 26, 2005. (dated 06/06/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/06062005.xml )