Title: Coordinated Clearance Point of Departure Determination
1Coordinated Clearance Point of Departure
Determination
Balancing National Security with Mobility To
Facilitate Legitimate Trade/Travel Washington,
D.C.
Presented by Jim Phillips CAN/AM Border Trade
Alliance April 10, 2008
2What is Coordinated Clearance?
1. Point of Departure Determination
Inadmissible People Non Low-Risk Goods
Prevented from Reaching US/Canada
2. Integrated Entry/Exit Tracking
3. Coordinated Processes within Canada/US
Sovereign Policies Can and Will Differ
Smart, Seamless and Secure Internal Border
For CC-PDD Offshore Shipments and Known
Low-Risk People Fully Complying On-shore
Shipments
3The Vision
- US and Canada working closely together to
- strengthen border security
- risk-manage at the point of departure
- expedite lowest-risk people goods at points of
entry - Initiative Builds On
- key successes by CBSA, CBP and other agencies
- outlook on major market trends and forecasts
- new technologies and risk managementcapabilities
- Specifies what needs to be done
4Coalition Sponsors
WASHINGTON AIRPORTSTASK FORCE
AIRPORTS COUNCILINTERNATIONAL (NA)
CANADIAN AIRPORTS COUNCIL
VANCOUVER PORT AUTHORITY
CASCADE GATEWAYBORDER COALITION
DiscoveryInstitute
CITY OF WHITE ROCK, BC
CITY OFBLAINE,WA
5Key Components
6Coordinated ClearancePoint of Departure
DeterminationGoods Movement Concept
7CSI Port
Canada or US
US or Canada
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9100 Smart Box Sealed(Container Security Device)
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11Low Risk
12High/Unknown Risk
Low Risk
VACIS for High or Unknown Risk Cargo
13High/Unknown Risk
Low Risk
Or Destuff Container
14High/Unknown Risk
No Unauthorized Intrusion To Smart Seal
Low Risk
Overseas CSI Port
Canada or US
US or Canada
15High/Unknown Risk
No Unauthorized Intrusion To Smart Seal
Low Risk
Overseas CSI Port
Green LaneOffloading
Canada or US
US or Canada
16Coordinated ClearancePoint of Departure
DeterminationPassenger Flow Concept
17Canada or US
Overseas Airport
US or Canada
18100 Screening Biographical Biometric Threats
Overseas Airport
Canada or US
US or Canada
19High/Unknown Risk
Low Risk
Overseas Airport
Canada or US
US or Canada
20Reinventing the Arrivals Process
High/Unknown Risk
Nexus (1)
Low Risk
Overseas Airport
Nexus (25)
21Other
Nexus (25)
RFID Automated (60)
Overseas Airport
Transit by Land
Transit by Ferry/Cruise
Transit by Air
Canada or US
US or Canada
22Destination
Overseas Airport
Canada or US
US or Canada
23Coordinated ClearancePoint of Departure
DeterminationTraffic Streaming
24Mixed Flows of Vehicles Approaching Land
Border(as much as 60 miles back)
Canada or US
USor Canada
RFID Automated - PASS Card, Enhanced Driver's
License, e-Passport with RFID or US-VISIT
25Benefits
- Key Benefits for Goods Movement
- Lower cross-border logistics costs
- Delivers just-in-time efficiencies
- Enhances global competitiveness
26Benefits
- Key Benefits for Passenger Travel
- Substantial time savings from delay reductions
- Maximizes processing throughput of existing
facilities/infrastructure. - Enhance volume of visitors
- Greater customer satisfaction
27Benefits
- Key Benefits to the Environment
- 50 reduction in emissions concentrated at land
border crossings - Substantial energy savings from reduction in
gasoline and diesel idling delays
28Key Recommended Actions
- Land Pre-clearance
- Cross-designation
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29Key Recommended Actions
- Coordinate data sharing and systems integration
- Build on joint risk assessment pilot
- Bi-national data sharing protocols
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30Key Recommended Actions
- Remove current and potential re-screening
requirements - Adopt joint procedures for trusted traveler
- ACE by 2010/ACI by 2008eManifest by 2012
- Smart box seal(Container Security Device)
- Comparable air cargo security procedures
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31Key Recommended Actions
- Next generation trusted traveler
- Merge TWIC HAZMAT credentialing with FAST
- 100 pre-screening of all people and goods at
origin to achieve Point of Departure
Determination - Prevent inadmissible and non-low risk goods/people
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32Key Recommended Actions
- NEXUS Air rolled out to Canadian airports
- International Trusted Traveler to be rolled out
to top 20 US Airports of Entry - e-Passports, biometrically enabled visas
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33Key Recommended Actions
- Automated border solutions deployed at all ports
of entry - Vicinity RFID adopted in travel documents (DONE)
- Substantially reduced processing time at primary
- Save 1/3rd to 1/2 of dwell time in Primary Area
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34Key Recommended Actions
- Biometric exit card to cross shared border at
speed - Movement of Coordinated Clearance/Point of
Departure Determination goods seamless across
shared border with - entry and export controls
- Electronic monitoring
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35 Thank You
- For more information
- Jim Phillips
- 716-754-8824
- canambta_at_aol.com
- Gerry Bruno/Solomon Wong
- 604-717-1800
- info_at_coordinatedclearance.org
- www.coordinatedclearance.org