] Although surreptitiously activating the electronic chip
] remotely and then reading the return signal amid ambient
] electronic noise is considered technically very
] difficult, the Department is taking measures to prevent
] skimming of the unencrypted data. By the time the first
] electronic passport is issued, the Department intends to
] place an anti-skimming feature in the passport.

This is the proposed passport rule change.

FR Doc 05-3080