Speeding Customs - NYTimes.com The Chicago O'Hare International Airport will be the first airport in the United States to implement Automated Passport Control, a new technology designed to expedite customs clearance, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced recently. The program is expected to help travelers with American passports move more quickly through the United States border clearance process by allowing them to enter passport and other information at self-service kiosks instead of using paper declaration cards. The touch-screen technology, developed by the Vancouver Airport Authority and United States Customs and Border Protection, is already in use at Vancouver International Airport. Thirty-two kiosks are expected to be installed at O'Hare by July 1.