[December 9, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 236)]
[Unified Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
8 CFR Ch. I
21 CFR Ch. I
28 CFR Ch. I
Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its October 2002
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
5 U.S.C. sections 601-612 (1988).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel,
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 7236, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For this edition of the Department of
Justice's regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory
actions are included in The Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II
of this issue of the Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are
listed in the table of contents below and are denoted by a bracketed
bold reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate sequence
number in part II.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that, each year,
the Department publish a list of those regulations that have a
significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small
entities and are to be reviewed under section 610 of the Act during
the succeeding 12 months. This edition of the Department's unified
agenda includes three regulations requiring such a review:
``Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes
to Employment Verification Requirements'' (RIN 1115-AB73);
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public
Accommodations and Commercial Facilities'' (RIN 1190-AA44); and
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local
Government Services'' (RIN 1190-AA46). In accordance with the RFA,
comments are specifically invited on this regulation. Those
comments should be addressed to the contact persons listed in the
entries for these items.
Dated: September 30, 2002.
Viet D. Dinh
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy
Bureau of Prisons--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1524 Release of Information.............................................................. 1120-AA96
1525 Drug Abuse Treatment Program: Subpart Revision and Clarification.................... 1120-AB07
1526 Inmate Fees for Health Care Services................................................ 1120-AB11
1527 Good Conduct Time: Aliens With Confirmed Orders of Deportation, Exclusion, or 1120-AB12
Removal.............................................................................
1528 Civil Contempt of Court Commitments: Revision To Accommodate Commitments Under the 1120-AB13
DC Code.............................................................................
1529 Inmate Discipline--Subpart Revision................................................. 1120-AB18
1530 Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication.................. 1120-AB20
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Bureau of Prisons--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1531 Volunteer Community Service Projects................................................ 1120-AA03
1532 Intensive Confinement Centers....................................................... 1120-AA11
1533 Incoming Publications............................................................... 1120-AA15
1534 Postsecondary Education Programs.................................................... 1120-AA25
1535 Literacy Program.................................................................... 1120-AA33
1536 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA39
1537 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA49
1538 Incoming Publications: Nudity and Sexually Explicit Material or Information......... 1120-AA59
1539 Good Conduct Time................................................................... 1120-AA62
1540 Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship............................................ 1120-AA77
1541 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications.................................................. 1120-AA81
1542 Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender Release Notification................ 1120-AA85
1543 Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures........................................ 1120-AA86
1544 Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Disincentives and Enhanced Incentives................ 1120-AA88
1545 Searches of Housing Units, Inmates, Inmate Work Areas, and Persons Other Than 1120-AA90
Inmates: Electronic Devices.........................................................
1546 Occupational Educational Programs................................................... 1120-AA92
1547 Drug Testing Program................................................................ 1120-AA95
1548 Correspondence: Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence....................... 1120-AA98
1549 Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens............................ 1120-AA99
1550 Religious Beliefs and Practices: Nomenclature Change................................ 1120-AB04
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1551 Suicide Prevention Program.......................................................... 1120-AB06
1552 National Security; Prevention of Acts of Violence and Terrorism..................... 1120-AB08
1553 District of Columbia Youth Rehabilitation Act (DCYRA) Sentences: No Further Benefit 1120-AB09
Determinations......................................................................
1554 Central Inmate Monitoring (CIM) System: Streamlining Rules.......................... 1120-AB14
1555 Admission and Orientation Program: Removal From Rules............................... 1120-AB16
1556 Bureau of Prisons Emergencies....................................................... 1120-AB17
1557 Clarifying of Release Gratuities--Release Transportation Regulations To More Closely 1120-AB21
Conform to Statutory Provisions.....................................................
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Bureau of Prisons--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1558 Infectious Disease Management....................................................... 1120-AB03
1559 District of Columbia Educational Good Time Credit................................... 1120-AB05
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Bureau of Prisons--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1560 Administrative Remedy Program: Excluded Matters..................................... 1120-AA72
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Bureau of Prisons--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1120-AA23 Infectious Diseases 07/25/2002 Merged With RIN 1120-AB03
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Civil Rights Division--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1561 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial 1190-AA44
Facilities (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 78)...............................
1562 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services 1190-AA46
(Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 79)..........................................
1563 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; 1190-AA47
Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards; Recreation
Facilities..........................................................................
1564 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Complaint Process.... 1190-AA48
1565 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State or Local Government 1190-AA50
Facilities; Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility
Standards; Play Areas...............................................................
1566 Amendments to Procedures Advising States and Political Subdivisions Specially 1190-AA51
Covered Under the Voting Rights Act How To Seek Preclearance From the Attorney
General of Proposed Voting Changes..................................................
1567 Amendments to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 1190-AA52
Programs--Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act 1973......................................................
1568 Procedures To Review Police Departments for a Pattern or Practice of Conduct That 1190-AA53
Deprives Persons of Rights, Privileges, or Immunities Secured or Protected by the
Constitution or Laws of the U.S.....................................................
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Civil Rights Division--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1569 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in 1190-AA49
Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance......................
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1570 Chemical Mixtures Containing Listed Forms of Phosphorus............................. 1117-AA66
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1571 Guidelines for Providing Controlled Substances to Ocean Vessels..................... 1117-AA40
1572 Sale by Federal Departments or Agencies of Chemicals Usable To Manufacture a 1117-AA47
Controlled Substance................................................................
1573 Exemption From Import/Export Requirements for Personal Medical Use.................. 1117-AA56
1574 Electronic Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances....................... 1117-AA60
1575 Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances.................................. 1117-AA61
1576 Security Requirements for Handlers of Pseudoephedrine, Ephedrine, and 1117-AA62
Phenylpropanolamine.................................................................
1577 Reorganization and Clarification of DEA Regulations................................. 1117-AA63
1578 Chemical Mixtures Containing Gamma-Butyrolactone.................................... 1117-AA64
1579 Chemical Registration Waivers; Exemption From Chemical Registration Fees for Certain 1117-AA67
Persons.............................................................................
1580 Authority for Practitioners To Dispense or Prescribe Approved Narcotic (Opiod) 1117-AA68
Substances for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatment..............................
1581 Controlled Substances Registration and Reregistration Application Fees.............. 1117-AA70
1582 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Drug Products Containing Hydroxybutyric 1117-AA71
Acid (GHB)..........................................................................
1583 Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees....................................... 1117-AA72
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1584 Definition and Registration of Reverse Distributors................................. 1117-AA19
1585 Exemption of Chemical Mixtures...................................................... 1117-AA31
1586 Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees....................................... 1117-AA50
1587 Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substances Act (21 1117-AA52
U.S.C. 802).........................................................................
1588 Industrial Use of Products and Materials Derived From Cannabis Plants............... 1117-AA55
1589 Control of Red Phosphorus, White Phosphorus, and Hypophosphorous Acid (and Its 1117-AA57
Salts) as List I Chemicals..........................................................
1590 Allowing Central Fill Pharmacies To Fill Prescriptions for Controlled Substances on 1117-AA58
Behalf of Retail Pharmacies.........................................................
1591 Implementation of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Thresholds for 1117-AA69
Retailers and for Distributors Required To Submit Reports Under 21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3);
Changes to Mail Order Reporting.....................................................
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1592 Registration and Reregistration Application Fees.................................... 1117-AA34
1593 Change of Address for Filing Chemical Import/Export Declarations (DEA Form 486), 1117-AA65
Reports for the Importation or Exportation of Tableting and Encapsulating Machines,
and Other Related Reports...........................................................
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1594 Authority of Immigration Judges To Issue Civil Money Penalties...................... 1125-AA18
1595 Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal for Certain Battered Spouses 1125-AA35
and Children; Motions To Reopen for Certain Battered Spouses and Children...........
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Executive Office for Immigration Review--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1596 Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal............................... 1125-AA25
1597 Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review 1125-AA27
1598 Motions To Reopen for Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of 1125-AA31
Removal Pursuant to Section 1505(c) of the LIFE Act Amendments......................
1599 Section 212(c) Relief for Aliens With Certain Criminal Convictions Before April 1, 1125-AA33
1997................................................................................
1600 Protective Orders in Immigration Administration Proceedings......................... 1125-AA38
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Executive Office for Immigration Review--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1601 Board of Immigration Appeals; Procedural Reforms To Improve Case Management......... 1125-AA36
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Federal Bureau of Investigation--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1602 Claims of Exemptions From Provisions of the Privacy Act as to FBI Records........... 1110-AA08
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Federal Bureau of Investigation--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1603 Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law 1110-AA00
Enforcement Act.....................................................................
1604 Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System 1110-AA01
(NSPMVIS)...........................................................................
1605 Regulations Under the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act... 1110-AA04
1606 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................................... 1110-AA07
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Federal Bureau of Investigation--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1110-AA09 Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Division Systems and 08/25/2002 Withdrawn
Procedures
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1607 Restricting Citizens of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka From 1115-AG30
Participation in the International-to-International (ITI) Program...................
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1608 Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Exceptions, and Waivers for Immigrants and 1115-AB45
Nonimmigrants, and Exceptions.......................................................
1609 Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry; 1115-AD82
Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program........................
1610 Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; International-to-International User 1115-AE37
Fee.................................................................................
1611 Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes................................... 1115-AE60
1612 Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer 1115-AE67
Association.........................................................................
1613 Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reasons or Significant Public Benefit................ 1115-AE68
1614 Certification of Certain Health Care Workers........................................ 1115-AE73
1615 Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions................................................ 1115-AF11
1616 Immigrant and Nonimmigrant; Religious Workers....................................... 1115-AF12
1617 Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents.................................... 1115-AF26
1618 Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Effect on 1115-AF38
Eligibility for Employment Authorization............................................
1619 Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees........................ 1115-AF44
1620 Contracts With Transportation Lines................................................. 1115-AF46
1621 Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act............................ 1115-AF48
1622 Inadmissibility To Enter the United States for Former U.S. Citizens Who Renounced 1115-AF69
Citizenship To Avoid Taxation.......................................................
1623 Establishment of Fee for Processing Genealogical Research Requests for INS Records.. 1115-AF88
1624 Intercountry Adoptions.............................................................. 1115-AF96
1625 Waiver of Fees...................................................................... 1115-AG02
1626 Adoption of Siblings, Adopted Alien Children Less Than 18 Years of Age Considered a 1115-AG04
``Child''...........................................................................
1627 Adjustment to Lawful Resident Status of Certain Class Action Participants Who 1115-AG06
Entered Before January 1, 1982, Under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act
(LIFE Act)..........................................................................
1628 Procedures for Checking Juvenile Criminal Records and Submitting Fingerprints of 1115-AG07
That Additional Class of Aliens Ineligible for Family Unity.........................
1629 Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(k)........................................... 1115-AG10
1630 Implementation of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 1115-AG11
(ACWIA), the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000
(AC21), and Other Related Bills.....................................................
1631 Construction Work and the B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification........................ 1115-AG15
1632 Adjustment of Fees for Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Secure Electronic Network for 1115-AG18
Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Programs at Land Border Ports of Entry.........
1633 Removal and Adjustment Procedures for Victims of Trafficking and Certain Criminal 1115-AG21
Activities..........................................................................
1634 Definitions of Notice To Appear and Arrest Warrant.................................. 1115-AG24
1635 Visa Waiver Program: Guam Visa Waiver Program....................................... 1115-AG25
1636 Procedures for Detainee Hunger Strikes.............................................. 1115-AG26
1637 Consent To Reapply for Admission After Removal...................................... 1115-AG28
1638 Waivers of the 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for Certain Exchange Visitors... 1115-AG31
1639 Extension of the Validity Period for Employment Authorization Documents for Aliens 1115-AG32
Seeking Adjustment of Status........................................................
1640 Illegal Entries, Unlawful Presence, and Automatic Voiding of Nonimmigrant Visas..... 1115-AG36
1641 Medical Examination Requirements and Designation of Civil Surgeons.................. 1115-AG37
1642 Medical Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers...................................... 1115-AG38
1643 New Classification for Victims of Certain Criminal Activity; Eligibility for the U 1115-AG39
Nonimmigrant Status.................................................................
1644 Judicial Review of the Decisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service...... 1115-AG49
1645 Carrier Arrival and Departure Electronic Manifest Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 80) 1115-AG57
1646 Limiting the Number of Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Stops in the United States to One 1115-AG59
1647 Termination of Lawful Permanant Resident Status Through Abandonment................. 1115-AG64
1648 Strengthening Control Over Immigration Surety Bonds................................. 1115-AG65
1649 Limiting the Use of Duration of Status for Certain F, J, and I Nonimmigrants........ 1115-AG76
1650 Petitions for Aliens To Perform Temporary Nonagricultural Services or Labor (H-2B).. 1115-AG78
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1651 Adjustment of the Immigration Benefit Application Fee Schedule To Recover Costs 1115-AG82
Associated With Additional Security Checks..........................................
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1652 Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment 1115-AB73
Verification Requirements (Section 610 Review)......................................
1653 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence: Conditional 1115-AC70
Residents and Fiance(e)s............................................................
1654 Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien Witnesses 1115-AD86
1655 Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens Are Ineligible for 1115-AD96
the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program.............................................
1656 Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or as a 1115-AE04
Preference Immigrant; Self-Petitioning for Certain Battered or Abused Alien Spouses
and Children........................................................................
1657 Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information........................ 1115-AE17
1658 Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status.................................. 1115-AE26
1659 Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct 1115-AE47
of Removal Proceedings..............................................................
1660 Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits................... 1115-AE50
1661 Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public 1115-AE51
Benefits............................................................................
1662 Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants........................................ 1115-AE58
1663 Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States.................... 1115-AE59
1664 Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork 1115-AE70
Requirements........................................................................
1665 Implementation of Hernandez v. Reno Settlement Agreement; Certain Aliens Eligible 1115-AE72
for Family Unity Benefits After Sponsoring Family Member's Naturalization...........
1666 Regulations Pertaining to Battered Aliens and to Mail Order Bride Businesses, as 1115-AE77
Mandated by IIRIRA..................................................................
1667 Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and 1115-AE80
Naturalization Service..............................................................
1668 Requiring Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States To Surrender to the 1115-AE82
Immigration and Naturalization Service for Removal..................................
1669 Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent 1115-AE83
Offenses............................................................................
1670 Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien............................ 1115-AE87
1671 Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status, and Unexpired 1115-AE96
Employment Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status......
1672 Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits..................................... 1115-AE99
1673 Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a 1115-AF03
Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service...............................................
1674 Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles..................................... 1115-AF05
1675 Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain 1115-AF14
Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries...............
1676 Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service-Issued Mexican and Canadian 1115-AF24
Border Crossing Cards...............................................................
1677 Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in 1115-AF27
the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program................................................
1678 Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering the 1115-AF28
United States Through St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands......................
1679 Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture............................... 1115-AF39
1680 Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of 1115-AF49
Transportation......................................................................
1681 Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor. 1115-AF51
1682 Clarification of Parole Authority................................................... 1115-AF53
1683 Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications 1115-AF56
Under Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)..........
1684 Battered and Abused Conditional Residents; Termination of Marriage by Conditional 1115-AF59
Residents...........................................................................
1685 Extension of 25-Mile Limit at Select Arizona Ports-of-Entry......................... 1115-AF60
1686 Revoking Grants of Naturalization................................................... 1115-AF63
1687 Entry Requirements for Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 1115-AF65
Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau...........................................
1688 Registration and Fingerprinting of Aliens in the United States: Control of 1115-AF71
Employment of Aliens................................................................
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1689 National Interest Waivers for Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrant 1115-AF75
Physicians Serving in Medically Underserved Areas or at Department of Veterans
Affairs Facilities..................................................................
1690 Petitioning Requirements for the H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification Under Public Law 1115-AF76
106-95..............................................................................
1691 Expansion of Dedicated Commuter Lanes; Clarification of Driver's License Requirement 1115-AF77
for Applicants to Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Automated Permit Port Programs.......
1692 Waiving the Fingerprinting Requirement for Certain Disabled Naturalization 1115-AF80
Applicants..........................................................................
1693 Update of List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for Transit 1115-AF81
Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program..........
1694 Implementation of the Numerical Limit on Asylum Grants and Refugee Admissions Based 1115-AF84
on Resistance to Coercive Population Control Measures...............................
1695 Adding Actuaries and Plant Pathologists to the North American Free Trade Agreement.. 1115-AF85
1696 Power of Attorney General To Terminate Deportation Proceedings and Initiate Removal 1115-AF87
Proceedings.........................................................................
1697 Employment Authorization for Certificate of Citizenship Applicants.................. 1115-AF90
1698 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary 1115-AF91
Removal of Certain Restrictions of Eligibility......................................
1699 Asylum and Withholding Definitions.................................................. 1115-AF92
1700 Academic Honorarium for B Nonimmigrant Aliens....................................... 1115-AF97
1701 Children Born Outside the United States; Applications for Certificate of Citizenship 1115-AF98
1702 Allowing for the Filing of Form I-140 Visa Petition Concurrently With a Form I-485 1115-AG00
Application in Certain Circumstances................................................
1703 Special Immigrant Visa for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters.......... 1115-AG01
1704 Establishing Premium Processing Service for Employment-Based Petitions and 1115-AG03
Applications........................................................................
1705 Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti............ 1115-AG05
1706 Nonimmigrant Classes; Spouses and Children of Lawful Permanent Residents; V 1115-AG08
Classification......................................................................
1707 K Nonimmigrant Classification, Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE)........... 1115-AG12
1708 Adjustment of Status for Certain Syrian Nationals Granted Asylum in the United 1115-AG13
States..............................................................................
1709 Adjustment of Status of Certain Aliens From Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the 1115-AG14
United States.......................................................................
1710 Adding Colombia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible 1115-AG16
for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV
Program.............................................................................
1711 New Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons Eligible 1115-AG19
for the T Nonimmigrant Status.......................................................
1712 Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking................................ 1115-AG20
1713 Removing Russia From the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are 1115-AG27
Ineligible for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the
TWOV Program........................................................................
1714 Detention of Aliens Subject to Final Orders of Removal.............................. 1115-AG29
1715 Allowing Citizens and Nationals of the People's Republic of China Limited Transit 1115-AG33
Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges at TWOV-Designated Alaska International Airports.....
1716 Custody Procedures.................................................................. 1115-AG40
1717 Limiting the Period of Admission for B Nonimmigrant Aliens.......................... 1115-AG43
1718 Documentary Requirements for Certain Temporary Residents............................ 1115-AG44
1719 Establishment of a $3 Immigration User Fee for Certain Commercial Vessel Passengers 1115-AG47
Previously Exempt...................................................................
1720 Change in Business Practices; Acceptance of Payments of Fees By Credit Card and 1115-AG48
Other Electronic Means Where Possible...............................................
1721 Adding and Removing Institutions To and From the List of Recognized American 1115-AG52
Institutions of Research............................................................
1722 Revision of the Regulations Concerning F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications (Reg 1115-AG55
Plan Seq No. 81)....................................................................
1723 Requiring Change of Status From B to F-1 or M-1 Nonimmigrant Prior To Pursuing a 1115-AG60
Course of Study.....................................................................
1724 Address Notification To Be Filed With Designated Applications....................... 1115-AG61
1725 Reengineering of Part 214, Nonimmigrant Classes To Clarify and Restate Admission 1115-AG62
Requirements........................................................................
1726 Waivers for Nonimmigrants Under Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and 1115-AG63
Nationality Act.....................................................................
1727 Establishing San Bernardino, Santa Ana, and Ventura Suboffices Under the 1115-AG66
Jurisdiction of the Los Angeles District Office.....................................
1728 Release of Information Regarding Immigration and Naturalization Service Detainees in 1115-AG67
Non-Federal Facilities..............................................................
1729 Removal of Visa and Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and 1115-AG68
Bermuda.............................................................................
1730 Requiring Recertification of All Service-Approved Schools for Enrollment in the 1115-AG71
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).............................
1731 Posting of Security Guard at Gangway of Vessel for Detaining Alien Crewman.......... 1115-AG72
1732 Electronic Arrival-Departure Manifest for Visa Waiver Program....................... 1115-AG73
1733 Registration Requirements and Work Authorization Eligibility for Aliens in the 1115-AG74
United States.......................................................................
1734 Reduced Course Load for Certain F and M Nonimmigrant Students at Border Communities. 1115-AG75
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1735 Procedures for Conducting Examinations and Waiving the Oath of Allegiance for 1115-AG77
Naturalization Applicants With Disabilities.........................................
1736 Electronic Signature on Applications and Petitions for Immigration and 1115-AG79
Naturalization Benefits.............................................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Immigration and Naturalization Service--Long-Term Actions
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1737 Visa Waiver Program................................................................. 1115-AB93
1738 Employer Sanctions Modifications.................................................... 1115-AE21
1739 Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of 1115-AF15
Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................
1740 Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act........... 1115-AF32
1741 Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification.. 1115-AF42
1742 Inadmissibility and Deportability on Public Charge Grounds.......................... 1115-AF45
1743 Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State, 1115-AF50
and Local Jails.....................................................................
1744 Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens.. 1115-AF54
1745 Imposition of Fines for Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act........... 1115-AF70
1746 Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or Preference 1115-AF94
Immigrant; Adjustment of Status to That of a Person Admitted for Permanent Residence
1747 Increasing the Number of Officers Authorized To Issue Notices To Appear and Arrest 1115-AG22
Warrants for Immigration Violations.................................................
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1748 Powers of the Attorney General To Authorize State or Local Law Enforcement Officers 1115-AF20
To Carry Out Immigration Enforcement................................................
1749 Delegation of the Adjudication of Certain H-2A Petitions to the Department of Labor. 1115-AF29
1750 Delegation of Authorities for Various Detention and Removal Authorities............. 1115-AG69
1751 Registration and Monitoring of Certain Nonimmigrants................................ 1115-AG70
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Discontinued Entries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1115-AF55 Adjustment of Fees for Services at Land Border Ports of Entry 08/01/2002 Withdrawn
1115-AF99 Time Limit for Appeal From Denial of Relative Visa Petition 09/30/2002 Withdrawn
1115-AG42 Control of Aliens Departing From the United States 08/02/2002 Withdrawn
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Legal Activities--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1752 Certification and Decertification in Connection With Certain Suits Based Upon Acts 1105-AA62
or Omissions of Federal Employees and Other Persons.................................
1753 Designation of Agencies To Receive and Investigate Reports Required Under the 1105-AA65
Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act....................................
1754 Motor Vehicle Salvage Regulations................................................... 1105-AA71
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1755 Enhanced Notice and Release Procedures for Owners of Seized Property Pursuant to the 1105-AA74
CAFRA of 2000; Disposition of Seized Property Too Costly To Maintain; Consolidation
of Department Regulations...........................................................
1756 DNA Sampling of Federal Offenders Under the USA Patriot Act of 2001................. 1105-AA78
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Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1757 Foreign Agents Registration Act; Regulations Revised and Clarified To Reflect 1105-AA45
Changes in the Law..................................................................
1758 Ethical Standards for Attorneys for the Government.................................. 1105-AA67
1759 Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000: Technical 1105-AA75
Amendments; Expansion of Coverage to Uranium Millers and Ore Transporters; Expansion
of Coverage for Uranium Miners......................................................
1760 Establishment of Minimum Safety and Security Standards for Private Companies That 1105-AA77
Transport Violent Prisoners.........................................................
1761 Screening of Aliens and Other Designated Individuals Seeking Flight Training........ 1105-AA80
1762 Guidelines for the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act Amendment to the Jacob 1105-AA81
Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act...
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Legal Activities--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1763 Waiver for Firearm Prohibition on Nonimmigrant Visa Holders......................... 1105-AA66
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Office of Justice Programs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1764 Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Grant Program............................... 1121-AA41
1765 Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program............................................ 1121-AA56
1766 Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide 1121-AA57
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants).......................................
1767 Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies.................................... 1121-AA59
1768 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Program Regulations for the Victim Compensation Grant 1121-AA61
Program and Victim Assistance Program...............................................
1769 International Terrorism Victim Compensation Program................................. 1121-AA63
1770 Violence Against Women Grant Programs............................................... 1121-AA64
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Office of Justice Programs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1771 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of 1998 and 2000............................ 1121-AA48
1772 Environmental Impact Review Procedures for the VOI/TIS Grant Program................ 1121-AA52
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1524. RELEASE OF INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC
3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to
5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 3711(f)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 513
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations implementing the
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act in order to simplify the
procedures and to eliminate unnecessary regulatory text.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________
1525. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: SUBPART REVISION AND CLARIFICATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528, 4042, 4046, 4081, 4082, 5006 to
5024, 5039; 28 USC 848, 509, 510; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18
USC 4001; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons proposes to amend its
regulations on the drug abuse treatment program. We intend this
amendment to streamline and clarify these regulations, eliminating
unnecessary text and obsolete language, and removing internal agency
procedures that need not be in rules text.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB07
_______________________________________________________________________
1526. [bull] INMATE FEES FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4005, 4014,
4042, 4045, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 4241 to 4247, 5006 to
5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes
rules describing procedures we will follow for charging inmates fees
for certain kinds of health services, as required under the Federal
Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-294, October
12, 2000, 114 Stat. 1038).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/10/02 67 FR 63059
NPRM Comment Period End 12/09/02
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________
1527. [bull] GOOD CONDUCT TIME: ALIENS WITH CONFIRMED ORDERS OF
DEPORTATION, EXCLUSION, OR REMOVAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 509 to 510; 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622,
3568, 4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523.20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
amend its rules in 28 CFR part 523 on Good Conduct Time (GCT). When
considering GCT, we propose to allow 54 days GCT for each year served
if the inmate is an alien with a confirmed order of deportation,
exclusion, or removal from the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS).
This proposed rule will exempt such inmate aliens from the
``satisfactory progress in a literacy program'' provision of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) and/or
the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA). The Bureau's Literacy
Program, described in 28 CFR part 544, subpart H, currently comprises
only GED attainment.
This means that inmate aliens who have confirmed orders of deportation,
exclusion, or removal, but do not have a high school diploma or GED,
will not need to demonstrate satisfactory progress toward earning a GED
credential to be considered for the full benefits of GCT.
In this document, we also propose to reorganize the rule for clarity
and accuracy. Other than the substantive change regarding sentenced
deportable aliens, we make no further substantive changes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
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Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB12
_______________________________________________________________________
1528. [bull] CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITMENTS: REVISION TO
ACCOMMODATE COMMITMENTS UNDER THE DC CODE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3568, 3585, 4001,
4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510; DC Code 24-101(a) and (b)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 522
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) revises its
rules on Civil Contempt of Court Commitments to include references to
relevant DC Code provisions regarding civil contempt commitments. We
make this revision to accommodate DC Code offenders in Bureau
institutions or Bureau contract facilities under the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (DC
Revitalization Act), DC Code section 24-101(a) and (b). We also revise
this rule to clarify existing provisions by using simpler organization
and language. For further simplification, we remove language relating
solely to internal agency practices and procedures. We do not, however,
make any substantive changes to the current rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB13
_______________________________________________________________________
1529. [bull] INMATE DISCIPLINE--SUBPART REVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4042, 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 541
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
amend its Inmate Discipline and Special Housing Unit (SHU) regulations.
We intend this amendment to streamline and clarify these regulations,
eliminating unnecessary text and obsolete language and removing
internal agency procedures (guidance to staff on how to implement
disciplinary processes) that need not be in rules text. The changes
involve extensive reorganization and updates to obsolete and
unnecessary disciplinary codes and processes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB18
_______________________________________________________________________
1530. [bull] ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND
MEDICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 10 USC 876b; 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3524, 4001,
4005, 4042, 4045, 4081, 4082; 18 USC 4241 to 4247, 5006 to 5024, 5039;
28 USC 509, 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its
regulations on Psychiatric Treatment and Medication. We make several
minor word changes to conform more closely with the language of 18
U.S.C. sections 4241 to 4247 on psychiatric hospitalization. We remove
from the rule one element of the standard for determining whether
treatment or psychotropic medication is necessary because this element
is inconsistent with community standards and case law. We also change
the rules to conform with statutory authority regarding military
prisoners and District of Columbia (DC) Code violators in Bureau
custody. Previously, our procedures for involuntary psychiatric
treatment and medication did not apply to military prisoners or DC Code
violators. Under new statutory authority, military prisoners who are
incompetent to stand trial, or who have been found not guilty by reason
of lack of mental responsibility may now be committed to the Bureau's
custody. Sentenced DC Code offenders may now be involuntarily committed
to a Bureau psychiatric hospital. Such military prisoners and DC Code
violators are subject to our regulations. We revise the applicability
statement accordingly.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB20
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1531. VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC
3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18
USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.60
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document finalizes provisions for Volunteer Community
Service Projects. A volunteer community service project is a project
designed to provide for the public good, which has been developed by
local government or by a nonprofit charitable organization for approval
by the Bureau.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/19/93 58 FR 5210
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1532. INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC
5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524.31 to 524.34
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document finalizes procedures for the operation of a
specialized program combining features of a military boot camp with the
traditional correctional values of the Bureau of Prisons. Inmates who
successfully complete this program may be placed in community-based
programs for longer periods of time than ordinarily permitted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/26/96 61 FR 18658
Interim Final Rule Effective 05/28/96
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/25/96
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1533. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC
1346(b); 28 USC 2671 to 2680; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18
USC 5006 to 5024
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.71
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document amends Bureau regulations on Incoming
Publications to require that inmates in medium security, high security,
and administrative institutions may receive softcover publications only
from the publisher, book club, or bookstore.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/18/94 59 FR 2668
NPRM Comment Period End 03/21/94
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1534. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises the Bureau's regulations on
postsecondary education to exclude courses which are offered as part of
an occupational education program. Courses which are offered as part of
an occupational education program are to be covered by the Bureau's
regulations on occupational education. The inmate is consequently
responsible for paying postsecondary education tuition costs either
through personal funds, community resources, or scholarships available
to the inmate. This revision is intended to simplify the organization
of the Bureau's regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/17/00 65 FR 44400
NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/00
Final Action 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1535. LITERACY PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
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CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544.70 to 544.76
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document makes changes to the Bureau's literacy program
regulations for the sake of clarification or simplification.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/26/97 62 FR 50791
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/25/99
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1536. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) is withdrawing certain
provisions in its rules on telephone regulations and on the inmate
financial responsibility program (IFRP) which were published in the
Federal Register on April 4, 1994 (59 FR 15812).
In the April 4, 1994, revision of its rules on telephone regulations
and on the IFRP, the Bureau delayed the effective date for provisions
in sections 540.105(c) and 545.11(d)(10) which imposed limitations on
the telephone privileges of inmates refusing to participate in the
IFRP. These provisions were to become effective January 3, 1995. Due to
ongoing litigation in Washington v. Reno, the effective date for these
provisions was further delayed until January 4, 1996 (60 FR 240).
In accordance with the Court-approved settlement in Washington v. Reno,
through this rule, the Bureau withdrew these provisions and the
reference to the IFRP telephone restrictions in 28 CFR Sec. 540.100(a)
and published at 61 FR 92 a new proposed rule to impose a different
restriction on the telephone privileges of inmates who refuse to
participate in the IFRP. This rule was finalized on December 28, 1999
(64 FR 72798, see RIN 1120-AA49).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/02/96 61 FR 90
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/04/96
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
1537. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 3663; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18
USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18
USC 3013; 18 USC 3571; 18 USC 3572; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC
3624
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.105; 28 CFR 545.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On January 2, 1996, BOP published an NPRM proposing
limitations on telephone privileges and commissary privileges for
inmates who refuse to participate in the inmate financial
responsibility program (BOP 1050). On December 28, 1999, BOP finalized
that portion of the NPRM pertaining to limitations on commissary
privileges. BOP is continuing to work on addressing issues raised by
its proposed limitations on telephone privileges for inmates who are
inmate financial responsibility program refusees. BOP will finalize
that portion of its January 1996 NPRM in a separate document (BOP
1102).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
BOP 1050 NPRM 01/02/96 (61 FR 92) NPRM Comment Period End 03/04/
96 Final Action 12/28/99 (64 FR 72798) Final Action Effective 01/27/
00
BOP 1102 Final Action 11/00/02 Final Action Effective 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________
1538. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS: NUDITY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL OR
INFORMATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; PL 104-208;
5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001;
18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.70 to 540.72
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule modifies the Bureau of Prisons rule on Incoming
Publications in order to implement the provisions of the Fiscal Year
1997 Omnibus Budget Act (Public Law 104-208) prohibiting use of
appropriated funds for distributing or making available to an inmate
any commercially published information or material when such
information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/06/96 61 FR 57568
Interim Final Rule Effective 12/01/96
[[Page 74671]]
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/06/97
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
1539. GOOD CONDUCT TIME
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 3621 to 3622;
18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161
to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document notes the statutory requirements for the
awarding of good conduct time, including the Bureau's consideration in
instances where the inmate does not have a high school diploma or GED
and is not making satisfactory progress toward earning a high school
diploma or GED.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/26/97 62 FR 50786
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/25/97
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1540. VISITING REGULATIONS: PRIOR RELATIONSHIP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 28 USC 509 to 510; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791;
18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.44
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises regulations on visiting to require that
visiting privileges at all institutions ordinarily shall be extended to
friends and associates only when the relationship had been established
prior to confinement. Previously this requirement was applicable only
at Medium Security Level, High Security Level, and Administrative
Institutions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/18/99 64 FR 27166
NPRM Comment Period End 07/19/99
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
1541. OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 3624;
18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4045; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4241
to 4247; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.30 to 549.31
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document establishes procedures governing inmate access
to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Selected OTC medications are
currently available to the inmate population through commissary
purchase. The Bureau will continue to dispense OTC medications at sick
call only if the inmate does not already have the OTC medications and
health services staff determine the inmate has an immediate medical
need that needs to be addressed before the inmate's regularly scheduled
commissary visit or that the inmate is without funds.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/01/99 64 FR 10094
NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/99
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________
1542. DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO SEX OFFENDER RELEASE
NOTIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5031 to 5042;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 2568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to
4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document designates various offenses as sexual offenses
for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 4042(c). The designations ensure that
notifications can be made for military offenders, for District of
Columbia Code offenders, and for these and other Federal inmates with a
sex offense in their criminal history.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/16/98 63 FR 69386
[[Page 74672]]
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/16/99
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________
1543. INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT DEPOSIT PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 725; 18
USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082;
18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 506; 28 CFR 540.23; 28 CFR 540.51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document specifies how an inmate may receive funds from
family, friends, and other sources. Any funds sent from family or
friends will be sent directly to a centralized inmate commissary
account for receipt and posting. Funds received from other sources such
as tax refunds, dividends from stocks, or State benefits will be
forwarded for deposit to the centralized inmate commissary account.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/23/99 64 FR 20126
NPRM Comment Period End 06/22/99
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________
1544. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: DISINCENTIVES AND ENHANCED
INCENTIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001;
18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document broadens the eligibility criteria for the drug
abuse education program. In addition, this document establishes
disincentives which may be imposed for the purpose of encouraging
inmates to participate in the residential drug treatment program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/20/00 65 FR 56840
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/00
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________
1545. SEARCHES OF HOUSING UNITS, INMATES, INMATE WORK AREAS, AND PERSONS
OTHER THAN INMATES: ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 751 to 752; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 1791 to 1793; 18 USC 3050; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4012; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081
to 4082
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 511; 28 CFR 552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document clarifies provisions in the Bureau's
regulations which pertain to the use of electronic devices in searches
of inmates and persons other than inmates.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/25/99 64 FR 9431
NPRM Comment Period End 04/26/99
Final Action 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________
1546. OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises the Bureau's regulations on occupational
educational programs to remove obsolete or redundant provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/17/00 65 FR 44401
NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/00
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
[[Page 74673]]
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA92
_______________________________________________________________________
1547. DRUG TESTING PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4251 to 4255; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18
USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document consolidates into a single drug testing program
separately stated regulations on alcohol testing and urine
surveillance. The consolidated regulations provide for more flexibility
in the use of testing methods.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/21/00 65 FR 57126
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/00
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________
1548. CORRESPONDENCE: INSPECTION OF OUTGOING GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on
correspondence to require that outgoing inmate general correspondence
at all institutions may not be sealed and may be read and inspected by
staff. This amendment is intended to provide for the continued
efficient and secure operation of the institution and to protect the
public. The requirement does not apply to special mail.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/27/99 64 FR 40718
NPRM Comment Period End 09/27/99
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________
1549. RELEASE GRATUITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND CLOTHING: ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 3568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC
3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18
USC 5031 to 5042; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on release
gratuities, transportation, and clothing to require that aliens being
released to immigration authorities for the purpose of release,
transfer to a community corrections center, or another processing
center, be provided a $10 gratuity. Aliens being released with an order
of deportation, exclusion, or removal, or aliens detained or serving 60
days or less in contract facilities would not receive the gratuity.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/04/99 64 FR 53872
NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/99
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________
1550. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES: NOMENCLATURE CHANGE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18
USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1996; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 548
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation renames the special diet that accommodates
inmates' religious dietary practices. The old name was ``common fare''
and the new name will be ``the religious diet menu.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB04
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_______________________________________________________________________
1551. SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082, 5006
to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations on the suicide
prevention program for the sake of clarity and in order to remove
Agency management procedures which do not need to be stated in
regulations. The revised regulations more clearly delineate for the
inmate the procedures used to identify and protect inmates deemed to be
at risk for suicide.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/13/00 65 FR 67670
NPRM Comment Period End 01/12/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB06
_______________________________________________________________________
1552. [bull] NATIONAL SECURITY; PREVENTION OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND
TERRORISM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081,
4082, 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509, 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 500, 501
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current Bureau of Prisons regulations on institutional
management authorize the Bureau to impose special administrative
measures with respect to specified inmates, based on information
provided by senior intelligence or law enforcement officials, where it
has been determined to be necessary to prevent the dissemination either
of classified information that could endanger the national security or
of other information that could lead to acts of violence and terrorism.
This rule extends the period of time for which such special
administrative measures may be imposed from 120 days to up to 1 year
and modifies the standards for approving extensions of such special
administrative measures for further increments of time. In addition, in
those cases where the Attorney General has certified that reasonable
suspicion exists to believe that an inmate may use communications with
attorneys or their agents to further or facilitate acts of violence or
terrorism, this rule amends the existing regulations to provide that
the Bureau is authorized to monitor mail or communications with
attorneys in order to deter such acts, subject to specific procedural
safeguards, to the extent permitted under the Constitution and laws of
the United States. Finally, this rule provides that the head of each
component of the Department of Justice that has custody of persons for
whom special administrative measures are determined to be necessary may
exercise the same authority to impose such measures as the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/30/01 66 FR 55062
Interim Final Rule Effective 10/31/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/31/01
Final Action 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________
1553. [bull] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA YOUTH REHABILITATION ACT (DCYRA)
SENTENCES: NO FURTHER BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 223, 3521 to 3528, 3621 to 3622,
4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4046, 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024,
5039; 21 USC 848; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes
rules describing how the Director of the Bureau will make ``no further
benefit'' (NFB) determinations for inmates convicted of violating the
District of Columbia (DC) criminal code and sentenced to a term of
imprisonment under the DC Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), DC Code
sections 24-901 through 24-907. The Director of the Bureau is
authorized to make NFB determinations pursuant to DC Code sections 24-
10(a), (b), and 24-905.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB09
_______________________________________________________________________
1554. [bull] CENTRAL INMATE MONITORING (CIM) SYSTEM: STREAMLINING RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081
to 4082; 18 USC 223; 18 USC 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
streamline its rules on the Central Inmate Monitoring system (CIM). We
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intend this amendment to streamline our regulations by removing
internal agency management procedures that need not be stated in
regulation. Bureau policy is a more appropriate vehicle through which
to provide instruction and guidance to staff. All the provisions we
removed consist of our instruction and guidance to Bureau staff. These
provisions relate solely to internal agency management and practice and
do not impose obligations or confer any benefits upon our regulated
entities (the inmates) or the public. The procedures that were in these
regulations will continue to exist, unchanged, in our policy statement
on the Admission and Orientation Program. Any requirement imposed on
our staff in these rules will remain a Bureau-wide requirement in our
policy. It is important to note that we have not changed the substance
of the CIM rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________
1555. [bull] ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION PROGRAM: REMOVAL FROM RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4042, 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 522
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
remove its rules on the Admission and Orientation Program from the CFR.
We intend this amendment to streamline our regulations by removing
internal agency management procedures that need not be stated in
regulation.
The three rules in 28 CFR subpart E, sections 522.40, 522.41, and
522.43, contained descriptions of the Bureau's Admission and
Orientation Program. Although we are removing these rules from the CFR,
we retain the language of these rules in our Admission and Orientation
policy, which is an instructional document for Bureau employees and
institutional staff.
Section 522.40 required institutions and staff to ``offer each newly
committed inmate an orientation to the institution,'' which includes
information on inmate rights, responsibilities, obligations, and the
institution's programs and disciplinary system.
Section 522.41 delineated Warden and staff responsibility for
conducting the Admission and Orientation (A&O) program. This section
required staff involved in the A&O program to develop an outline of
information to present during A&O and develop written orientation
materials. This section also instructed staff to monitor inmates with
significant emotional stress during A&O, so that the institution could
provide them with appropriate assistance.
Section 522.42 contained guidelines for institution A&O programs,
including such details as location, activities, and length of the
program.
All of these rules consist of our instruction and guidance to Bureau
staff. These rules relate solely to internal agency management and
practice and do not impose obligations or confer any benefits upon our
regulated entities (the inmates) or the public.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB16
_______________________________________________________________________
1556. [bull] BUREAU OF PRISONS EMERGENCIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081
to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 501.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) makes this interim final rule
to clarify that, when there is an institutional or system-wide Bureau
emergency which the Director or designee, such as a Warden, considers a
threat to human life or safety, the Director or designee may suspend
the operation of the rules in this chapter as necessary to handle the
emergency. This rule clarifies that the Director may suspend Bureau
rules as needed in light of any emergency affecting the Bureau, and the
Warden may do so to deal with emergencies at the institution level.
This rule change clarifying the Director's authority to modify Bureau
rules to handle emergencies is especially necessary in light of the
recent terrorist attacks, threats to national security, threats of
anthrax surrounding mail processing, and other events occurring on and
after September 11, 2001.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB17
_______________________________________________________________________
1557. [bull] CLARIFYING OF RELEASE GRATUITIES--RELEASE TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS TO MORE CLOSELY CONFORM TO STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3565, 3568 to 3569, 3582, 3621 to
3622,
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3624, 4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161-4166, 4201 to 4218, 5006 to
5024, 5031 to 5042; 28 USC 509, 510; US Cost, Art II, sec 2
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571.22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document makes a minor clarifying change to the Bureau
of Prisons (Bureau) regulations on release gratuities, transportation,
and clothing. The amendment will clarify that the Bureau is authorized,
upon an inmate's release, to provide transportation to an inmate's
place of conviction or his legal residence only within the United
States, under 18 U.S.C. 3624(d)(3). We intend this clarification to
remove the misapprehension that the Bureau is authorized to provide
transportation outside the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB21
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1558. INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/12/02 67 FR 46136
NPRM Comment Period End 09/10/02
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB03
_______________________________________________________________________
1559. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EDUCATIONAL GOOD TIME CREDIT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/24/02 67 FR 48385
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/23/02
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1560. ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY PROGRAM: EXCLUDED MATTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 542
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/06/02 67 FR 50804
Final Action Effective 08/06/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov
RIN: 1120-AA72
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Civil Rights Division (CRT)
_______________________________________________________________________
1561. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 78 in part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1190-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
1562. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 79 in part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1190-AA46
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1563. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; RECREATION FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 12134; 42 USC
12186; PL 101-336
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On July 9, 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to amend the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), which
form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
After receiving public comments, the Access Board published a summary
of proposed changes to the guidelines for public comment on July 21,
2000. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would, for the first time,
establish accessibility guidelines for the design of recreation
facilities, such as health clubs, golf courses, and amusement parks.
The ADA (sections 204(c) and 306(c)) requires the Department's
accessibility standards to be consistent with the Access Board's
guidelines. Therefore, the Department expects to publish a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking proposing to adopt the revisions proposed by the
Access Board and proposing related changes to the Department's
regulations with respect to the operation of recreation facilities.
Individuals with disabilities cannot participate in the social and
economic realms of the Nation without being able to access public
entities and public accommodations throughout the country. Promulgating
this amendment to the Department's ADA regulations will ensure that the
regulations are consistent with the ADAAG, thereby preventing the
confusion that could develop if the Department's regulations were
inconsistent with the Access Board guidelines. In addition, amending
the Department's ADA regulations will improve the Department's
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities. The
proposed rule will ensure that new recreation facilities are readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. As new
recreation facilities are designed and constructed to be accessible,
individuals with disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these
facilities. Operators of recreation facilities will experience
increased usage and patronage by individuals with disabilities.
Designers and manufacturers will have a clear and consistent set of
standards with which to work. Establishing uniform standards for
accessibility has resulted in innovation and new designs that are cost
effective and beneficial to everyone.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA47
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1564. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998
COMPLAINT PROCESS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(n)(5)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 44.500
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act
(ACWIA)--enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1998--made various changes to the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the INA) relating to temporary
nonimmigrant professionals. In this rule (RIN 1190-AA48), the
Department's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
Employment Practices (OSC) will implement the ACWIA ``failure to
select'' protections--codified in the INA at section 212(n)(5)--by
establishing a process under which U.S. workers may file complaints
against employers for denying them employment opportunities by
improperly hiring temporary foreign professionals on H-1B visas. Under
this process, OSC may receive and review these complaints, and then--if
there is reasonable cause to believe the allegations--initiate binding
arbitration proceedings through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service (FMCS). A companion to this rule will include changes to the
regulations of the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review to provide for the
review of arbitrators' decisions and, where appropriate, the award of
administrative relief. These rules are being coordinated with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the Department of Labor
(DOL), and the FMCS.
Timetable:
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NPRM 11/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Through RIN 1115-AF40 (INS No. 1974-99), INS
will implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower'' protection provisions--
codified in the INA at section 212(n)(2)(C)(iv) and (v)--
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prohibiting retaliation against H-1B workers who disclose information
which they believe indicates their employer has violated the law or
regulations pertaining to labor condition applications for
nonimmigrants. That rule will also enable an H-1B worker who files a
complaint alleging retaliation to remain in the United States and seek
authorization to work in the United States for a temporary period while
his or her complaint is under review.
Through RIN 1115-AF41 (INS No. 1975-99), INS will implement portions of
ACWIA pertaining to new penalties for employers misrepresenting
material facts in an H-1B application. That rule complements
regulations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL). It also defines
the term ``United States employer'' and implements other provisions of
ACWIA.
Agency Contact: Juan Carlos Benitez, Special Counsel, Department of
Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel for
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, 950 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 616-5594
Fax: 202 616-5509
Larry P. Cote, Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration
Review
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1190-AA48
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1565. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; PLAY AREAS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 12134; 42 USC
12186; PL 101-336
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 18, 2000, the U.S. Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a
final rule to supplement the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG),
which form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for Accessible
Design. These guidelines establish for the first time accessibility
guidelines for the design of play areas. The ADA (sections 204(c) and
306(c)) requires the Department's accessibility standards to be
consistent with the Access Board's guidelines. Therefore, the
Department expects to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing
to adopt the revisions of the Access Board and proposing related
changes to the Department's regulations with respect to the operation
of play areas.
Persons with disabilities cannot participate in the social and economic
realms of the Nation without being able to access public entities and
public accommodations throughout the country. Promulgating this
amendment to the Department's ADA regulations will ensure that the
regulations are consistent with the ADAAG, thereby preventing the
confusion that could develop if the Department's regulations were
inconsistent with the Access Board Guidelines. In addition, amending
the Department's ADA regulations will improve the Department's
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities.
This rule is designed to ensure that new play areas are readily
accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. As new play
areas are designed and constructed to be accessible, persons with
disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these areas. Operators of play
areas will experience increased usage and patronage by persons with
disabilities. Designers and manufacturers will have a clear and
consistent set of standards with which to work. Establishing uniform
standards for accessibility has resulted in innovation and new designs
that are cost effective and beneficial to everyone.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA50
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1566. AMENDMENTS TO PROCEDURES ADVISING STATES AND POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS SPECIALLY COVERED UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT HOW TO SEEK
PRECLEARANCE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PROPOSED VOTING CHANGES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1973a(c); 42 USC
1973c
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that
certain States and their political subdivisions (covered jurisdictions)
obtain ``preclearance'' from the Federal Government of proposed changes
in voting practices and procedures prior to their implementation.
Preclearance may be obtained either through litigation in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia or administratively
from the Attorney General. In 1971 the Department first issued
procedures for the administration of section 5 to inform covered
jurisdictions concerning the manner in which they could comply with
section 5 in the administrative proceeding before the Attorney General.
In subsequent years, the Department has amended these procedures to
reflect changes in section 5 law, in the Attorney General's internal
practices, and to make the procedures clearer and easier to follow. In
the 14 years since the last major amendment to the procedures, there
have been significant changes in section 5 law and in the practices
employed by the Department in processing submissions, which are not
reflected in the existing Procedures.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Joseph D. Rich, Chief, Voting Section, Department of
Justice, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254, 1800 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202 307-2870
RIN: 1190-AA51
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1567. AMENDMENTS TO COORDINATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN
FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS--IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT 1973
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000d et seq; 29 USC 706; 29 USC 794; EO 12250
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415; 28 CFR 41.1 to 41.58
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act (CRRA) added
definitions of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' to title VI and
added a definition of ``program or activity'' to section 504. The added
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. In a joint
rulemaking described at RIN 1190-AA49, the Department and other Federal
agencies are conforming their implementation regulations to the CRRA
and to several other statutes.
In the rulemaking described under this RIN (1190-AA52) the Department
of Justice proposes to make amendments to its coordination regulations
concerning agency enforcement of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415, and agency enforcement of section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, 28 CFR 41.1 to 41.58. The proposed
amendments explicitly incorporate the CRRA's definition of ``program or
activity'' and ``program'' into the Department's title VI and section
504 coordination regulations.
Further, this joint rule will include similar amendments to the
regulations of the Department of Defense and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development implementing title VI, section 504, and/or the
Age Discrimination Act, which are not participating in the joint rule
at 1190-AA49.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander, Chief, Coordination and Review
Section, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66560,
Washington, DC 20035-6560
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: merrily.a.friedlander@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1190-AA52
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1568. PROCEDURES TO REVIEW POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR A PATTERN OR PRACTICE
OF CONDUCT THAT DEPRIVES PERSONS OF RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR IMMUNITIES
SECURED OR PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE U.S.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994, 42 U.S.C. section 14141 (``section 14141''), the Attorney
General is authorized to file lawsuits seeking court orders to reform
police departments engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct that
deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the
Constitution or laws of the United States. To date, the Department of
Justice has conducted reviews of police departments pursuant to section
14141 using informal procedures. The purpose of this rule is to
formalize the procedures by which the Department reviews police
departments for a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Robert Driscoll, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Room 5541, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 353-0742
RIN: 1190-AA53
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Civil Rights Division (CRT)
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1569. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7; 42 USC 6101 to
6107; EO 12250
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112; 28 CFR 42.501 to 42.540; 28 CFR
42.700 to 42.736
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Justice is amending its regulations
implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI),
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (section 504), and the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). Together,
these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities that
receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights
Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of ``program or activity'' and
``program'' to title VI and added a definition of ``program or
activity'' to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The
promulgation of this regulation explicitly incorporates the CRRA's
definition of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' into the
Department's title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act
regulations. The Department's regulation will be published as part of a
joint final rule involving up to 24 Federal agencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/06/00 65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Final Action Effective 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander, Chief, Coordination and Review
Section, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66560,
Washington, DC 20035-6560
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: merrily.a.friedlander@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1190-AA49
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Prerule Stage
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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1570. CHEMICAL MIXTURES CONTAINING LISTED FORMS OF PHOSPHORUS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In a previous rulemaking, (RIN 1117-AA57) DEA made red
phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid (and its salts)
List I chemicals. Although 1117-AA57 was effective as of November 16,
2001, (and it remains in effect) DEA asked for and received comments at
the final rule stage on an exemption. DEA is still considering these
comments and will publish a second final rule under the RIN 1117-AA57
finalizing that rulemaking.
By this rulemaking (1117-AA66) DEA is requesting information from
interested parties to propose regulations governing chemical mixtures
containing the List I chemicals red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and
hypophosphorous acid (and its salts). Currently, all chemical mixtures
containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid
(and its salts) are exempt from regulation. These mixtures will remain
exempt until publication of rulemakings regarding chemical mixtures
(see RIN 1117-AA31). These three List I chemicals are used industrially
and have multiple commercial purposes. They are also used in the
illicit production of methamphetamine and amphetamine. Information
sought will help determine whether there are chemical mixtures
containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid
(and its salts) which should be exempt from the regulations governing
listed chemicals.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 01/00/03
ANPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-228
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA57, Related To 1117-AA31
RIN: 1117-AA66
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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1571. GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO OCEAN VESSELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is considering whether to propose amending its
regulations regarding the supply of controlled substances to ocean
vessels to provide a means of supply more consistent with current
industry practices for other materials. The decision on whether to
propose amendments will be based on the information and comments
submitted in response to this notice of proposed rulemaking and DEA's
experience with the existing procedures and practices for supplying
controlled substances to ocean vessels.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 09/18/96 61 FR 49086
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/18/96
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-142
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA40
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1572. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO
MANUFACTURE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 880; 21
USC 958(f); 21 USC 965; 21 USC 890
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1316
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to provide that a
Federal department or agency may not sell from the stocks of the
department or agency any chemical which could be used in the
manufacture of a controlled substance unless the Administrator of DEA
certifies in writing to the head of the department or agency that there
is no reasonable cause to believe that the sale of the chemical would
result in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. The
proposed rulemaking provides regulatory guidelines and establishes a
procedure for prospective bidder and/or broker to appeal if they are
aggrieved by DEA's failure to provide such certification.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 11/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: DEA-176
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA47
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1573. EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT/EXPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL USE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 956
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to restrict to 50
dosage units the total quantity of Schedule II, III, IV, and V
controlled substances that may be imported for personal medical use by
United States (U.S.) residents entering the U.S. A dosage unit is
considered by DEA to be the basic unit used to quantify the amount to
be taken in normal usage. The proposed 50 dosage unit limit would not
apply to a U.S. resident who has a valid U.S. practitioner's
prescription. This proposed rulemaking implements and extends the
provisions of the Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act of
1998.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-192
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA56
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1574. ELECTRONIC ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 828; 21 USC 871(b); 21
USC 958(e); 21 USC 965
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to provide the
option of ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances
electronically in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). The
regulations will propose that this electronic system may also be used
for controlled substances in Schedules III, IV, and V. These proposed
regulations would be in addition to, not a replacement of, the existing
rules. These regulations are needed to give manufacturers,
distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacies, and hospitals the
option to use modern technology for controlled substance transactions.
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times
for DEA registrants who distribute, purchase, or handle controlled
substances. These proposed regulations are consistent with paperwork
reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also respond to the
requirements of Public Law 106-229, the ``Electronic
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Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,'' while maintaining a
closed system of distribution of controlled substances and ensuring
security and authentication. In addition, DEA is proposing to revise
its regulations to permit DEA-registered prescribers to electronically
write, sign, and transmit prescriptions.
Timetable:
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Electronic Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances ANPRM
03/05/01 (66 FR 13274) NPRM 02/00/03 NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Notice of Intent To Conduct Performance Verification Testing of Public
Key Infrastructure Enabled Controlled Substance Orders Notice 01/11/02
(67 FR 1507)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ANPRM: DEA-214
Notice: DEA-224
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA61
RIN: 1117-AA60
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1575. ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 829; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1306
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to permit DEA-
registered prescribers to electronically write, sign, and transmit
prescriptions. These proposed regulations would be an addition to, not
a replacement of, the existing rules. These regulations are needed to
give pharmacies, hospitals, and practitioners the ability to use modern
technology for controlled substance prescriptions, while maintaining
the closed system of distribution of controlled substances dispensing.
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times
for DEA registrants who dispense or prescribe controlled substances.
The proposed regulations would also reduce the number of prescription
errors caused by illegible handwriting and misunderstood oral
prescriptions. They would allow pharmacies and hospitals to integrate
prescription records into other medical records more directly,
increasing efficiency, and would reduce the time patients spend waiting
to have prescriptions filled. These proposed regulations are consistent
with paperwork reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also
respond to the requirements of Public Law 106-229, the ``Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,'' while ensuring
security and authentication. In addition, DEA is proposing to revise
its regulations to provide the option of ordering Schedule I and II
controlled substances electronically in a manner consistent with the
requirements of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)(21 USC 801 et seq.)
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 03/05/01 66 FR 13274
NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-214
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA60
RIN: 1117-AA61
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1576. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLERS OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, EPHEDRINE,
AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to require that manufacturers, distributors,
importers and exporters of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and
phenylpropanolamine implement security procedures similar to those of
Schedules III-V controlled substances to prevent the theft and
diversion of these List I chemicals. Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine are
used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, and
phenylpropanolamine is used in the illegal manufacture of amphetamine.
The vast majority of these clandestine laboratories were producing
methamphetamine using over-the-counter regulated drug products. Some of
the product found at these clandestine laboratories came from thefts at
manufacturers, distributors, importers and exporters. Almost all of the
reports of List I chemical thefts reported to DEA in the past few years
have involved pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.
Therefore, to address the problem of diversion of pseudoephedrine,
ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine through theft, DEA is proposing that
manufacturers, distributors, importers and exporters of these three
chemicals implement security procedures similar to those now used by
registrants handling Schedules III through V controlled substances.
These procedures include the storage of substances in a secure safe or
steel cabinet, cage, or room and installation of a monitored alarm
system linked to a central location. DEA will also be seeking input
regarding alternative means to effectively prevent the theft and
diversion of these products. Keeping pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine products in such secure areas will limit the
opportunity for theft.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-211
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
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Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1577. REORGANIZATION AND CLARIFICATION OF DEA REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1302; 21 CFR 1303; 21
CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305; 21 CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1307; 21 CFR 1308; 21 CFR
1309; 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1312; 21 CFR 1313; ...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing a revision and reorganization of Title 21,
Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter II. These regulations relate to
the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation, and exportation
of controlled substances and the manufacture, distribution,
importation, and exportation of listed chemicals. This action is being
taken to further clarify and reorganize the current regulations. The
regulations will be drafted in plain language to make them easier to
understand.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-221
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
1578. CHEMICAL MIXTURES CONTAINING GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In previous rulemakings, DEA made gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) a
List I chemical and established thresholds for transactions involving
this chemical. DEA is requesting information from interested persons in
order to propose regulations governing chemical mixtures containing
gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a List I chemical. Currently, all chemical
mixtures containing GBL are exempt from regulation. These mixtures will
remain exempt until publication of rulemakings regarding chemical
mixtures (see RIN 1117-AA31). GBL is used in the illicit manufacture of
GHB, a Schedule I controlled substance. Specifically, DEA is seeking
information on the types of products containing GBL; the concentration
levels of GBL in the product formulations; and the packaging,
distribution, use, and commercial availability of these products. This
information will help to determine whether there are chemical mixtures
containing GBL which should be exempt from the regulations governing
listed chemicals.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 07/19/02 67 FR 47493
Correction 08/19/02 67 FR 53842
Correction 09/05/02 67 FR 56776
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/17/02
NPRM 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-222
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA52, Related To 1117-AA31
RIN: 1117-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
1579. CHEMICAL REGISTRATION WAIVERS; EXEMPTION FROM CHEMICAL
REGISTRATION FEES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing amending its regulations to waive the
requirement of registration for contract processors, medical/first aid
kit providers, distributors of sample packages of drug products,
distributors of research/reference standards, and rural wholesale
distributors. These actions are being taken in response to industry
comments and suggestions. DEA has determined that requiring
registration for these activities is not necessary for effective
enforcement under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and waiving the
requirement of registration will ease regulatory burdens for the
affected industries. DEA is also proposing exempting charitable
organizations and governmental entities from initial and renewal
registration fees. These fee exemptions will bring the chemical
regulations into conformance with the controlled substances
regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: DEA-189
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA67
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1580. [bull] AUTHORITY FOR PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE OR PRESCRIBE
APPROVED NARCOTIC (OPIOD) SUBSTANCES FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION
TREATMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
829; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 956; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1306
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing amendments to its regulations to implement
the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA). These amendments would
allow qualified practitioners to dispense and prescribe narcotic
(opiod) controlled substances approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) specifically for use in maintenance or
detoxification treatment.
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and current regulations require
that practitioners who want to conduct maintenance or detoxification
treatment using narcotic (opiod) controlled substances to be registered
with DEA as narcotic treatment programs (NTPS) in addition to the
practitioners' personal registrations. The separate NTP registrations
authorize the practitioners to dispense or administer, but not
prescribe, narcotic (opiod) controlled substances.
These regulations establish an exemption from the separate registration
requirement for qualified practitioners dispensing or prescribing
Schedule III, IV, and V narcotic (opiod) controlled substances approved
by the FDA specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification
treatment. This NPRM would allow ``qualifying physicians,'' whether
they are already registered as NTPs or not, to dispense and prescribe
Schedule III, IV, and V narcotic (opiod) controlled substances or
combinations of controlled substances approved by FDA specifically for
use in maintenance or detoxification treatment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-202
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
1581. [bull] CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION
APPLICATION FEES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to adjust the current fee schedule for DEA
controlled substances registration to adequately recover necessary
costs associated with the Diversion Control Program (DCP) as mandated
by the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1993, section 111(b), Public Law
102-395. DEA published its last fee revision in 1993. Since that time,
fees have remained unchanged. This NPRM proposes the fee structure
under the existing registration system to fully support the operations
of the DCP for fiscal years 2003 through 2005. DEA is required by law
to collect the full costs of the DCP.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-232
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________
1582. [bull] RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG PRODUCTS
CONTAINING HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID (GHB)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 829; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 958; 21 USC 965; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is publishing a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulations to
require additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements for drug
products containing gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) for which an
application has been approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act. The Hillary J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug
Prohibition Act of 2000 establishes specific reporting and
recordkeeping requirements with respect to the distribution and
dispensing of drug products containing GHB.
This NPRM proposes recordkeeping requirements for practitioners
dispensing Schedule III GHB drug products and reporting requirements
for manufacturers and distributors of Schedule III GHB drug products.
Specifically, this NPRM would require pharmacies and practitioners
dispensing GHB to maintain and make available for inspection the name
of the prescribing practitioner, the prescribing practitioner's Federal
and State registration numbers with expiration dates, verification that
the prescribing practitioner possesses appropriate registration, the
patient's insurance provider, if available, as well as the patient's
medical need for the drug. This NPRM also proposes to include Schedule
III GHB drug products as controlled substances that must be reported
under the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS).
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Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-234
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
1583. [bull] CHEMICAL REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION FEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On December 1, 1999, DEA published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (see RIN 1117-AA50) regarding its chemical registration and
reregistration fees. Subsequent to publication of this rule, DEA's
investigative activities increased. As has been previously noted
elsewhere, costs for investigative activities including, but not
limited to, extensive investigation and collection of documentation of
violative practices by registrants, attorney review and preparation by
DEA's Office of Chief Counsel, staff and attorney time to prepare for
proceedings to deny or revoke a registration, and Administrative Law
Judge and staff to conduct registration denial hearings were not
included in previous fee calculations. Due to the increased costs
associated with these investigative activities, DEA is re-evaluating
the costs of the chemical control program and calculating new fees to
incorporate these increased costs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-235
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA50
RIN: 1117-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1584. DEFINITION AND REGISTRATION OF REVERSE DISTRIBUTORS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In years past, most pharmaceutical manufacturers and
wholesalers, as a service to their customers, accepted returns of
outdated/damaged merchandise. Also, agencies such as DEA and State
Boards of Pharmacy accepted surrendered drugs or witnessed their
disposal by controlled substance registrants. Over the past several
years, environmental concerns and regulations have eliminated many of
the disposal options which had been available. As a result, drug
producers and government agencies alike are increasingly reluctant to
be involved in the disposal process. Due to these factors and the time
and resources expended by DEA and manufacturers, DEA is proposing the
establishment of this essential link in the legitimate distribution
chain.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/23/95 60 FR 43732
NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/95
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-108
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1585. EXEMPTION OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 removed
the exemption from regulation for chemical mixtures. Chemical mixtures
are now regulated, unless specifically exempted by the Administrator.
In the proposed rule regarding the implementation of the Domestic
Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993, DEA proposed regulations
regarding exemption of chemical mixtures. Based on industry comments,
the proposed regulations were subsequently withdrawn for reassessment
and consultation with industry. Based on extensive consultations with
industry, DEA has published proposed regulations intended to establish
the least possible burden on industry while remaining consistent with
the requirements of the law. Comments received on the proposed
regulations are currently being reviewed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/16/98 63 FR 49506
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NPRM Comment Period Extended to
04/16/99 02/12/99 64 FR 7144
NPRM Comment Period End 04/16/99
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-137
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
RIN: 1117-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1586. CHEMICAL REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION FEES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871 (b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In December 1999, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
proposed to amend its application fees for registration and
reregistration of manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters
of List I chemicals, as authorized by section 3(a) of the Domestic
Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 (DCDCA), reducing the fees from
$595.00 to $326.00 for initial registration, and the reregistration
fees from $477.00 to $171.00. Fees for retail registrants were proposed
to increase from $255.00 to $326.00 for registration, and from $116.00
to $171.00 for reregistration. Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-25 requires a periodic review of user charges for agency programs.
Subsequent to publication, concerns were raised about costs included in
this user fee.
As DEA has noted in previous rulemakings on this subject, certain costs
for investigative activities have not been included in previous fees.
Specifically, costs for investigative activities including, but not
limited to, extensive investigation and collection of documentation of
violative practices by registrants, attorney review and preparation by
DEA's Office of Chief Counsel, staff and attorney time to prepare for
proceedings to deny or revoke a registration, and Administrative Law
Judge and staff to conduct registration denial hearings were not
included in previous fee calculations. Costs for these investigative
activities have risen as DEA activities have increased necessitating
the re-evaluation of this user fee. Based on these concerns, DEA will
be publishing a notice to formally withdraw the rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/01/99 64 FR 67216
NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/00
Notice: Withdrawing Rulemaking 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-185
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA72
RIN: 1117-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
1587. PLACEMENT OF GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE IN LIST I OF THE CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT (21 U.S.C. 802)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Public Law 106-172, signed into law on February 18, 2000, and
known as the ``Hillary J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug
Prohibition Act of 2000'' amends section 102(34) of the Controlled
Substances Act as amended (CSA) by designating gamma-butyrolactone
(GBL), the precursor to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), as a List I
chemical. Reflecting this change in statute, on April 24, 2000, the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) amended its regulations to
reflect the status of GBL as a List I chemical subject to the
requirements of the CSA and its regulations. Establishment of a
threshold for GBL is the subject of a separate rulemaking, proposed on
October 24, 2001. Therefore, unless and until a threshold is
established, any distribution of GBL is a regulated transaction as
described by 21 CFR 1300.02(b)(28). All handlers of GBL must comply
with the CSA regulatory requirements pertaining to List I chemicals as
described in the body of this document. Further, DEA is considering
regulations regarding exemption of chemical mixtures containing GBL
(RIN 1117-AA64).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substance
Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802) Final Rule 04/24/00 (65 FR 21645)
Threshold for Gamma-Butyrolactone NPRM 10/24/01 (66 FR
53746) Correction 12/12/01 (66 FR 64173) NPRM Comment Period End 12/
24/01 Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-199, DEA-203
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA64
RIN: 1117-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1588. INDUSTRIAL USE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CANNABIS
PLANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 811; 21 USC 812; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1308
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA published three rules simultaneously in the Federal
Register regarding the status of products manufactured from the
cannabis plant. The three rules were as follows.
The first rule was an interpretive rule, which provided DEA's
interpretation of existing law with respect to the listing
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of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in Schedule I of the Controlled
Substances Act (CSA) and DEA regulations. (Please see ``Additional
Information'' for further details.)
The second rule was a proposed rule to revise the wording of the DEA
regulations to more clearly reflect DEA's interpretation of the law as
set forth in the interpretive rule. The proposed rule made clear that
the listing of THC in Schedule I included both natural and synthetic
THC and that any substance containing any amount of THC is a Schedule I
controlled substance--even if such substance was made from ``hemp.''
The third rule was an interim rule, which exempted from application of
the CSA and DEA regulations certain industrial ``hemp'' products. DEA
issued this rule to allow the continuation of what have historically
been considered legitimate industrial uses of ``hemp.'' Under this
rule, industrial ``hemp'' products such as paper, rope, and clothing
may continue to be marketed in the United States without being subject
to the CSA. At the same time, in order to protect the public health and
safety, the interim rule did not allow ``hemp'' products that result in
THC entering the human body. In this manner, it remained clear that the
only lawful way THC may enter the human body is when a person is using
a federally approved drug or when the person is the subject of
federally approved research.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Clarification of Listing of Tetrahydrocannabinols NPRM 10/09/01 (66 FR
51535) NPRM Comment Period End 12/10/01 Final Action 03/00/03
Exemption From Control of Certain Industrial Products and Material
Derived From the Cannabis Plant Interim Final Rule 10/09/01 (66 FR
51539) Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/10/01 Interim Final
Rule Extending Grace Period 02/15/02 (67 FR 7073) Final Action 03/00/
03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: While agencies are not required to include
information regarding interpretive rules in the Unified Agenda, DEA is
providing a description of this interpretive rule for informational
purposes. The interpretive rule provided DEA's interpretation of
existing law with respect to the listing of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC)
in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and DEA
regulations. The rule further provided DEA's interpretation of the
current legal status of products containing THC. In recent months, DEA
received numerous inquiries from members of the public about the legal
status of products made from ``hemp'' (portions of the cannabis plant
excluded from the CSA definition of marijuana). As stated in this rule,
DEA interprets the CSA such that any substance containing any amount of
THC is a Schedule I controlled substance--even if such substance is
made from ``hemp.''
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
RIN: 1117-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________
1589. CONTROL OF RED PHOSPHORUS, WHITE PHOSPHORUS, AND HYPOPHOSPHOROUS
ACID (AND ITS SALTS) AS LIST I CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Because of their use and importance in the illicit
manufacture of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, DEA
is proposing the addition of red phosphorus, white phosphorus (also
known as yellow phosphorus), and hypophosphorous acid (and its salts)
as List I chemicals. These phosphorus chemicals have been identified as
being important chemicals for the illicit production of
methamphetamine. As List I chemicals, handlers of these materials will
be subject to Controlled Substances Act (CSA) chemical regulatory
controls including registration, recordkeeping, reporting, and import/
export requirements. DEA has determined that these controls are
necessary to prevent the diversion of these chemicals to clandestine
drug laboratories.
DEA has conducted an extensive review of the phosphorus industry,
publishing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. DEA's review
indicated that there are only two domestic producers of white
phosphorus and three producers of red phosphorus, or hypophosphorous
acid (and its salts). While producers of white phosphorus will be
required to register with DEA and maintain records of each regulated
transaction (i.e., all transactions of these chemicals), over 98
percent of the phosphorus produced is converted to a form not impacted
by this regulation. The remaining 2 percent of the phosphorus (used
domestically) is utilized in its elemental form (i.e., as red
phosphorus or white phosphorus) or used to produce all other phosphorus
chemicals. Therefore, this regulation will only affect the distribution
of less than 2 percent of the industry at the end user level. Further,
DEA is considering regulations regarding the exemption of chemical
mixtures containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and
hypophosphorous acid (and its salts).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 02/02/00 65 FR 4913
ANPRM Comment Period End 04/03/00
NPRM 09/25/00 65 FR 57577
NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/00
Final Rule 10/17/01 66 FR 52670
Comment Period End 11/16/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-198
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA66
RIN: 1117-AA57
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1590. ALLOWING CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON BEHALF OF RETAIL PHARMACIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC
824; 21 USC 871 (b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305; 21
CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1307
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is amending its regulations to provide for the use of
central fill pharmacies, also known as refill pharmacies, fulfillment
centers, or call centers. Unlike retail pharmacies which dispense
controlled substances directly to the patient, central fill pharmacies
provide a service to retail pharmacies by preparing and packaging
prescriptions for retail pharmacies to dispense to the patient.
Prescription information is transmitted from a retail pharmacy to a
central fill pharmacy where the prescription is filled or refilled. The
filled prescription is delivered to the retail pharmacy for pickup by
the patient. Industry has expressed interest in utilizing central fill
pharmacy operations to allow for more efficient delivery of
prescriptions to patients.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/06/01 66 FR 46567
NPRM Comment Period End 11/05/01
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-208
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
1591. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE ANTI-PROLIFERATION
ACT: THRESHOLDS FOR RETAILERS AND FOR DISTRIBUTORS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT
REPORTS UNDER 21 U.S.C. 830(B)(3); CHANGES TO MAIL ORDER REPORTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC
824; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 977; 21 USC 951; 21
USC 958; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule is a conforming regulation that implements
the provisions of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000
(MAPA). For retailers and for distributors required to submit monthly
mail order reports under 21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3), MAPA reduced the
transaction thresholds for pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine drug
products to 9 grams per single transaction and added a package size
restriction of 3 grams. MAPA added the requirement that distributors
who are subject to submitting mail order reports must report certain
export transactions. To reduce the burden on the regulated industry,
MAPA established certain exemptions to the mail order reporting
requirement and gave DEA authority to grant additional exemptions as
warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-210
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1592. REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION APPLICATION FEES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 08/09/02 67 FR 51987
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
1593. CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR FILING CHEMICAL IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATIONS
(DEA FORM 486), REPORTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF TABLETING
AND ENCAPSULATING MACHINES, AND OTHER RELATED REPORTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1313
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 07/31/02 67 FR 49568
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA65
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
_______________________________________________________________________
1594. AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES TO ISSUE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 3 CFR, 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1362; 28 USC 509; 8 USC
1324b; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 1746; Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950, sec 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the regulations by implementing
the statutory authority given to Immigration Judges to sanction by
civil money penalty any action or inaction in contempt of the Judge's
proper exercise of authority. This statutory authority is derived from
section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law 104-208 (IIRIRA), September 30,
1996. This rule sets forth the types of conduct for which civil money
penalty sanctions may be imposed, the procedures for imposing these
sanctions, the affirmative defenses which may excuse the imposition of
a civil money penalty sanction, and the procedures for appealing such
sanctions. The rule also adds an additional ground for disciplinary
sanctions under 8 CFR section 3.102 for engaging in a pattern and
practice of conduct which has been found to be in contempt of the
Immigration Judge's proper exercise of authority.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1595. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN
BATTERED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN; MOTIONS TO REOPEN FOR CERTAIN BATTERED
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8
USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224 to 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC
1251a; 8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1324b; 8 USC 1362; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC
1746; Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950; 3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, sec 2; PL 105-
100, sec 202-203; PL 105-277, sec 902; PL 106-386, sec 1506; PL 106-
554, sec 1505; PL 106-554, sec 1510; 8 CFR 2; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations by establishing
procedures incorporating the amended requirements of cancellation of
removal for battered spouses and children under 240A(b)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), and suspension of deportation
under former section 244(a)(3) of the Act (as it existed before April
1, 1997), which were amended by section 1504 of the Battered Immigrant
Women Protection Act of 2000.
This rule also amends Department regulations by establishing procedures
for certain battered spouses and children to reopen their removal or
deportation proceedings to apply for the relief of cancellation of
removal or suspension of deportation under 240(c)(6)(C)(iv) of the Act
(as amended by section 1506 of the Battered Immigrant Women Protection
Act of 2000).
Additionally, this rule establishes procedures which must be followed
by EOIR when an alien applies for a domestic violence victim waiver
under section 237(a)(7) of the Act (as amended by section 1505(b) of
the Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
_______________________________________________________________________
1596. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224 to
1227; 8 USC 1251 to 1252; 8 USC 1362; PL 105-100, sec 202
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review and the Immigration and Naturalization Service by
eliminating the conditional grant process at 8 CFR 240.21 and
establishing a permanent procedure for processing suspension of
deportation and cancellation of removal cases. This rule is necessary
to implement the numerical limitation on suspension of deportation and
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status imposed by the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
and the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997
(NACARA).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/30/98 63 FR 52134
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/30/98
Final Action 08/00/03
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1597. AUTHORITIES DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
IMMIGRATION REVIEW
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252b; 8
USC 1362; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240; 28 CFR
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule outlines the authorities and powers (and
limitations thereto) delegated by the Attorney General to the Director
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Chairman of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the Chief Immigration
Judge. These authorities include such managerial responsibilities as:
Issuing operational instructions, setting policies, providing for the
training of staff, and ensuring the efficient disposition of cases. One
of the limitations on the powers of the Director of EOIR, the Chairman
of the BIA, and the Chief Immigration Judge is that they cannot direct
the result of a case adjudication assigned to someone else. Further,
the Director of EOIR cannot adjudicate cases.
Additionally, this rule makes technical amendments to better describe
EOIR's components: The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Office
of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ), and the Office of the Chief
Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/26/00 65 FR 81434
NPRM Comment Period End 02/26/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1598. MOTIONS TO REOPEN FOR SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE
CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 1505(C) OF THE LIFE ACT
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103, 1252 note, 1252b, 1324b, 1362;
28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746; sec 203 of PL 105-100; secs 1506 and
1510 of PL 106-386; sec 1505 of PL 106-554
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR) by establishing a special procedure for the
filing and adjudication of motions to reopen to apply for suspension of
deportation and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 1505(c) of
the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act Amendments of 2000 (LIFE Act
Amendments). Motions to reopen under this rule must have been filed on
or before October 16, 2001.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/17/01 66 FR 37119
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/17/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1599. SECTION 212(C) RELIEF FOR ALIENS WITH CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
BEFORE APRIL 1, 1997
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224-1227;
8 USC 1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252a; 8 USC 1252b; PL 105-110, sec
202-203; PL 105-277, sec 902; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule amends the regulations of the EOIR and the INS by
establishing procedures for certain lawful permanent residents (LPRs)
with certain criminal convictions to apply for a waiver of
inadmissibility pursuant to former section 212(c) of the INA. It is
only applicable to certain LPRs whose convictions were prior to April
1, 1997. It applies to certain LPRs who have cases pending before EOIR
or are under final administrative orders. This rule will broaden
eligibility for INA section 212(c) relief in light of the recent
Supreme Court decision in INS v. St. Cyr, 121 (S. Ct. 2271 (2001)).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52627
Correction 08/22/02 67 FR 54360
NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/02
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1600. [bull] PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1101 note, 1103, 1231, 1252 note,
1252b, 1324b, 1253, 1362; 28 USC 509, 510, 1746; sec 2, Reorg Plan No 2
of 1950; 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp, p 1002; section 203 of PL 105-100, 111
Stat 2196-200; sections 1506 and 1510 of PL 106-386, 114 Stat 1527-29,
1531-32;
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section 1505 of PL 106-554, 114 Stat 2763A-326 to 2763A-328
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends regulations governing the Executive Office
for Immigration Review (EOIR) by authorizing immigration judges to
issue protective orders to limit public disclosure of sensitive law
enforcement or national defense information during immigration
proceedings. The rule is applicable in all proceedings before
immigration judges, but involves only a small number of cases.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/28/02 67 FR 36799
NPRM Comment Period End 07/29/02
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
_______________________________________________________________________
1601. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS; PROCEDURAL REFORMS TO IMPROVE CASE
MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 280
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 08/26/02 67 FR 54878
Final Rule Effective 09/25/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
_______________________________________________________________________
1602. CLAIMS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVACY ACT AS TO FBI
RECORDS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16.96
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule clarifies the meaning of 28 CFR 16.96 ``Exemption
of Federal Bureau of Investigation Systems--Limited Access'' by
reorganizing the material and amplifying the reasons for exempting
various FBI record systems from some provisions of the Privacy Act. The
benefits will be greater ease of use by the public and more
understandable, targeted claims of exemptions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Beth Haley, Assistant General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Room 7338, J. Edgar Hoover
Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001
Phone: 202 324-4523
David M. Hardy, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 6296, J. Edgar Hoover Bldg., 935
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001
Phone: 202 324-3000
RIN: 1110-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
_______________________________________________________________________
1603. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 104 AND 109 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 103-414 Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act; PL 104-208 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of
1997
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 25, 1998, While CALEA
required telecommunications carriers to be in compliance with section
103 by October 25, 1998, the FCC exercised (continued in Additional
Information).
Abstract: As required by section 109 of the Communications Assistance
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FBI promulgated Cost Recovery
Regulations allowing telecommunications carriers to recover certain
costs associated with implementing CALEA. The final rule was published
on March 20, 1997 (62 FR 13307), and became effective on April 21,
1997. In response to public comment received during this rulemaking,
the FBI published an ANPRM on November 19, 1996 (61 FR 58799), which
solicited input on the
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definition of the term ``significant upgrade or major modification'' as
used by CALEA. The ``significant upgrade or major modification'' NPRM
was published on April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23231). The FBI is currently
preparing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, which will
define the terms ``replaced'' and ``significantly upgraded or otherwise
undergone major modification,'' which when codified will amend the Cost
Recovery Regulations.
Additionally, CALEA section 104 requires the Attorney General to
publish a Notice of Actual and Maximum Capacity in order to provide
telecommunications carriers with the information they will need to meet
law enforcement's future simultaneous electronic surveillance
requirements. For local exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS, the FBI
published an Initial Notice of Capacity on October 16, 1995 (60 FR
53643), and a Second Notice of Capacity on January 14, 1997 (62 FR
1902). The FBI published the Final Notice of Capacity for local
exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS on March 12, 1998 (63 FR 12218).
Additionally, the FBI published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in the
Federal Register on December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70160), which solicited
information on and suggestions for developing reasonable methodologies
for characterizing capacity requirements for telecommunications
services and technologies other than local exchange, cellular, and
broadband PCS. Comments were due on February 16, 1999. Information
gathered in response to the NOI was used in publishing the Further
Notice of Inquiry (FNOI) on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40694). Comments were
due August 29, 2000. Information gathered in response to the FNOI will
be used in the publication of an Initial Notice of Capacity for
developing reasonable capacity methodologies for the paging, mobile
satellite, specialized mobile radio, and enhanced specialized mobile
radio services.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
``Significant upgrade or major modification'' ANPRM 11/19/96 (61 FR
58799) ANPRM Comment Period End 12/19/96 NPRM 04/28/98 (63 FR
23231) NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/98 Supplemental NPRM Proposing
Definitions 10/05/01 (66 FR 50931) Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End 12/04/01 Final Action 03/00/03
Cost Recovery Rule (Telecom. Carriers) NPRM 05/10/96 (61 FR
21396) NPRM Comment Period End 07/09/96 Final Rule 03/20/97 (62 FR
13307) Final Rule Effective 04/21/97
Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-local exch, cellular, broadb
PCS Initial Notice 10/16/95 (60 FR 53643) Second Notice 01/14/97 (62
FR 1902) Final Notice 03/12/98 (63 FR 12217)
Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-paging, MSS, SMR, ESMR Notice of
Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 12/18/98 (63 FR 70160) Further Notice of
Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 06/30/00 (65 FR 40694) Initial Notice of
Capacity 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: STATUTORY DEADLINE CONT: its authority under
section 107 of CALEA to grant carriers extensions of this compliance
date. As a result of the FCC's order, carriers must now be in
compliance with section 103 by June 30, 2000. If compliance is not
reasonably achievable through application of available technology, the
carrier may petition the FCC for a section 107 extension of up to 2
years. By subsequent FCC orders, the assistance capability compliance
date for packet mode communication is November 19, 2001, and for the
additional capabilities/``punchlist'' capabilities is June 30, 2002.
Carriers may again petition the FCC for a section 107 extension.
Lastly, as a result of the publication of the Final Notice of Capacity
for local exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS carriers, these
carriers must be in compliance with section 104 by March 12, 2001.
Transferred from RIN 1105-AA39.
Agency Contact: Walter V. Meslar, Unit Chief, Telecommunications
Contracts and Audit Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA
20151
Phone: 703 814-4900
Leslie M. Szwajkowski, Unit Chief, Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive,
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: 703 814-4800
Fax: 703 814-4720
RIN: 1110-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1604. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE
INFORMATION SYSTEM (NSPMVIS)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 33109 to 33111
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Attorney General is required to establish a National
Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System (NSPMVIS) pursuant to
the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (49 U.S.C. 33109 to 33111). The FBI is
coordinating efforts in this matter and, under delegated authority from
the Attorney General, the FBI is issuing this rule to establish a
national system to verify the theft status of major motor vehicle
component parts and junk or salvage vehicles. The system will include
certain information about each passenger motor vehicle reported to a
law enforcement agency as stolen and not recovered. The rule provides
how an individual or entity may obtain information from the system on
whether a vehicle or part is listed as stolen. The rule also provides
verification procedures to be followed by insurance carriers and
certain motor vehicle part businesses. In order to verify the theft
status of a part or junk or salvage vehicle, an identification number
will have to be obtained from the part or vehicle.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/09/02 67 FR 17027
NPRM Comment Period End 06/10/02
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: (RIN 1110-AA01 has been transferred from RIN
1105-AA44.)
The Criminal Division will issue a related regulation to implement the
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). As required
by statute, 49 U.S.C. section 30504(a), the regulation will direct junk
yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers to file monthly
reports with the operator of the NMVTIS concerning vehicles in their
possession. (See RIN 1105-AA71.)
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Agency Contact: Buffy M. Bonafield, Criminal Info Coordination,
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division
Module C-3, Clarksburg, WV 26306
Phone: 304 625-2000
Fax: 304 625-3875
RIN: 1110-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1605. REGULATIONS UNDER THE PAM LYCHNER SEXUAL OFFENDER TRACKING AND
IDENTIFICATION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 104-236, sec 9
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 3, 1999, The Act does not
distinguish between NPRM and final regulations.
Abstract: The FBI is issuing regulations to carry out the Pam Lychner
Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996. These
regulations include guidelines as to the operation and use of the
national sex offender registry established by the FBI and the notice to
be provided to the FBI in the event a registered sex offender moves
interstate. The Bureau published its proposed rule on February 16,
1999, at 64 Fed Register 7562.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/16/99 64 FR 7562
NPRM Comment Period End 04/19/99
Final Action 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA56.
Agency Contact: Susan R. Davis, Management Analyst, Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division MOD C3, 1000
Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306
Phone: 304 625-2000
RIN: 1110-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1606. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 922 to 925; 5 USC 605(b); EO 12866; EO 13132; 5
USC 804; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25(b)(1); 28 CFR 25(b)(2); 28 CFR 25(b)(3); 28 CFR
25.9(b)(4); 28 CFR 25.2; ...
Legal Deadline: Other, Judicial, October 22, 2001, Written comments
regarding proposed rule must be submitted on or before.
Abstract: The Department promulgated regulations to govern the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in 1998 when the NICS
became operational, and adopted amendments which became effective on
July 3, 2001.
In this proposed rule, the Department published for public comment and
further consideration, five proposals to make additional changes in the
NICS regulations. The proposed changes balance the legitimate privacy
interests of law-abiding firearms purchasers and the Department's
obligation to enforce the Brady Act and the Gun Control Act to prevent
prohibited persons from purchasing firearms.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/06/01 66 FR 35567
NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/01
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/20/01 66 FR 48390
NPRM Reopened Comment Period End10/22/01
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Fanny L. Haslebacher, Attorney Advisor, Access
Integrity Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306-0147
Phone: 304 625-2000
RIN: 1110-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Prerule Stage
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1607. RESTRICTING CITIZENS OF BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND SRI LANKA
FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL-TO-INTERNATIONAL (ITI) PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212.1(f)(2)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory action advises the public that the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) is amending its policy
that allowed citizens from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
the privilege to participate in the International-to-International
(ITI) program despite Service regulations at title 8, section 212, part
1(f) (2) barring the citizens of these countries from participation in
the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) and ITI programs. This notice proposes
to correct this conflict between policy and regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 12/00/02
ANPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2157-01
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG30
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1608. REVISED GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY, EXCEPTIONS, AND WAIVERS FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND NONIMMIGRANTS, AND EXCEPTIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1159; 8 USC 1160; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1184; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1157
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 207; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 210; 8 CFR 212; ;
8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 241; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 245a; 8 CFR 249; 8 CFR 274a; 8
CFR 299; ...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking covers several grounds of inadmissibility
applicable to those aliens seeking admission to the United States
temporarily or permanently--criminal, security, labor certification,
licensure requirements for foreign medical graduates and health care
workers, failure to attend a removal proceeding, fraud, improperly
issued immigrant visa, permanent ineligibility for U.S. citizenship and
miscellaneous grounds. It implements several pieces of legislation. The
most significant is the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), signed on September 30, 1996,
which substantially revised most grounds of inadmissibility under
section 212 of the Act and the waivers available to both immigrants and
nonimmigrants.
Separately, INS will also publish the following regulations which focus
on specific issues and include the following proposed rules: ``Medical
Examination Requirements and Designation of Civil Surgeons'' RIN 1115-
AG37, INS No. 2165-01; ``Consent to Reapply for Admission After
Removal'' RIN 1115-AG28, INS No. 2147-01; ``Waivers of the 2-Year
Foreign Residence Requirement for Certain Exchange Visitors'' RIN 1115-
AG35, INS No. 2158-01; ``Illegal Entries, Unlawful Presence, and
Automatic Voidance of Nonimmigrant Visas'' RIN 1115-AG36, INS No. 2166-
01 and ``Medical Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers'' RIN 1115-
AG38, INS No.2167-01.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1413-92
Consolidated INS Rules 1304, RIN 1115-AC01; 1235, RIN 1115-AB39; 1232,
RIN 1115-AB45; and 1648, RIN 1115-AD62.
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Related RIN: Merged With 1115-AB39
RIN: 1115-AB45
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1609. FEES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AT SELECTED
PORTS OF ENTRY; COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE
PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC
1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note;
8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These rules provide for the collection of a fee at the time
of application for participation in a Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL),
instead of at the time of approval of the application. The DCL program
is a pilot project established at selected land border ports of entry
to expedite the transborder movement of eligible, pre-screened, low-
risk groups through designated traffic lanes. The first interim rule
clarifies the requirements for the use of the DCL (INS No. 1675). The
second interim rule will set forth the fee required of participants in
order to cover the technological costs (INS No. 1794).
INS No. 2058-00 will propose to remove restrictions currently in place
that limit the locations where the INS can establish commuter lanes. In
addition, the proposed rule will incorporate other projects designed to
enhance border security and effective traffic management at port of
entry. Finally, the rule may adjust the fee structure in order to
administer these projects.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1675
Eff. 9/29/95; Comment Period End
11/28/95 09/29/95 60 FR 50386
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/28/95
Interim Final Rule (INS 1794-96)10/11/96 61 FR 53303
Final Action (INS 1675-94)--
Effective 10/16/1996 10/16/96 61 FR 53830
NPRM (INS 2058-00) 03/00/03
Final Action (INS 1794-96) 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End (INS
2058-00) 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS Nos. 1675 and 1794-96
Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-9246
RIN: 1115-AD82
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1610. INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION; INTERNATIONAL-TO-
INTERNATIONAL USER FEE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 286
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations to require air carriers to
charge and collect a user fee from every International-to-International
(ITI) passenger arriving in the United States, except those
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individuals exempted under section 286(e)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (Act). This action is necessary since the Service is
required to inspect all aliens who are applicants for admission or
otherwise seeking admission or readmission to or transit through the
United States.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1757
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AE37
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1611. FILING FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT ALIEN PROSTITUTES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 2424; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 94
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) was enacted. This law not
only amended significant portions of title 8 of the United States Code,
but also changed the provisions of title 18 United States Code (Crimes
and Criminal Procedures). Because section 325 amends 18 U.S.C., the
Immigration and Naturalization Service will publish an implementing
regulation dealing with the filing of statements by individuals who
keep, maintain, control, support, or harbor alien prostitutes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1810-96 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1810-96
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Goyer, Senior Special Agent, Investigations,
Office of Field Operations, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-3722
RIN: 1115-AE60
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1612. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION BY EMPLOYERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF A MULTI-
EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed action clarifies when an employer, that is a
member of a multi-employer association employing an individual under a
collective bargaining agreement entered into between one or more
employee organizations and the multi-employer association, may rely
upon an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) completed
for the individual by a previous employer that is a member of the same
multi-employer association.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Re INS No. 1817-96; PL 104-208, title 4
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek, Attorney, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________
1613. USE OF PAROLE FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS OR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
BENEFIT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 11, 1997.
Abstract: Changes to the current regulations are necessitated by
section 602 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996. This section has reworded certain parole
authority by stipulating parole on a case-by-case basis for urgent
humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1840-97 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1840-97
See also RIN 1115-AF53 (INS No. 2004-99): This interim final rule
published on December 28, 2000, amended the regulations concerning the
authority to grant the parole of aliens from Service custody by
specifically identifying the scope of that authority to include the
Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Executive Associate
Commissioner for Field Operations, and Regional Directors. This action
was taken to clarify which individuals are authorized by the Attorney
General, acting through the Commissioner, to grant parole from Service
custody.
Agency Contact: Kenneth Leutbecker, Director, Parole and Humanitarian
Assistance Branch, Office of International Affairs, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Attn: ULLICO Bldg,
Third Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AF53
RIN: 1115-AE68
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1614. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(a)(5); PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214.2; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, January 19, 2001, Abraham v. Reno
(D.D.C.).
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Section
343 prohibits the entry of any alien who seeks to enter the U.S. for
the purpose of performing labor as a health care worker (other than a
physician) without a certificate as to the alien's qualifications and
English ability from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing
Schools (CGFNS) or an equivalent independent organization approved by
the Attorney General.
The Service published an interim rule (INS 1879-97) to address
shortages in the occupations of nursing and occupational therapy on
October 14, 1998. In addition, the Service issued a second interim rule
on April 30, 1999, to grant CGFNS authorization to issue certificates
to foreign health care workers in the occupations of occupational
therapy and physical therapy. This rule also granted the Foreign
Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy the authority to issue
certificates to foreign-trained physical therapists. The second interim
rule (INS 1979-99) was published under RIN 1115-AF43 and now is
consolidated with this Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations entry. A
third interim rule (INS 2089-00) was published on January 16, 2001, to
address certification requirements for Speech Language Pathologists,
Audiologists, Medical Technologists, and Physician Assistants.
The Service will be publishing a proposed rule (INS 2089-02) to fully
implement section 343, including solicitation of public comments on the
requirements relating to the designation of covered health care
occupations, the procedures and requirements for certifying
organizations, the content of the certificates, and the process for
presentation of the certificates.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule-INS 1879 10/14/98 63 FR 55007
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS
1879 12/14/98
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End-INS 1879 02/11/99
Interim Final Rule-INS 1979-99 04/30/99 64 FR 23174
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End-INS 1979-99 06/29/99
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS
1979-99 06/29/99
Interim Final Rule-INS 2089-00 01/16/01 66 FR 3440
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/19/01
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS
2089-00 03/19/01
NPRM-INS No. 2080-02 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________
1615. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE PETITIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend its regulations to add
eligibility and consent requirements for approvals of special immigrant
juvenile petitions (Form I-360). The proposed rule would require
petitioners for special immigrant juvenile classification to
demonstrate that a dependency order relating to the juvenile
beneficiary (juvenile) was granted on account of abuse, neglect, or
abandonment and establish that a court has determined that the juvenile
should not be returned to the home country. The proposed rule would
also provide that a dependency order may not serve as a precondition to
the approval of the petition unless the Attorney General gives his
express consent. These changes are necessary to conform the regulations
to the statutory eligibility changes made by the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 1998 (the Appropriations Act of 1998).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1948-98
Agency Contact: Emily C. Frazelle, Program Analyst, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-0717
Email: emily.frazelle@usdoj.gov
Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
RIN: 1115-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________
1616. IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT; RELIGIOUS WORKERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On June 8, 1995, at 60 FR 29751, INS published a final rule
that provided that all persons, other than ministers, immigrating to
the U.S. as religious workers must immigrate or adjust status to
permanent residence before October 1, 1997. By statute this special
immigrant category for religious workers expired on October 1, 2000.
Congress has extended the category
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again for an additional 3 years, until October 1, 2003. This regulation
will implement the extension of this category and modify qualifying
employment experience requirements for those persons affected by this
provision of immigration regulations. In order to maintain consistency
in the adjudication of nonimmigrant and special immigrant religious
worker classifications, the nonimmigrant religious workers
classification will, where appropriate, reflect the special immigration
religious worker changes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1436-94 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1436-94
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AF12
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1617. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURNING RESIDENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1203; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1257
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 211
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend INS regulations to specify how an
alien admitted for permanent residence, on returning to the United
States, may prove that he or she is not to be considered an applicant
for admission. This rule is necessary to implement section
101(a)(13)(C) of the Act and to clarify the responsibility for carriers
who transport to the United States aliens who claim to be to be
returning residents. This rule will ensure that aliens who present
themselves as lawful permanent residents are properly documented as
such.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1932-98 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1932-98.
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones, Acting Director, National Fines
Office of Inspections, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
22209
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1115-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________
1618. DISMISSAL OF ASYLUM APPLICATION FOR UNEXCUSED FAILURE TO APPEAR
AND EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1282; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1329a
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On December 6, 2000, the Service published a final rule to
implement the asylum provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This rule proposes to
amend the current rule to clarify that dismissal of an asylum
application will result in ineligibility for asylum-based employment
authorization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2011-99
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1115-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________
1619. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 274
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by establishing procedures for certain North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) civilian employees and their family members
to receive special immigrant status in the U.S. and become lawful
permanent residents of this country. This rule also offers nonimmigrant
status to any parent or child of a NATO civilian employee who has been
granted special immigrant status. This rule is intended to ensure the
qualifying NATO employees and their family members are aware of their
opportunity to acquire special immigrant status and adjustment of
status or otherwise obtain corresponding nonimmigrant status.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1984-99
Agency Contact: Donna Crump, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AF44
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1620. CONTRACTS WITH TRANSPORTATION LINES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1228
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 233
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend INS regulations by providing
signature authority for forms I-420, Agreement Between Transportation
Line and the U.S., I-425, Agreement (Pre-Inspection) Between
Transportation Line and the U.S. (At Places Outside U.S.), and I-426,
Immediate and Continuous Transit Agreement Between a Transport Line &
U.S., to the Commissioner or his delegated representative. This change
is required by section 308 of IIRIRA which amended section 233 (a) of
the I&NA by requiring carriers transporting aliens to the U.S. from all
``foreign territory and adjacent islands'' to enter into a contract
with the U.S. prior to transportation of such aliens. Another change is
to remove the signature authority of the Associate Commissioner for
Examinations for the aforementioned Agreements because the position was
abolished.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.1994-99
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________
1621. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER THE 1966 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; PL
105-100, sec 202; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule specifies what effect an alien's arrival in
the United States at a place other than an open port of entry will have
on the alien's ability to obtain permanent residence under section 1 of
the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, as amended. This rule is necessary to
establish uniform rules relating to both the alien's eligibility for
this relief and to the proper exercise of the discretion to grant or
deny this relief.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________
1622. INADMISSIBILITY TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES FOR FORMER U.S.
CITIZENS WHO RENOUNCED CITIZENSHIP TO AVOID TAXATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(a)(10); PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by establishing procedures to be followed by Service
personnel and Department of State personnel in determining whether or
not an expatriate alien is inadmissible to the United States under
section 212(a)(10)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This
ground of inadmissibility relates to former U.S. citizens who renounced
U.S. citizenship on or after September 30, 1996, and the Attorney
General has determined that such renunciation was done for the purpose
of avoiding taxation by the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2039-99
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________
1623. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE FOR PROCESSING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH REQUESTS
FOR INS RECORDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1252b
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) processes all requests
for Service records including historical and genealogical records. This
rule proposes to amend the Service's regulations by establishing the
Historical Records Services (HRS) Program to process requests for the
Service's historical records. The Service will charge a fee to recover
the cost of searching, locating, retrieving, copying, reviewing, and
mailing these records to the requester. The HRS program is necessary to
provide a more timely response to requests for genealogical and
historical records.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Additional Information: INS No. 2074-00
Agency Contact: Marian L. Smith, Historian, Office of Files and Forms
Management, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 1100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2837
Fax: 202 305-8251
RIN: 1115-AF88
_______________________________________________________________________
1624. INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) proposes
to amend its regulations regarding the immigration of children of
foreign states adopted by United States citizens. The proposed rule
would establish a new definition of child to include children adopted
from countries which have implemented the Hague Convention on
Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption (Convention). The proposed rule would also change evidentiary
requirements for the immigration of adopted children to state that a
certificate of adoption or custody issued by the Secretary of State of
the United States is conclusive evidence of the relationship between an
adoptive parent and the adoptive child. These changes are necessary to
conform the regulations to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000(IAA)
(Pub. L. 106-279).
The proposed rule would also make other technical changes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2098-00: The legal deadline for this
rulemaking is 1 year from implementation of the Hague Convention on
Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption.
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________
1625. WAIVER OF FEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252(b); 8 USC 1252(note); 8 USC 1304; 8 USC
1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 244
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the INS regulations concerning
the adjudication of requests for fee waivers filed by applicants for
Service benefits pursuant to 8 CFR 103.7(c). This applies to a waiver
of fees by an immigration judge for benefit applications, petitions,
appeals, motions, or requests in any case when an alien substantiates
that they cannot pay the fee. When implemented, this rule will
facilitate the adjudication of these requests. This rule also proposes
to amend 8 CFR 244.20, which is a waiver of fees for Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) applicants, for the same reasons as stated in 8
CFR 103.7(c). The rule will also be implemented in conjunction with the
new Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver Form.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2091-00
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AG02
_______________________________________________________________________
1626. ADOPTION OF SIBLINGS, ADOPTED ALIEN CHILDREN LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF
AGE CONSIDERED A ``CHILD''
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 106-139; 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule changes the definition of an adopted
``child'' or ``orphan'' from 16 years old to 18 years old in cases
where the alien has a younger sibling, under the age of 16, who is also
the subject of an orphan petition held by the same U.S. citizen or
lawful permanent resident. The change is necessary to conform the
regulations to the statutory eligibility changes made by Public Law
106-139. This change allows natural siblings, who might otherwise be
separated, to be adopted together into the family of a citizen or
lawful permanent resident of the United States.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2110-01
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG04
[[Page 74700]]
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1627. ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL RESIDENT STATUS OF CERTAIN CLASS ACTION
PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTERED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1982, UNDER THE LEGAL
IMMIGRATION AND FAMILY EQUITY ACT (LIFE ACT)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1255a; 8 USC 1225a note
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule (INS No. 2115-01) implements section 1104
of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) and LIFE Act
Amendments pertaining to adjustment of status of certain class action
participants (specifically, Catholic Social Services v. Meese (CSS),
509 U.S. 43 (1993), League of United Latin American Citizens v. INS
(LULAC), 509 U.S. 43 (1993), and Zambrano v. INS, 509 U.S. 918 (1993)
class applicants) who entered before January 1, 1982, to that of person
admitted for lawful residence. This rule establishes procedures for a
1-year application period to allow CSS, LULAC, and Zambrano class
applicants to apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful
permanent residence.
INS No. 2145-01 proposes to amend the Service's regulations by
establishing procedures to apply for Family Unity benefits for certain
spouses and unmarried children of aliens who adjusted to lawful
permanent resident (LPR) status pursuant to section 1104 of the Legal
Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act -- known as the LIFE Legalization
provision. It applies to those persons who are no longer present in the
United States to allow them to apply for Family Unity benefits pursuant
to section 1504 of the LIFE Act Amendments. This rule also establishes
procedures for certain spouses and unmarried children who previously
were granted Family Unity benefits pursuant to section 1504 of the LIFE
Act Amendments to apply for an extension of their Family Unity
benefits. This rule is necessary to ensure that those aliens eligible
to apply for, and extend, Family Unity benefits under the provisions of
the LIFE Act Amendments are able to do so in a timely manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 2115
Life Legalization 06/01/01 66 FR 29661
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/31/01
Notice 08/29/01 66 FR 45694
Final Action-INS No. 2115-01 06/04/02 67 FR 38341
Final Action Effective 06/04/02
NPRM-INS 2145 Family Unity
Benefits 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2115-01
INS No. 2145-01
Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AG06
_______________________________________________________________________
1628. PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING JUVENILE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND SUBMITTING
FINGERPRINTS OF THAT ADDITIONAL CLASS OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY
UNITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 5031
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule describes procedures necessary for INS Service
Centers, District Offices, and Application Support Centers to follow
when checking juvenile criminal records and fingerprints of aliens who
committed a specific act of juvenile delinquency that, if committed by
an adult, would be classified as a felony ``crime of violence against
another individual.'' Section 383 of Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) provides that aliens who
committed a specific act of juvenile delinquency, as defined in 18
U.S.C. 5031, are ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity
Program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 2116-01
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG07
_______________________________________________________________________
1629. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER SECTION 245(K)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 105-119
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes amending Service regulations for persons
using section 245(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust
status to that of lawful permanent resident (LPR). Section 245(k) of
the Act allows an alien with an approved employment-based petition to
adjust status to LPR despite violations of status if those violations
have lasted no longer than 180 days since the alien's last entry. This
rule proposes eligibility criteria and adjustment procedures for
persons wishing to use this section of the Act to become an LPR without
leaving the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2120-01
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
[[Page 74701]]
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG10
_______________________________________________________________________
1630. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998 (ACWIA), THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ACT OF 2000 (AC21), AND OTHER RELATED BILLS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1255; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 202; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245;
...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act, Public
Law 106-313, was enacted on October 17, 2000, along with two bills, the
Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act, Public Law 106-311, and a bill to
increase the fee for certain H-1B petitions. An earlier piece of
legislation, the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act
(ACWIA), Public Law 105-277, was enacted to place certain conditions on
the employment of H-1B workers. Together, these bills make significant
changes to the H-1B classification. Public Law 106-313 increases the
numerical H-1B cap to 195,000 for FY 2000-2002 and the percentage of
the fees that INS receives to 4 percent. It exempts certain aliens from
the numerical cap, provides for the ``portability'' of employment
authorization, and in certain circumstances extensions of stay for
certain aliens who have permanent residence applications pending.
Public Law 105-277 imposes penalties for employers violating certain
representations and prohibits retaliation against H-1B workers who
disclose these violations. This regulation clarifies several
interpretive questions raised by the bills and ensures INS practice is
consistent with these laws.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS rule (RIN 1115-AF40) that implemented the
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) was
merged into the INS rule (RIN 1115-AG11) because three additional
pieces of legislation relating to H-1B classification became law while
rule AF40 was being reviewed by the Department of Justice. ACWIA
increased the numerical cap on H-1B nonimmigrant aliens; required
certain dependent employers to make additional attestations to the
Department of Labor (DOL); increased the penalties for employers who
have been found to be in violation of DOL's rules; and created a
``whistleblower'' clause to protect H-1B workers who filed complaints
against their employer.
In 1190-AA48, the Civil Rights Division, in cooperation with DOL, will
implement in the Justice Department's regulations the ACWIA ``failure
to select'' protections -- codified in the Immigration and Nationality
Act at section 212(n)(5) -- by establishing a process under which
United States workers may file complaints against employers for denying
them employment opportunities by improperly hiring temporary foreign
professionals on H-1B visas. Under that process, the Attorney General
is to receive and review these complaints and then -- where there is
reasonable cause to believe a complainant's allegations -- initiate
binding arbitration proceedings through Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service.
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Deborah Misir, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-6596
RIN: 1115-AG11
_______________________________________________________________________
1631. CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THE B NONIMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The INS has solicited comments from the public on the issue
of aliens admitted to the U.S. as B nonimmigrant visitors whose intent
is to engage in construction work during the alien's stay. In
particular the Service is exploring the feasibility of defining the
term construction as it relates to B nonimmigrant visitors. A standard
definition of construction may assist both the public and the Service
in determining if an alien admitted as a B nonimmigrant visitor may
engage in construction during his or her period of authorized stay. The
Immigration and Naturalization Service is considering a rulemaking on
this subject.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/19/01 66 FR 48223
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/19/01
NPRM 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2126-01
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________
1632. ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AND SECURE
ELECTRONIC NETWORK FOR TRAVELERS' RAPID INSPECTION (SENTRI) PROGRAMS AT
LAND BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; ...
[[Page 74702]]
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the fees for the Land Border
Inspection Fee Account (LBIFA) for the Form I-823, Application for
Alternative Inspection Services at land border ports of entry and
related systems cost fees for participants in the Dedicated Commuter
Lane (DCL) program. Form I-823 is used by applicants to the Port
Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) that includes the DCL
program and several other land border programs. The Secure Electronic
Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Program at certain
assigned POEs is part of the overall DCL program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2031-99
Agency Contact: Penny Pastiva, Budget Analyst, Department of Justice,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 5236, 425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 6254
Phone: 202 514-6254
Email: penny.pastiva@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________
1633. REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND
CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC
1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252a; 8
USC 1255; 22 USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule sets forth measures by which certain victims of
severe forms of trafficking and victims of certain crimes who have been
granted T or U nonimmigrant status may apply for adjustment to
permanent resident status in accordance with Public Law 106-386, the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2134-01
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
RIN: 1115-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________
1634. DEFINITIONS OF NOTICE TO APPEAR AND ARREST WARRANT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule adds definitions for the terms Notice to
Appear and Arrest Warrant. This proposed revision clarifies what is
meant by those terms as they relate to the administration of
immigration law. The action is necessary to improve the efficiency of
the INS and to clarify how a Notice to Appear and an Arrest Warrant
issued pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act differ from such
documents issued under another statute.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2140-01
Agency Contact: Donna Kay Barnes, Acting Special Assistant, Office of
Field Operations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 7114, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7488
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AG22
RIN: 1115-AG24
_______________________________________________________________________
1635. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: GUAM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1187; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 217; 8 CFR 233;
...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 30, 2000, the Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act,
Public Law 106-396 made the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) permanent
with some modifications. The VWPP permits nationals from participating
countries to apply for admission to the U.S. for 90 days or less as
nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure without first obtaining
a nonimmigrant visa. The proposed rule will clarify and explain the new
VWP requirements as well as ensure that the VWP removal provisions
apply fairly and equally to all inadmissible nonimmigrants regardless
of nationality.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Merges actions pending for INS Nos. 1447-91,
1622-94, 1685-95, 1777-96, 1782, 17686, 2002-99, and 2188-02 into INS
No. 1799.
See also INS No. 2099-00, RIN 1115-AF95
Agency Contact: Marty Newingham, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
[[Page 74703]]
Phone: 202 616-7992
RIN: 1115-AG25
_______________________________________________________________________
1636. PROCEDURES FOR DETAINEE HUNGER STRIKES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC
1253; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241.19
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes standards and procedures for responding to
hunger strikes by individuals detained by the Service. All proposed
medical treatments in this regulation conform to accepted medical
practice. Also, this rule would supersede the INS Detention Standard on
Hunger Strikes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2142-01
Agency Contact: Nik Maravich, Detention and Deportation Officer,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
800, Detention and Removal Operations, Office of Programs, 801 I Street
NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1999
RIN: 1115-AG26
_______________________________________________________________________
1637. CONSENT TO REAPPLY FOR ADMISSION AFTER REMOVAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC
1252
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the provisions regarding consent
to reapply after removal to conform with the requirements of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(IIRIRA). This rulemaking intends to remove the provisions contained in
8 CFR 212.2(i) relating to a request for consent to reapply in
conjunction with an application for admission at a port-of-entry or
with an application for adjustment of status. The proposed removal of
section 212.2(i) reflects the overall scope of the changes made by
IIRIRA and congressional intent to impose severe penalties on aliens
who enter illegally or otherwise violate the U.S. immigration laws, by
restricting the relief available to them in the U.S.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2147-01
Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
RIN: 1115-AG28
_______________________________________________________________________
1638. WAIVERS OF THE 2-YEAR FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN
EXCHANGE VISITORS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212 and 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations relating to the 2-year
foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act). The proposed changes would conform to the
requirements of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), and the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2000. The proposed rulemaking would affect aliens
who enter the United States as J-1 or J-2 nonimmigrant exchange
visitors and who are subject to the requirement of section 212(e) of
the Act, which stipulates that they must return to their home country
for a period of 2 years before they are eligible to change to a
different nonimmigrant classification or apply for lawful permanent
residence in the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2158-01
Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
RIN: 1115-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________
1639. EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY PERIOD FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
DOCUMENTS FOR ALIENS SEEKING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 247.a12(c)(9)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by enabling the INS to
issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for those applying for
work authorization
[[Page 74704]]
under 8 CFR 274a.12(c) (9) for a validity period of up to 2 years. This
category is reserved for those applying for adjustment of status,
having filed Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or
Adjust Status with the Service. The rule change would give INS the
flexibility to issue EADs for the length of time it anticipates that
adjudication of a given case will take.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2152-01
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AG32
_______________________________________________________________________
1640. ILLEGAL ENTRIES, UNLAWFUL PRESENCE, AND AUTOMATIC VOIDING OF
NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 212; ; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule defines the categories of aliens who are
not eligible to be issued a visa or be admitted if: they are in the
U.S. illegally because they entered without proper inspection at a
port-of-entry (section 212(a)(6)(A) of the Act); they accumulated
certain periods of unlawful presence because they entered the U.S.
illegally or stayed in the U.S. longer than authorized (section
212(a)(9)(B) of the Act); or they entered the U.S. illegally (or
attempted an illegal entry) after they accumulated unlawful presence or
after they were removed (section 212(a)(9)(C) of the Act). This
proposed rule also describes how a nonimmigrant visa becomes
automatically void, as provided under section 222(g) of the Act. This
proposed rule also explains when the provisions for unlawful presence
(sections 212(a)(9)(B) and (C) of the Act) do not apply, and the legal
and documentary requirements for a waiver. Promulgation of this rule
ensures that the admission to the U.S. of any ineligible alien would
not adversely affect the national welfare, safety, or security of the
U.S.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split out of INS No. 1413 to move forward as a
stand-alone rule.
Related RIN 1115-AB45, ``Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Waivers
for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, and Exceptions.''
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Kevin J. Cummings, Assistant Director, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AB45
RIN: 1115-AG36
_______________________________________________________________________
1641. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGNATION OF CIVIL SURGEONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1222; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103, 232, and 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule defines the medical examination
requirements for arriving aliens. It also overhauls the civil surgeon
program to create standards for designation, procedures for periodic
review of the civil surgeon designation, and specific provisions for
revocation, when necessary.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split out of INS No. 1413 to move forward as a
stand-alone rule.
Related RIN 1115-AB45, ``Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Waivers
for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, and Exceptions.''
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Kevin J. Cummings, Assistant Director, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AB45
RIN: 1115-AG37
_______________________________________________________________________
1642. MEDICAL GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY AND WAIVERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1157; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103, 212, and 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule describes the medical grounds of
inadmissibility under section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (Act). It also describes which medical grounds of
inadmissibility can be waived and the requirements for those waivers
(including conditions for compliance).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
[[Page 74705]]
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split out of INS No. 1413 to move forward as a
stand-alone rule.
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Kevin J. Cummings, Assistant Director, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AG38
_______________________________________________________________________
1643. NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR VICTIMS OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY;
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE U NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101 note; 8
USC 1102; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule sets forth application requirements for a new
nonimmigrant status. The U classification is for non-United States
Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident victims of certain crimes who
cooperate with an investigation or prosecution of those crimes. There
is a limit of 10,000 principals per year.
This rule establishes the procedures to be followed in order to
petition for the U nonimmigrant classifications. Specifically, the rule
addresses: the essential elements that must be demonstrated to receive
the nonimmigrant classification; procedures that must be followed to
make an application; and evidentiary guidance to assist in the
petitioning process. Eligible victims will be allowed to remain in the
United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG39
_______________________________________________________________________
1644. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE DECISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552(a); 5 USC 704; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC
1103; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule clarifies that, if the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) provides the authority for judicial review, a person must exhaust
all administrative appeals available as a matter of right before the
person may seek judicial review of a Service decision under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) that is within the appellate
jurisdiction of the Board of Immigration Appeals or of the Associate
Commissioner for Examinations. This amendment is necessary to prevent
the filing of premature lawsuits, by ensuring that the proper
administrative appellate authority has the opportunity to review and
correct any errors in the original decision before the party may seek
judicial review.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1785-96.
1115-AE46 was the old RIN assigned to this rule when it was final; it
then changed to a proposed rule.
Agency Contact: Janice B. Podolny, Associate General, Chief
Examinations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6100, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1115-AE46
RIN: 1115-AG49
_______________________________________________________________________
1645. CARRIER ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST REQUIREMENTS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 80 in part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1115-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________
1646. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) STOPS IN THE
UNITED STATES TO ONE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101, 1103, 1182, 1184, 1186a, 1187, 1221, 1281,
1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2 (c)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently completed a
follow-up review of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's
(Service) efforts to improve security of the Transit Without Visa
(TWOV) program. The OIG report found that several security concerns
described in the original 1993 report continue to exist, specifically
the 1) continued allowance for TWOV passengers to make two stops in the
United States, with the second stop being a domestic arrival; and 2)
lack of carrier standards and accountability for supervising TWOV
passengers waiting for their connecting flights in public, domestic
areas. This proposed rule informs the public that the Service intends
to amend its regulations by limiting the number of transit stops in the
United States for TWOV passengers to one stop. These TWOV program
modifications will enhance U.S. national security while
[[Page 74706]]
still providing the traveling public TWOV privileges.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG59
_______________________________________________________________________
1647. [bull] TERMINATION OF LAWFUL PERMANANT RESIDENT STATUS THROUGH
ABANDONMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 211; 22 CFR 42
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule establishes procedures to terminate on notice the
lawful permanent resident status of an alien who has remained outside
the country for a continuous period of over 1 year since his or her
departure from the United States, if it is determined that such alien
has abandoned his or her permanent residency and is no longer eligible
for admission as a returning resident. This process will allow the
Service to terminate the status of a permanent resident due to
abandonment when it becomes aware of that fact rather than, as is
current practice, having to wait for such alien to present himself or
herself for inspection at a port-of-entry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AG64
_______________________________________________________________________
1648. [bull] STRENGTHENING CONTROL OVER IMMIGRATION SURETY BONDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103, 1356; 31 USC 9701, 9305, 9308; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: During the past several years the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) has experienced problems collecting
funds relating to breached surety bonds. Several surety companies and/
or their bonding agents have circumvented administrative remedies to
address immigration surety bond claims sent out by the Service and
furthermore have evaded the judicial review process.
This rule proposes to strengthen the Service's control over the
collection of immigration surety bonds by tightening current Service
procedures relating to the collection of surety bonds and by providing
the Service with more powerful enforcement measures. Specifically, this
rule will require surety companies and bonding agents to exhaust
administrative remedies by using Service appeal procedures as a
prerequisite to challenging the Service's actions under the
Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) before seeking
judicial review of Service actions. In addition, this rule limits the
exposure of the Service in the case of bonding agents who have acted
improperly or whose authorities have been denied by their corporate
principals; encourages surety companies and bonding agents to respond
early if there are any issues or disputes with the Service's claim and
formalizes the Service's reporting requirements to the Department of
Treasury (Treasury); provides for notification to the Treasury of high
dollar volume of unpaid debt over 90 days; and lastly, adds an
enforcement tool to suspend acceptance of surety bonds from bonding
agents and/or surety companies that have large unpaid balances or who
do not otherwise respond to Service invoices. This rule is necessary to
ensure that the Service receives funds owed by surety companies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2193-02
Agency Contact: Jim Landolt, Branch Chief, Policy, Office of Financial
Management, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-0229
RIN: 1115-AG65
_______________________________________________________________________
1649. [bull] LIMITING THE USE OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F, J,
AND I NONIMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8
USC 1184; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule concerns the duration of status for nonimmigrants
in the F (student), J (exchange visitor), and I (media representative)
categories. This rule will set forth standards and procedures for the
admission of certain nonimmigrants in these categories for a fixed
period (subject to extension) rather than for the duration of their
course of study, exchange program, or approved employment. This action
will allow the INS to more effectively ensure that affected
nonimmigrants are engaging in activities consistent with their
classification and to take necessary action. By ensuring more effective
control over nonimmigrants in the U.S., this rule will enhance the
integrity of the immigration process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 74707]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2222-02
Agency Contact: Maura Deadrick, Assistant Director, Adjudication
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228
RIN: 1115-AG76
_______________________________________________________________________
1650. [bull] PETITIONS FOR ALIENS TO PERFORM TEMPORARY NONAGRICULTURAL
SERVICES OR LABOR (H-2B)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service, after consulting
with the Departments of Labor and the Department of State, is proposing
significant changes to its regulations that are designed to increase
the effectiveness of the H-2B nonimmigrant classification. These
proposals will increase the usefulness of the program for United States
employers by eliminating certain regulatory barriers, by adding
protections for foreign workers, and increasing Government efficiency
and coordination.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.2228-02
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AG78
_______________________________________________________________________
1651. [bull] ADJUSTMENT OF THE IMMIGRATION BENEFIT APPLICATION FEE
SCHEDULE TO RECOVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL SECURITY CHECKS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552(a); 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1304; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule proposes to adjust the immigration benefit
application fee by $5 to recover costs associated with performing
additional security checks on all immigration benefit applications.
Fees collected from persons filing immigration benefit applications are
deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and used to
fund the full cost of processing immigration benefit applications and
associated support benefits; the full cost of providing similar
benefits to asylum and refugee applicants; and the full cost of similar
benefits provided to other immigrants, as specified in the regulation,
at no charge. Federal guidelines require the Immigration and
Naturalization Service to establish and collect fees to recover the
full cost of processing benefit applications. These security checks are
necessary to try to protect the United States from future terrorist
attacks.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2233-02
Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Chief, Immigration Services Branch,
Office of Budget, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 5307, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0563
Email: paul.l.schlesinger@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG82
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1652. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER CHANGES
TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March 31, 1998, An interim rule,
published September 30, 1997, makes the minimal changes required by
statute. The provisions will remain in effect until completion of this
rulemaking.
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA).
Section 412(a) of IIRIRA requires a reduction in the number of
documents that may be accepted in the employment verification process.
Section 412(d) clarifies the applicability of section 274A to the
Federal Government. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
requires agencies to review rules that have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities every 10 years. The
Service is conducting this review in conjunction with IIRIRA
implementation. The proposed rulemaking published 2/12/98 implements
sections 212(a) and (d) of IIRIRA and proposes other changes to the
employment verification process identified through that review. A
revised Form I-9 was included with the proposed rulemaking.
The comment period closed on 4/3/98. The Service is analyzing the
comments and taking into consideration issues raised by the Alien
Registration Form (I-551) program. It should be noted that
[[Page 74708]]
this action supersedes the previously published regulatory action
titled ``Reduction in the Number of Documents Accepted for Employment
Verification.'' In order to avoid confusion, this regulatory action is
being referenced under the current RIN, which captures all prior
actions related to employment verification.
INS No. 1947-98, Interim Rule published 2/9/99 (64 FR 6187). The
``Receipt Rule'' permits employees to present their employer certain
types of ``receipts'' in lieu of a document listed on the Form I-9.
(Previously under RIN 1115-AE94, which was withdrawn and placed under
AB73 due to the relationship of the regulations.)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1399 Comment Period
End 12/23/93 11/23/93 58 FR 61846
NPRM-INS No. 1339S Comment
Period End 07/24/95 06/22/95 60 FR 32472
Notice-INS No. 1713 INS No. 1713
Applications Due 01/29/96 11/30/95 60 FR 61630
Appl. Extension Through 3/8/96
Notice Pilot Demonstration
Program-INS No. 1713 02/06/96 61 FR 4378
Final Rule-INS No. 1399E 09/04/96 61 FR 46534
Interim Final Rule INS No. 1818 09/30/97 62 FR 51001
NPRM-INS No. 1890-97 Comment
Period End 04/03/98 02/02/98 63 FR 5287
Final Rule INS No. 1890-97 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: The deadline for implementing section 412(a) of
IIRIRA was extended to March 31, 1998, by Public Law 105-54. This
rulemaking has been delayed by the need to coordinate implementation
with other provisions of IIRIRA, by several complex policy and
regulatory issues that have taken time to resolve, and by the review
required by section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and by the
need to coordinate policy issues with the Border Security Act of 2002
and, more generally, the post-September 11th environment in which
document security is of a paramount concern.
INS No. 1890-97; PL 104-208, title 4.
INS Nos. 1399 and 1399S-94, Control of Employment of Aliens,
Supplemental Rule; Action for INS Nos. 1399 and 1399S is canceled as a
result of IIRIRA requirements.
INS No. 1399E is an extracted portion of INS No. 1399, published
separately to allow for the production of a new, more secure Employment
Authorization Document.
INS No. 1713-95, Demonstration Project for Electronic I-9.
Interim Rule INS No. 1818 was published on 9/30/97 at 62 FR 51001 to
maintain the status quo as much as possible until the Service completes
the more comprehensive document reduction initiative designated by INS
No. 1890-97.
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________
1653. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE: CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND FIANCE(E)S
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1257; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (Service) regulations by clarifying that an alien remains
ineligible for adjustment of status after termination of conditional
permanent resident status. The clarification is necessary in view of
the determination by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) that the
current regulations do not prohibit the adjustment of status of an
alien whose conditional resident status has been terminated. This final
rule would also modify provisions regulating the adjustment of status
of nonimmigrant fianc[eacute](e)s to reflect the current statue and to
eliminate hardships on certain persons who are unable, despite their
good faith intentions, to marry until after the expiration of the alien
spouse's period of admission as a nonimmigrant fianc[eacute](e).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/20/96 61 FR 43028
NPRM Comment Period End 10/21/96
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1353-91
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________
1654. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; S CLASSIFICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT
INITIATIVES; ALIEN WITNESSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1324a; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC
1252
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Two regulatory initiatives dealing with the processing of
alien witnesses have been prepared by the INS. INS No. 1683-94 provides
the application and approval process for the admission of aliens in S
nonimmigrant classification. It provides guidance to the various law
enforcement agencies needing alien witnesses and informants to complete
critical law enforcement initiatives in the United States. INS No.
1728-95 establishes a fee for the processing of Form I-854, Inter-
Agency Alien Witness
[[Page 74709]]
and Informant Record, for Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) requests for S
nonimmigrant classification for eligible alien witnesses and
informants. The fee recovers the costs of the processing of requests
for immigration benefits and is needed to comply with specific Federal
immigration laws and Federal user fee statute and regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683
Eff. 8/25/95; Comment Period End
12/4/95 08/25/95 60 FR 44260
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683
Correction 10/05/95 60 FR 52068
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683
Correction 10/05/95 60 FR 52248
Final Action-INS No.1683 11/00/02
NPRM-INS No. 1728 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1683-94; and INS No. 1728-95.
Agency Contact: Lydia St. John-Mellado, Investigator, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 1000,
Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-5097
RIN: 1115-AD86
_______________________________________________________________________
1655. ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR THE TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1221; 8 USC 1229
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 234.2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Service regulations by removing
the list of those countries that are ineligible to participate in the
TWOV program from the regulation. In its place, the Service proposes to
publish and update the list of countries that are ineligible to
participate in the TWOV program by Federal Register notice. This rule
also sets forth a non-exhaustive list of factors that may be considered
in determining those countries whose citizens or nationals are
ineligible countries and provides for a regular review of all countries
to determine their eligibility for participation in the TWOV program.
The TWOV program allows the Service, acting jointly with the Department
of State, to waive the passport and visa requirement for aliens from
certain countries who request immediate and continuous transit
privileges through the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/05/01 66 FR 1053
NPRM Comment Period End 03/05/01
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1696-95
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AD96
_______________________________________________________________________
1656. PETITION TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A U.S. CITIZEN
OR AS A PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; SELF-PETITIONING FOR CERTAIN BATTERED OR
ABUSED ALIEN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; PL 103-322; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC
1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The INS published an interim rule on this subject in 1996.
This final rule allows battered and abused spouses and children of
United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to petition for
immigrant classification. The consent of the abuser would not be
required. The final rule uses the term abused to mean either battered
or subjected to extreme cruelty.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/26/96 61 FR 13061
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/26/96
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/28/96
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1705-95.
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________
1657. CONDITIONS ON NONIMMIGRANT STATUS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186A; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule removes the current regulatory language
conditioning an alien's nonimmigrant status on his or her providing
full and truthful information requested by the INS, regardless of the
requested information's materiality. This rule would clarify that the
nonimmigrant's stay is conditioned on, among other things, the
provision of all information deemed necessary to ensure that the alien
has acquired, and is maintaining, lawful nonimmigrant status during the
entire period of his or her stay, or is eligible to receive any other
benefit under the INA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/14/96 61 FR 30188
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NPRM Comment Period End 08/13/96
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1732-95
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________
1658. REGULATIONS RELATING TO TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1201; 28 USC
509; 31 USC 9701; 8 USC 1254a; 8 USC 1254a note; 8 USC 1362; 8 USC
1324a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1303; 8 CFR 2; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 244; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Regulations published under this RIN implement provisions of
the Immigration and Nationality Act as established by section 302 of
the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-649, which allow for the
establishment and implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Currently, nationals of countries have been accorded TPS Status through
the publication of separate Federal Register Notices as listed in this
RIN.
Previously published TPS regulations were cited by RIN 1115-AC30.
Current regulatory actions:
INS No. 1608 provides for exceptions to deadlines for registering for
TPS and updates the application process.
INS No. 1612 provides for the removal of obsolete TPS language.
INS No. 2229 terminates TPS for Sierra Leone
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
TPS Final Rule (INS No. 1612)
Removal of Obsolete Sections
Covering TPS for Salvadorans 09/10/96 61 FR 47667
TPS Notice (INS No. 1832-97)
Extension and Redesignation of
Liberia 04/07/97 62 FR 16608
TPS Notice (INS No. 1853-97)
Extension and Termination of
Rwanda Eff. 06/07/97 06/19/97 62 FR 33442
TPS Notice (INS No. 1862-97)
Extension of Bosnia-Herzegovina 08/01/97 62 FR 41420
TPS Notice (INS No. 1863-97)
Extension of Somalia 08/01/97 62 FR 41421
TPS Notice (INS No. 1878-97) TPS
Designation of Montserrat 08/28/97 62 FR 45685
TPS Notice (INS No. 1775-96) TPS
Designation of Burundi 11/04/97 62 FR 59735
TPS Notice (INS No. 1877-97) TPS
Designation of Sierra Leone 11/04/97 62 FR 59736
TPS Notice (INS No. 1780-97) TPS
Designation of Sudan 11/04/97 62 FR 59737
TPS Notice (INS No. 1910-98)
Termination of Designation of
Liberia 03/31/98 63 FR 15437
TPS Notice (INS No. 1929-98) TPS
Designation of Province 06/09/98 63 FR 31527
TPS Notice (INS No. 1945-98)
Extension of Designation of
Somalia 09/28/98 63 FR 51602
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-98)
Redesignation of Liberia 09/29/98 63 FR 51958
TPS Notice (INS No. 1957-98) TPS
Extension of Designation of
Burundi 11/03/98 63 FR 59334
TPS Notice (INS No. 1958-98) TPS
Extension of Designation of
Sierra Leone 11/03/98 63 FR 59336
TPS Notice (INS No. 1959-98)
Extension of Designation of
Sudan 11/03/98 63 FR 59337
Final Action, Temporary
Protected Status, Exception to
Registration Deadlines 11/16/98 63 FR 63593
TPS Notice (INS No. 1964-98) TPS
Designation of Honduras 01/05/99 64 FR 524
TPS Notice (INS No. 1965-98) TPS
Designation of Nicaragua 01/05/99 64 FR 526
TPS Notice (INS No. 1960-98) TPS
Designation of Guinea-Bissau 03/11/99 64 FR 12181
TPS Notice (INS No. 1986-99) TPS
Extension and Redesignation of
the Province of Kosovo 06/08/99 64 FR 30542
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-99)
Termination of TPS Designation
of Liberia 07/30/99 64 FR 41463
TPS Notice (INS No. 2009-99)
Extension of the TPS
Registration Period for
Hondurans and Nicaraguans 08/06/99 64 FR 42991
TPS Notice (INS No. 2006-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina 08/11/99 64 FR 43720
TPS Notice (INS No. 2010-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Montserrat 09/02/99 64 FR 48190
TPS Notice (INS No. 2015-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Somalia 09/13/99 64 FR 49511
TPS Notice (INS No. 2022-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Burundi Under Temporary
Protected Status 11/09/99 64 FR 61123
TPS Notice (INS No. 2024-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Sierra Leone Under Temporary
Protected S 11/09/99 64 FR 61125
TPS Notice (INS No. 2023-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Sudan Under the Temporary
Protected Stat 11/09/99 64 FR 61128
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TPS Notice (INS No. 2043-00)
Extension and Termination of
Designation of Guinea-Bissau
Under TPS 03/20/00 65 FR 15016
TPS Notice (INS No. 2044-00)
Designation of Angola Under TPS 03/29/00 65 FR 16634
TPS Notice (INS No. 2065-00)
Extension of Designation
Hondurans 05/11/00 65 FR 30438
TPS Notice (INS No. 2064-00)
Extension of Nicaragua
Designation 05/11/00 65 FR 30440
TPS Notice (INS No. 2066-00)
Termination of the Kosovo... 05/23/00 65 FR 33356
TPS Notice (INS No. 2065R-00)
Extension of Re-Registration for
Hondurans 06/09/00 65 FR 36719
TPS Notice (INS No. 2064R-00)
Extension of Re-Registration for
Nicaraguans 06/09/00 65 FR 36729
TPS Notice (INS No. 2079-00)
Termination of Bosnia-
Herzegovina 08/30/00 65 FR 52789
TPS Notice (INS No. 2087-00)
Extension of Designation of
Montserrat Under Temporary
Protected Status 10/02/00 65 FR 58806
TPS Notice (INS No. 2096-00)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi 11/09/00 65 FR 67404
TPS Notice (INS No. 2095-00)
Extension of Designation of
Sierra Leone 11/09/00 65 FR 67405
TPS Notice (INS No. 2094-00)
Extension of Designation of
Sudan 11/09/00 65 FR 67407
Correction TPS Notice (INS
No.2090-00) Extension of
Designation of Somalia 12/08/00 65 FR 69789
TPS Notice (INS 2125-01)
Designation of El Salvador 03/09/01 66 FR 14214
TPS Notice (INS 2114-01)
Extension and Redesignation of
Angola 04/05/01 66 FR 18111
TPS Notice (INS 2135-01)
Extension of Designation of
Honduras under TPS 05/08/01 66 FR 23269
TPS Notice (INS 2136-01)
Extension of Designation of
Nicaragua under TPS 05/08/01 66 FR 23271
TPS Notice (INS 2148-01)
Automatic Ext. of Work
Authorization for Hondurans &
Nicaraguans Under TPS 07/03/01 66 FR 35270
TPS Notice (INS 2146-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Montserrat under TPS 08/03/01 66 FR 40834
TPS Notice (INS 2162-01)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi under TPS 08/31/01 66 FR 46027
TPS Notice (INS 2163-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Sierra Leone under TPS 08/31/01 66 FR 46029
TPS Notice (INS 2164-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Sudan under TPS 08/31/01 66 FR 46031
TPS Notice (INS 2151-01)
Extension of Redesignation of
Somalia under TPS 09/04/01 66 FR 46288
TPS Notice (INS 2114-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Angola under TPS 02/01/02 67 FR 4997
TPS Notice (INS No. 2212-02)
Extension of Designation of El
Salvador 07/11/02 67 FR 46000
TPS Notice (INS No. 2209-02)
Extension of Designation of
Montserrat 07/17/02 67 FR 47002
TPS Notice (INS 2225-02)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi under TPS 08/30/02 67 FR 55875
TPS Notice (INS 2226-02)
Extension of the Designation of
Sudan under TPS 08/30/02 67 FR 55877
TPS Notice (INS 2235-02)
Designation of Liberia under TPS10/01/02 67 FR 61664
TPS Notice (INS 2237-02)
Extension of TPS for Sierra
Leone 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Attorney General may designate other
countries for TPS.
INS Nos. 1608, 1612, 1832-97, 1853-97 and 1877-97
INS No. 1608 issued as an interim rule on 11/5/93 at 58 FR 58935
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Executive Office for Immgration
Review, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Suite 2400, 2600 Skyline Tower, 5106 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1115-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________
1659. INSPECTION AND EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF ALIENS; DETENTION AND REMOVAL
OF ALIENS; CONDUCT OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1185; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1187; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC
1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1181
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 213; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 217; 8
CFR 221; 8 CFR 223; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 207; 8 CFR
209; 8 CFR 211; 8 CFR 212; ...
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, March 1, 1997, The statute requires
the Attorney General to promulgate implementing regulations by March 1,
1997.
Abstract: Many of the provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) became effective April 1,
1997. Some provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996 (AEDPA) that were not superseded by IIRIRA became effective
November 1, 1996. On March 6, 1997, INS and Executive Office of
Immigration Review
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(EOIR) published an interim rule revising the asylum process; providing
a mechanism for the determination and review of certain applicants who
demonstrate a credible fear of persecution if returned to their own
country; defining the inspection and admission process including new
expedited removal procedures for aliens attempting to enter the United
States through fraud or misrepresentation by apprehension, detention,
and removal of aliens; addressing conduct of removal proceedings; and
revising many other sections of the regulations to conform with the new
laws. On December 6, 2000, INS published the rule ``Asylum Procedures''
(INS No. 1865-97; RIN 1115-AE93) which finalized the asylum portions of
this interim rule. INS still intends to publish a final rule under RIN
1115-AE47 to finalize the portions of this rulemaking relating to
inspection and expedited removal of aliens, detention and deportation
and removal of aliens, and the conduct of removal proceedings.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action-INS No. 1669-94 03/22/96 61 FR 11717
NPRM-INS No. 1788-96 Comment
Period End 2/3/97 01/03/97 62 FR 444
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1788-
96 Comment Period End 7/15/97 03/06/97 62 FR 10312
Interim Final Rule Correction
(Effective 04/01/97) 04/01/97 62 FR 15362
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1788-
96 Correction 04/09/97 62 FR 17048
Final Rule-INS No. 1920-98 07/22/98 63 FR 39217
Final Action INS No. 1788-96 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1788-96 (Final Action)
CFR CITATIONS CONT: 8 CFR 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240,
241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 251, 252, 253, 274a, 286, 287, 292,
299, 316, 318, and 329.
LEGAL AUTHORITY CONT: 8 USC 1186b, 1187, 1201, 1203, 1221, 1222, 1223,
1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1251, 1252, 1252 note, 1252a, 1252b, 1253,
1254, 1254a note, 1255, 1256, 1258, 1259, 1281, 1282, 1304, 1324a,
1330, 1356, 1357, 1362, 1429, 1440, 1443, 1447; 28 USC 509, 510, 1746;
31 USC 9701; 3 CFR, 1982 Comp, p 166; 8 CFR part 2.
INS Rule No. 1920-98 makes a correction to the services regulations
that govern the documentary requirements for immigrants and
corresponding waivers. This rule relates to changes promulgated by INS
1169-94 and INS No. 1788-96.
INS Rule No. 1865-97, AG Order No. 2340-2000, Final Rule, Asylum
Procedures published on December 6, 2000, at 65 FR 76121, amended
portions of the title III IIRIRA governing cases in which an applicant
has established past persecution or in which an applicant may be able
to avoid persecution in a particular country by relocating to another
area of that country.
Agency Contact: Linda Loveless, Chief Inspector, Inspections Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7489
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of Justice,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower, 5107
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1115-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________
1660. AGREEMENT PROMISING NON-DEPORTATION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 515; 28 USC
516; 28 USC 517; 28 USC 518; 28 USC 519
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.197
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will finalize a 1996 interim rule that requires
Federal prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and other officials to
obtain written consent from the Immigration and Naturalization Service
when entering into a plea agreement, cooperation agreement, or similar
agreement promising an alien favorable treatment by the Service. This
rule ensures that favorable treatment under the immigration laws is
extended only after a full consideration of its effect on overall
immigration enforcement, alleviates confusion over the authority to
enforce the immigration laws, and prevents the Service from being bound
by agreements undertaken without its knowledge and approval. The
interim rule codified a long-standing position of the Department of
Justice.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/13/96 61 FR 48405
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/12/96
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1791-96
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________
1661. DEFINITION OF THE TERM ``LAWFULLY PRESENT'' FOR PURPOSES OF
ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 31 USC 9701; EO 12356; 47 FR 14874 to
15557; 3 CFR 1982 comp; 8 CFR 2; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8
USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252B; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 401(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) provides that, with limited
exceptions, only qualified aliens, as defined under section 431, may
receive certain Federal public benefits. Section 401(b)(2) provides an
exception which allows aliens who are ``lawfully present in the United
States'' as determined by the Attorney General to receive social
security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. PRWORA,
and other laws, use the term
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``lawfully present'' in other benefit-related contexts as well.
The interim final rule published September 6, 1996, amended the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations to define
the term ``an alien who is lawfully present in the United States'' so
that the Social Security Administration may determine which aliens are
eligible for benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/06/96 61 FR 47039
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/05/96
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1792-96
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________
1662. AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF IMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1183a; PL 104-208; PL 104-193; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213a; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations by establishing that an
individual (the sponsor) who files an affidavit of support under
section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) on behalf of
an intending immigrant incurs an obligation that may be enforced by a
civil action. This rule also specifies the requirements that Federal,
State, or local agencies or private entities must meet to request
reimbursement from the sponsor for provision of means-tested public
benefits and provides procedures for imposing the civil penalty
provided for under section 213A of the INA, if the sponsor fails to
give notice of any change of address. This rule is necessary to ensure
that sponsors of aliens meet their obligations under section 213A of
the INA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1807-
96; 10/20/97 62 FR 52346
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/07/98
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1807-96; PL 104-208, title IV; and PL
104-193, title IV
Agency Contact: Lisa Roney, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and
Planning, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 6052, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3242
Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________
1663. SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGE TO TRANSPORT ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 273
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) added a provision to the Immigration and
Nationality Act that allows INS to suspend a commercial airline's
privilege to transport aliens to the United States if the carrier has a
record of bringing in aliens who have fraudulent documents. After
consultation with other interested Government agencies, INS is
proposing to implement appropriate standards and procedures governing
the use of this power to suspend a carrier's privilege to transport
aliens to the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/23/98 63 FR 56869
NPRM Comment Period End 12/22/98
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: This rule required coordination with several
other Government agencies. INS No. 1809-96.
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones, Acting Director, National Fines
Office of Inspections, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
22209
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1115-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________
1664. LIMITING LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS
OF PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will implement section 411 of IIRIRA which allows
employers that have made a good faith attempt to comply with a
particular employment verification requirement to correct technical or
procedural failures to meet the requirement before such failures are
deemed to be violations of the Act. This rule will explain the good
faith rule, define the term technical or procedural failure to meet
such requirement, and explain how an employer can correct technical or
procedural failures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/07/98 63 FR 16909
NPRM Comment Period End 06/08/98
Final Rule 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Additional Information: INS No. 1819-96 and Public Law 104-208, title
IV.
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek, Attorney, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AE21
RIN: 1115-AE70
_______________________________________________________________________
1665. IMPLEMENTATION OF HERNANDEZ V. RENO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; CERTAIN
ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY UNITY BENEFITS AFTER SPONSORING FAMILY
MEMBER'S NATURALIZATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1225a note; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The INS
will publish a regulation implementing a new basis of ineligibility for
Family Unity benefits for certain juvenile offenders.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1823-
96 07/14/00 65 FR 43677
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/12/00
Final Rule 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1823-96; PL 104-208, title III, section
38; and this regulation will affect 8 CFR 242.5 that will be renumbered
8 CFR 236.25.
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________
1666. REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BATTERED ALIENS AND TO MAIL ORDER BRIDE
BUSINESSES, AS MANDATED BY IIRIRA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1641(c); PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) included a number of provisions relating to
battered aliens and to mail order bride businesses. The INS anticipates
rulemaking in the following areas:
INS document No. 1845-97 is necessitated by section 501 of IIRIRA,
which provides certain types of public benefits for those aliens who
have made a prima facie case for eligibility pursuant to the INS
interim rule on self-petitions by battered aliens, published at 61 FR
13061 (March 26, 1995; INS No. 1705-95). This new rule will define what
constitutes a prima facie case.
INS document No. 1838-97, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, is
to solicit public input into the regulation of certain functions of the
international matchmaking industry (also referred to as ``mail order
bride businesses''), as required by section 652 of IIRIRA, was
published on 7/16/97 (62 FR 38041).
The INS plans to publish a proposed rule to require international
matchmaking organizations doing business in the United States to
provide certain information to any person recruited for introductions
to clients.
.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM-INS No. 1838-97 Comments
Due 09/15/97 07/16/97 62 FR 38041
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1845-
97 11/13/97 62 FR 60769
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End-INS 1845-97 01/12/98
Final Action-INS No. 1845 12/00/02
NPRM-INS No. 1838 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.1838-97. The Service submitted its
report on international matchmaking organizations which can be found on
the INS web site. The Service is currently preparing the informational
brochures which the organizations will be required to provide to women
recruits.
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________
1667. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREINSPECTED AUTOMATED LANE (PAL) PROGRAM AT
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC
1251; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1357; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 287; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by establishing a Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program
for the use of eligible persons and vehicles at immigration checkpoints
within the United States. This rule will facilitate the passage of
people and vehicles through INS checkpoints while safeguarding the
integrity of law enforcement objectives at the checkpoints.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/18/97 62 FR 19024
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/17/97
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1830-97
Agency Contact: Rudolph J. Miranda, Chief Patrol Agent, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
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Service, Room 4226, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3072
RIN: 1115-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________
1668. REQUIRING ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO
SURRENDER TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FOR REMOVAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1231; 8 USC 1253
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240.13; 8 CFR 240.14; 8 CFR 240.15; 8 CFR 240.16; 8
CFR 240.17; 8 CFR 240.18; 8 CFR 240.19
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule requires aliens subject to a final order of removal
to surrender to the INS. This rule also establishes procedures for
surrender and bars persons violating these procedures from obtaining
discretionary immigration benefits.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/04/98 63 FR 47205
NPRM Comment Period End 11/03/98
Supplemental NPRM 05/09/02 67 FR 31157
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End 06/10/02
Final Rule 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lisa Batey, Associate General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6100, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 503 353-1825
RIN: 1115-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________
1669. EARLY RELEASE FOR REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS IN STATE CUSTODY FOR
NONVIOLENT OFFENSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC
1253; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1330; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The final rule will establish an administrative process
whereby criminal aliens in State custody convicted of nonviolent
offenses may be removed prior to completion of their sentence of
imprisonment. The rule will implement the authority contemplated by
Congress to enhance the ability of the United States to remove criminal
aliens.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1848-97 07/12/99 64 FR 37461
NPRM Comment Period End 09/10/99
Final Action-INS No. 1848-97 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: INS No.1848-97
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
Ron Dodson, Supervisory Special Agent, Headquarters Investigations,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
1000, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7310
RIN: 1115-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________
1670. AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF ARRIVING ALIEN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations by changing the
regulatory definition of an arriving alien. Under section
235(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), which was
effective on April 1, 1997, certain arriving aliens are subject to
expedited removal procedures. The existing regulatory definition of
arriving aliens includes parolees. As a matter of policy, the
Department has decided that it is appropriate to exempt from the new
expedited removal procedures aliens who were paroled into the United
States before April 1997. This rule clarifies that these aliens as well
as certain other aliens who were paroled into the United States
pursuant to advance parole, will not be subjected to expedited removal
upon termination at parole. The rule also makes several changes in the
ordering of 1.1(q) to use language that is clearer and more consistent
with the wording of the statute.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/20/98 63 FR 19382
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/19/98
Final Rule 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Re: INS No. 1868-97
Agency Contact: Jerry Liu, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3410
RIN: 1115-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________
1671. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, CONTINUED VALIDITY OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS,
AND UNEXPIRED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR APPLICANTS MAINTAINING
NONIMMIGRANT H OR L STATUS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1282; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1255; 8
USC 1281
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Over the last several years, the Service has issued numerous
policy statements regarding its position on employment authorization,
advance parole, and extension of nonimmigrant status for certain
skilled nonimmigrant workers who have filed for adjustment to permanent
resident status. This interim final rule: (1) Codified existing
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Service policy statements by incorporating them into the Service's
regulations and (2) eliminated the requirement for service permission
for overseas travel for adjustment applicants who are maintaining H-1
or L nonimmigrant status. The Service will be publishing a final rule
in response to public comments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/01/99 64 FR 29208
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/02/99
Final Rule 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1881-97
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________
1672. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1642
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 104
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, November 3, 1997.
Final, Statutory, February 22, 1998, Statutory deadline to promulgate
regulations for State and local public benefits was previously 11/03/
98. Deadline for regulations for Federal public benefits was 02/22/98.
Abstract: This regulatory action requires entities (other than
nonprofit charitable organizations) providing Federal public benefits
(with certain exceptions) to verify by examining documents and using an
INS automated verification system that alien applicants are eligible
for the benefits under Federal benefit reform legislation. This rule
also sets forth provisions by which State or local governments can
verify whether aliens applying for State or local public benefits are
eligible for such benefits under Federal laws. In addition, the rule
establishes procedures for verifying the U.S. nationality of
individuals applying for benefits in a fair and nondiscriminatory
manner.
The Interim Verification Guidelines were published as a notice on 11/
17/97 at 62 FR 61344. The guidelines set forth procedures that benefit-
granting agencies can use to verify U.S. citizens, non-citizen
nationals, and qualified aliens for eligibility under title IV of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
(PRWORA) prior to issuance of final regulations.
The proposed rule for the Verification of Eligibility for Public
Benefits was published on 8/04/98 at 63 FR 41662. The changes made in
response to the comments received on the proposed rule were significant
enough and dealt with complex and important issues that another
opportunity to comment is warranted. The next version of the rule will
be issued as an interim rule, rather than a final rule, in order to
implement the statutory directive to promulgate verification
regulations and start the subsequent 2-year period in which Federal
public benefit-granting agencies must come into compliance. The interim
rule is in the concurrence process and has not yet been published.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1902-98 08/04/98 63 FR 41662
NPRM Comment Period End 10/05/98
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1902-
98 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1902-98 should be referenced for any
inquiries concerning this rulemaking action.
Agency Contact: Phillip Busch, Senior Counsel, Department of Justice,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 6100, Office of General
Counsel, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________
1673. FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS FOR IMMIGRATION
BENEFITS; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR FINGERPRINTING BY THE SERVICE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8
USC 1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 316; 8 CFR 335
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations relating to fingerprinting applicants and petitioners for
benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act by: Canceling the
Designated Fingerprinting Service program; requiring applicants and
petitioners for benefits to be fingerprinted at either a Service
Office, a State or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States
consular or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by
the Service; and requiring confirmation from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) that a full criminal background check has been
completed before adjudication of a naturalization application is
completed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/17/98 63 FR 12979
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/29/98
Interim Final Rule Correction 04/09/98 63 FR 17489
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/18/98
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Additional Information: INS No. 1891-97
Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Adjudications Officer, Immigration
Services Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-9475
RIN: 1115-AF03
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1674. PROCESSING, DETENTION, AND RELEASE OF JUVENILES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC
1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1362
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.3
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, July 31, 1998.
The court-approved settlement agreement in Flores v. Reno (C.D. Cal.)
required INS to initiate action to publish regulations in July 1998.
However, the changes brought by AEDPA and IIRIRA delayed issuance of
the regulations. The INS later re-published the rule for comments.
Abstract: The rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by establishing the procedures for processing alien
juveniles from custody and the detention of unreleased juveniles in
State-licensed programs and detention facilities. This rule also
governs the transportation and transfer of juveniles in Service
custody.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1906-98 07/24/98 63 FR 39759
NPRM Comment Period End 09/22/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/14/02 67 FR 1670
Second NPRM Comment Period End 03/15/02
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1906-98.
Agency Contact: Mark A. Matese, Director of Juvenile Affairs,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 8th
Floor, Office of Field Operations, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-2162
RIN: 1115-AF05
_______________________________________________________________________
1675. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL
FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, AND FORMER SOVIET BLOC
COUNTRIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC
1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252a; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103;
8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 246; 8 CFR 274a;
...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment
and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), enacted as title II of Public
Law No. 105-100, 111 Stat. 2160, 2193 (1997) (as amended by Technical
Corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief
Act (NACARA), Public Law 105-139, Stat. 2644 (1997)). Section 203 of
NACARA provides that certain Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and nationals of
former Soviet Bloc countries are eligible to apply for cancellation of
removal under the standards for suspension of deportation similar to
those that existed prior to enactment of Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). The rule establishes the
authority of INS asylum officers to adjudicate certain applications
under section 203 of NACARA, provides application and adjudication
procedures, identifies factors and standards relevant to eligibility,
and establishes a rebuttable presumption of extreme hardship for
certain NACARA beneficiaries.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1915-98 11/24/98 63 FR 64895
NPRM Comment Period End-INS No.
1915-98 01/25/99
Interim Rule-INS No. 1915-98 05/21/99 64 FR 27856
Interim Rule Comment Period End 07/20/99
Final Rule 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1915-98
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1115-AF14
_______________________________________________________________________
1676. ELIMINATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE-ISSUED
MEXICAN AND CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING CARDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC
1356; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 247; 8
CFR 264; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 2002.
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(Service) regulations to eliminate the use of Form I-175, Application
for Nonresident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card, and Form I-190,
Application for Nonresident Alien Mexican Border Crossing Card. It also
terminates the production of Form I-185, Nonresident Alien Canadian
Border Crossing Card, and Form I-586, Nonresident Alien Mexican Border
Crossing Card. In addition, this rule prohibits the use of Form I-186
(previous version of Mexican Border Crossing Card), Form I-185 and Form
I-586 Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) after September 30, 2002, for
required use of a card containing a machine readable biometric
identifier for entry (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the
alien). Under the provisions of this rulemaking, an alien seeking entry
into the United States by presentation of a BCC must complete a
biometric verification upon each entry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/03
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1931-98
Agency Contact: Michael J. Flemmi, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-9247
RIN: 1115-AF24
_______________________________________________________________________
1677. FILING OF PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNATION AS A REGIONAL CENTER APPROVED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1186a
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulation changes the location for the filing and
adjudication of proposals to participate in the Immigrant Investor
Pilot Program from Headquarters, Adjudication, to the Texas and
California Service Centers. This change is necessary to ensure the
uniform and effective adjudication of these complex proposals related
to economic development, export trade, and job creation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1944-98
Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________
1678. NONIMMIGRANT VISA EXEMPTION FOR NATIONALS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS, UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service's
regulations to allow nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure who
are nationals of the British Virgin Islands to apply for admission to
the United States without a visa at the ports-of-entry of St. Thomas,
United States Virgin Islands. Since visas are no longer issued from the
British Virgin Islands by the Department of State, all persons needing
a nonimmigrant visa have to either travel or mail their applications to
Barbados, the nearest visa-issuing location. The Service's action will
facilitate travel to the United States for nationals of the British
Virgin Islands while still ensuring that the proper application
provisions of the I&NA are met.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/18/99 64 FR 7989
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/18/99
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1956-98
Agency Contact: Dennis Thompson, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3019
RIN: 1115-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________
1679. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 238; 8 CFR 240; 8
CFR 241
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 18, 1999, The Act requires
promulgation by 02/18/99.
Abstract: This rule implements Article 3 of the United Nations
Convention Against Torture or Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment for persons who may be subject to
removal from the United States under the provisions of the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/19/99 64 FR 8478
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/22/99
Interim Final Rule Corrections 03/22/99 64 FR 13881
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/20/99
Final Rule 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1976-99
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
Mary Giovagnoli, Acting Chief, Refugee and Asylum Branch, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AF39
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_______________________________________________________________________
1680. APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS; ACCEPTABLE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
GUARANTY OF TRANSPORTATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1157; 8 USC
1158; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 207
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes
the Attorney General to admit refugees to the United States under
certain conditions, including those provided for by regulation. The
Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations require that
sponsorship agreements be secured before an applicant is granted
admission as a refugee at a U.S. port-of-entry (POE). The determination
of whether or not someone is classified as a refugee is described in
the Act as a separate decision from whether a refugee may be admitted
to the United States in refugee status. This rule amends the Service
regulations by removing language that erroneously implies that the
Service requires a sponsorship agreement and guarantee of
transportation prior to determining whether an applicant is a refugee.
This rule is necessary to clarify issues that may appear ambiguous in
the existing regulation, and provides more advantageous treatment for
the limited number of applicants for refugee status who have their
Service interviews before sponsorship agreements have been secured.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/21/99 64 FR 27660
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/20/99
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1999-99
Agency Contact: Kathleen Thompson, Staff Officer, Office of
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2756
RIN: 1115-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________
1681. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES: Q-2 IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND
TRAINING PROGRAM VISITOR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186; 8 USC
1187; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the regulations to establish a new visa
classification, Q-2. Public Law 105-319, also known as the Irish Peace
Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998, provides the basis
for this regulatory change. The Q-2 visa classification identifies
those visitors from Northern Ireland and certain designated counties in
the Republic of Ireland to come to the United States temporarily for
training employment and to experience coexistence and conflict
resolution in a diverse society.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/17/00 65 FR 14774
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/17/00
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/16/00
Revised Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2000-99
Agency Contact: Donna Crump, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AF51
_______________________________________________________________________
1682. CLARIFICATION OF PAROLE AUTHORITY
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(Service) regulations concerning the authority to grant the parole of
aliens from Service custody by specifically identifying the scope of
that authority to include the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner,
the Executive Associate Commissioner for Field Operations, and regional
directors. This action is being taken to clarify which individuals are
authorized by the Attorney General, acting through the Commissioner, to
grant parole from Service custody.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/28/00 65 FR 82254
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/28/00
Interim Final Rule Delay of
Effective Date until 03/30/2001 01/26/01 66 FR 7863
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2004-99
(See Also 1115-AE68)
Agency Contact: Kenneth Leutbecker, Director, Parole and Humanitarian
Assistance Branch, Office of International Affairs, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Attn: ULLICO Bldg,
Third Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670
Related RIN: Related To 1115-AE68
RIN: 1115-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________
1683. AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF FEE LEVIED ON F, J, AND M NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT
RESPONSIBILITY ACT (IIRIRA)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 299
[[Page 74720]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends INS regulations to establish a fee, pursuant
to section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), as amended by Public Law 106-396. In
accordance with these statutes, the alien will remit the fee directly
to the Attorney General at a time prior to the alien being classified
as an F, J, or M nonimmigrant. The rule will outline the fee amounts,
who is subject, when the fee must be paid, and the consequences that an
F-1, J-1, and M-1 nonimmigrant faces upon failure to pay the fee. This
rule is necessary to implement section 641 of the IIRIRA, as amended,
as well as authorized under section 103 and 214 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act and under 31 U.S.C. 9701.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/21/99 64 FR 71323
NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/00
Interim Final Rule 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1991-99 (See also RIN 1115-AG55; INS
No. 2185-02 which amends Service regulations governing the retention
and reporting of information about F, J, and M nonimmigrants.)
Agency Contact: Maura Deadrick, Assistant Director, Adjudication
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228
RIN: 1115-AF56
_______________________________________________________________________
1684. BATTERED AND ABUSED CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS; TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE
BY CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Enacted on November 10, 1986, the Immigration Marriage Fraud
Amendments of 1986 (IMFA) made a number of changes to the Act to deter
aliens from marrying solely to obtain immigration benefits. IMFA
established a conditional resident status for aliens who obtained
lawful permanent resident status based upon a marriage of less than 2
years duration. The interim rule published on May 16, 1991, established
procedures to allow a conditional resident who married in good faith
but whose marriage was terminated by the United States citizen or
lawful permanent resident spouse to seek a waiver of the joint filing
requirement. The interim rule published on 5/16/91 also was necessary
to provide a method by which a battered conditional resident, or a
conditional resident parent of an abused conditional resident child,
may apply for removal of the conditional basis of resident status
without filing a joint petition. This interim rule implements certain
technical changes made by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) and addresses comments received in
response to the interim rule published on 5/16/91.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/16/91 56 FR 22635
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Interim Rule for INS No. 1423-91 that was
published on 5/16/1991.
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF59
_______________________________________________________________________
1685. EXTENSION OF 25-MILE LIMIT AT SELECT ARIZONA PORTS-OF-ENTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC
1201; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations to extend the distance Mexican nationals with border
crossing cards to travel into the United States without obtaining
additional Immigration documentation at selected ports-of-entry (POEs)
along the United States and Mexico border. The selected POEs are
located in the State of Arizona at Sasabe, Nogales, Mariposa, Douglas,
and Naco. Once visitors to Arizona meet the inspection requirements of
legal entry to the United States, they will be able to travel within
the 75-mile border region of Arizona. This rule is intended to promote
commerce in the southern Arizona border area while still ensuring that
sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent illegal entry to the
United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/08/99 64 FR 68616
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/07/00
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2026-99
Agency Contact: Jerry Liu, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3410
RIN: 1115-AF60
_______________________________________________________________________
1686. REVOKING GRANTS OF NATURALIZATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1443
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 340
[[Page 74721]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations relating to
administrative revocation of naturalization by changing the burden of
proof the INS must satisfy in order to administratively revoke a grant
of naturalization and by clarifying the 180-day period for the
rendering of the district director's decision. This rule provides that
INS will only initiate revocation proceedings based on clear,
unequivocal, and convincing evidence and that the burden of proof
remains with INS throughout the administrative process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/31/00 65 FR 17127
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/30/00
Final Rule 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.1858-97
Agency Contact: Michael Neifach, Attorney, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________
1687. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL
ISLANDS, THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND PALAU
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1203; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1257; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 211; 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by adding documentary requirements for a naturalized
citizen of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or
Palau (Compact Countries) to enter into the United States, lawfully
engage in occupations, accept employment, and establish residence as a
nonimmigrant in the United States and its territories and possessions.
This rule also clarifies the documentary requirements for an adopted
child from Compact Countries who is immigrating to the United States.
Without clarification of the documentary requirements for an adopted
child from the Compact Countries, the Compact Countries may not consent
to the adoption of children by U.S. citizens and legal permanent
residents.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/18/01 66 FR 37429
NPRM Comment Period End 08/17/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2047-00
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF65
_______________________________________________________________________
1688. REGISTRATION AND FINGERPRINTING OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES:
CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1201a; 8 USC 1301; 8 USC
1305
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 264; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations governing applications for renewal of 10-year Permanent
Resident Cards upon their expiration. This rule adds documents to the
acceptable list of registration requirements and clarifies the
requirements for Lawful Permanent Resident (LPRs) to file Form I-90,
Application to Replace Alien Registration Card, if they are also
applying for naturalization. This rule also provides additional methods
to verify employment eligibility for those in the process of renewing
their expired or expiring Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card. These
changes are necessary to facilitate the 10-year Form I-551 renewal
process. This rule also clarifies the fingerprinting requirements for
lawful permanent residents who reach the age of 14 years.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.2042-00
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AF71
_______________________________________________________________________
1689. NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS FOR SECOND PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT-BASED
IMMIGRANT PHYSICIANS SERVING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS OR AT
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 106-113; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC
1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113 was enacted. Section
117 amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) at section 203 to
provide national interest waivers to alien physicians agreeing to
practice 5 years in designated medically underserved areas or at
Veterans Affairs facilities. The Service proposes an amendment to 8 CFR
204 and 245 in order to implement the new statutory provisions. The
Service issued an interim regulation so that applicants may begin to
take advantage of the new provisions.
[[Page 74722]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/06/00 65 FR 53889
Correction to Interim Final Rule09/27/00 65 FR 57943
Interim Final Rule Effective 10/06/00
Correction to Interim Final Rule10/20/00 65 FR 63118
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/06/00
Final Rule 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2048-00
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________
1690. PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE H-1C NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION
UNDER PUBLIC LAW 106-95
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC
1187; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 12, 1999, the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged
Areas Act (NRDAA) was enacted creating a new H-1C nonimmigrant nurse
category. This rule amends the Service's regulations in order to
implement the NRDAA as it relates to the adjudication petitions for H-
1C classification. This rule will facilitate the hiring of alien
registered nurses to reduce the shortage of nurses in certain areas of
the United States while protecting the rights of U.S. nurses.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/11/01 66 FR 31107
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/10/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2050-00
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________
1691. EXPANSION OF DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES; CLARIFICATION OF DRIVER'S
LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AND
AUTOMATED PERMIT PORT PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC
1201; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service regulations governing the Dedicated Commuter Lanes (DCL) and
Automated Permit Port programs by establishing DCLs along the northern
borders of the United States. The rule proposes to clarify that non-
driving passengers who do not have a driver's license, for example,
children, certain elderly people, and others who are ineligible to
drive or otherwise choose not to drive, are not required to have or
present a driver's license before their application is approved.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2058-00
Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-9246
RIN: 1115-AF77
_______________________________________________________________________
1692. WAIVING THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED
NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC
1447; 29 USC 794(a), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 316; 8 CFR 335
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently, all naturalization applicants filing Form N-400,
Application for Naturalization, are required to be fingerprinted on
Form FD-258 Applicant Card for the purpose of conducting criminal
background checks by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This
rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations by
providing a fingerprinting waiver for naturalization applicants who,
because of a permanent impairment, are unable to provide any
fingerprints. It also provides an alternative method for collecting the
required background clearances.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule With Request
for Comments 11/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2060-00
Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Adjudications Officer, Immigration
Services Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
[[Page 74723]]
Phone: 202 514-9475
RIN: 1115-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________
1693. UPDATE OF LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS OR NATIONALS ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES TO THE UNITED
STATES UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1221; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1229; 8 USC 1252
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 233
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule (INS No. 2020-99) updates the list of those
countries that the Service, acting on behalf of the Attorney General
and jointly with the Department of State, has determined to be
ineligible for participation in the TWOV program. This rule also
removes certain countries from the ineligible listing so that aliens
from these countries can have their passport and visa requirements
waived. This rule is intended to benefit the traveling public by
expanding the number of countries whose citizens or nationals may
transit the United States without a visa while preventing an increase
in the abuse of the TWOV program by citizens or nationals of countries
placed on the ineligible list.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/05/01 66 FR 1017
Interim Final Rule Delay of
Effective Date 02/02/01 66 FR 8743
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/06/01
Interim Final Rule Effective 04/06/01
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: See also 1115-AD96 (INS No. 2129-01)
``Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens are
Ineligible for the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program''.
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF81
_______________________________________________________________________
1694. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUMERICAL LIMIT ON ASYLUM GRANTS AND REFUGEE
ADMISSIONS BASED ON RESISTANCE TO COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1157; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC
1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1282; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 601(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) provides that, for any
fiscal year, not more than a total of 1,000 refugees may be admitted or
granted asylum based solely on resistance to coercive population
control measures. This rule authorizes the Immigration and
Naturalization Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review
to make conditional grants of asylum in those cases in which an
applicant is found to merit asylum solely on the basis of resistance to
coercive population control measures and establishes a mechanism for
converting no more than 1,000 conditional grants per fiscal year to
final asylum grants. The rule also establishes procedures for
administering a waiting list in those years that the number of
conditional grants exceeds the statutory limit for final grants,
reserves a certain number of authorization numbers for purposes of
refugee admission, and addresses procedures for administering
derivative conditional grants, terminating conditional grants, and
other procedures specific to this rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule With Request
for Comments 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2067-00
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1115-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________
1695. ADDING ACTUARIES AND PLANT PATHOLOGISTS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE
TRADE AGREEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.6
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule proposes to amend 8 CFR 214.6 by adding the
occupations of actuary and plant pathologists to Appendix 1603.D.1.
This rule proposes to modify the licensure requirements for Canadian
citizens seeking admission to the U.S. as a TN nonimmigrant category
alien. These amendments are being proposed to reflect the agreements
made among the three parties to the North American Free Trade
Agreement.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/19/00 65 FR 79320
NPRM Comment Period End 02/20/01
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2068-00
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
[[Page 74724]]
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1115-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________
1696. POWER OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TERMINATE DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AND
INITIATE REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to implement section 309(c)(3) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) by
affording certain aliens rendered ineligible for relief from
deportation by recent changes in the law the opportunity to have their
deportation proceedings terminated and removal proceedings initiated in
order to apply for relief. Certain permanent resident aliens rendered
ineligible for section 212(c) relief by the Antiterrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and certain non-permanent resident aliens
rendered ineligible for suspension of deportation by the stop-time rule
in IIRIRA may apply for ``repapering'' (as it is commonly known) under
this rule. This process would not apply to aliens eligible for 212(c)
relief pursuant to the procedures described in the Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR) rulemaking (RIN 1125-AA29).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/30/00 65 FR 71273
NPRM Comment Period End 01/29/01
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2083-00
Agency Contact: Christina Hamilton, Chief, Enforcement Division, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________
1697. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP APPLICANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324a; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC
1448; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a, 8 CFR 341
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service regulations by providing a procedure under which aliens who,
believing they are actually citizens, have filed applications for
certificates of citizenship (Forms N-600) may obtain employment
authorization while their applications are pending. This interim rule
is necessary to establish a uniform procedure to accommodate Form N-600
applicants, without creating a strong incentive for aliens to file
applications in bad faith, seeking simply to obtain employment
authorization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.2076-00
Agency Contact: Richard Sheridan, Staff Officer, Immigration Services
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0583
RIN: 1115-AF90
_______________________________________________________________________
1698. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE; TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 205; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service is amending its
regulations governing eligibility for adjustment of status under
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to conform the
regulations to existing policy and procedures and to remove language
that has been superseded by subsequent legislation. Specifically, this
interim rule conforms the regulations to include the changes made by
Public Law 105-119 and Public Law 106-544. It also provides for the
changes contained in the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000
(LIFE ACT). As required by the Life Act, this rule changes the sunset
date of section 245(i) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to the
new date of April 30, 2001, for filing of qualifying petitions or
applications that enable the applicant to apply to adjust status using
section 245(i) and clarifies the effect of the new sunset date on
eligibility. This means that in order to preserve the ability to apply
for adjustment of status under section 245(i), an alien must be the
beneficiary of a visa petition for classification under section 204 of
the Act or application for labor certification properly filed on or
before April 30, 2001, and determined to have approval when filed. This
rule also provides guidance on the standard for review of filing for
immigrant visa petitions and applications for labor certification on or
before April 30, 2001.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/26/01 66 FR 16383
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/26/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/25/01
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2078-00; This rulemaking supersedes RIN
1115-AD83.
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
[[Page 74725]]
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF91
_______________________________________________________________________
1699. ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING DEFINITIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1282; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend regulations that govern
establishing asylum eligibility by providing guidance on certain issues
that have arisen in the context of asylum adjudications. The amendments
focus on portions of the regulations that deal with the definitions of
persecution, membership in a particular social group, and State action.
This rule codifies long-standing concepts of the definition of
persecution. It clarifies that gender can be a basis for membership in
a particular social group. It also clarifies that a person who has
suffered or fears domestic violence may be considered a member of a
particular social group. The Department of Justice believes this issue
required further examination after the Board of Immigration Appeals
decision, Matter of R-A. This rule also clarifies that the factors
considered in Ninth Circuit case law regarding membership in a
particular social group are non-determinative. Finally, the rule offers
further guidance on what is required to show a State's inability or
unwillingness to control a persecutor. Finally, this rule establishes
circumstances under which the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) must
remand proceedings to the Immigration Judge to resolve questions of
fact.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/07/00 65 FR 76588
NPRM Comment Period End 01/22/01
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2092-00
Agency Contact: Dorthea Lay, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-8414
Fax: 202 514-0455
RIN: 1115-AF92
_______________________________________________________________________
1700. ACADEMIC HONORARIUM FOR B NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 105-277; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service is proposing to
amend its regulations relating to the acceptance of academic honoraria
by nonimmigrant aliens admitted to the United States as a B visa
visitor status. This is necessary to implement changes to section 212
of the Immigration and Nationality Act made by the American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. The amendment
outlines the proposed procedures necessary for a nonimmigrant alien
visiting the United States in valid B visa status to accept honoraria
in connection with usual academic activities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/30/02 67 FR 37727
NPRM Comment Period End 07/29/02
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2100-00
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF97
_______________________________________________________________________
1701. CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; APPLICATIONS FOR
CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 106-395
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 310; 8 CFR 320; 8 CFR 322; 8
CFR 338; 8 CFR 341; 8 CFR 499; ...
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 27, 2001, Mandated by Law.
Abstract: This rule implements title I of the Child Citizenship Act of
2000 (CCA), Public Law 106-395. First, it amends the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by adding a new part which
addresses application procedures for foreign-born children residing in
the United States pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent
residence, who acquire citizenship automatically under section 320 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), as amended. This rule
established procedures for these foreign-born children, including
adopted children, to obtain certificates of citizenship. Second, this
rule also addresses application procedures for foreign-born children
residing outside the United States, who can acquire citizenship under
section 322 of the Act, as amended, by approval of an application and
taking the oath of allegiance.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/13/01 66 FR 32138
Interim Final Rule Effective 06/13/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/13/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2101-00
Agency Contact: Richard Sheridan, Staff Officer, Immigration Services
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0583
RIN: 1115-AF98
[[Page 74726]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1702. ALLOWING FOR THE FILING OF FORM I-140 VISA PETITION CONCURRENTLY
WITH A FORM I-485 APPLICATION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The current regulations provide that an alien worker who
wants to apply for permanent residence by filing the appropriate Form
I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,
cannot do so until he or she obtains approval of the underlying
petition, Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. This
procedure has resulted in aliens experiencing unnecessary delays due to
the heavy backlog created by increasing numbers of cases received by
the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This rule amends the
Service's regulations by allowing the Forms I-140 and I-485 to be filed
concurrently when a visa is immediately available, thereby improving
the efficiency of the system, as well as customer service. This rule
will also allow the alien worker to apply for employment authorization
(Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization) and advance
parole authorization (Form I-131, Application for Travel Document)
while the Form I-485 is pending.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/31/02 67 FR 49561
Interim Final Rule Effective 07/31/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/30/02
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2104-00
Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AG00
_______________________________________________________________________
1703. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA FOR FOURTH PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT-BASED
BROADCASTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service regulations by establishing the procedure under which the
International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting
Board of Governors (BBG), or a BBG grantee organization, may file
special fourth preference immigrant petitions for alien broadcasters.
This rule explains the requirements the alien broadcaster must meet in
order to be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition. This
regulatory change is necessary in order to assist the BBG in fulfilling
its statutory obligation to hire alien broadcasters.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/11/01 66 FR 51819
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/13/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/10/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2106-00
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG01
_______________________________________________________________________
1704. ESTABLISHING PREMIUM PROCESSING SERVICE FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule changes the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations to establish premium processing service for certain
employment-based petitions and applications. If an individual pays a
fee for premium processing service, the INS will process the petition
or application in 15 days. Premium Processing Service will give
American businesses an option to pay for more rapid processing of
petitions and applications to meet their needs for foreign workers.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/01/01 66 FR 29682
Interim Final Rule Effective 06/01/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/31/01
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2108-01
Agency Contact: Cindy Keiss, Adjudications Officer, Immigration
Services Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 10th Floor, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-8010
RIN: 1115-AG03
_______________________________________________________________________
1705. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF NICARAGUA, CUBA, AND
HAITI
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule implements the provisions of the Legal
Immigration
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Family Equity Act (LIFE) and its technical amendments to both the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), and the
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) of 1998. Specifically,
section 1505 of the amendments to LIFE states that section 241(a)(5) of
the INA does not apply to adjustment applicants under NACARA/HRIFA and
that the grounds of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(A) and (C)
of the INA may be waived for NACARA/HRIFA adjustment applicants.
Section 241(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) provides
for the reinstatement of a removal order against any alien who
illegally re-enters the United States after having been removed or
after having departed voluntarily under an order of removal. It also
bars any alien whose removal order has been reinstated from receiving
any relief under the Act, including any waivers of grounds of
inadmissibility necessary for the grant of adjustment of status.
Sections 212(a)(9)(A) and 212(a)(9)(C) of the Act are grounds of
inadmissibility relating to aliens previously removed and aliens who
are unlawfully present in the United States after previous immigration
violations, respectively. Section 1505 of the amendments to LIFE also
states that an alien who has become eligible for benefits under NACARA/
HRIFA as a result of the enactment of LIFE may file a motion to reopen
his or her removal proceedings in order to apply for adjustment or to
apply for cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/31/01 66 FR 29449
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/31/01
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2113-01
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG05
_______________________________________________________________________
1706. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAWFUL PERMANENT
RESIDENTS; V CLASSIFICATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1102; PL 106-553
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 205; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8
CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 1102 of the LIFE Act of 2000 amends the Immigration
and Nationality Act to create a new nonimmigrant classification V for
the spouses and children of lawful permanent residents awaiting the
availability of an immigrant visa number in the appropriate preference
category in accordance with the State Department's monthly Visa
Bulletin. Eligible spouses and children of lawful permanent residents
residing abroad that obtain the V nonimmigrant visa from the Department
of State may work and reside in the United States on the basis of the V
classification until they can apply for adjustment of status to that of
lawful permanent resident. Certain eligible spouses and children of
lawful permanent residents already present in the United States may be
granted V classification until they can apply to adjust status to that
of lawful permanent resident. This rule sets forth eligibility criteria
and procedures for obtaining the V visa classification and related
employment authorization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/07/01 66 FR 46697
Interim Final Rule Effective 09/07/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/06/01
Final Rule 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2117-01
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG08
_______________________________________________________________________
1707. K NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION, LEGAL IMMIGRATION FAMILY EQUITY ACT
(LIFE)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 106-553
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 21, 2000.
Abstract: Section 1103 of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act
(LIFE), Public Law 106-553, creates a new nonimmigrant classification
under the Immigration and Nationality Act101(a)(15)(K) for the spouses
and children of U.S. citizens who have pending immigrant visa
applications. This rule establishes this classification in the INS
regulations, including creating filing and adjudication procedures, as
well as procedures for adjusting status from this new nonimmigrant
classification to that of a lawful permanent resident.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/14/01 66 FR 42587
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 10/15/01
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: LIFE creates another separate nonimmigrant
classification V and also amends the INA for other purposes. Each of
these will be addressed in a separate rule. [INS No. 2127-01]
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AG12
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1708. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN SYRIAN NATIONALS GRANTED ASYLUM
IN THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; sec
202, PL 105-100, 111 Stat 2160, 2193; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 27, 2000, the President signed into law Public Law
106-378,Adjustment of Status of Certain Syrian Nationals, which
provides for the adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident of
certain Syrian nationals, without regard to the annual numerical
limitation requirement. This interim rule discusses eligibility and
sets forth application procedures for persons wishing to adjust status
on the basis of Public Law 106-378. The INS has issued this action as
an interim rule because Public Law 106-378 provided for a 1-year
application period, which will end on October 26, 2001. Publication of
the interim rule ensures that applicants were provided with as much
time as possible to apply for the benefits under Public Law 106-378.
The Service is now reviewing comments and is drafting a final rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/17/01 66 FR 27445
Interim Final Rule Effective 05/17/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/17/01
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG13
_______________________________________________________________________
1709. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN ALIENS FROM VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, AND
LAOS IN THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 6, 2000, the President signed into law Public Law
106-429, the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act of 2001, section 586
of which provides for the adjustment of status for certain aliens from
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. To apply for adjustment under this
provision, eligible applicants must have been physically present in the
United States since October 1, 1997, and inspected and paroled into the
United States from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program from a
refugee camp in East Asia or from a displaced persons camp administered
by the United Nations in Thailand. This rule further discusses
eligibility, sets forth application procedures, and amends Service
regulations to provide for adjustments of status on the basis of
section 586 of Public Law 106-429.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/09/02 67 FR 45402
NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/02
Final Rule 12/00/02
Final Rule Effective 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2124-01
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG14
_______________________________________________________________________
1710. ADDING COLOMBIA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS OR
NATIONALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES TO
THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC
1252; 8 USC 1227
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transit Without Visa program allows certain aliens to
transit the United States en route to a specified foreign country
without a passport or visa provided they are traveling on a carrier
signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service in accordance with section 233(c) of the Act. This interim rule
adds Colombia to the list of those countries that the Service, acting
on behalf of the Attorney General and jointly with the Department of
State, has determined to be ineligible for participation in the TWOV
program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/30/01 66 FR 17321
Interim Final Rule Effective 04/02/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/29/01
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2129-01
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG16
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1711. NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR VICTIMS OF SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE T NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC
1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252a; 22
USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274a; 8
CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule sets forth application requirements for a new
nonimmigrant classification. The T classification was created by 107(e)
of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
(VTVPA), Public Law 106-386. The T nonimmigrant classification was
designed for eligible victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons
who aid the Government with their case against the traffickers and who
can establish that they would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual
and severe harm if they were removed from the United States after
having completed their assistance to law enforcement. The rule
establishes application procedures and responsibilities for the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) and provides guidance
to the public on how to meet certain requirements to obtain T
nonimmigrant status.
There is a statutory cap for T nonimmigrant status for victims of a
severe form of trafficking (principals), which is set at 5,000 per
annum. The law also provides that certain family members can derive T
status through the principal's application.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/31/02 67 FR 4784
Interim Final Rule Effective 03/04/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/01/02
Final Rule 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 2132-01; AG Order No. 2554-2002
There is a related rulemaking, INS No. 2170-01, the new U nonimmigrant
status. [RIN 1115-AG39]
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7440
RIN: 1115-AG19
_______________________________________________________________________
1712. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1104; 8 USC 1252; 22 USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 1100
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, April 28, 2001, Statutory deadline
for promulgation of regulations.
Abstract: This rule amends 28 CFR and sets forth implementing guidance
for section 107(c) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000. The Attorney General and the Secretary of State
are promulgating these regulations for law enforcement, Immigration,
and Department of State (DOS) officials regarding the protection of
victims of severe forms of trafficking who are in custody, the access
of such victims to information about their rights and translation
services, and the training of appropriate Department of Justice and DOS
personnel in identifying and protecting such victims. The rule also
addresses the authority of Federal law enforcement officials to permit
the continued presence in the United States of certain victims of
severe forms of trafficking who are potential witnesses in order to aid
prosecutions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/24/01 66 FR 38514
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 10/22/01
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: Undetermined
Additional Information: INS No 2133-01
Agency Contact: Anne M Veysey, Acting Director, Program Strategy and
Development Branch, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7372
RIN: 1115-AG20
_______________________________________________________________________
1713. REMOVING RUSSIA FROM THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS OR
NATIONALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES TO
THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program allows certain aliens
to transit the United States en route to a specified foreign country
without a passport or visa provided they are traveling on a carrier
signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (Service) in accordance with section 233 (c) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act). This interim rule removes Russia from the
list of those countries that the Service, acting on behalf of the
Attorney General and jointly with the Department of State, has
determined to be eligible for participation in the TWOV program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/15/01 66 FR 32529
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/15/01
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2144-01
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service,
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Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________
1714. DETENTION OF ALIENS SUBJECT TO FINAL ORDERS OF REMOVAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1231; 8 USC
1253; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the custody review process governing the
detention of aliens who are the subject of a final order of removal,
deportation or exclusion (see 8 CFR 241.4) in light of the decision of
the U.S. Supreme Court in Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S.----, 121 S. Ct.
2491 (2001). This rule adds new provisions governing cases for the INS
to determine whether there is a significant likelihood that an alien
will be removed from the United States in the reasonably foreseeable
future, and cases where there are special circumstances justifying the
continued detention of certain aliens. This rule also makes conforming
changes to the existing post-removal period detention regulations, and
provides procedures to implement the statutory provision for the
extension of the removal period beyond 90 days if the alien conspires
or acts to prevent his or her removal or fails or refuses to assist the
Service in obtaining documents necessary to his or her removal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/14/01 66 FR 56967
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/14/02
Final Action 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2156-01
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________
1715. ALLOWING CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
LIMITED TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES AT TWOV-DESIGNATED ALASKA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program allows certain aliens
to transit the United States en route to a specified foreign country
without passport or visa provided they are traveling on a carrier
signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (Service) in accordance with section 233(c) of the Act and meet
certain other requirements as enumerated in Service regulations at 8
CFR 212.1(f) and 214.2(c). This interim rule allows citizens and
nationals of the People's Republic of China limited TWOV privileges at
TWOV-designated Alaska international airports provided they meet
additional requirements enumerated in the rule. This rule is intended
to benefit the economy of Alaska by allowing citizens and nationals of
the People's Republic of China to transit the United States without a
visa at TWOV-designated Alaska international airports while limiting
the risk of abuse of the TWOV program by citizens or nationals of the
People's Republic of China by restricting this policy to certain
Alaskan ports of entry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2160-01;
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: robert.f.hutnick@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG33
_______________________________________________________________________
1716. CUSTODY PROCEDURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC
1251; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 287
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(Service) regulations on the period of time after an alien's arrest
within which the Service must make a determination whether the alien
will be continued in custody or released on bond or recognizance and
whether to issue a notice to appear and warrant of arrest. This rule
provides that unless voluntary departure has been granted, the Service
must make such determinations within 48 hours of arrest, except in the
event of emergency or other extraordinary circumstance in which case
the Service must make such determinations within an additional
reasonable period of time.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule Effective 09/17/01 66 FR 48334
Interim Final Rule Published 09/20/01 66 FR 48334
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/19/01
Final Action 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2171-01
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AG40
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_______________________________________________________________________
1717. LIMITING THE PERIOD OF ADMISSION FOR B NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103;
8 USC 1182; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 248
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule eliminates the minimum admission period of a B-2
visitor for pleasure, reducing the maximum admission period of B-1 and
B-2 visitors from 1 year to 6 months, and establishing greater control
over a B visitor's ability to extend the status or to change status to
that of a nonimmigrant student. These changes will enhance the
Service's authority under sections 214(a) and 248 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (Act) and will help lessen the probability that
alien visitors will establish permanent ties in the United States and
thus remain in the country illegally.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/12/02 67 FR 18065
NPRM Comment Period End 05/13/02
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 2176-01
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG43
_______________________________________________________________________
1718. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARY RESIDENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1203; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1257; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 211
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule adds a document to the list of documents that
may be presented by certain returning temporary residents in lieu of an
immigrant visa. This rule will allow the Form I-797, Notice of Action,
issued to certain aliens who have adjusted to temporary resident status
pursuant to 8 CFR 245a to be used as an entry document at a port-of-
entry. This rule is necessary to ensure that those temporary resident
aliens eligible to reenter the United States with a Form I-797 are able
to do so.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2177-01
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG44
_______________________________________________________________________
1719. ESTABLISHMENT OF A $3 IMMIGRATION USER FEE FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL
VESSEL PASSENGERS PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356; PL 107-77
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 286
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule removes the current exemption for cruise ship
passengers whose journeys originated in Canada, Mexico, a territory or
possession of the United States and adjacent islands and will allow the
Immigration and Naturalization Service to collect a $3 fee for
passengers, according to the Department of Justice Appropriation Act
(Public Law 107-77), dated November 28, 2001. Also, the regulations
will be modified to exempt passengers of Great Lakes International
ferries or vessels on the Great Lakes or connecting waterways when they
operate on a regular schedule. This fee will be used to pay for
inspection services and other related activities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/03/02 67 FR 15753
NPRM Comment Period End 05/28/02 67 FR 34414
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2180-01
Agency Contact: Georgia Mayers, Chief of Cash Management, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6034, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1200
Email: georgia.a.mayers@usdoj.gov
Penny Pastiva, Budget Analyst, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 5236, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 6254
Phone: 202 514-6254
Email: penny.pastiva@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG47
_______________________________________________________________________
1720. CHANGE IN BUSINESS PRACTICES; ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENTS OF FEES BY
CREDIT CARD AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS WHERE POSSIBLE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 98-369; 31 USC 3720
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103.7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service proposes to expand
the acceptance of credit cards and other electronic means to collect
fees from the public. The Service currently accepts fees at seven
locations in three of its 33 districts. The Service proposes to
implement credit card acceptance at 16 of these districts by the end of
FY 2002 with full implementation by the end of FY 2003.
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The intended benefit is two-fold: To provide the Service with a faster,
more efficient collection and record keeping mechanism while affording
the customer a convenient alternative payment method.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2181-01
Agency Contact: Georgia Mayers, Chief of Cash Management, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6034, 425 I
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1200
Email: georgia.a.mayers@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG48
_______________________________________________________________________
1721. ADDING AND REMOVING INSTITUTIONS TO AND FROM THE LIST OF
RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS OF RESEARCH
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC
1447
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 316
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations by adding the Rutgers, Indiana and Harvard Universities to
the list of American institutions of research located in section 316 of
the Immigration and Naturalization Act, recognized by the Attorney
General for the purpose of preserving residence in the United States
for naturalization eligibility. This rule also removes the recently
dissolved Harvard Institute for International Development from the same
list.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2131-01
Agency Contact: Gerard Casale, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications and Nationality, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-5014
RIN: 1115-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________
1722. REVISION OF THE REGULATIONS CONCERNING F, J, AND M NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATIONS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 81 in part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 1115-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________
1723. REQUIRING CHANGE OF STATUS FROM B TO F-1 OR M-1 NONIMMIGRANT PRIOR
TO PURSUING A COURSE OF STUDY
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1258; 8 CFR
2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 248
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (Service) regulation by eliminating the current provision
allowing a nonimmigrant visitor for business or pleasure to enroll in a
Service-approved school without first obtaining approval of a change of
nonimmigrant status request from the Service. The amendment will ensure
that no B nonimmigrant is allowed to begin taking classes until the
Service has approved the alien's request to change nonimmigrant status
to that of F or M student
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/12/02 67 FR 18061
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/11/02
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2195-02
Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Senior Adjudications Officer,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7867
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: craig.s.howie@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG60
_______________________________________________________________________
1724. ADDRESS NOTIFICATION TO BE FILED WITH DESIGNATED APPLICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1304; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the regulations of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) by requiring every
alien who is applying for immigration benefits to acknowledge having
received notice that he or she is required to provide a valid current
address to the Service, including any change of address within 10 days
of the change; that the Service will use the most recent address
provided by the alien for all purposes, including the service of a
Notice to Appear if the Service initiates removal proceedings; and, if
the alien has changed address and failed to provide the new address to
the Service, that the alien will be held responsible for any
communications sent to the most recent address provided by the alien.
This rule will satisfy the requirements or advance notice to the alien
of the obligation to provide a current address to the Service, and of
the consequences that may result for failure to do so, including the
entry of an in absentia removal order against the alien if the alien
fails to appear at a removal hearing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/26/02 67 FR 48818
NPRM Comment Period End 08/26/02
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
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Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2198-02
Agency Contact: Barry O'Melinn, Chief, Appellate Counsel, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 200, 5113
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 756-6257
RIN: 1115-AG61
_______________________________________________________________________
1725. REENGINEERING OF PART 214, NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES TO CLARIFY AND
RESTATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1186; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 252
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to reorganize, streamline
and rewrite 8 CFR 214. This is an administrative action only, making no
substantive changes to the requirements for nonimmigrant admission or
status.
The current regulation has grown in size and complexity, especially
during the past 15 years, as Congress has added at least 10 new
nonimmigrant classes and expanded the requirements and restrictions on
many of the existing classes. The regulatory outline for part 214 has
become overly complicated, making the placement and revision of new
materials and even the identification of correct paragraph citations
exceedingly difficult. The INS plans to reorganize part 214 by adding
new provisions relating to each nonimmigrant classification.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.2218-02
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AG62
_______________________________________________________________________
1726. [bull] WAIVERS FOR NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER SECTION 212(D)(3)(A) OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends regulations pertaining to the process by
which waiver requests are referred to the INS by the Department of
State (DOS) for certain nonimmigrants. This rule affects individuals
located outside of the United States who are applying for temporary
visas. Promulgation of this rulemaking ensures that INS' rules are
consistent with long-standing Agency practices.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2200-02
Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1115-AG63
_______________________________________________________________________
1727. [bull] ESTABLISHING SAN BERNARDINO, SANTA ANA, AND VENTURA
SUBOFFICES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT OFFICE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(Service) by adding the San Bernardino, Santa Ana, and Ventura
Suboffices to the listing of internal suboffices. The Service is
opening these three suboffices to better serve the residents within the
jurisdiction of the Los Angeles District Office. The San Bernardino,
Santa Ana, and Ventura Suboffices will enable Service customers to
significantly reduce the commuting distance to a Service office as well
as the wait time for assistance. The intended effect of this regulation
is to reallocate Service resources and improve processing efficiency
for the Los Angeles District.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2192-02
Agency Contact: Sharon M Lucas, Special Assistant, Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 7114, Office of
Field Operations, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3862
RIN: 1115-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________
1728. [bull] RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION SERVICE DETAINEES IN NON-FEDERAL FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule governs the public disclosure by any State or local
government entity or by any privately operated facility of the name or
other information relating to any immigration detainee being housed or
otherwise maintained or provided service on behalf of the INS. This
rule establishes a uniform policy on the public release of information
on INS' detainees and
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ensure the INS' ability to support the law enforcement and security
needs of the U.S.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/22/02 67 FR 19508
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/21/02
Final Action 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2203-02
Agency Contact: Dea Carpenter, Associate General Counsel, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________
1729. [bull] REMOVAL OF VISA AND PASSPORT WAIVER FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT
RESIDENTS OF CANADA AND BERMUDA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 231; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 286
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently, certain permanent residents of Canada and Bermuda
are permitted to enter the United States without a passport or visa.
Many of these former British Commonwealth countries have high rates of
fraud and abuse, and the documents presented by these permanent
residents, for entry to the United States, do not meet current document
security standards. This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization
Service's (Service) regulations by providing that a passport and visa
will be required for permanent residents of Canada and Bermuda having a
common nationality with Canadian Nationals or with British subjects in
Bermuda. These permanent residents of Canada and Bermuda will be
required to present a passport and visa to enter the United States.
This rule also amends several other sections of the regulations that
provide exceptions for these individuals based on the prior passport
and visa exemption. The Service is taking this action in conjunction
with the Department of State. This rule is intended to increase
security and safeguard the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2202-02
Agency Contact: Joyce Broughman, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3019
RIN: 1115-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________
1730. [bull] REQUIRING RECERTIFICATION OF ALL SERVICE-APPROVED SCHOOLS
FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM
(SEVIS)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1304; 8 USC 1356; 31 USC 1907; EO 12356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 30, 2001, the President issued Homeland Security
Directive No. 2 requiring the INS to conduct periodic reviews of all
institutions certified to receive nonimmigrant students. The Enhanced
Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107-173
enacted May 14, 2002, also requires a periodic review of school
approvals.
This rule governs the review and certification process that INS uses to
approve schools to enroll foreign students. It also continues the
implementation of the process by which schools may be approved to
obtain access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
(SEVIS). While the INS has in place an existing process for certifying
and decertifying schools, the INS is requiring that all previously
approved schools must apply for certification in accordance with these
new mandates cited above, prior to being allowed to enroll in SEVIS.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/25/02 67 FR 60107
Interim Final Rule Effective 09/25/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/25/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2217-02
Agency Contact: Maura Deadrick, Assistant Director, Adjudication
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228
RIN: 1115-AG71
_______________________________________________________________________
1731. [bull] POSTING OF SECURITY GUARD AT GANGWAY OF VESSEL FOR
DETAINING ALIEN CREWMAN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC
1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 252
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) provides that any
immigration officer may revoke the conditional permit to land any alien
crewman and require the master or commanding officer of the vessel on
which the crewman arrived to receive and detain him or her on board
such vessel. This interim rule amends the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by requiring that, upon
request of an immigration officer, the master or commanding officer of
a vessel will, in certain cases, not only detain an alien crewman on
board the vessel, but will, at his or her own expense, provide the
necessary security
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to ensure that the detained alien crewman does not leave the vessel.
This rule is necessary to enhance the security of the United States
since a detained alien crewman may seek to leave the vessel on which he
or she has been detained and that his or her illegal departure may pose
a significant threat to the public safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2210-02
Agency Contact: Andrew Taub, Assistant Chief Inspector, Office of
Inspections, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9244
RIN: 1115-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________
1732. [bull] ELECTRONIC ARRIVAL-DEPARTURE MANIFEST FOR VISA WAIVER
PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1187
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 2002, PL 106-396.
Abstract: This rule serves to further implement the automated exit
entry control system mandated by section 217 (h) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (Act) by specifying those passenger data elements that
must be electronically transmitted to the Immigration and
Naturalization Service by carriers seeking to transport Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) passengers into and out of the United States on or after
October 1, 2002. This rule will also ensure that legitimate VWP travel
is not disrupted after September 30, 2002, when the Attorney General
will no longer have the authority to admit applicants for admission
under section 217 of the Act who arrive via sea or air unless the
carrier transporting such aliens is electronically transmitting
specified passenger data that the Attorney General has determined is
sufficient to track the arrival and departure of VWP aliens. This rule
is necessary for the proper identification and monitoring of VWP
aliens.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2219-02
Agency Contact: Michael J. Flemmi, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-9247
RIN: 1115-AG73
_______________________________________________________________________
1733. [bull] REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND WORK AUTHORIZATION
ELIGIBILITY FOR ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1201a; 8 USC
1301 to 1305; 8 USC 1324a
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2; 8 CFR 264; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends INS regulations regarding employment
authorization and registration of aliens. First, this rule broadens the
rule that permits the presentation of specified documents to satisfy
the employment eligibility verification requirements for a temporary
period. Second, this rule broadens the acceptable documentation
available to establish that an asylee, or an alien who has applied for
asylum, has complied with the requirement to be registered with the
INS. This rule clarifies the employment authorization regulations by
specifying that certain classes of aliens who are employment authorized
incident to status are not required to apply for, or obtain an
Employment Authorization Document, but are permitted to do so if they
wish to have an INS-issued secure photo identity document. Fourth, this
rule implements two new Federal laws enacted on January 16, 2002,
involving the employment authorization of the spouses of E and L
aliens, by making these classifications employment authorized incident
to status, consistent with the provisions of these laws. This rule also
provides for restructuring of 8 CFR 274a.12(d).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.2204-02
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1115-AG74
_______________________________________________________________________
1734. [bull] REDUCED COURSE LOAD FOR CERTAIN F AND M NONIMMIGRANT
STUDENTS AT BORDER COMMUNITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101 note 1; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182;
8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 48 USC 1901; 48 USC
1931; PL 104-208; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
regulations governing F and M nonimmigrants. This rule will clarify
that nonimmigrant aliens who reside outside the United States and
regularly commute across a land border to study may do so on a part-
time basis within the F or M nonimmigrant category. It is common for
aliens residing outside the U.S., such as in Canada or Mexico, to
enroll part-time in border educational institutions to enter the U.S.
daily to pursue part-time studies. This rule will prevent the
significant disruption of part-time study that has
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become an accepted fact of life along the border and a settled
expectation. Additionally, these changes are being made to facilitate
and legitimize certain part-time study along border communities while
ensuring that all applicable requirements and safeguards are met.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/27/02 67 FR 54941
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 10/27/02
Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2220-02
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AG75
_______________________________________________________________________
1735. [bull] PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING EXAMINATIONS AND WAIVING THE OATH
OF ALLEGIANCE FOR NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1421; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 1447; 8 CFR
2.1; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 310; 8 CFR 313; 8 CFR 316; 8 CFR 319; 8 CFR 333;
...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation provides procedures for conducting
examinations and waiving the oath of allegiance attachment requirement
and the oath requirement for any individual who has a developmental,
physical, or mental impairment that makes him or her unable to
understand, or communicate an understanding of, the meaning of the
oath. The rule incorporates changes made by Public Law 106-448, which
authorized the Attorney General to waive the oath requirement for such
individuals. It also specifies who is authorized to act as a designated
representative on behalf of applicants who qualify for the waiver and
addresses how the INS will conduct examinations with such
representatives to ensure that applicants with disabilities have the
opportunity to establish eligibility for naturalization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2191-02
Agency Contact: Richard Sheridan, Staff Officer, Immigration Services
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0583
RIN: 1115-AG77
_______________________________________________________________________
1736. [bull] ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ON APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS FOR
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION BENEFITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; 8 1252 note; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, September 2003, PL 105-277.
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization (Service)
regulations concerning the acceptance of electronic signatures on
applications and petitions for immigration and naturalization benefits.
The change is necessary to allow the Service to begin accepting
electronically filed applications and petitions as required by law. By
accepting electronically filed applications and petitions, the Service
expects to streamline its information collection process, improve
customer service, and move towards fulfilling the mandates of the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/00/02
Interim Final Rule Effective 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2224-02
Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Special Assistant, Immigration Services
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 1000, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-6442
Email: ann.m.palmer@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AG79
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Long-Term Actions
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1737. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM-INS No. 1406-91 Comment
Period End 5/22/91 05/07/91 56 FR 21101
Final Rule-INS No. 1406-91 Eff.
7/18/91* 07/18/91 56 FR 32952
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1447
Eff. 10/1/91; Comment Period End
10/15/91 09/13/91 56 FR 46716
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Interim Final Rule-1622-93; Eff.
7/29/93; Com. End 8/30/93; (To
be merged with 1447R-93)* 07/29/93 58 FR 40581
Public Notice-INS No. 1674 Eff.
10/25/94, Comment Period End 09/
30/96 02/21/95 60 FR 9699
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1685
Eff. 4/1/95; Comment Period End
5/30/95 03/28/95 60 FR 15855
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1777 07/08/96 61 FR 35598
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1782-
96 With Comments (Australia) 07/29/96 61 FR 39721
Interim Final Rule-INS 1786-96
With Comments (Slovenia) 09/30/97 62 FR 50998
Final Rule-INS No. 1799 12/30/98 63 FR 71726
Interim Final Rule-INS 2002-99
With Comments (Portugal,
Singapore, and Uruguay) 08/03/99 64 FR 42006
Interim Final Rule-INS 2188-02
(Removing Argentina) 02/21/02 67 FR 7943
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Marty Newingham
Phone: 202 616-7992
RIN: 1115-AB93
_______________________________________________________________________
1738. EMPLOYER SANCTIONS MODIFICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1738 10/07/96 61 FR 52235
Correction (Interim Final Rule) 10/29/96 61 FR 55840
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/06/96
Final Rule To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Joseph Donnelly
Phone: 202 514-6057
RIN: 1115-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________
1739. AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ON
THE BASIS OF SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR F-1 STUDENTS AND EMERGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1914-
98 06/10/98 63 FR 31871
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/10/98
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Maura Deadrick
Phone: 202 514-3228
RIN: 1115-AF15
_______________________________________________________________________
1740. AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND
PRIVACY ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Mildred Carter
Phone: 202 514-1722
RIN: 1115-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________
1741. INTERIM DESIGNATION OF ACCEPTABLE RECEIPTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/09/99 64 FR 6187
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/12/99
Final Action To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________
1742. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY ON PUBLIC CHARGE GROUNDS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 237
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/26/99 64 FR 28676
NPRM Comment Period End 07/26/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Alice Smith
Phone: 202 305-9353
RIN: 1115-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________
1743. EXPANSION OF EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS HELD IN
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL JAILS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 235
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/22/99 64 FR 51338
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/22/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Robert Evans
Phone: 202 353-7218
RIN: 1115-AF50
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1744. EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F AND J
NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/15/99 64 FR 32146
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/16/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1115-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________
1745. IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 280
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1115-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________
1746. PETITION TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A U.S. CITIZEN
OR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF A PERSON
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/20/91
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/20/91
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee
Phone: 202 307-2353
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1115-AF94
_______________________________________________________________________
1747. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE NOTICES TO
APPEAR AND ARREST WARRANTS FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR 287
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Christina Hamilton
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1748. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AUTHORIZE STATE OR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 65
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 07/24/02 67 FR 49354
Final Action Effective 08/23/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Ron Dodson
Phone: 202 616-7310
RIN: 1115-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________
1749. DELEGATION OF THE ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN H-2A PETITIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 264
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 10/01/02 67 FR 61474
Final Action 10/01/02 67 FR 61568
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman
Phone: 202 616-7435
John Brown
Phone: 202 514-5014
RIN: 1115-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________
1750. [bull] DELEGATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR VARIOUS DETENTION AND REMOVAL
AUTHORITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC
1356; EO 12356; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2; 8 CFR 236; 8 CFR 238; 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR 240; 8
CFR 241; 8 CFR 287
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As part of the ongoing restructuring of the Immigration and
Naturalization (Service), the chain of command for many functions
related to the detention and removal of aliens, including the
detention, care, and custody of juveniles, has been centralized.
Previously, these functions were overseen by Service districts and
regions which reported to the Executive Associate Commissioner for
Field Operations. Under the reorganization, the daily oversight of
overall detention and removal functions transfers to the
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Deputy Executive Associate Commissioner for Detention and Removal who
will still report to the Executive Associate Commissioner for Field
Operations. The daily oversight of functions relating to alien
juveniles in the custody and care of the Service is transferred to the
Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs who reports to the
Commissioner of the INS. This rule ensures that the appropriate
immigration officials will have the necessary authority to carry out
the daily oversight of the detention and removal of aliens consistent
with the changes in responsibility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 06/07/02 67 FR 39255
Final Action Effective 06/07/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2206-02
Agency Contact: John J. Pogash, Juvenile Coordinator (Headquarters),
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
800, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1518
RIN: 1115-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________
1751. [bull] REGISTRATION AND MONITORING OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC
1201a; 8 USC 1301; 8 USC 1302; 8 USC 1303; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1305; ...
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 264
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Recent terrorist incidents have underscored the need to
broaden the special registration requirements for nonimmigrant aliens
from certain designated countries, and other nonimmigrant aliens whose
presence in the United States requires closer monitoring, to require
that they provide specific information at regular intervals to ensure
their compliance with the terms of their visas and admission and to
ensure that they depart the United States at the end of their
authorized stay. This rule modifies the existing requirements to
require certain nonimmigrant aliens to make specific reports to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service: Upon arrival; approximately 30
days after arrival; every 12 months after arrival; upon certain events,
such as a change of address, employment, or school; and at the time of
departure from the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/13/02 67 FR 40581
NPRM Comment Period End 07/15/02
Final Rule 08/12/02 67 FR 52584
Final Rule Effective 09/11/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2216-02
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1115-AG70
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Legal Activities (LA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1752. CERTIFICATION AND DECERTIFICATION IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN SUITS
BASED UPON ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PERSONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2679(b)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises 28 CFR part 15, pertaining to the defense
of certain suits against Federal employees, to conform the regulations
to changes made by the Federal Employee Liability Reform and Tort
Compensation Act, Public Law 100-694. Under prior law, the defense of
suits against Federal employees for torts committed in the scope of
their employment was limited to claims involving the operation of motor
vehicles. Public Law 100-694 expanded the coverage of the immunity
provisions to include all common law torts committed by Federal
employees in the scope of their employment. This rule conforms the
Department's regulations to the expanded coverage of the statute.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIV 102
Agency Contact: James G. Touhey Jr., Trial Attorney, Torts Branch,
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 888, Benjamin Franklin Station,
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202 616-4292
RIN: 1105-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1753. DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE REPORTS
REQUIRED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 13032
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 81
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 28, 1999.
Abstract: On October 30, 1998, Congress passed the Protection of
Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (PCSPA). The PCSPA requires
providers of an electronic communication service or a remote computing
service to the public, through a facility or means of interstate or
foreign commerce, to report incidents of child pornography as defined
by sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 of title 18, United
States Code, to the appropriate Federal
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agency. In order to facilitate effective reporting, the PCSPA requires
the Attorney General to ``designate an agency'' to receive and
investigate such reports of child pornography. The proposed rule
previously published set forth the Attorney General's proposed
designations and certain other matters covered by the PCSPA's reporting
requirements.
On November 29, 1999, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2000, Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501, Congress amended 42 U.S.C.
13032 to require providers to report such incidents to the Cyber
Tipline at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
which shall forward that report to a law enforcement agency or agencies
designated by the Attorney General. A second proposed rule is being
prepared for publication that will reflect the change in the Agency to
receive the reports.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/26/99 64 FR 28422
NPRM Comment Period End 07/26/99
Second NPRM 04/00/03
Second NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Andrew Oosterbaan, Chief, Child Exploitation and
Obscenity Section, Department of Justice, 1400 New York Avenue NW,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-5780
RIN: 1105-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________
1754. MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30504
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Attorney General is required to issue regulations
directing junk yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers
to file monthly reports with the operator of the National Motor Vehicle
Title Information System (NMVTIS) concerning vehicles in their
possession. The reports are required by statute, 49 U.S.C. section
30504(a) and (b), to provide the vehicle identification numbers, the
date on which the vehicle was obtained, and the name of the individual
or entity from whom the vehicle was obtained. Salvage and junk yard
operators are also required to provide a statement of whether the
automobile was crushed or disposed of for sale or other purposes.
Insurance carriers are also required to provide the name of the owner
of the automobile at the time the report is filed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: On a related issue, the FBI expects to issue
regulations implementing the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle
Information System (NSPMVIS). (See RIN 1110-AA01.)
Agency Contact: Deborah Sorkin, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice,
Office of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division, 1301 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 305-4023
Fax: 202 305-0562
RIN: 1105-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
1755. ENHANCED NOTICE AND RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR OWNERS OF SEIZED
PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE CAFRA OF 2000; DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY
TOO COSTLY TO MAINTAIN; CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324(b); 15 USC 1177; 17
USC 509; 18 USC 981 to 983; 18 USC 1467; 18 USC 1955; 18 USC 1963; 18
USC 2253 to 2254; 18 USC 2513; 19 USC 1606 to 1608; 19 USC 1610; 19 USC
1612(b); 19 USC 1613; 19 USC 1618; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 853; 21 USC 871
to 872; 21 USC 880 to 881; 21 USC 958; 21 USC 965; 22 USC 401; 28 USC
509 to 510; 28 USC 524; PL 100-690, sec 6079
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274; 21 CFR 1316; 28 CFR 8 (Revision); 28 CFR 9
(Revision)
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 23, 2000, CAFRA applies to all
forfeiture actions commenced on or after 8/23/00.
Abstract: By this rule, the Department does five things.
First, the Department is implementing new forfeiture procedures
required by the recently enacted Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of
2000 (CAFRA). CAFRA's procedural changes enhance the ability of
property owners to contest the forfeiture of seized property. CAFRA
also makes other changes beneficial to property owners. In particular:
1) The requirement to file a bond for costs with a claim is eliminated;
2) the time for filing a claim is extended; and 3) the release of
seized property is required under various circumstances. Congress made
CAFRA's changes applicable to forfeiture proceedings commenced on or
after August 23, 2000.
Second, the Department is adding a provision allowing the pre-
forfeiture disposition of seized property when the expense of holding
the property is disproportionate to its value. This provision is needed
to implement the pre-existing authority of 19 U.S.C. section 1612(b)--
one of the customs laws procedural statutes incorporated by reference
in forfeiture statutes enforced by the Department. This provision will
enable the Department to use the authority of section 1612(b) in
appropriate cases to avoid disproportionately high storage and
maintenance costs for seized property pending forfeiture.
Third, this rule consolidates previously existing forfeiture
regulations of the INS, DEA, and the FBI in order to achieve greater
consistency and promote overall fairness in the administrative
forfeiture process by avoiding unnecessary differences in component
procedures.
Fourth, the rule updates the forfeiture regulations by adding
discretionary authority for publication of notice of administrative
forfeitures on the Internet in lieu of publication in a newspaper, by
adding 18 U.S.C. section 981 seizure-for-forfeiture authority for INS
in light of CAFRA's expansion of
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18 U.S.C. section 981(a)(1)(C) forfeiture authority, which now includes
proceeds of Immigration and Nationality Act offenses and visa and
passport fraud offenses. The rule also adds seizure-for-forfeiture
authority for FBI and INS in 18 U.S.C. section 1594 cases (forfeiture
of property involved in peonage and slavery (Pub. L. 106-386; 114 Stat.
1464 (October 28, 2000)). In addition, to reflect reorganization of
INS, the rule replaces references to INS Regional Directors with
references to the INS Director, Asset Forfeiture Office.
Fifth, the rule modifies the regulations at 28 CFR part 9 governing
petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeiture to refer only to
DEA's ``Forfeiture Counsel'' as the pertinent official in DEA's
forfeiture cases; to replace the reference to ``INS Regional
Directors'' with ``INS Director Asset Forfeiture Office or designee,''
as the pertinent official with authority to grant remission or
mitigation in INS administrative forfeiture cases; to incorporate where
applicable CAFRA's statutory criteria for innocent ownership; and to
provide discretionary authority for the Ruling Officer to waive the
payment of forfeiture-related costs and expenses, except payments of
awards based on the forfeiture and payments of the recognized interests
of other third parties in the property forfeited, as a condition of
remission in cases in which the petitioner is a victim of the
underlying offense. In addition, the discretionary authority to waive
costs in remissions to owners and lienholders that is already provided
at 28 CFT 9.7(a)(3) and 9.7(b)(2)(i) and (ii) is amended to incorporate
the same exceptions as those applicable in remissions to victims.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Hieronymus, Forfeiture Counsel, Department of
Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Domestic
Operations, Asset Forfeiture Section, Caller Number 91017, Arlington,
VA 22202
Phone: 202 307-7636
Maury V. Taylor, Forfeiture Counsel, Department of Justice, Legal
Forfeiture Unit, FBI, Office of the General Counsel, J. Edgar Hoover
Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535
Phone: 202 324-9700
RIN: 1105-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________
1756. DNA SAMPLING OF FEDERAL OFFENDERS UNDER THE USA PATRIOT ACT OF
2001
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 42 USC 14132; 41 USC 14135a;
42 USC 14135b; 10 USC 1565; PL 106-546
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 28
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, April 18, 2001, Determination of
qualifying Federal offenses.
Final, Statutory, June 17, 2001, Commencement of collection of DNA
samples.
Abstract: Section 3 of Public Law 106-546, the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (the Act), requires the collection of DNA
samples from certain categories of Federal offenders. In addition, the
Act details the responsibilities of the Bureau of Prisons and Federal
probation offices to collect DNA samples from offenders in their
custody or supervision, and the responsibility of the FBI to analyze
and index DNA samples.
On June 28, 2001, the Department of Justice published an interim rule
to implement section 3 and related provisions of Public Law 106-546,
the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000. 66 FR 34363 (June 28,
2001). That rule, in part, specified the federal offenses that are
treated as ``qualifying Federal offenses'' for purposes of collecting
DNA samples from federal offenders.
Subsequent to the publication of that interim rule, Congress enacted
Public Law 107-56, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. Section 503 of the USA PATRIOT ACT added
three new categories of qualifying Federal offenses for purposes of DNA
sample collection: (1) any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of
title 18, United States Code; (2) any crime of violence (as defined in
section 16 of title 18, United States Code); and (3) any attempt or
conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses. Section 503 authorized
the Attorney General to determine which offenses are included in these
additional categories. The purpose of this proposed rule is to revise a
section of the existing regulations, 28 CFR 28.2, to add the offenses
in these three new categories.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/28/01 66 FR 34363
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 08/27/01
NPRM 11/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David J. Karp, Senior Counsel, Department of Justice,
Office of Legal Policy, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 4503,
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-3273
RIN: 1105-AA78
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Legal Activities (LA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1757. FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT; REGULATIONS REVISED AND CLARIFIED
TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE LAW
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 22 USC 611 et seq Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 5.5(d)(10); 28 CFR 5.203(a); 28 CFR 5.204(a); 28
CFR 5.205(a); 28 CFR 5.206(b); 28 CFR 5.304(c); 28 CFR 5.306(a); 28 CFR
5.5(d)(11); 28 CFR 5.100(c); 28 CFR 5.100(d); 28 CFR 5.200(b); 28 CFR
5.201(a)(1); 28 CFR 5.201(a)(2); 28 CFR 5.202(b); 28 CFR 5.202(e); ...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As a result of the passage of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 (LDA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1998
(LDTAA), the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the Criminal Division
is issuing new regulations concerning changes in the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq.
These regulations replace the term ``political propaganda'' in the
existing regulations with ``informational materials'' as provided in
the LDA and make other changes to the FARA regulations required by the
passage of the LDA and the LDTAA. The regulations also make other
modifications to the existing regulations to facilitate the
administration of FARA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/09/99 64 FR 37065
NPRM Comment Period End 09/07/99
Final Action 12/00/02
Final Action Effective 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CFR CITATIONS CONT: 28 CFR 5.307; 28 CFR
5.400(a) to (c); 28 CFR 5.401; 28 CFR 5.402(a) to (g); 28 CFR
5.500(a)(4); 28 CFR 5.600; 28 CFR 5.601(a); 28 CFR 5.601(b).
Agency Contact: Marshall R. Williams, Chief, Registration Unit,
Internal Security Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice,
Room 9300, 1400 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-1216
RIN: 1105-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
1758. ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 530B
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 77
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 19, 1999.
Abstract: This rule supersedes the Department of Justice regulations
relating to Communications with Represented Persons and implements 28
U.S.C. 530B pertaining to ethical standards for attorneys for the
Government. Under that provision, an attorney for the Government shall
be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules
governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that
attorney's duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other
attorneys in that State. This rule fulfills the Attorney General's
obligation under section 530B and provides guidance to all Department
of Justice employees who are subject to section 530B regarding their
obligations and responsibilities under this new provision.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/19/99 64 FR 19273
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/21/99
Final Action 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Claudia J. Flynn, Director, Professional Responsibility
Advisory Office, Department of Justice, Suite 500, National Theatre
Building, 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-0458
Fax: 202 353-7491
RIN: 1105-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
1759. CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF
2000: TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS; EXPANSION OF COVERAGE TO URANIUM MILLERS AND
ORE TRANSPORTERS; EXPANSION OF COVERAGE FOR URANIUM MINERS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2210 note, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act;
PL 106-245, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000; PL
106-553
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 79
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 6, 2001.
Abstract: The Department has issued two related rulemakings to
implement the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2002,
enacted on July 10, 2000. The first is a final rule which makes changes
consistent with the new law. This final rule expands the list of
diseases that are currently compensable for ``downwinder'' and ``onsite
participant'' claimants; eliminates smoking distinctions for all
claimants; amends the list of geographical areas to provide additional
radiation-affected areas for ``downwinder'' claimants; modifies the
burden of proof for purposes of claims processing; allows claimants who
have previously been denied compensation to file up to three times; and
makes other technical revisions consistent with the amended Act.
The second rulemaking is a proposed rule for which the Department
invites public comments. The proposed rule describes the expanded
population of eligible uranium mine workers created by lowering the
radiation exposure threshold for miners; identifies the new uranium
mining states with respect to which miners may be eligible for
compensation; includes provisions for compensation to aboveground
miners; sets forth employment eligibility criteria for the new claimant
categories; describes the documentation that would be required to
establish proof of employment in a uranium mine or mill or as an ore
transporter; describes the medical documentation necessary to establish
the existence of renal cancer and chronic renal disease; and revises
the provision concerning representation of claimants before the
Department with respect to claims brought under the Act.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
CIV 100 - Technical Amendments Final Action 08/07/02 (67 FR 51422)
CIV 101 - Expansion of Coverage NPRM 08/07/02 (67 FR 51440) NPRM
Comment Period End 10/07/02 Final Action 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dianne S. Spellberg, Senior Counsel, Department of
Justice, Room 3123, 1425 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 616-4129
Fax: 202 616-4313
Email: dianne.spellberg@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1105-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________
1760. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM SAFETY AND SECURITY STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE
COMPANIES THAT TRANSPORT VIOLENT PRISONERS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 106-560
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 97
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 19, 2001.
Abstract: This rule proposes to implement the Interstate Transportation
of Dangerous Criminals Act of 2000, Public Law 106-560 (114 Stat.
2784)(enacted December 21, 2000). In that Act, Congress found that
State and local jurisdictions are increasingly turning to private
companies to transport their violent prisoners, and that escapes have
occurred. Congress determined that minimum regulations for the private
prisoner transport industry were necessary to provide protection
against risks to the public that are inherent in the transportation of
violent prisoners and to assure the safety of those being transported.
Accordingly, this rule proposes that private prisoner transport
companies comply with minimum standards for background checks and
preemployment drug testing for potential employees, provide minimum
standards for the length and type of employee training, and establish
restrictions on the number of hours that transportation employees can
be on duty during a given time period.
This rule also proposes that private prisoner transport companies
comply with minimum standards for the use of restraints while
transporting violent prisoners, and establishes categories of violent
offenders required to wear identifying clothing. Further, the rule
proposes a minimum guard-to-offender ratio that must be observed while
transporting violent prisoners, and proposes that private prisoner
transport companies comply with standards regarding employee uniforms
and employee identification.
In addition, the rule proposes to require private prisoner transport
companies to notify local law enforcement officials 24 hours in advance
of any scheduled stops in their jurisdiction when transporting violent
prisoners. In the event of an escape by a violent offender, the
proposed rule requires the private prisoner transport company personnel
immediately to notify appropriate law enforcement officials in the
jurisdiction where the escape occurs, as well as the governmental
entity that contracted with the private prisoner transport company for
the transport of the escaped violent prisoner.
Finally, the rule proposes that private prisoner transport companies
adopt certain minimum standards in order to protect the safety of
violent prisoners in accordance with applicable Federal and State law.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/17/01 66 FR 64934
NPRM Comment Period End 02/15/02
Final Action 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lizette D. Benedi, Counsel, Department of Justice,
Office of Legal Policy, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 4529,
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-3824
RIN: 1105-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
1761. SCREENING OF ALIENS AND OTHER DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING
FLIGHT TRAINING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-71, sec 113
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 105
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 19, 2001, Congress enacted the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71. Upon enactment,
section 113 of ATSA, 49 U.S.C. 44939, imposed notification and
reporting requirements on certain persons who provide aviation training
to aliens and other specified individuals. Under this section, certain
aviation training providers subject to regulation by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) are prohibited from providing training to
aliens and other designated individuals in the operation of aircraft
with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more,
unless they provide prior notification to the Attorney General. This
interim rule implements a process by which aviation training providers
may provide the required notification and resume instruction for
candidates who do not appear to pose a risk to aviation and national
security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 11/00/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Keith E. Halsey, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Mailbox 27, Washington, DC 20535
Phone: 703 414-9535
RIN: 1105-AA80
_______________________________________________________________________
1762. GUIDELINES FOR THE CAMPUS SEX CRIMES PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENT TO
THE JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT
OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 42 USC 14071
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These guidelines implement an amendment to the Jacob
Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender
Registration Act enacted by the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
(CSCPA). Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796, 2038
(codified at 42 U.S.C. 14071)
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contains the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually
Violent Offender Registration Act (the Wetterling Act). The Wetterling
Act sets minimum national standards for State sex offender registration
and community notification programs, and directs the Attorney General
to issue guidelines for such programs. The current Wetterling Act
guidelines were published on January 5, 1999, in the Federal Register
(64 FR 572, with corrections at 64 FR 3590). States that fail to comply
with the Wetterling Act's requirements (as implemented and explained in
the Attorney General's guidelines) are subject to a mandatory 10
percent reduction of the formula grant funding available under the
Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Program (42 U.S.C. 3756), which is administered by the Bureau of
Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice.
Subsequent to the publication of the current Wetterling Act guidelines,
the Wetterling Act was amended by the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
(the CSCPA), Public Law 106-386, div. B, section 1601, 114 Stat. 1464,
1537 (2000). The CSCPA provides special requirements relating to
registration and community notification for sex offenders who are
enrolled in or work at institutions of higher education. These
supplementary guidelines are necessary to take account of the CSCPA
amendment to the Wetterling Act. The deadline for state compliance with
the CSCPA amendment is October 27, 2002.
The CSCPA provisions appear in subsection (j) of the Wetterling Act (42
U.S.C. 14071(j)). As provided in subsection (j), any person required to
register under a State sex offender registration program must notify
the State concerning each institution of higher education (i.e., post-
secondary school) in the State at which the person is a student or
works, and of each change in enrollment or employment status of the
person at such an institution.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Guidelines 03/08/02 67 FR 10758
Proposed Guidelines Comment
Period End 05/07/02
Final Guidelines 11/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: David J. Karp, Senior Counsel, Department of Justice,
Office of Legal Policy, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 4503,
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-3273
RIN: 1105-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Long-Term Actions
Legal Activities (LA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1763. WAIVER FOR FIREARM PROHIBITION ON NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank A.S. Campbell
Phone: 202 514-2283
RIN: 1105-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1764. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ON TRIBAL LANDS GRANT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 13701 et seq
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Justice Programs is issuing this second Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the title and the definitions of
``Indian tribe'' and ``construction'' within 28 CFR part 91, subpart C
(which outlines the requirements and procedures to award grants to
Indian tribes for constructing jails on tribal lands for the
incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction). Congress
has mandated a new definition of ``Indian tribe,'' and with this
broader definition federal funds through the Office of Justice Programs
are now available to a larger universe of tribal entities. The
amendment to the definition of ``construction'' is simply to expand and
clarify the existing definition, to assist applicants and grantees in
better understanding the allowable scope a project may take.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/24/96 61 FR 49969
Correction 10/18/96 61 FR 54333
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 10/24/96
Second NPRM 02/00/03
Second NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Philip Merkle, Special Advisor to the Director,
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Correction Program
Office, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 305-2550
RIN: 1121-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________
1765. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS PROGRAM
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3711 et seq
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance will be proposing a major,
substantive revision of the existing regulations (28 CFR part 32) that
govern the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program, to
streamline all aspects of the program and relieve claimants of
administrative burdens no longer deemed necessary. Further, the program
will need to change as BJA moves into a paperless, electronic, Web-
based application/review/payment program. The proposed revised
regulations will affect all components of the program: death benefits,
disability benefits, education benefits, and the related administrative
components governing hearing officers and independent medical
examinations. As the result of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, the PSOB
program is expected to make awards totaling more than $100 million this
year.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Camille Cain, Deputy Director for Programs, Department
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 616-6500
RIN: 1121-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________
1766. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND
GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 103-355, sec 2455; EO 12549
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Justice will be adopting the proposed
common rule on debarment and suspension, as promulgated by another
agency, as a cost-saving and efficiency matter. The rule, as adopted,
would limit the mandatory lower-tier application of an exclusion to the
first procurement level under a nonprocurement covered transaction.
Second, this proposed common rule on debarment and suspension would set
the dollar threshold on prohibited lower-tier procurement transactions
with excluded persons at $25,000. Third, both this proposed rule on
debarment and suspension, and the proposed rule on drug-free workplace
requirements, would eliminate the mandate for agencies and participants
to obtain written certifications from awardees or persons with whom
they propose to enter into covered transactions. Fourth, the proposed
rule on drug-free workplace requirements would be separated from this
proposed rule on debarment and suspension.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Linda Fallowfield, Attorney-Advisor, Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the General Counsel, 810
7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 305-2534
RIN: 1121-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
1767. CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS OPERATING POLICIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3711
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to assure that all criminal
intelligence systems operating through support under the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 are used as authorized by law.
This revision of 28 CFR part 23 updates the regulation for modern
technological advances, extends the use of criminal intelligence
systems for public safety purposes, and is drafted in plainer language.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
Final Rule 04/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Alan M. Fisher, Attorney-Advisor, Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Room 5341, Office of the General
Counsel, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531-0001
Phone: 202 616-3540
Fax: 202 307-1419
Email: fisheral@ojp.usdoj.gov
RIN: 1121-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
1768. VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) PROGRAM REGULATIONS FOR THE VICTIM
COMPENSATION GRANT PROGRAM AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 10604, sec 1407(a), Victims of Crime Act
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds are obtained from the Crime
Victims Fund in the U.S. Treasury, which consists of fines, fees, and
bond forfeitures from Federal offenders.
The program regulations for the Victim Compensation Grant Program
provide the parameters under which State agencies may use these funds
to reimburse crime victims directly for expenses related to crime.
Expenses that must be covered are lost wages, medical and mental health
costs, and funeral and burial costs. States, at their discretion, may
cover loss of support, crime scene cleanup, and other such expenses.
The Victim Assistance Program Regulations provide the parameters under
which State agencies may use these funds to award grants to government
and nonprofit organizations to provide direct services to crime
victims. Local programs include child abuse, homicide survivor, drunk
driving, sexual assault, and domestic violence. More than 3 million
crime victims are served through these grants.
Costs to States are limited, as the VOCA grant provides for
administrative costs for these programs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/03
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OJP-1350 VOCA: Program Regulations for Victim Compensation Grant
Program NPRM 12/00/02 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/03
OJP-1405 VOCA Victim Assistance Program Regulations NPRM 01/00/
03 NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Carol Watkins, Director, Department of Justice, Office
of Justice Programs, State Compensation and Assistance Division, 810
7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 514-4696
RIN: 1121-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________
1769. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 10603c, sec 1404c; PL 104-208, Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will develop these
regulations to implement the International Terrorism Victim
Compensation Program provisions contained in the Victims of Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 104-208), which directs
OJP to carry out a program to compensate victims of acts of
international terrorism that occur outside the United States, for
expenses associated with that victimization.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Barbara Johnson, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Terrorism and International
Victims Unit, Office for Victims of Crime, 810 7th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 307-5983
RIN: 1121-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
1770. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT PROGRAMS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: PL 106-386, Violence Against Women Act of 2000
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 90
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule updates the existing regulations for the
STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women
Formula Grant Program, the STOP Violence Against Indian Women
Discretionary Grant Program, the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
Program, and the Grants to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on
Campuses Program, to incorporate statutory changes pursuant to the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000. The purpose of the original
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was to improve the criminal justice
system's response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
and to increase the availability of services to victims of these
crimes. VAWA 2000 reauthorized existing grant programs created under
VAWA 1994, established new grant programs, and strengthened various
provisions of Federal law. These grant programs are expected to award a
total of over $100 million per year.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marnie Shiels, Attorney-Advisor, Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Violence Against Women Office, 810 7th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 305-2981
RIN: 1121-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1771. BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACTS OF 1998 AND 2000
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3796ll
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 33
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 14, 1998.
Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance is publishing final
regulations implementing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of
1998 and 2000, which authorize BJA funds to eligible States, units of
local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armored vests for use
by law enforcement officers. This final rule reflects the revised
process by which eligible jurisdictions may register, apply, and
request funding under BJA's Internet-Based Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program.
On September 23, 1998, BJA published an interim final rule, with a
request for comments (63 FR 50759). The interim final rule established
the process by which BJA would implement the Bulletproof Vest
Partnership Grant Act of 1998. BJA did not receive any comments in
response to the interim final rule. Nevertheless, BJA initiated
numerous outreach efforts, in the form of focus groups and beta
testing, to ensure that all affected parties had ample opportunity to
review and participate in the program's design and development.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/23/98 63 FR 50759
Interim Final Rule Effective 09/23/98
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/23/98
Final Rule 12/00/02
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
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Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Robert T. Watkins, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC
20053
Phone: 202 514-3447
RIN: 1121-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
1772. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR THE VOI/TIS GRANT
PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 13701 et seq, as amended by PL 104-134; 42 USC
4321 et seq; 40 CFR 1500 to 1508
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Justice Programs is issuing this final rule to
set forth the procedures that it and the States that are awarded
Federal funds under the Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-
Sentencing Grants Program must follow in order to comply with the
environmental impact review procedures mandated by the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality's
implementing regulations, and other related Federal environmental
impact review requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/08/00 65 FR 48592
Interim Final Rule Effective 08/08/00
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 10/10/00
Final Rule 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal
Agency Contact: Philip Merkle, Special Advisor to the Director,
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Correction Program
Office, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 305-2550
RIN: 1121-AA52
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