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[December 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 245)]
[Unified Agenda]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
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Department of Homeland Security
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Part IX
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Chs. I and II
[DHS Docket No. OGC-RP-03-001]
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, September 19, 1980) and
Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review''
(September 30, 1993), which require the publication of a semiannual
agenda of regulations by the Department of Homeland Security
(Department or DHS). The regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of
all current and projected rulemakings, and completed actions of the
Department. This is the Department's second semiannual agenda and first
regulatory plan. Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law
107-295 (Homeland Security Act), 22 preexisting agencies or components
transferred to DHS.
     Although DHS is new, many of its components had active
regulatory agendas, such as the legacy Immigration and
Nationalization Service (INS), which has been divided into the
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection. Together, the latter components alone comprise
half of the DHS regulatory agenda. The legacy INS rulemakings
primarily set forth application or other process standards for
obtaining benefits, privileges, or other attributes afforded to
visa or citizen holders. Other DHS components, such as the U.S.
Coast Guard and Transportation Security Administration, have
regulatory functions rooted in promulgating safety or security
standards. The new Department, considered the most significant
transformation of the U.S. Government in over a half-century,
continues to transform and realign the current confusing patchwork
of Government activities into a single department. Its' greatest
regulatory challenge is melding the variant regulatory practices
into one centralized regulatory agency embracing the ``best
practices'' of each of its components.
     The DHS agenda provides the public with information about the
Department's regulatory practices. It is expected that this
information will enable the public to more effectively participate
in the Department's regulatory activities. The public is also
invited to submit comments on any aspect of this agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    General -
     You should direct all comments and inquiries on the agenda in
general to Laticia Argenti, Deputy Associate General Counsel for
Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Specific -
     You should direct all comments and inquiries on the particular
items in the agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or
the general rulemaking contact person for the DHS components.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The semiannual agenda of the Department
conforms to the Unified Agenda format developed by the Regulatory
Information Service Center.
     This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in
part II of this issue of the Federal Register. DHS' Statement of
Regulatory Priorities is included in part II.
Dated: October 29, 2003.
 Laticia Argenti,
Deputy Associate General Counsel for Regulations.
                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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1180        Procedures for Handling Critical Infrastructure Information.........................     1601-AA14
1181        Supplemental Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Department of Homeland            1601-AA17
            Security............................................................................
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                                    Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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1182        Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Procedures...............................     1601-AA00
1183        Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Connection With Legal                1601-AA01
            Proceedings.........................................................................
1184        Regulations Implementing the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective                1601-AA15
            Technologies Act of 2002............................................................
1185        Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR).....................................     1601-AA16
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                                   Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1186        Classified National Security Information............................................     1601-AA02
1187        Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Department of             1601-AA03
            Homeland Security Programs or Activities............................................
1188        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving      1601-AA04
            Federal Financial Assistance........................................................
1189        Regulations Regarding Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National         1601-AA05
            Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.............
1190        Authority of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Delegations of        1601-AA06
            Authority; Immigration Laws.........................................................
1191        Procedures Relating to Awards Under the Equal Access to Justice Act.................     1601-AA07
1192        Collection of Non-Tax Debts Owed to the Department of Homeland Security.............     1601-AA08
1193        Right to Financial Privacy..........................................................     1601-AA09
1194        Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide              1601-AA10
            Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace................................................
1195        Program Fraud Civil Remedies........................................................     1601-AA11
1196        Regulations Imposing Restrictions Upon Lobbying.....................................     1601-AA12
1197        National Environmental Policy Act Procedures........................................     1601-AA13
1198        Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of       1601-AA18
            Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations......................
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                       Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1199        Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility; Exceptions and Waivers for Immigrants and            1615-AA00
            Nonimmigrants.......................................................................
1200        International Matchmaking Organizations.............................................     1615-AA11
1201        Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions................................................     1615-AA15
1202        Immigrant and Nonimmigrant; Religious Workers.......................................     1615-AA16
1203        Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Affect on            1615-AA18
            Eligibility for Employment Authorization............................................
1204        Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees........................     1615-AA21
1205        Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act............................     1615-AA23
1206        Inadmissibility To Enter the United States for Former U.S. Citizens Who Renounced        1615-AA32
            Citizenship To Avoid Taxation.......................................................
1207        Implementation of the Numerical Limit on Asylum Grants and Refugee Admissions Based      1615-AA37
            on Resistance to Coercive Population Control Measures...............................
1208        Intercountry Adoptions..............................................................     1615-AA43
1209        Waiver of Fees......................................................................     1615-AA48
1210        Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(k)...........................................     1615-AA54
1211        Implementation of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998     1615-AA55
            (ACWIA), the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000
            (AC21), and Other Related Bills.....................................................
1212        Construction Work and the B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification........................     1615-AA58
1213        Removal and Adjustment Procedures for Victims of Trafficking and Certain Criminal        1615-AA60
            Activities..........................................................................
1214        Consent To Reapply for Admission After Removal......................................     1615-AA61
1215        Waivers of the Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for Certain Exchange Visitors.     1615-AA62
1216        Removal of Limitations on Validity Period for Employment Authorization Documents....     1615-AA63
1217        Illegal Entries, Unlawful Presence, and Automatic Voiding of Nonimmigrant Visas.....     1615-AA64
1218        Medical Examination Requirements and Designation of Civil Surgeons..................     1615-AA65
1219        Medical Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers......................................     1615-AA66
1220        New Classification for Victims of Certain Criminal Activity; Eligibility for the U       1615-AA67
            Nonimmigrant Status.................................................................
1221        Judicial Review of Decisions of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security     1615-AA71
1222        Termination of Lawful Permanant Resident Status Through Abandonment.................     1615-AA76
1223        Limiting the Use of Duration of Status for Certain F, J, and I Nonimmigrants........     1615-AA80
1224        Petitions for Aliens To Perform Temporary Nonagricultural Services or Labor (H-2B)..     1615-AA82
1225        Adjustment of the Immigration Benefit Application Fee Schedule To Recover Costs          1615-AA84
            Associated With Additional Security Checks..........................................
1226        Adjustment of the Appeal and Motion Fee To Recover Full Costs.......................     1615-AA88
1227        Changes to Employment Authorization Eligibility for Certain Applicants and to            1615-AA89
            Standards for Determining a Frivolous Asylum Application............................
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1228        Implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government      1615-AA91
            of the United States Regarding Asylum Claims Made at Land Border Ports-of-Entry and
            Applicability of Other Asylum Ba....................................................
1229        Waiver of Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility for Immigrants........................     1615-AA94
1230        Procedures for Checking Juvenile Criminal Records and Submitting Fingerprints of         1615-AB01
            That Additional Class of Aliens Ineligible for Family Unity.........................
1231        Removal of Standardized Request for Evidence Processing Timeframe...................     1615-AB13
1232        Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility, Exceptions and Waivers for Immigrants and           1615-AB15
            Nonimmigrants, Refugees and Asylees.................................................
1233        Establishment of Fee for Processing Genealogical Research Requests..................     1615-AB19
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                        Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1234        Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence: Conditional     1615-AA02
            Residents and Fiance(e)s............................................................
1235        Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or as a               1615-AA03
            Preference Immigrant; Self-Petitioning for Certain Battered or Abused Alien Spouses
            and Children........................................................................
1236        Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public       1615-AA05
            Benefits............................................................................
1237        Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants........................................     1615-AA06
1238        Implementation of Hernandez v. Reno Settlement Agreement; Certain Aliens Eligible        1615-AA09
            for Family Unity Benefits After Sponsoring Family Member's Naturalization...........
1239        Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status, and Unexpired           1615-AA12
            Employment Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status......
1240        Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits.....................................     1615-AA13
1241        Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a       1615-AA14
            Fee for Fingerprinting by the Department of Homeland Security.......................
1242        Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain           1615-AA17
            Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries...............
1243        Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture...............................     1615-AA19
1244        Inadmissibility and Deportability on Public Charge Grounds..........................     1615-AA22
1245        Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of             1615-AA24
            Transportation......................................................................
1246        Battered and Abused Conditional Residents; Termination of Marriage by Conditional        1615-AA29
            Residents...........................................................................
1247        Revoking Grants of Naturalization...................................................     1615-AA30
1248        Entry Requirements for Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the             1615-AA31
            Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau...........................................
1249        Registration and Fingerprinting of Aliens in the United States: Control of               1615-AA33
            Employment of Aliens................................................................
1250        National Interest Waivers for Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrant               1615-AA34
            Physicians Serving in Medically Underserved Areas or at Department of Veterans
            Affairs Facilities..................................................................
1251        Petitioning Requirements for the H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification Under Public Law       1615-AA35
            106-95..............................................................................
1252        Waiving the Fingerprinting Requirement for Certain Disabled Naturalization               1615-AA36
            Applicants..........................................................................
1253        Adding Actuaries and Plant Pathologists to the North American Free Trade Agreement..     1615-AA38
1254        Employment Authorization for Certificate of Citizenship Applicants..................     1615-AA39
1255        Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary       1615-AA40
            Removal of Certain Restrictions of Eligibility......................................
1256        Asylum and Withholding Definitions..................................................     1615-AA41
1257        Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or Preference         1615-AA42
            Immigrant; Adjustment of Status to That of a Person Admitted for Permanent Residence
1258        Academic Honorarium for B Nonimmigrant Aliens.......................................     1615-AA44
1259        Children Born Outside the United States; Applications for Certificate of Citizenship     1615-AA45
1260        Allowing for the Filing of Form I-140 Visa Petition Concurrently With a Form I-485       1615-AA46
            Application in Certain Circumstances................................................
1261        Special Immigrant Visa for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters..........     1615-AA47
1262        Establishing Premium Processing Service for Employment-Based Petitions and               1615-AA49
            Applications........................................................................
1263        Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti............     1615-AA51
1264        Adjustment to Lawful Resident Status of Certain Class Action Participants Who            1615-AA52
            Entered Before January 1, 1982, Under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act
            (LIFE Act)..........................................................................
1265        Nonimmigrant Classes; Spouses and Children of Lawful Permanent Residents; V              1615-AA53
            Classification......................................................................
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1266        Adjustment of Status for Certain Syrian Nationals Granted Asylum in the United           1615-AA57
            States..............................................................................
1267        New Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons Eligible        1615-AA59
            for the T Nonimmigrant Status.......................................................
1268        Limiting the Period of Admission for B Nonimmigrant Aliens..........................     1615-AA68
1269        Documentary Requirements for Certain Temporary Residents............................     1615-AA69
1270        Change in Business Practices; Acceptance of Payments of Fees By Credit Card and          1615-AA70
            Other Electronic Means Where Possible...............................................
1271        Adding and Removing Institutions To and From the List of Recognized American             1615-AA72
            Institutions of Research............................................................
1272        Requiring Change of Status From B to F-1 or M-1 Nonimmigrant Prior To Pursuing a         1615-AA73
            Course of Study.....................................................................
1273        Restructuring the Nonimmigrant Regulations..........................................     1615-AA74
1274        Waivers for Nonimmigrants Under Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and              1615-AA75
            Nationality Act.....................................................................
1275        Registration Requirements and Work Authorization Eligibility for Aliens in the           1615-AA78
            United States.......................................................................
1276        Procedures for Conducting Examinations and Waiving the Oath of Allegiance for            1615-AA81
            Naturalization Applicants With Disabilities.........................................
1277        Electronic Signature on Applications and Petitions for Immigration and                   1615-AA83
            Naturalization Benefits.............................................................
1278        Withholding of Adjudication.........................................................     1615-AA86
1279        Validity Period of Approved Form I-600A, Application for Advanced Processing of          1615-AA87
            Orphan Petition.....................................................................
1280        Implementation of Amendments Affecting Petitions for Employment Creation Aliens.....     1615-AA90
1281        Certain Benefits Available to Aliens Under the Provisions of the Child Status            1615-AA93
            Protection Act......................................................................
1282        Implementation of the Age Out Protections Afforded Under the Child Status Protection     1615-AA95
            Act.................................................................................
1283        Eliminating the Numerical Cap on Mexican TN Nonimmigrants...........................     1615-AA96
1284        Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in      1615-AB00
            the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program................................................
1285        Application for Naturalization by Alternative Application if Citizen Parent has Died     1615-AB08
1286        Sunset of Additional $1,000 Filing Fee and Return to 65,000 Annual Limit on H-1B         1615-AB10
            Nonimmigrant Petition Approvals.....................................................
1287        Implementation of the Border Commuter Student Act of 2002...........................     1615-AB11
1288        Requiring Completion of Security Checks Before Issuance of Evidence of Alien             1615-AB12
            Registration........................................................................
1289        Classification of Certain Scientists of the Commonwealth of Independent States of        1615-AB14
            the Former Soviet Union and the Baltic States as Employment based Immigrants........
1290        Petitioning Requirements for the O and P Nonimmigrant Classifications...............     1615-AB17
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                        Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services--Long-Term Actions
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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1291        Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment          1615-AA01
            Verification Requirements (Section 610 Review)......................................
1292        Temporary Protected Status Notices..................................................     1615-AA04
1293        Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer                1615-AA07
            Association.........................................................................
1294        Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork          1615-AA08
            Requirements........................................................................
1295        Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification..     1615-AA20
1296        Adoption of Siblings, Adopted Alien Children Less Than 18 Years of Age Considered a      1615-AA50
            ``Child''...........................................................................
1297        K Nonimmigrant Classification; Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE)...........     1615-AA56
1298        Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act...........     1615-AB18
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                        Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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1299        Certification of Certain Health Care Workers........................................     1615-AA10
1300        Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor.     1615-AA25
1301        Clarification of Parole Authority...................................................     1615-AA26
1302        Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens..     1615-AA27
1303        Requiring Recertification of All Service-Approved Schools for Enrollment in the          1615-AA77
            Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).............................
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1304        Reduced Course Load for Certain F and M Nonimmigrant Students at Border Communities.     1615-AA79
1305        Denial and Revocation for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Students     1615-AA85
1306        Readjustment of Immigration Benefit Application Fees................................     1615-AA97
1307        Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information........................     1615-AA98
1308        Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of          1615-AA99
            Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................
1309        Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Notices............................................     1615-AB06
1310        Extension of Validity Period of Approved Form I-600A, Application for Advance            1615-AB07
            Processing of Orphan Petitions......................................................
1311        Extension of the Designation of Burundi Under Temporary Protected Status (TPS)           1615-AB16
            Program.............................................................................
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                                      U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1312        Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (CGD 91-035)..................     1625-AA03
1313        Post Casualty Drug and Alcohol Testing (USCG-2001-8773).............................     1625-AA27
1314        Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters         1625-AA32
            (USCG-2001-10486)...................................................................
1315        Marine Events: Permit Procedures (USCG-2001-10713)..................................     1625-AA35
1316        Traffic Separation Schemes: In the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Its Approaches; In         1625-AA48
            Puget Sound and Its Approaches; In Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, and in the Strait of
            Georgia (USCG-2002-12702)...........................................................
1317        Protection for Whistleblowers in the Coast Guard (USCG-2002-13016)..................     1625-AA50
1318        Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the Coastwise Trade;        1625-AA63
            Second Rulemaking (USCG-2003-14472).................................................
1319        Administrative Changes To Numbering of Vessels and Reporting of Casualties (USCG-        1625-AA70
            2003-14963).........................................................................
1320        Terms Imposed by States on Numbering of Vessels (USCG-2003-15708)...................     1625-AA75
1321        Safety Zone for Outer Continental Shelf Facility in the Gulf of Mexico (CDG08-03-        1625-AA76
            028)................................................................................
1322        Commercial Fishing-Industry Vessels (USCG-2003-16158)...............................     1625-AA77
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                                       U.S. Coast Guard--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1323        Safety and Security Zone Regulations................................................     1625-AA00
1324        Special Anchorage Areas/Anchorage Grounds Regulations...............................     1625-AA01
1325        Reporting Marine Casualties (USCG-2000-6927)........................................     1625-AA04
1326        State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (CGD 92-014).....................     1625-AA06
1327        Handling of Explosives or Other Dangerous Cargoes Within or Contiguous to Waterfront     1625-AA07
            Facilities (USCG-1998-4302).........................................................
1328        Regatta and Marine Parade Regulations...............................................     1625-AA08
1329        Drawbridge Regulations..............................................................     1625-AA09
1330        Limited Service Domestic Voyage Load Lines for River Barges on Lake Michigan (USCG-      1625-AA17
            1998-4623)..........................................................................
1331        Outer Continental Shelf Activities (USCG-1998-3868).................................     1625-AA18
1332        Deepwater Ports (USCG-1998-3884)....................................................     1625-AA20
1333        Anchorage Ground; Safety Zone; Speed Limit; Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan, Alaska        1625-AA23
            (CGD-1799-002)......................................................................
1334        Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and      1625-AA26
            Alternative Technology Revisions (USCG-2001-8661)...................................
1335        Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the Coastwise Trade         1625-AA28
            (USCG-2001-8825)....................................................................
1336        Update of Rules on Aids to Navigation Affecting Buoys, Sound Signals, International      1625-AA34
            Rules at Sea, Communications Procedures, and Large Navigational Buoys (USCG-2001-
            10714)..............................................................................
1337        Rates for Pilotage on the Great Lakes (USCG-2002-11288).............................     1625-AA38
1338        Notifications of Arrival and Departure in Ports or Places in the United States (USCG-    1625-AA41
            2001-11865).........................................................................
1339        Penalties for Nonsubmission of Ballast Water Management Reports (USCG-2002-13147)...     1625-AA51
1340        Mandatory Ballast Water Management Program for U.S. Waters (USCG-2003-14273)........     1625-AA52
1341        Country of Origin Codes and Revision of Regulations on Hull Identification Numbers       1625-AA53
            (USCG-2003-14272)...................................................................
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1342        Allowing Alternatives To Incandescent Lights, and Establishing Standards for New         1625-AA55
            Lights, in Private Aids To Navigation (USCG-2000-7466)..............................
1343        Alternate Hull Examination Program for Certain Passenger Vessels, and Underwater         1625-AA57
            Surveys for Passenger, Nautical School, and Sailing School Vessels (USCG-2000-6858).
1344        Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for Administrative Proceedings of the         1625-AA59
            Coast Guard (USCG 1998-3472)........................................................
1345        Fire-Suppression Systems and Voyage Planning for Towing Vessels (USCG 2000-6931)....     1625-AA60
1346        Approval for Experimental Shipboard Installations of Ballast Water Treatment Systems     1625-AA66
            (USCG-2001-9267)....................................................................
1347        Civil Monetary Penalties-Adjustments for Inflation (USCG-2003-15486)................     1625-AA73
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                                       U.S. Coast Guard--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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1348        Discharge-Removal Equipment for Vessels Carrying Oil (CGD 90-068)...................     1625-AA02
1349        Escort Vessels for Certain Tankers (CGD 91-202).....................................     1625-AA05
1350        Escort Vessels in Certain U.S. Waters (CGD 91-202a).................................     1625-AA10
1351        Regulated Navigation Areas..........................................................     1625-AA11
1352        Marine Transportation-Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances (USCG-    1625-AA12
            1999-5705)..........................................................................
1353        Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances (USCG-1998-4354)................     1625-AA13
1354        Numbering of Undocumented Barges (USCG-1998-3798)...................................     1625-AA14
1355        Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards       1625-AA16
            of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, 1978 (CGD 95-062)
1356        Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil (USCG-       1625-AA19
            1998-3417)..........................................................................
1357        Commercial Diving Operations (USCG-1998-3786).......................................     1625-AA21
1358        Improvements to Maritime Safety in Puget Sound-Area Waters (USCG-1998-4501).........     1625-AA22
1359        Training and Qualifications for Personnel on Passenger Ships (USCG 1999-5610).......     1625-AA24
1360        Cargo Securing on Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters (USCG-2000-7080).................     1625-AA25
1361        Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) (USCG-2001-8826)............     1625-AA29
1362        Federal Requirements for Propeller Injury Avoidance Measures (USCG 2001-10163)......     1625-AA31
1363        Drawbridge Operations Regulations; Revisions (USCG-2001-10881)......................     1625-AA36
1364        Alternate Tonnage Convention: Small Passenger Vessels...............................     1625-AA37
1365        Wearing of Personal Flotation Devices by Persons Operating or Riding on Personal         1625-AA40
            Watercraft or Being Towed Behind Recreational Vessels (USCG-2002-11421).............
1366        Identification Credentials for Maritime Security....................................     1625-AA47
1367        Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi River (USCG-1998-4399).....................     1625-AA58
1368        Wearing of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) by Certain Children Aboard Recreational     1625-AA62
            Vessels (USCG-2000-8589)............................................................
1369        Escort Vessels for Certain Tankers-Crash Stop Criteria (USCG-2003-14734)............     1625-AA65
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                                       U.S. Coast Guard--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1370        Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels (USCG 1999-6224)...............     1625-AA15
1371        Territorial Seas, Navigable Waters, and Jurisdiction (USCG-2001-9044)...............     1625-AA30
1372        Area Maritime Security (USCG-2003-14733)............................................     1625-AA42
1373        Facility Security (USCG-2003-14732).................................................     1625-AA43
1374        Vessel Security (USCG-2003-14749)...................................................     1625-AA46
1375        Safety Zone for Outer Continental Shelf Facility in the Gulf of Mexico in Viasca         1625-AA54
            Knoll 915 (CGD08-02-045)............................................................
1376        Automatic Identification System; Vessel Carriage Requirement (USCG-2003-14757)......     1625-AA67
1377        Outer Continental Shelf Facility Security (USCG-2003-14759).........................     1625-AA68
1378        Implementation of National Maritime Security Initiatives (USCG-2003-14792)..........     1625-AA69
1379        Right To Appeal; Director, Great Lakes Pilotage (USCG-2003-15137)...................     1625-AA71
1380        Safety Zone for Outer Continental Shelf Facility in the Gulf of Mexico in                1625-AA72
            Mississippi Canyon 243..............................................................
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1381        Basic Rates and Charges on Lake Erie and the Navigable Waters From Southwest Shoal       1625-AA74
            to Port Huron, MI (USCG-2002-12840).................................................
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                          Bureau of Customs and Border Protection--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1382        Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; International-to-International User        1651-AA03
            Fee.................................................................................
1383        Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents....................................     1651-AA09
1384        Contracts With Transportation Lines.................................................     1651-AA10
1385        Imposition of Fines for Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act...........     1651-AA12
1386        Adjustment of Fees for Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Secure Electronic Network for        1651-AA16
            Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Programs at Land Border Ports of Entry.........
1387        Visa Waiver Program: Guam Visa Waiver Program.......................................     1651-AA17
1388        Examination of In-Transit Mail Shipments............................................     1651-AA34
1389        Advance Notice Requirements for Aircraft Landings and Arrivals; Revisions to the         1651-AA41
            Private Aircraft Overflight Program.................................................
1390        Prior Disclosure and Lost Duty or Revenue Demands When Penalty Claim Not Issued.....     1651-AA42
1391        Manifest Discrepancy Reports........................................................     1651-AA45
1392        Publication of Administrative Forfeiture Notices....................................     1651-AA48
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                            Bureau of Customs and Border Protection--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1393        Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry;           1651-AA01
            Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program........................
1394        Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States....................     1651-AA05
1395        Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program..........................     1651-AA06
1396        Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien............................     1651-AA07
1397        Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service-Issued Mexican and Canadian        1651-AA08
            Border Crossing Cards...............................................................
1398        Extension of 25-Mile Limit at Select Arizona Ports-of-Entry.........................     1651-AA11
1399        Expansion of Dedicated Commuter Lanes; Clarification of Driver's License Requirement     1651-AA13
            for Applicants to Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Automated Permit Port Programs.......
1400        Update of List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for Transit       1651-AA14
            Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program..........
1401        Adding Colombia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible      1651-AA15
            for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV
            Program.............................................................................
1402        Removing Russia From the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are               1651-AA18
            Ineligible for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the
            TWOV Program........................................................................
1403        Removal of Visa and Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and        1651-AA23
            Bermuda.............................................................................
1404        Posting of Security Guard at Gangway of Vessel for Detaining Alien Crewman..........     1651-AA24
1405        Electronic Arrival-Departure Manifest for Visa Waiver Program.......................     1651-AA25
1406        Removing Indonesia and Malaysia from the Guam Visa Waiver Program...................     1651-AA26
1407        Automated Inspection Services-Extension of Enrollment Period........................     1651-AA27
1408        Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering the     1651-AA29
            United States Through St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands...............................
1409        Patent Surveys......................................................................     1651-AA36
1410        Passenger and Crew Manifests For Arriving and Departing Vessels and Aircraft........     1651-AA37
1411        Access to Customs Security Areas at Airports........................................     1651-AA38
1412        Conditional Release Period and Customs Bond Obligations For Food, Drugs, Devices,        1651-AA39
            and Cosmetics.......................................................................
1413        Passenger Name Record Information Required For Passengers on Flights in Foreign Air      1651-AA40
            Transportation to or From the United States.........................................
1414        Customs Broker License Examination Dates............................................     1651-AA46
1415        Confidentiality of Commercial Information...........................................     1651-AA47
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1416        Required Advance Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information.......................     1651-AA49
1417        Suspension of Immediate and Continuous Transit Agreements...........................     1651-AA50
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                           Bureau of Customs and Border Protection--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1418        Visa Waiver Program.................................................................     1651-AA00
1419        Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens Are Ineligible for        1651-AA02
            the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program.............................................
1420        Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct     1651-AA04
            of Removal Proceedings..............................................................
1421        Restricting Citizens of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka From                  1651-AA19
            Participation in the International-to-International (ITI) Program...................
1422        Allowing Citizens and Nationals of the People's Republic of China Limited Transit        1651-AA20
            Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges at TWOV-Designated Alaska International Airports.....
1423        Limiting the Number of Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Stops in the United States to One     1651-AA22
1424        Adding Georgia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals are Ineligible       1651-AA28
            for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the U.S. Under the TWOV Program.......
1425        Designated Land Border Crossing Locations for Certain Conveyances...................     1651-AA32
1426        Simplification of In-Transit Truck Shipments Between Canada and the United States...     1651-AA33
1427        Procedures Governing the Border Release Advanced Screening and Selectivity (BRASS)       1651-AA35
            Program.............................................................................
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                           Bureau of Customs and Border Protection--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1428        Carrier Arrival and Departure Electronic Manifest Requirements......................     1651-AA21
1429        Implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of           1651-AA31
            America and the Government of Canada Regarding Asylum Claims Made at Land Border
            Ports of Entry......................................................................
1430        Performance of Customs Business by Parent and Subsidiary Corporations...............     1651-AA43
1431        Confidentiality Protection for Vessel Cargo Manifest Information....................     1651-AA44
1432        Delegations of Authority: Signature of Customs and Border Protection Regulations         1651-AA52
            Published in the Federal Register...................................................
1433        Tonnage Duties-Revised Amounts......................................................     1651-AA53
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                           Transportation Security Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1434        Background Checks for Airport Workers...............................................     1652-AA06
1435        Investigative and Enforcement Procedures............................................     1652-AA07
1436        General Rulemaking Procedures.......................................................     1652-AA18
1437        Administrative Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act.............................     1652-AA19
1438        Marine Vessel Security Standards--Prohibited Items..................................     1652-AA22
1439        Aviation Security-All-Cargo Security Rules..........................................     1652-AA23
1440        Federal Flight Deck Officer Program.................................................     1652-AA24
1441        Vulnerability Self-Assessments......................................................     1652-AA30
1442        Container Security for Maritime and Intermodal Shipments............................     1652-AA31
1443        CAPPS II-Access to Passenger Reservation Information................................     1652-AA32
1444        Fees for Security Threat Assessments on Hazmat Drivers..............................     1652-AA33
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                            Transportation Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1445        Imposition and Collection of Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees.........     1652-AA00
1446        Aviation Security Infrastructure Fees...............................................     1652-AA01
1447        Civil Aviation Security Rules.......................................................     1652-AA02
1448        Security Programs for Aircraft Weighing 12,500 Pounds or More.......................     1652-AA03
1449        Protection of Sensitive Security Information........................................     1652-AA08
1450        Security Compliance Program for Aircraft Operators..................................     1652-AA09
1451        Security Compliance Program for Airports............................................     1652-AA10
1452        Criminal History Records Checks.....................................................     1652-AA11
1453        Threat Assessments Regarding Citizens of the United States Who Hold or Apply for FAA     1652-AA12
            Certificates........................................................................
1454        Threat Assessments Regarding Alien Holders of, and Applicants for, FAA Certificates.     1652-AA15
1455        Transportation of Explosives From Canada to the United States via Commercial Motor       1652-AA16
            Vehicle and Railroad Carrier........................................................
1456        Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials            1652-AA17
            Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers License........................................
1457        Maritime and Land Security Directives and Information Circulars.....................     1652-AA26
1458        Maritime Transportation Security Act: Background Checks for Maritime Workers........     1652-AA27
1459        Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemption....................................     1652-AA28
1460        Temporary Suspension of the September 11th Security Fee and the Aviation Security        1652-AA29
            Infrastructure Fee..................................................................
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                            Transportation Security Administration--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1461        Private Charter Security Rules......................................................     1652-AA04
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                            Transportation Security Administration--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1462        Transportation Security Administration Transition to Department of Homeland              1652-AA20
            Security; Technical Amendments Reflecting Organizational Changes....................
1463        Security Threat Assessments for Individuals Who Handle Hazardous Materials in Rail       1652-AA21
            Transportation......................................................................
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                       Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1464        Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien Witnesses     1653-AA00
1465        Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reasons or Significant Public Benefit................     1653-AA04
1466        Strengthening Control Over Immigration Surety Bonds.................................     1653-AA16
1467        Interest Payments on Cancelled Cash Bonds...........................................     1653-AA20
1468        Denial and Revocation for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Students     1653-AA33
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                         Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1469        Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits...................     1653-AA02
1470        Requiring Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States To Surrender to the              1653-AA05
            Department of Homeland Security for Removal.........................................
1471        Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent             1653-AA06
            Offenses............................................................................
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1472        Power of Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to Terminate Deportation       1653-AA08
            Proceedings and Initiate Removal Proceedings........................................
1473        Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking................................     1653-AA09
1474        Detention of Aliens Subject to Final Orders of Removal..............................     1653-AA13
1475        Custody Procedures..................................................................     1653-AA14
1476        Address Notification To Be Filed With Designated Applications.......................     1653-AA15
1477        Abbreviation or Waiver of Training for State or Local Law Enforcement Officers           1653-AA18
            Authorized to Enforce Immigration Law During a Mass Influx of Aliens................
1478        Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles.....................................     1653-AA22
1479        Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications         1653-AA23
            Under Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)..........
1480        Revision of the Regulations Concerning F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications.....     1653-AA24
1481        Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens..     1653-AA30
1482        Requiring Recertification of All Service-Approved Schools for Enrollment in the          1653-AA31
            Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).............................
1483        Reduced Course Load for Certain F and M Nonimmigrant Students at Border Communities.     1653-AA32
1484        Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of          1653-AA34
            Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................
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                        Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1485        Employer Sanctions Modifications....................................................     1653-AA01
1486        Increasing the Number of Officers Authorized To Issue Notices To Appear and Arrest       1653-AA10
            Warrants for Immigration Violations.................................................
1487        Procedures for Detainee Hunger Strikes..............................................     1653-AA12
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                        Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1488        Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes...................................     1653-AA03
1489        Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State,        1653-AA07
            and Local Jails.....................................................................
1490        Definitions of ``Notice To Appear'' and ``Arrest Warrant''..........................     1653-AA11
1491        Establishing San Bernardino, Santa Ana, and Ventura Suboffices Under the                 1653-AA17
            Jurisdiction of the Los Angeles District Office.....................................
1492        Authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security; Parole Authority...................     1653-AA25
1493        Powers and Authority of Officers and Employees and Revisions to the Internal Review      1653-AA26
            Process for Alleged Violations of the Standards for Enforcement Activities..........
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                    Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1494        Disaster Assistance; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.......................     1660-AA26
1495        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); State Renewal of Group Flood Insurance          1660-AA27
            Policy (GFIP).......................................................................
1496        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Assistance to Private Sector Property           1660-AA28
            Insurers............................................................................
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                      Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1497        National Urban Search and Rescue Response System....................................     1660-AA07
1498        Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)............................     1660-AA13
1499        Hazard Mitigation Planning and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program......................     1660-AA17
1500        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP)........     1660-AA22
1501        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Assistance to Private Sector Property           1660-AA29
            Insurers; Extension of Term of Arrangement..........................................
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                     Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1502        Flood Mitigation Assistance Program.................................................     1660-AA00
1503        Criminal and Civil Penalties Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and            1660-AA01
            Emergency Assistance Act............................................................
1504        Disaster Assistance; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program................................     1660-AA02
1505        Debt Collection.....................................................................     1660-AA05
1506        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Insurance Coverage and Rates...............     1660-AA09
1507        Organizational Units, Functions, and Delegations of Authority.......................     1660-AA10
1508        Disaster Assistance; Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households...............     1660-AA18
1509        Disaster Assistance Definitions; Statutory Change...................................     1660-AA19
1510        Management Costs....................................................................     1660-AA21
1511        Disaster Assistance; Crisis Counseling Regular Program; Amendment to Regulation.....     1660-AA23
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                     Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1512        Administration of Grants: Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit             1660-AA08
            Organizations.......................................................................
1513        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in     1660-AA12
            Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance......................
1514        National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Inspection of Insured Structures by             1660-AA14
            Communities.........................................................................
1515        Disaster Assistance; Public Assistance Program and Community Disaster Loan Program       1660-AA15
            Statutory Changes...................................................................
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                         Office of the Undersecretary for Management--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1516        Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act...........     1680-AA00
1517        Establishment of Fee for Processing Genealogical Research Requests..................     1680-AA01
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1180. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC ch 1, sec 301
CFR Citation: 6 CFR 29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This notice of proposed rulemaking establishes the procedures
necessary to fulfill the provisions of section 214(e) of the Critical
Infrastructure Information (CII) Act of 2002. This regulation
establishes uniform procedures for the receipt, care, and storage of
CII voluntarily submitted to the Federal Government. These procedures
apply to all Federal agencies that receive, care for, or store CII
voluntarily submitted to the Federal Government pursuant to the CII Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 214). In addition, these procedures apply to United
States
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Government contractors, to foreign, State, and local governments, and
Government authorities, pursuant to their express agreements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/15/03                    68 FR 18524
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/03
Interim Final Rule              01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Janice Pesyna, Attorney, Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 772-4496
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: janice.pesyna@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________
1181. [bull] SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 CFR 2625.105
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation will focus on establishing Departmental rules
for employees wishing to pursue outside employment or participate as an
officer or director of non-Governmental organizations. This regulation
will replace the existing regulations of agencies that were
incorporated into DHS that have continued to apply to those employees
whose duties and organizational structure have remained largely
unchanged after their incorporation, as well as to establish any other
necessary rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Robert E. Coyle, (Acting) Legal Advisor for Ethics,
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4248
Fax: 202 772-9728
RIN: 1601-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1182. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND PRIVACY ACT PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC
552a
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes procedures for the Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, necessary to implement the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) (Privacy Act). Except to the extent a Department component
has adopted separate guidance under FOIA or the Privacy Act, the
provisions of this subpart shall apply to each component of the
Department. FOIA provides for the full disclosure of agency records and
information to the public unless that information is exempted under
clearly delineated statutory language. The Privacy Act serves to
safeguard public interest in informational privacy by delineating the
duties and responsibilities of Federal agencies that collect, store,
and disseminate personal information about individuals. The procedures
established here ensure that the Department fully satisfies its
responsibility to the public to disclose departmental information while
simultaneously safeguarding individual privacy. The Privacy Act serves
to balance the Government's need to maintain information about
individuals with the rights of individuals to be protected against
unwarranted invasions of their privacy stemming from Federal agencies'
collection, maintenance, use, and disclosure of personal information
about them. Agencies are required to issue regulations outlining the
agency's rules and procedures for implementation of the Privacy Act and
its provisions in the agency. This includes procedures on how
individuals may request access to information about themselves, request
amendment or correction of those records, and request an accounting of
disclosures of their records by the Department.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/27/03                     68 FR 4056
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/28/03
Final Rule                      01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Withnell, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 772-5015
Fax: 202 772-5036
Email: elizabeth.withnell@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1183. PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION
WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC
552a
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes procedures governing the disclosure
of information in connection with litigation and certain other types of
proceedings.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/27/03                     68 FR 4070
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/28/03
Modification of Interim Final
Rule                            01/00/04
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Laticia Argenti, Deputy Assistant/Associate General
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary,
Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4244
Fax: 202 772-9735
Email: laticia.argenti@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1184. [bull] REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SUPPORT ANTITERRORISM BY
FOSTERING EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ACT OF 2002
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 6 CFR 25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would implement subtitle G of title VIII
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002-the Support of Antiterrorism by
Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act). As
discussed in the SAFETY Act, through regulations promulgated by the
Department of Homeland Security (the Department), will provide critical
incentives for the development and deployment of antiterrorism
technologies by providing liability protections for Sellers of
``qualified antiterrorism technologies'' and others.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/11/03                    68 FR 41419
NPRM Comment Period End         08/11/03
Interim Final Rule              10/16/03                    68 FR 59683
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      12/15/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Wendy Howe, Directorate of Science and Technology,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 772-9887
RIN: 1601-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1185. [bull] HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 41 USC 418b (a) and (b)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR chapter 30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DHS is proposing to issue the Department of Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 418b. The HSAR
is intended as regulatory guidance. This interim rule provides basic
policies and general information about the Department of Homeland
Security acquisition regulation system and its sub-organizations,
including applicability, codification, deviations, contracting
authority, and a Board of Contract Appeals designation for DHS. The
HSAR reflects recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and it establishes and encourages participation in the DHS
Mentor--Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Programs. This rulemaking implements
uniform policy and contract clauses for agency-specific procurement
authorities established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public
Law 107-296.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              12/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathy Strouss, Department of Homeland Security, Office
of the Chief of Procurement, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 205-0141
RIN: 1601-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Office of the Secretary (OS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1186. CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; EO 12958; EO
13142; 3 CFR ch 1
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule establishes initial procedures
necessary for DHS to fulfill its obligations under Executive Order
12958, as amended, regarding classified national security information.
Executive Order 12958, as amended, was issued to update and revise the
standards and processes for classifying, safeguarding, and
declassifying classified national security information. The rule
delegates to the Undersecretary for Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection responsibility for developing the vast
majority of information and internal operating instructions on
classified information.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/27/03                     68 FR 4073
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/28/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Janice Pesyna, Attorney, Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 772-4496
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: janice.pesyna@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA02
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_______________________________________________________________________
1187. ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 29 USC 794
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule establishes for the Department of
Homeland Security the necessary procedures for the enforcement of
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap, as it applies to
programs or activities conducted by the Department. It sets forth
standards for what constitutes discrimination on the basis of mental or
physical handicap, provides a definition for individual with handicaps
and qualified individual with handicaps, and establishes a complaint
mechanism for resolving allegations of discrimination. Although this is
a policy rule, the Department will examine any impact upon individuals
that this policy may create.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/06/03                    68 FR 10886
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/06/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1188. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 20 USC 1681 to
1683; 20 USC 1685 to 1688
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes for the Department of Homeland
Security the necessary procedures for effectuating title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (except sections 904 and 906
of those Amendments), which is designed to eliminate (with certain
exceptions) discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program
or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, whether or not such
program or activity is offered or sponsored by an educational
institution as defined in these title IX regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/06/03                    68 FR 10892
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/06/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1189. REGULATIONS REGARDING NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE,
COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 310; 42 USC 2000d to
2000d-7
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action effectuates the provisions of title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the end that no person in the United States
shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance from the Department of Homeland Security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/06/03                    68 FR 10904
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/06/03
Modification of Interim Final
Rule                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1190. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY;
DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY; IMMIGRATION LAWS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1101; 8
USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR ch 1, sec 1; 8 CFR ch 1, sec 2; 8 CFR ch 1, sec
103; 8 CFR ch 1, sec 239
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action amends certain regulations relating to the
administration and enforcement of the immigration laws to reflect the
authority of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to address delegation of that authority within the
Department, as a result of the March 1, 2003, transfer of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice to
DHS.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/06/03                    68 FR 10922
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/06/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Attorney, Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4239
Fax: 202 772-9731
Email: daniel.brown@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1191. PROCEDURES RELATING TO AWARDS UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 504(c)(1)
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action implements the provisions of the Equal Access to
Justice Act, which provides for the award of attorney fees and other
expenses to eligible individuals, and entities who are parties to
certain administrative proceedings before agencies of the Federal
Government, including Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The
purpose of these rules is to establish procedures for the submission
and consideration of applications for awards before DHS.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1192. COLLECTION OF NON-TAX DEBTS OWED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 5514; 26
USC 6402; 31 USC 3701; 31 USC 3711; 31 USC 3716 to 3718; 31 USC 3720A;
31 USC 3720B; 31 USC 3720D
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule implements the Department of Homeland
Security's (DHS) debt collection regulations to conform to the Debt
Collection Act of 1982, Public Law 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749 (October 25,
1982), as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
(DCIA), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1358 (April 26, 1996), the
Federal Claims Collection Standards, 31 CFR chapter IX (parts 900
through 904), and other laws applicable to the collection of non-tax
debt owed to the Government. This regulation provides procedures for
the collection of non-tax debts owed to DHS entities.
DHS adopts the Governmentwide debt collection standards promulgated by
the Departments of the Treasury and Justice, known as the Federal
Claims Collection Standards (FCCS), as revised on November 22, 2000 (65
FR 70390), and supplements the FCCS by prescribing procedures
consistent with the FCCS, as necessary and appropriate for DHS
operations. DHS entities may, but are not required to, promulgate
additional policies and procedures consistent with this regulation, the
FCCS, and other applicable Federal laws, policies, and procedures. This
regulation also provides the procedures for the collection of debts
owed to other Federal agencies when a request for offset is received by
DHS.
This regulation does not apply to the collection of tax debts, which is
governed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.),
and regulations, policies, and procedures issued by the Internal
Revenue Service or other Federal agency collecting tax debts.
Nothing in this regulation precludes the use of collection remedies not
contained in this regulation. For example, DHS entities may collect
unused travel advances through setoff of an employee's pay under 5
U.S.C. 5705. DHS entities and other Federal agencies may simultaneously
use multiple collection remedies to collect a debt, except as
prohibited by law.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1193. RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 3012 USC 3401 et seq,
Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation establishes procedures for requesting
information under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C.
3401 et seq.). The Act provides for the protection of financial records
and information from disclosure by financial institutions. Under
certain limited circumstances and procedures, the Act permits law
enforcement agencies to request financial records from the holding
financial institution. These proposed provisions will authorize
Departmental units to request such information under the formal request
procedure established by section 1108 of the Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
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Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1194. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND
GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; PL 100-690; 41
USC 701
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 27
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes new procedures under Executive Order
12549, signed February 18, 1986, and Executive Order 12689, signed
August 16, 1989. This regulation is similar to rules of other Federal
agencies as part of a uniform system of nonprocurement debarment and
suspension. The rules are intended to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse,
in Federal nonprocurement transactions.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1195. PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 Stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 31 USC 3801 to
3812
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 19
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action implements the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
of 1986, which is codified at 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812. This Act imposes
through administrative adjudication, civil penalties, and assessments
against certain persons making false claims or statements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1196. REGULATIONS IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS UPON LOBBYING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, 116 stat 2135; 5 USC 301; 31 USC 1352, PL
101-121
CFR Citation: 6 CFR ch 1, sec 9
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule establishes those procedures
necessary to fulfill departmental obligations to impose restrictions
upon lobbying. Except to the extent a Department component has adopted
separate guidance under 31 U.S.C. 1352, the provisions of this subpart
shall apply to each component of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
This regulation establishes procedures concerning general prohibitions
on lobbying, and the use of certain appropriated funds and the
appropriate penalties for violations of those prohibitions. The purpose
of the procedures is to ensure that neither the recipients of
appropriated funds nor the employees of DHS inappropriately solicit for
action by the Congress.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/06/03                    68 FR 10912
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/06/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Robert E. Coyle, (Acting) Legal Advisor for Ethics,
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4248
Fax: 202 772-9728
RIN: 1601-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________
1197. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296; 5 USC 301; 42 USC 4321 et seq; 40 CFR 1500
to 1508; EO 12114; EO 12898
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 1, 2003, Final.
Abstract: The purpose of this action is to establish the procedures
that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall use to comply with
section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)); the Council on Environmental Quality's
(CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA
(40 CFR parts 1500-1508); Executive Order 12114, ``Environmental
Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions,'' dated January 4, 1979; and
Executive Order 12898, ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations,`` dated
February 11, 1994. This publication is to be used in conjunction with
the CEQ regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Cathy Mitrano, Office of Civil Rights/General Law,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Washington,
DC 20528
Phone: 202 692-4247
Fax: 202 772-9728
Email: catherine.mitrano@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA13
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1198. [bull] UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND
AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 31 USC 503; 31 USC 1111; 41 USC 405; Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1970; EO 11541
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to issue
regulations in compliance with requirements and responsibilities of
Federal agencies as stipulated under OMB Circular A-110. Federal
agencies responsible for awarding and administering grants and other
agreements to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other
nonprofit organizations shall adopt the language in the Circular,
unless different provisions are required by Federal statute or codified
program regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Agency Contact: Van Pace, Department of Homeland Security, Office of
the Secretary, Washington, DC 20528
Phone: 202 205-3608
Email: van.pace@dhs.gov
RIN: 1601-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1199. REVISED GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY; EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND NONIMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1158 to 1160; 8 USC 1182 to 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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1413-92
Transferred from RIN 1115-AB45
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1200. INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING ORGANIZATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1375; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 207; 28 CFR 68
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule requires international matchmaking organizations
doing business in the United States to provide certain immigration
information to any person recruited for matchmaking through these
entities. This provision implements section 652 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law
104-208.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM (CIS No. 1838-97)         07/16/97                    62 FR 38041
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/15/97
NPRM (CIS No. 1838-97)          12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1838-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE77
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1201. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE PETITIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department proposes to amend its regulations to add
eligibility and consent requirements for approvals of special immigrant
juvenile petitions (Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or
Special Immigrant). The proposed rule would require petitioners
[[Page 72939]]
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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1948-98
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF11
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1202. IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT; RELIGIOUS WORKERS
Priority: Other Significant
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, the Department 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 extended the category again for an additional three
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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (CIS No. 1436-94)          01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1436-94
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF12
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Suite 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-3365
RIN: 1615-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
1203. DISMISSAL OF ASYLUM APPLICATION FOR UNEXCUSED FAILURE TO APPEAR
AND AFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2011-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF38
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1615-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1204. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department regulations by establishing
procedures for certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
civilian employees and their family members to receive special
immigrant status in the United States 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
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immigrant status and adjustment of status or otherwise obtain
corresponding nonimmigrant status.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1984-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF44
Agency Contact: Donna Crump, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
1205. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER THE 1966 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT
Priority: Other Significant
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                            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AF48
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1206. 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 Department regulations by establishing
procedures to be followed by DHS 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 Secretary has determined that such
renunciation was done for the purpose of avoiding taxation by the
United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2039-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF69
Agency Contact: Mark Rouse, Assistant Director, Office of
Adjudications, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
1207. 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 Department of Homeland
Security 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
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2067-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF84
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
[[Page 72941]]
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1615-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
1208. INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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 that have implemented the
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect
of Intercountry Adoption. 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                            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2098-00.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF96
Agency Contact: Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________
1209. WAIVER OF FEES
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department regulations concerning
the adjudication of requests for fee waivers filed by applicants for
DHS 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2091-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG02
Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Suite 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-3365
RIN: 1615-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
1210. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER SECTION 245(K)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 105-119
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes amending Department 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2120-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG10
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA54
_______________________________________________________________________
1211. 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
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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 DHS 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.
Finally, on November 2, 2002, the President approved enactment of
Public Law 107-273. The Twenty First Century Department of Justice
Appropriations Act (21st Century DOJ Appropriations Act), which
codified a provision that amends section 106(a) of AC21. This
regulation clarifies several interpretive questions raised by the bills
and ensures that the Department practice is consistent with these laws.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DHS rule 1615-AG11 implemented the American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA); it was the
result of a prior rule that was overtaken by new legislation relating
to H-1B classification. 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 Secretary 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.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG11
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
Deborah Misir, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425
I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-6596
RIN: 1615-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________
1212. CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THE B NONIMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department 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 Department 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
Department in determining if an alien admitted as a B nonimmigrant
visitor may engage in construction during his or her period of
authorized stay. The Department is considering a rulemaking on this
subject.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/19/01                    66 FR 48223
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/19/01
NPRM                            02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2126-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG15
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
1213. 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 to 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 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                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
[[Page 72943]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2134-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG21
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________
1214. CONSENT TO REAPPLY FOR ADMISSION AFTER REMOVAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1187; 8 USC 1225 to 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 United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2147-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG28
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________
1215. WAIVERS OF THE TWO-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 Department regulations relating
to the two-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 two 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                            02/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2158-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG31
Agency Contact: Mark Rouse, Assistant Director, Office of
Adjudications, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1216. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON VALIDITY PERIOD FOR EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend DHS regulations by enabling it to
issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for those applying for
work authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9) for a validity period of
up to two 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 Department. The rule
change would give DHS 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2152-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG32
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
1217. ILLEGAL ENTRIES, UNLAWFUL PRESENCE, AND AUTOMATIC VOIDING OF
NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; . . .
[[Page 72944]]
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
United States 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 United
States illegally or stayed in the United States longer than authorized
(section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Act); or they entered the United States
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 United States of any
ineligible alien would not adversely affect the national welfare,
safety, or security of the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split from CIS No. 1413
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG36
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
1218. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGNATION OF CIVIL SURGEONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1222; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 232; 8 CFR 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                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split from CIS No. 1413
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG37
Agency Contact: Mark Rouse, Assistant Director, Office of
Adjudications, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________
1219. MEDICAL GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY AND WAIVERS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1157; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103, ; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 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. 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Split from CIS No. 1413 to move forward as a
stand-alone rule.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG38
Agency Contact: Mark Rouse, Assistant Director, Office of
Adjudications, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________
1220. 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-U.S. 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                            03/00/04
[[Page 72945]]
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG39
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
1221. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
Priority: Other Significant
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
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 Department decision under the Immigration
and Nationality 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                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1785-96
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG49
Agency Contact: Michael Neifach, Attorney, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
1222. TERMINATION OF LAWFUL PERMANANT RESIDENT STATUS THROUGH
ABANDONMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 211; 22 CFR 42
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 246
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 one 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
Department 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG64
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA76
_______________________________________________________________________
1223. 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 Department 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 United States, this rule will enhance
the integrity of the immigration process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2222-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG76
Agency Contact: Maura Deadrick, Assistant Director, Adjudication
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228
RIN: 1615-AA80
[[Page 72946]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1224. 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 Department of Homeland Security, after consulting with
the Department 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                            02/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2228-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG78
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1615-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________
1225. 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 Department of Homeland
Security 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                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2233-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG82
Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Acting Director, Office of Budget,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 5307, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0563
Email: paul.l.schlesinger@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA84
_______________________________________________________________________
1226. ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPEAL AND MOTION FEE TO RECOVER FULL COSTS
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 9701; EO 12356; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to raise the fees for filing an appeal or
motion to reopen/reconsider any decision under the immigration laws in
any type of proceeding over which the Board of Immigration Appeals,
does not have appellate jurisdiction. The fee is being raised from $110
to $368 to recover the full costs associated with the processing of an
appeal or motion to reopen/reconsider. Fees collected 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 Department of Homeland Security to
establish and collect fees to recover the full cost of processing
immigration benefit applications, rather than supporting these services
with tax revenue.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2245-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG89
Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Acting Director, Office of Budget,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 5307, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-0563
Email: paul.l.schlesinger@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________
1227. CHANGES TO EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS AND TO STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING A FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM
APPLICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1282; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
[[Page 72947]]
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the employment authorization and
asylum regulations to restrict employment authorization for certain
applicants facing cancellation of removal status and to modify the
standard by which the Immigration Court may find an asylum application
frivolous. In addition, the amendment will clarify that the
Department's decision to grant employment authorization on the basis of
certain pending applications is discretionary. The Department is
proposing these amendments to curb abuse of the immigration system by
nonbona fide asylum applicants who improperly use the asylum process as
a vehicle to be placed in proceedings in Immigration Court to obtain
nonasylum-related employment authorization or who submit abusive,
fraudulent or clearly baseless asylum applications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2251-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG91
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1615-AA89
_______________________________________________________________________
1228. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING ASYLUM CLAIMS MADE AT
LAND BORDER PORTS-OF-ENTRY AND APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ASYLUM BA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC
1282
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend asylum
regulations governing the credible fear process to permit asylum
officers to apply certain mandatory bars to asylum during the credible
fear interview. The proposed rule is necessary for two reasons. First,
the terms of a recently signed agreement between the United States and
Canada bar certain categories of aliens arriving from Canada at land
border ports of entry and in transit from Canada from formally applying
for protection in the United States. Second, national security concerns
necessitate a more thorough solicitation and analysis of facts to
determine whether aliens in the credible fear process are clearly
subject to a bar to asylum based on criminal or terrorist activities.
This proposed rule would establish asylum officers' and immigration
judges authority to make negative credible fear determinations based on
these bars.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2255-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG95
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1615-AA91
_______________________________________________________________________
1229. WAIVER OF CRIMINAL GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR IMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552(a); 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 31 USC 9701; EO 12356; .
. .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 210; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department is in the process of reorganizing section 212
of title 8 of the Federal regulations. This regulation will create
subsection C of 8 CFR 212, which covers criminal grounds of
inadmissibility listed in section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA). The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 104-208) revised section 212(a)(2) of the
INA, and subsequent laws revised it further. This regulation will
implement those sections of law. Previously, this regulation was part
of a larger 212 regulation (CIS No. 1413-97, RIN 1615-AA00), but due to
the desire for clarity and the need to have different DHS components
concentrate on different areas of inadmissibility, these criminal
sections have been reported in a separate regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2249-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG90
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________
1230. PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING JUVENILE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND SUBMITTING
FINGERPRINTS OF THAT ADDITIONAL CLASS OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY
UNITY
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 5031
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule describes procedures necessary for DHS Service
Centers, District Offices, and Application Support Centers to follow
when checking juvenile criminal records and fingerprints of aliens who
[[Page 72948]]
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 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                            06/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 2116-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG07
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB01
_______________________________________________________________________
1231. [bull] REMOVAL OF STANDARDIZED REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE PROCESSING
TIMEFRAME
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 1, 2003, NPRM.
Abstract: This rule proposes to remove the standard 12-week timeframe
for responding to requests for additional evidence to support an
petition or application, replacing it with a flexible response time
determined by the Department to be an appropriate period of time for
the type of case and the nature of the request.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2287-03
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AB13
_______________________________________________________________________
1232. [bull] CRIMINAL GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY, EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS
FOR IMMIGRANTS AND NONIMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLEES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 104-208, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act; PL 101-649, Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration
and Naturalization Amendments of 1991; PL 104-232, Anti-Terrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; PL 104-132, International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 210; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DHS is in the process of reorganizing section 212 of title 8
of the Federal regulations. This regulation will create subsection C of
8 CFR 212, which covers criminal grounds of inadmissibility listed in
section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (Pub. L.
104-208) revised section 212(a)(2) of the INA, and subsequent laws
revised it further. This regulation will implement those sections of
law. Previously, this regulation was part of a larger 212 regulation
(CIS No. 1413-97, RIN 1115-AB45), but due to the desire for clarity and
the need to have different DHS components concentrate on different
areas of inadmissibility, these criminal sections have been broken out
into a separate regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2276-03
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AB15
_______________________________________________________________________
1233. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE FOR PROCESSING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH REQUESTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 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
Department of Homeland Security processes all requests for its records
including historical and genealogical records. This rule proposes to
amend the Department's regulations by establishing the Genealogy
Program to process requests for historical records. The Department will
charge a fee to recover the cost of searching, locating, retrieving,
copying, reviewing, and mailing these records to the requester. The
Genealogy Program is necessary to provide a more timely response to
requests for genealogical and historical records.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2074-00
Transferred from RIN 1680-AA01
Agency Contact: Ronald Whitelaw, Branch Chief, Office of Records
Management, Department of Homeland Security, 425 I Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20536
[[Page 72949]]
Phone: 202 305-8274
Fax: 202 616-4282
RIN: 1615-AB19
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1234. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE: CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND FIANCE(E)S
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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 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 fiance(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
fiance(e).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/20/96                    61 FR 43028
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/96
Final Action                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1353-91
Transferred from RIN 1115-AC70
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1235. 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 Department published an interim rule on this subject in
1996. This final rule allows battered and abused spouses and children
of U.S. 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                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1705-95
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE04
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1236. 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 that 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 ``lawfully present`` in other benefit-
related contexts as well.
The interim final rule published September 6, 1996, amended DHS
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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 72950]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: CIS No. 1792-96
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE51
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1237. 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 DHS 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 (CIS No.
1807-96)                        10/20/97                    62 FR 52346
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/07/98
Final Action                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1807-96; PL 104-208, title IV; and PL
104-193, title IV
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE58
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1615-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1238. 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
Department 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 (CIS No.
1823-96)                        07/14/00                    65 FR 43677
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      09/12/00
Final Rule                      06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS 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.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE72
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1239. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, CONTINUED VALIDITY OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS,
AND UNEXPIRED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR APPLICANTS MAINTAINING
NONIMMIGRANT H OR L STATUS
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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 DHS policy statements by incorporating them into the
Department's regulations; and 2) eliminated the requirement for
permission for overseas travel for adjustment applicants who are
maintaining H-1 or L nonimmigrant status. The Department is 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 Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1881-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE96
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA12
[[Page 72951]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1240. 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, NPRM.
Final, Statutory, February 22, 1998, Final.
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 a
DHS-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
November 17, 1997, 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
prior to issuance of final regulations.
The proposed rule for the Verification of Eligibility for Public
Benefits was published on August 4, 1998, 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 two-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 (CIS No. 1902-98)          08/04/98                    63 FR 41662
NPRM Comment Period End         10/05/98
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
1902-98)                        03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: CIS No. 1902-98 should be referenced for any
inquiries concerning this rulemaking action.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE99
Agency Contact: Phillip Busch, Senior Counsel, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 6100, Office
of General Counsel, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
1241. FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS FOR IMMIGRATION
BENEFITS; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR FINGERPRINTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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 DHS Office, a
State, or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States consular
or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by the
Department; and requiring confirmation from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation 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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: CIS No. 1891-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF03
Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Staff Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Room
980, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-9475
RIN: 1615-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________
1242. 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 to 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
[[Page 72952]]
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 DHS
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 (CIS No. 1915-98)          11/24/98                    63 FR 64895
NPRM Comment Period End (CIS No.
1915-98)                        01/25/99
Interim Rule (CIS No. 1915-98)  05/21/99                    64 FR 27856
Interim Rule Comment Period End 07/20/99
Final Rule                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1915-98
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF14
Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations,
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663
RIN: 1615-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1243. 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, Other.
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 Corrections  03/22/99                    64 FR 13881
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/22/99
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/20/99
Final Rule                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1976-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF39
Agency Contact: Thea Lea, Attorney, Department of Homeland Security,
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Refugee and Asylum
Branch, Office of General Counsel, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Executive Office for
Immigration Review, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Suite 2400, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5106 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1615-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1244. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY ON PUBLIC CHARGE GROUNDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1183; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 237
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations to establish clear
standards governing a determination that an alien is admissible or
ineligible to adjust status, or has become deportable, on public charge
grounds. This rule is necessary to alleviate growing public confusion
over the meaning of the currently undefined term public charge in
immigration law and its relationship to the receipt of Federal, State,
or local public benefits. By defining public charge, DHS seeks to
reduce the negative public health consequences generated by the
existing confusion and to provide aliens with better guidance as to the
types of public benefits that will and will not be considered in public
charge determinations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/26/99                    64 FR 28676
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/99
Final Rule                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1989-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF45
Agency Contact: Alice Smith, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-9353
RIN: 1615-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________
1245. APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS; ACCEPTABLE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
GUARANTY OF TRANSPORTATION
Priority: Other Significant
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. DHS
regulations require that sponsorship agreements be secured before an
applicant is granted admission as a refugee at a U.S. port-of-entry.
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
[[Page 72953]]
be admitted to the United States in refugee status. This rule amends
Department regulations by removing language that erroneously implies
that DHS 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 DHS
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                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1999-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF49
Agency Contact: Kathleen Thompson, Staff Officer, Office of
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 305-2756
RIN: 1615-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
1246. 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 two
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 May 16, 1991, 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 and addresses comments received in
response to the interim rule published on May 16, 1991.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              05/16/91                    56 FR 22635
Final Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Interim Rule for CIS No. 1423-91 published on
May 16, 1991.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF59
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
1247. REVOKING GRANTS OF NATURALIZATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1443
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 340
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the DHS regulations relating to
administrative revocation of naturalization by changing the burden of
proof the Department 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
DHS will only initiate revocation proceedings based on clear,
unequivocal, and convincing evidence, and that the burden of proof
remains with the Department 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 Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No.1858-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF63
Agency Contact: Michael Neifach, Attorney, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________
1248. 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 Department 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 the Compact
Countries who is immigrating to the United States. Without
clarification of the documentary requirements for an
[[Page 72954]]
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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2047-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF65
Agency Contact: Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1249. 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 Department 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 residents 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              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No.2042-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF71
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1615-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1250. 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 at section 203 to
provide national interest waivers to alien physicians agreeing to
practice five years in designated medically underserved areas or at
Veterans Affairs facilities. The Department proposes an amendment to 8
CFR 204 and 245 in order to implement the new statutory provisions. DHS
issued an interim regulation so that applicants may begin to take
advantage of the new provisions.
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 Action                    05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2048-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF75
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
1251. PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE H-1C NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION
UNDER PUBLIC LAW 106-95
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department'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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 72955]]
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2050-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF76
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1615-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________
1252. WAIVING THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED
NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS
Priority: Other Significant
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. This rule
amends Department 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                    12/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No.2060-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF80
Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Staff Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Room
980, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-9475
RIN: 1615-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
1253. ADDING ACTUARIES AND PLANT PATHOLOGISTS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE
TRADE AGREEMENT
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 214.6
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 United States 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                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2068-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF85
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
1254. 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 final rule amends Department 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 final 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              01/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No.2076-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF90
Agency Contact: Kellie LeClair, Staff Officer, Business Process Re-
engineering, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 980, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-9919
RIN: 1615-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
1255. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE; TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Priority: Other Significant
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
[[Page 72956]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department 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 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 Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2078-00; This rulemaking supersedes RIN
1615-AA85
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF91
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
1256. ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING DEFINITIONS
Priority: Other Significant
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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2092-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF92
Agency Contact: Rebecca Story, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
Fax: 202 514-0455
RIN: 1615-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________
1257. 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
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule amends regulations of the Department of
Homeland Security to provide an exception from the general prohibition
against approval of immigration benefits based upon a marriage entered
into during removal proceedings. The rule creates a good faith
exception to the prohibition. This final rule completes the regulatory
implementation of the Immigration Act of 1990.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              06/20/91                    56 FR 28311
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/20/91
Final Action                    05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: See CIS No. 1419-91
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF94
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA42
[[Page 72957]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1258. ACADEMIC HONORARIUM FOR B NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 105-277; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DHS 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2100-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF97
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
1259. 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, Final.
Abstract: This rule implements title I of the Child Citizenship Act of
2000, Public Law 106-395. First, it amends DHS 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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2101-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF98
Agency Contact: Lori Pietropaoli, Branch Chief, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Business and
Re-engineering Branch, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0539
RIN: 1615-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
1260. ALLOWING FOR THE FILING OF FORM I-140 VISA PETITION CONCURRENTLY
WITH A FORM I-485 APPLICATION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This rule amends DHS
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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2104-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG00
Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA46
[[Page 72958]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1261. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA FOR FOURTH PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT-BASED
BROADCASTERS
Priority: Other Significant
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 final rule amends Department 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2106-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG01
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
1262. ESTABLISHING PREMIUM PROCESSING SERVICE FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule changes Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
regulations to establish premium processing service for certain
employment-based petitions and applications. If an individual pays a
fee for premium processing service, DHS 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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2108-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG03
Agency Contact: Cindy Keiss, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 10th
Floor, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2300
RIN: 1615-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________
1263. 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 Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) 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 the LIFE Act
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 the LIFE Act also states that an alien who has become
eligible for benefits under NACARA/HRIFA as a result of the enactment
of the LIFE Act 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                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2113-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG05
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
[[Page 72959]]
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
1264. 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 final rule (CIS 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 a
person admitted for lawful residence. This rule establishes procedures
for a one-year application period to allow CSS, LULAC, and Zambrano
class applicants to apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful
permanent residence.
CIS No. 2145-01 amends the Department'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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule (CIS 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 (CIS No. 2115-01)  06/04/02                    67 FR 38341
Final Action Effective          06/04/02
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
2145) Family Unity Benefits     01/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2115-01
CIS No. 2145-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG06
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1265. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAWFUL PERMANENT
RESIDENTS; V CLASSIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
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 Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2117-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG08
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________
1266. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN SYRIAN NATIONALS GRANTED ASYLUM
IN THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; 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
[[Page 72960]]
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
final rule discusses eligibility and sets forth application procedures
for persons wishing to adjust status on the basis of Public Law 106-
378. The Department issued this action as an interim rule because
Public Law 106-378 provided for a one-year application period, which
ended on October 26, 2001. Publication of the interim final rule
ensured that applicants were provided with as much time as possible to
apply for the benefits under Public Law 106-378. The Department is now
circulating 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG13
Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: michael.valverde@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
1267. 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 to 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 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
Department of Homeland Security 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                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: CIS No. 2132-01; AG Order No. 2554-2002
There is a related rulemaking, CIS No. 2170-01, the new U nonimmigrant
status (RIN 1615-AA67).
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG19
Agency Contact: Laura M. Dawkins, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: laura.dawkins@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
1268. LIMITING THE PERIOD OF ADMISSION FOR B NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 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 one year to six 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 Deprtment's authority under sections 214(a) and 248 of the
Immigration and Nationality 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 2176-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG43
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
RIN: 1615-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
1269. 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
[[Page 72961]]
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 Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2177-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG44
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________
1270. CHANGE IN BUSINESS PRACTICES; ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENTS OF FEES BY
CREDIT CARD AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS WHERE POSSIBLE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 98-369; 31 USC 3720
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103.7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to expand
the acceptance of credit cards and other electronic means to collect
fees from the public. DHS currently accepts fees at seven locations in
three of its 33 districts. DHS proposes to implement credit card
acceptance at 16 of these districts. The intended benefit is two-fold:
to provide the Department 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              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2181-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG48
Agency Contact: Georgia Mayers, Chief of Cash Management, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Room
6034, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1200
RIN: 1615-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________
1271. ADDING AND REMOVING INSTITUTIONS TO AND FROM THE LIST OF
RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS OF RESEARCH
Priority: Other Significant
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 DHS 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                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2131-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG52
Agency Contact: Gerard Casale, Senior Adjudications Officer, Department
of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-0788
RIN: 1615-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________
1272. 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 final rule amends Department regulations by
eliminating the current provision allowing a nonimmigrant visitor for
business or pleasure to enroll in a DHS--approved school without first
obtaining approval of a change of nonimmigrant status request from the
Department. The amendment will ensure that no B nonimmigrant is allowed
to begin taking classes until the Department 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                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2195-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG60
Agency Contact: Craig Howie, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3040, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
[[Page 72962]]
Phone: 202 616-7869
Fax: 202 514-0198
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Executive Office for
Immigration Review, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Suite 2400, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5106 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1615-AA73
_______________________________________________________________________
1273. RESTRUCTURING THE NONIMMIGRANT REGULATIONS
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: This interim regulation reorganizes the nonimmigrant
regulations. It divides existing 8 CFR 214 into several new CFR parts,
creating a new part for each major nonimmigrant classification. The
regulation does not make significant changes to the regulations, but
does rewrite and reorganize them to make them easier to read and
follow. In addition the regulation eliminates obsolete provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2218-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG62
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________
1274. WAIVERS FOR NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER SECTION 212(D)(3)(A) OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 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 DHS by the Department of State
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 DHS' rules are consistent
with long-standing agency practices.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2200-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG63
Agency Contact: Mark Rouse, Assistant Director, Office of
Adjudications, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________
1275. 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 DHS 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
Department. Third, 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 a DHS--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              01/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2204-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG74
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Assistant Director, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA78
_______________________________________________________________________
1276. 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; . . .
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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 Secretary of the Department Homeland Security (DHS) 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 DHS 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              06/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2191-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG77
Agency Contact: Kellie LeClair, Staff Officer, Business Process Re-
engineering, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 980, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-9919
RIN: 1615-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________
1277. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ON APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS FOR IMMIGRATION
AND NATURALIZATION BENEFITS
Priority: Other Significant
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, Other.
Abstract: This rule amends DHS regulations concerning the acceptance of
electronic signatures on applications and petitions for immigration and
naturalization benefits. The change is necessary to allow the
Department to begin accepting electronically filed applications and
petitions as required by law. By accepting electronically filed
applications and petitions, the Department expects to streamline its
information collection process, improve customer service, and move
towards fulfilling the mandates of the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              04/29/03                    68 FR 23009
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/29/03
Final Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2224-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG79
Agency Contact: Tracy Renaud, Branch Cheif, Office of Quality Assurance
and Performance, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 1000, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC
20007
Phone: 202 514-1229
Email: tracy.renaud@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________
1278. WITHHOLDING OF ADJUDICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 552; 8 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1304; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1421; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 1447; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 310; 8 CFR 335; 8 CFR 336
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation expands the situations where a director can
withhold the adjudication of an application or petition. The director
may withhold adjudication at six-month increments while there is an
ongoing investigation relating to that application or petition. Any
regulatory deadlines will be tolled while adjudication is withheld. The
director will give notice of withholding to the petitioner or applicant
if it will not prejudice the investigation. The Department is now
conducting security checks on all applicants and petitions, so this
rule is necessary to ensure that immigration benefits are not granted
while there is an ongoing investigation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2234-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG86
Agency Contact: Rebecca J. Roles, Associate General Counsel, Department
of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Room 6109, Office of General Counsel, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7976
Fax: 202 514-0455
Email: rebecca.j.roles@usdoj.gov
RIN: 1615-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________
1279. VALIDITY PERIOD OF APPROVED FORM I-600A, APPLICATION FOR ADVANCED
PROCESSING OF ORPHAN PETITION
Priority: Other Significant
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 1644
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the relevant regulations of the Department
by establishing procedures to allow for the extension of the validity
period of the Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan
Petition. This rule is necessary to ensure that prospective adoptive
parents are provided an adequate period of time in which to identify an
orphan for inter-country adoption.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              06/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      08/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2230-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG88
Agency Contact: Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA87
_______________________________________________________________________
1280. IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PETITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT
CREATION ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 299
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March 2, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This rule proposes amendments to the regulations of the
Department of Homeland Security to implement changes made by the 21st
Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization of 2001.
This legislation made various changes to the EB-5 Alien immigrant
classification. This rule is being issued as an interim rule to comply
with the statutory requirement that implementing regulations be issued
by the Department within 120 days of enactment, and to ensure that the
Department's regulations are consistent with the new legislation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2253-03; Regulatory actions announced
in 1115-AF27 are merged with this rulemaking.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG93
Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________
1281. CERTAIN BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALIENS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 205
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule amends the relevant regulations of
the Department by implementing the provisions of the Child Status
Protection Act, Public Law 107-208. This rule is necessary to ensure
that the age-out protections afforded to certain alien beneficiaries in
the Child Status Protection Act are codified.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2265-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG99
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA93
_______________________________________________________________________
1282. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGE OUT PROTECTIONS AFFORDED UNDER THE CHILD
STATUS PROTECTION ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC
1154; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 205
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department will promulgate an interim final rule that
amends regulations contained in title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations to implement certain provisions of the Child Status
Protection Act (Pub. L. 107-288). The rule will ensure that the age-out
protections afforded to certain alien beneficiaries in the Child Status
Protection Act are codified.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AH01
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________
1283. ELIMINATING THE NUMERICAL CAP ON MEXICAN TN NONIMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule eliminates the 5,500 annual limit on the number of
Mexican
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professional admissions under the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA). It also eliminates the associated requirement of a petition on
Form I-129 and the certified labor condition application. Rather than
submit a petition to DHS, aliens seeking TN classification will apply
for a TN visa from the State Department. This rule brings the treatment
of Mexican TNs under NAFTA closer to that of Canadian TNs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2266-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AH02
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________
1284. FILING OF PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNATION AS A REGIONAL CENTER APPROVED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
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, Office of Adjudication, to the Texas
and California DHS 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              04/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1944-98
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF27
Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AB00
_______________________________________________________________________
1285. [bull] APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION BY ALTERNATIVE APPLICATION
IF CITIZEN PARENT HAS DIED
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-273; 21st Century Department of Justice
Appropriations Authorization Act
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 320; 8 CFR 322; 8 CFR 499
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: One of the changes made by Public Law 107-273 is the addition
of the U.S. citizen grandparents and U.S. citizen of legal guardians as
eligible to apply for citizenship on behalf of a child born and
residing outside the United States pursuant to the Immigration and
Nationality Act, section 322. This rule amends DHS regulations to
authorize an alternative applicant to file an application for
citizenship on behalf of a foreign-born child if the United States
citizen parent has died.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2289-03
Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Staff Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Room
980, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-9475
RIN: 1615-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________
1286. [bull] SUNSET OF ADDITIONAL $1,000 FILING FEE AND RETURN TO 65,000
ANNUAL LIMIT ON H-1B NONIMMIGRANT PETITION APPROVALS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101 to 1103;
8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC
1281; 8 USC 1282; 8 USC 1301 to 1305; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1372; PL 105-
277; PL 106-311; PL 106-313; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act,
Public Law 105-277, temporarily increased the number of temporary
skilled personnel admitted to the United States under the H-1B program,
and imposed an additional fee for petitioning employers. The increase
in temporary workers and additional fee sunset on October 1, 2003.
Accordingly, this final rule amends DHS regulations by removing
references to the additional filing fee for certain H-1B nonimmigrant
petitions. This final rule also removes language related to the annual
H-1B numerical limit.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2286-03
Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425
I Street NW., Washingon, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-3157
Email: kevin.cummings@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB10
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1287. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BORDER COMMUTER STUDENT ACT OF 2002
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8
USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements recent legislation creating new visa
classifications applicable to part-time students who commute across the
border. Previously, DHS created an option for F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant
students to enroll in a reduced courseload if the nonimmigrant
maintained residence in their home country of Mexico or Canada and
commuted to schools within five miles of the border. These special F-1
and M-1 nonimmigrants were required to pursue a full course of study
albeit at part-time enrollment. This rule has been drafted to effect
Congressional legislation that created new visa classifications, F-3
and M-3, for border commuter student nonimmigrants. The F-3 and M-3
visa categories replace the option of reduced courseload for border
commuter students within the F-1 and M-1 visa categories. When this
rule is made effective, any student wishing to enroll in a reduced
courseload for purposes of commuting must obtain an F-3 or an M-3 visa
accordingly. These students, however, will not be required to pursue a
full course of study. The F-3 and M-3 visa holders will be tracked in
the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System administered by DHS
and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2290-03
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________
1288. [bull] REQUIRING COMPLETION OF SECURITY CHECKS BEFORE ISSUANCE OF
EVIDENCE OF ALIEN REGISTRATION
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1303 to 1305; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 264
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends Department of Homeland Security
regulations relating to the issuance of evidence of alien registration.
Under the amended rule, the Department will not issue evidence of an
alien's registration under sections 262 and 264 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act until the Department has completed all appropriate
security checks. This rule is necessary to minimize the risk that
aliens who may present threats to the public safety or national
security may escape detection and removal from the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2291-03
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AB12
_______________________________________________________________________
1289. [bull] CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN SCIENTISTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND THE BALTIC STATES AS
EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRANTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 1154
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 (SSIA) provided
for 750 visas to be provided to eligible scientists and engineers from
the former Soviet Union. This Program expired on October 24, 1996.
Recent legislation extended the eligibility deadline for filling under
the SSIA to September 30 2006, and raised the numerical limit on these
visas from 750 to 950. It also required DHS to consult with the
Department of State and other agencies regarding previous experiences
with the program and their recommendations for making the program more
effective. This rule improves administration of the program by
requiring each applicant to submit a statement signed by the State
Department's Bureau of Nonproliferation (Bureau) regarding his or her
qualifications. Because the Bureau has been in close contact with this
group of scientists and with the organizations that have employed them
for a number of years, the Bureau is in a better position than DHS to
assess the individual applicant's qualifications. Accordingly, this
signed statement will be submitted for the evidence of qualifications
previously required under the program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2277-03
Agency Contact: Efren Hernandez, Director, Business and Trade Branch,
Adjudications Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
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Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________
1290. [bull] PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE O AND P NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends the regulations of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) to enable certain petitioners to file O and P
nonimmigrant petitions up to one year prior to the petitioners' need
for the alien's services. Petitioners frequently plan for an event or
performance more than one year in advance when seeking O and/or P
nonimmigrant workers for employment in the United States. By extending
the filing time requirement for O and P petitions from the current six
months to one year, DHS hopes to provide relief and assurance to
petitioners that, if approvable, such petitions will be approved prior
to the date of the petitioners' need for the alien's services.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Current filing times combined with processing
times often result in an O or P petition being adjudicated at the same
time or later than the date of the petitioner's stated need for the
alien. This creates a hardship for employers who are seeking to hire
the alien based on a scheduled performance, competition, or event, and
who may have booked a venue and sold advance tickets. If the petition
is not approved by the time of the petitioner's stated need, the
petitioner may be required to cancel a scheduled event or performance,
may lose funds advanced for booking a venue, and may also be liable for
the costs associated with ticket refunds. Since an O or P employer may
plan for the competition, event, or performance more than one year in
advance, DHS has determined that extending the filing time will provide
relief to many such employers.
Although this rule may have an impact on small entities, the rule has
been drafted in a way to minimize the economic impact that it has on
small business while meeting its intended objective. This rule will
ensure that certain O and P nonimmigrant petitions are adjudicated well
in advance of the date of the employers' stated need, and thus prevent
employers from having to cancel an event, competition, or performance
either because the petition was denied at the last minute, or because
the petition was not adjudicated in advance of the need. Employers will
be less likely to lose booking costs or have to issue refunds if they
receive a decision on the petition well in advance of the event,
competition, or performance. Extending the time requirements for the
filing of O and P petitions will provide immediate relief to affected
United States employers, and any economic impact on small entities is
likely to be positive.
Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425
I Street NW., Washingon, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-3157
Email: kevin.cummings@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB17
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1291. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER CHANGES
TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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, Final.
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
Department is conducting this review in conjunction with IIRIRA
implementation. The proposed rulemaking published February 12, 1998,
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 April 3, 1998. The Department is analyzing
the comments and taking into consideration issues raised by the Alien
Registration Form (I-551) program. It should be noted that 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.
CIS No. 1947-98, Interim Rule published February 9, 1999 (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.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (CIS No. 1399 Comment
Period End 12/23/93)            11/23/93                    58 FR 61846
NPRM (CIS No. 1339S Comment
Period End 07/24/95)            06/22/95                    60 FR 32472
[[Page 72968]]
Notice (CIS No. 1713
Applications Due 01/29/96)      11/30/95                    60 FR 61630
Appl. Extension Through 3/8/96;
Notice Pilot Demonstration
Program (CIS No. 1713)          02/06/96                     61 FR 4378
Final Rule (CIS No. 1399E)      09/04/96                    61 FR 46534
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
1818)                           09/30/97                    62 FR 51001
NPRM (CIS No. 1890-97 Comment
Period End 04/03/98)            02/02/98                     63 FR 5287
Final Rule                      12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
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.
CIS No. 1890-97; PL 104-208, title 4.
CIS Nos. 1399 and 1399S-94, Control of Employment of Aliens,
Supplemental Rule; Action for CIS Nos. 1399 and 1399S is canceled as a
result of IIRIRA requirements.
CIS No. 1399E is an extracted portion of CIS No. 1399, published
separately to allow for the production of a new, more secure Employment
Authorization Document.
CIS No. 1713-95, Demonstration Project for Electronic I-9.
Interim Rule CIS No. 1818 was published on September 30, 1997, at 62 FR
51001 to maintain the status quo as much as possible until CIS
completes the more comprehensive document reduction initiative
designated by CIS No. 1890-97.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AB73
Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
RIN: 1615-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1292. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS NOTICES
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 implement provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act as established by section 302 of the Immigration Act of
1990, Public Law 101-649, which allow for the establishment and
implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Currently,
nationals of countries have been accorded TPS through the publication
of separate Federal Register Notices.
Current regulatory actions include:
CIS No. 1608 provides for exceptions to deadlines for registering for
TPS and updates the application process.
CIS No. 1612 provides for the removal of obsolete TPS language.
CIS No. 2229 terminates TPS for Sierra Leone.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
TPS Final Rule (CIS No. 1612)
Removal of Obsolete Sections
Covering TPS for Salvadorans    09/10/96                    61 FR 47667
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1832-97)
Extension and Redesignation of
Liberia                         04/07/97                    62 FR 16608
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1853-97)
Extension and Termination of
Rwanda Eff. 06/07/97            06/19/97                    62 FR 33442
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1862-97)
Extension of Bosnia-Herzegovina 08/01/97                    62 FR 41420
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1863-97)
Extension of Somalia            08/01/97                    62 FR 41421
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1878-97) TPS
Designation of Montserrat       08/28/97                    62 FR 45685
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1775-96) TPS
Designation of Burundi          11/04/97                    62 FR 59735
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1780-97) TPS
Designation of Sudan            11/04/97                    62 FR 59737
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1877-97) TPS
Designation of Sierra Leone     11/04/97                    62 FR 59736
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1910-98)
Termination of Designation of
Liberia                         03/31/98                    63 FR 15437
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1929-98) TPS
Designation of Province         06/09/98                    63 FR 31527
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1945-98)
Extension of Designation of
Somalia                         09/28/98                    63 FR 51602
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1953-98)
Redesignation of Liberia        09/29/98                    63 FR 51958
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1957-98) TPS
Extension of Designation of
Burundi                         11/03/98                    63 FR 59334
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1958-98) TPS
Extension of Designation of
Sierra Leone                    11/03/98                    63 FR 59336
TPS Notice (CIS 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 (CIS No. 1964-98) TPS
Designation of Honduras         01/05/99                      64 FR 524
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1965-98) TPS
Designation of Nicaragua        01/05/99                      64 FR 526
[[Page 72969]]
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1960-98) TPS
Designation of Guinea-Bissau    03/11/99                    64 FR 12181
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1986-99) TPS
Extension and Redesignation of
the Province of Kosovo          06/08/99                    64 FR 30542
TPS Notice (CIS No. 1953-99)
Termination of TPS Designation
of Liberia                      07/30/99                    64 FR 41463
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2009-99)
Extension of the TPS
Registration Period for
Hondurans and Nicaraguans       08/06/99                    64 FR 42991
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2006-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina              08/11/99                    64 FR 43720
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2010-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Montserrat                      09/02/99                    64 FR 48190
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2015-99)
Extension of TPS Designation of
Somalia                         09/13/99                    64 FR 49511
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2022-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Burundi Under Temporary
Protected Status                11/09/99                    64 FR 61123
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2023-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Sudan Under the Temporary
Protected Stat                  11/09/99                    64 FR 61128
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2024-99)
Extension and Redesignation of
Sierra Leone Under Temporary
Protected S                     11/09/99                    64 FR 61125
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2043-00)
Extension and Termination of
Designation of Guinea-Bissau
Under TPS                       03/20/00                    65 FR 15016
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2044-00)
Designation of Angola Under TPS 03/29/00                    65 FR 16634
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2064-00)
Extension of Nicaragua
Designation                     05/11/00                    65 FR 30440
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2065-00)
Extension of Designation
Hondurans                       05/11/00                    65 FR 30438
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2066-00)
Termination of the Kosovo. . .  05/23/00                    65 FR 33356
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2064R-00)
Extension of Re-Registration for
Nicaraguans                     06/09/00                    65 FR 36729
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2065R-00)
Extension of Re-Registration for
Hondurans                       06/09/00                    65 FR 36719
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2079-00)
Termination of Bosnia-
Herzegovina                     08/30/00                    65 FR 52789
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2087-00)
Extension of Designation of
Montserrat Under Temporary
Protected Status                10/02/00                    65 FR 58806
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2094-00)
Extension of Designation of
Sudan                           11/09/00                    65 FR 67407
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2095-00)
Extension of Designation of
Sierra Leone                    11/09/00                    65 FR 67405
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2096-00)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi                         11/09/00                    65 FR 67404
Correction TPS Notice (CIS
No.2090-00) Extension of
Designation of Somalia          12/08/00                    65 FR 69789
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2125-01)
Designation of El Salvador      03/09/01                    66 FR 14214
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2114-01)
Extension and Redesignation of
Angola                          04/05/01                    66 FR 18111
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2135-01)
Extension of Designation of
Honduras under TPS              05/08/01                    66 FR 23269
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2136-01)
Extension of Designation of
Nicaragua under TPS             05/08/01                    66 FR 23271
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2148-01)
Auto. Ext. of Work Authorization
for Hondurans & Nicaraguans
Under TPS                       07/03/01                    66 FR 35270
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2146-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Montserrat under TPS            08/03/01                    66 FR 40834
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2162-01)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi under TPS               08/31/01                    66 FR 46027
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2163-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Sierra Leone under TPS          08/31/01                    66 FR 46029
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2164-01)
Extension of Designation of
Sudan under TPS                 08/31/01                    66 FR 46031
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2151-01)
Extension of Redesignation of
Somalia under TPS               09/04/01                    66 FR 46288
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2114-01)
Extension of the Designation of
Angola under TPS                02/01/02                     67 FR 4997
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2196-02)
Extension of Designation of
Nicaragua under TPS             05/03/02                    67 FR 22450
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2197-02)
Extension of the Designation
Honduras under TPS              05/03/02                    67 FR 22451
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2212-02)
Extension of Designation of El
Salvador under TPS              07/11/02                    67 FR 46000
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2209-02)
Extension of Designation of
Montserrat                      07/17/02                    67 FR 47002
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2209-02)
Extension of Designation of
Montserrat under TPS            07/17/02                    67 FR 47002
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2215-02)
Extension of Desgination of
Somalia                         07/26/02                    67 FR 48950
TPS Notice (CIS 2226-02)
Extension of the Designation of
Sudan under TPS                 08/30/02                    67 FR 55877
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2225-02)
Extension of Designation of
Burundi under TPS               08/30/02                    67 FR 55875
[[Page 72970]]
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2235-02)
Designation of Liberia under TPS10/01/02                    67 FR 61664
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2237-02)
Extension of TPS for Sierra
Leone                           10/31/02                    67 FR 66423
TPS Notice (CIS No. 2229-02)
Extension of Designation of
Angola under TPS                01/27/03                     68 FR 3896
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Secretary may designate other countries for
TPS.
CIS Nos. 1608, 1612, 1832-97, 1853-97 and 1877-97.
CIS No. 1608 issued as an interim final rule on 11/5/93 at 58 FR 58935
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE26
Agency Contact: Elizabeth N. Lee, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: elizabeth.n.lee@dhs.gov
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Executive Office for
Immigration Review, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Suite 2400, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5106 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1615-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1293. 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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Re CIS No. 1817-96; PL 104-208, title 4
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE67
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek, Attorney, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1294. LIMITING LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS
OF PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
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                      12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1819-96 and Public Law 104-208, title
IV
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE70
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek, Attorney, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1295. INTERIM DESIGNATION OF ACCEPTABLE RECEIPTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324a; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) made several amendments to the employment
eligibility verification provisions of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA). An interim final rule implementing some of these amendments
was issued on September 30, 1997. This rule included amendments to the
``Receipt Rule,'' which permits employees to present a ``Receipt'' in
lieu of a document listed on the Employment Eligibility Verification
form (Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification).
This interim final rule was necessary to facilitate employer and
employee compliance with the regulations. The rule revised the amount
of time a receipt remains valid where the employee presents a form I-
94, Arrival-Departure Record, marked with a temporary I-551 stamp and
containing a photograph of the bearer. Where the employee presents a
form I-94 marked with a refugee admission stamp, the rule adds form I-
688B to the list of documents that the employee can present at the end
of the receipt validity period.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/09/99                     64 FR 6187
[[Page 72971]]
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/12/99
Final Action                    12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1947-98.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF42
Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski Kleczek, Attorney, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1615-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________
1296. ADOPTION OF SIBLINGS, ADOPTED ALIEN CHILDREN LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF
AGE CONSIDERED A ``CHILD''
Priority: Other Significant
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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2110-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG04
Agency Contact: Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
1297. K NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION; LEGAL IMMIGRATION FAMILY EQUITY ACT
(LIFE)
Priority: Other Significant
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, Final.
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 DHS
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                    12/00/04
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. CIS No. 2127-01.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG12
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1615-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________
1298. AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND
PRIVACY ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 552; 8 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1201; 8 USC 1252
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This revised regulation is necessary to include the
provisions of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (EFOIA)
Amendments of 1996. The EFOIA requires that we maintain, and provide to
the public, a record in either paper or electronic format and maintain
an electronic reading room. It further updates the timing of responses
to requests by extending the response time from 10 to 20 working days.
This regulation reflects current procedures for the public to request
and obtain access to the Department of Homeland Security records
through the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act. It is being
updated to include the handling of requests referred from another
agency to ensure that requesters are not penalized by waiting in
another agency's backlog.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No.1942-98
Transferred from RIN 1680-AA00
Agency Contact: Mildred Carter, FOIA/PA Program Specialist, Department
of Homeland Security, Files and Forms Management, 425 I Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1722
RIN: 1615-AB18
[[Page 72972]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1299. 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, Other.
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 United
States 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 Secretary.
The Department published an interim rule (CIS No. 1879-97) to address
shortages in the occupations of nursing and occupational therapy on
October 14, 1998. In addition, DHS 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 (CIS No.
1979-99) was published under RIN 1115-AF43 and now is consolidated with
this Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations entry. A third interim rule
(CIS No. 2089-00) was published on January 16, 2001, to address
certification requirements for Speech Language Pathologists,
Audiologists, Medical Technologists, and Physician Assistants. The
Department also published a related rule in response to the passage of
the NRDAA, (CIS No. 2050-00). In the rule, DHS announced that it would
continue to waive the certification requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses, pending the promulgation of new regulations implementing the
certification requirements for section 343.
On October 11, 2002, the Department published a proposed rule (CIS
No.2080-02) 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 and listing approved
English language tests and requisite scores. The Department will
publish a final rule implementing the proposals and taking into account
the comments received in response to the October 11, 2002, proposed
rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
1879)                           10/14/98                    63 FR 55007
Interim Final Rule Effective
(CIS No. 1879)                  12/14/98
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End (CIS No. 1879)       02/11/99
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
1979-99)                        04/30/99                    64 FR 23174
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End (CIS No. 1979-99)    06/29/99
Interim Final Rule Effective
(CIS No. 1979-99)               06/29/99
Interim Final Rule (CIS No.
2089-00)                        01/16/01                     66 FR 3440
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/19/01
Interim Final Rule Effective
(CIS No. 2089-00)               03/19/01
NPRM (CIS No. 2080-02)          10/11/02                    67 FR 63313
Final Action                    07/25/03                    68 FR 43901
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AE73
Agency Contact: Molly Johnson, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
RIN: 1615-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1300. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES: Q-2 IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND
TRAINING PROGRAM VISITOR
Priority: Other Significant
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
Final Action                    06/12/03                    68 FR 35151
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2000-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF51
Agency Contact: Donna Crump, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
RIN: 1615-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1301. CLARIFICATION OF PAROLE AUTHORITY
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
Legal Deadline: None
[[Page 72973]]
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations concerning the
authority to grant the parole of aliens from DHS custody by
specifically identifying the scope of that authority to include the
Secretary. This action is being taken to clarify which individuals are
authorized by the Secretary to grant parole from DHS 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                    06/13/03                    68 FR 35273
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2004-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF53
Agency Contact: Kenneth Leutbecker, Director, Parole and Humanitarian
Assistance Branch, Office of International Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Attn:
ULLICO Building, Third Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670
RIN: 1615-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1302. EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F AND J
NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA30    10/29/03
RIN: 1615-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1303. REQUIRING RECERTIFICATION OF ALL SERVICE-APPROVED SCHOOLS FOR
ENROLLMENT IN THE STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM
(SEVIS)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA31    10/29/03
RIN: 1615-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
1304. REDUCED COURSE LOAD FOR CERTAIN F AND M NONIMMIGRANT STUDENTS AT
BORDER COMMUNITIES
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA32    10/29/03
RIN: 1615-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________
1305. DENIAL AND REVOCATION FOR APPROVAL OF SCHOOL FOR ATTENDANCE BY
NONIMMIGRANT STUDENTS
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA33    10/29/03
RIN: 1615-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________
1306. READJUSTMENT OF IMMIGRATION BENEFIT APPLICATION FEES
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: On January 24, 2003, the Department published an interim
final rule in the Federal Register adjusting the immigration benefit
application fee schedule by subtracting the applicable amount of
surcharges used for asylum and refugee services, fee exemptions and fee
waivers. The Department was required to take that action under
provisions of section 457 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public
Law 107-296. However, Congress has now repealed that section in the
Homeland Security Act Amendments of 2003. Accordingly, this rule
readjusts the immigration benefit application fee schedule to the
levels that existed prior to January 24, 2003. Fees collected from
persons filing immigration benefit applications are deposited into the
Immigration Examinations Fee Account and recover the cost of processing
immigration benefit applications and associated administrative costs
and the costs of asylum applications pursuant to law. Federal
guidelines require the Department to establish and collect fees to
recover the full costs of processing immigration benefit applications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/27/03                     68 FR 8989
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/27/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/28/03
Withdrawn                       09/02/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2260-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AH00
Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Office of Budget, Chief, Immigration
Services Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Room 5307, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 514-3410
RIN: 1615-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________
1307. 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 Department of Homeland
Security, 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 Immigration and
Nationality Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/14/96                    61 FR 30188
NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/96
Withdrawn                       08/08/03
[[Page 72974]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1732-95
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE17
Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3048
RIN: 1615-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________
1308. AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ON
THE BASIS OF SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR F-1 STUDENTS AND EMERGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1653-AA34    10/29/03
RIN: 1615-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________
1309. [bull] TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) NOTICES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Immigration and Nationality Act, sec 244; 8 USC 1254a
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Regulations implement provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act as established by section 302 of the Immigration Act of
1990, Public Law 101-649, which allow for the establishment and
implementation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Currently,
nationals of countries have been accorded TPS through the publication
of separate Federal Register notices.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice (CIS No. 2280-03)
Extension of the Designation of
Montserrat Under TPS            07/01/03                    68 FR 39106
Notice (CIS No. 2284-03)
Extension of the Designation of
Somalia Under TPS               07/21/03                    68 FR 43147
Notice (CIS No. 2292-03)
Extension of the Designation of
Sudan Under TPS                 09/03/03                    68 FR 52410
Notice (CIS No. 2294-03)
Termination of the Designation
of Sierra Leone Under TPS       09/03/03                    68 FR 52407
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2280-03
Agency Contact: Jonathan Mills, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425
I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: jonathan.mills@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB06
_______________________________________________________________________
1310. [bull] EXTENSION OF VALIDITY PERIOD OF APPROVED FORM I-600A,
APPLICATION FOR ADVANCE PROCESSING OF ORPHAN PETITIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
regulations governing the processing of applications and petitions
relating to the immigration of alien orphans. The amendment to the rule
establishes that the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services may, at his or her discretion, extend the validity
period for a decision approving an Application for Advanced Processing
of Orphan Petition (Form I-600A), either in an individual case or for
any case within a designated class of cases because of delays in
completing the adoption process due to public health concerns relating
to the incidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This
amendment will permit DHS to more readily accommodate prospective
adoptive parents who have been unable to comply with the requirement to
file a Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative (Form I-
600) within 18 months of the Form I-600A approval date.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              08/07/03                    68 FR 46925
Final Action                    08/07/03                    68 FR 46926
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2288-03
Agency Contact: Steven Heller, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Suite 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7435
Email: steve.heller@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB07
_______________________________________________________________________
1311. [bull] EXTENSION OF THE DESIGNATION OF BURUNDI UNDER TEMPORARY
PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Immigration and Nationality Act, sec 244; 8 USC 1254a
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This notice extends the Secretary of Homeland Security's
designation of Burundi for 12 months until November 2, 2004, and sets
forth procedures necessary for nationals of Burundi (or aliens having
no nationality who last habitually resided in Burundi) with TPS to
reregister and to apply for an extension of their employment
authorization documentation for the additional 12-month period.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice (CIS No. 2292-03)
Extension of the Designation of
Burundi Under TPS               09/03/03                    68 FR 52405
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 72975]]
Additional Information: CIS No. 2292-03
Agency Contact: Jonathan Mills, Adjudications Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 425
I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754
Email: jonathan.mills@dhs.gov
RIN: 1615-AB16
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
1312. CLAIMS PROCEDURES UNDER THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990 (CGD 91-035)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2713; 33 USC 2714
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 136
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking implements section 1013 (Claims Procedures)
and section 1014 (Designation of Source and Advertisement) of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. The interim rule provides the requirements for
the filing of claims for uncompensated removal costs or damages
resulting from the discharge of oil, for the designation of the sources
of the discharge, and for the advertisement of where claims are to be
filed. The interim rule also included the processing of natural
resource damage (NRD) claims. The NRD claims, however, were not
processed until September 25, 1997, when the Department of Justice
issued an opinion that the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) is
available without further appropriation to pay trustee NRD claims under
the general claims provisions of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990,
33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4). Release of the more comprehensive notice of
proposed rulemaking has been delayed while the Coast Guard gained
experience on NRD claims, as well as other OPA damages. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              08/12/92                    57 FR 36314
Correction                      09/09/92                    57 FR 41104
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      12/10/92
NPRM                            07/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AD90
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Edward A. Blackadar Jr., Project Manager, National
Pollution Fund Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast
Guard, Suite 1000, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203-1804
Phone: 202 493-6843
RIN: 1625-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1313. POST CASUALTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING (USCG-2001-8773)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 105-383, sec 304
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will revise the requirements for chemical
testing following a serious marine incident. The revision will
establish procedures to ensure that alcohol testing be conducted within
two hours of a serious marine incident, as required by the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1998. The rule will also make additional minor
procedural changes to the part. This rule supports the Coast Guard
strategic goal of maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/28/03                     68 FR 9622
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/03
Notice of Public Meeting;
Reopening of Comment Period     08/25/03                    68 FR 50992
NPRM; Reopening of Comment
Period                          10/21/03                    68 FR 60073
Comment Period End              11/20/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG07
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Robert C. Schoening, Project Manager, G-MOA-1,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., 2100 Second Street SW, Room 2406, Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0684
Email: rschoening@comdt.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1314. STANDARDS FOR LIVING ORGANISMS IN SHIPS' BALLAST WATER DISCHARGED
IN U.S. WATERS (USCG-2001-10486)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4711
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would add a performance standard to 33 CFR
part 151, subpart D, for all ballast water treatment methods being used
as alternatives to midocean ballast water exchange. It supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and protection of
natural resources. This project is significant due to high interest
among several Federal and State agencies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           03/04/02                     67 FR 9632
ANPRM Comment Period End        06/03/02
NPRM                            09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 72976]]
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG21
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Dr. Richard Everett, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Operating &
Environmental Standards (G-MSO), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC
20593
Phone: 202 267-2243
RIN: 1625-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
1315. MARINE EVENTS: PERMIT PROCEDURES (USCG-2001-10713)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise Coast Guard procedures to expedite
approval of organized marine events conducted on the navigable waters
of the United States. These new procedures would establish general
permits with nationwide or regional applicability and would encourage
sponsors to submit information to the Coast Guard by electronic means.
These new procedures would reduce the paperwork burden on both the
public and the Coast Guard without adversely affecting vessel safety or
the environment in the event areas. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG26
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 1625-AA35
_______________________________________________________________________
1316. TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES: IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND ITS
APPROACHES; IN PUGET SOUND AND ITS APPROACHES; IN HARO STRAIT, BOUNDARY
PASS, AND IN THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA (USCG-2002-12702)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 167
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will propose amendments to the existing
traffic separation schemes (TSS): in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its
approaches; in Puget Sound and its approaches; in Haro Strait, Boundary
Pass, and in the Strait of Georgia. These amendments are approved by
the International Maritime Organization and have been validated by
several recent vessel routing studies. With the amendments in place,
commercial vessels would be routed farther offshore when entering or
departing the TSS, providing an extra margin of safety and
environmental protection in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
and adjacent waters. This rulemaking will incorporate the modified TSS
into the Code of Federal Regulations. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of safety and protecting the marine
environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/27/02                    67 FR 54981
NPRM Comment Period End         10/28/02
Supplemental NPRM               02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Based on comments received in response to the
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the agency has decided to develop
and publish a supplemental NPRM.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG45
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: George Detweiler, Project Manager G-MWV, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0574
RIN: 1625-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
1317. PROTECTION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS IN THE COAST GUARD (USCG-2002-13016)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 10 USC 1034
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 53
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend 33 CFR part 53 both by extending
coverage to uniformed members of the Coast Guard who make ``protected''
communications either to an organization within the Department within
which the Coast Guard is operating concerned with audit, inspection, or
law enforcement, or to any other person or organization (including any
person or organization in the chain of command) designated pursuant to
regulations to receive such communications, and by extending the nature
of protected communications to comprise complaints: (a) of violations
of statute or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment; (b) of unlawful
discrimination; and (c) of gross mismanagement. This project supports
the Coast Guard's five strategic goals of maritime safety and security,
protection of natural resources, maritime mobility, and national
defense.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG49
Agency Contact: LT Jason Krajewski, Project Manager, G-LGL, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0064
RIN: 1625-AA50
[[Page 72977]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1318. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION: LEASE FINANCING FOR VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE
COASTWISE TRADE; SECOND RULEMAKING (USCG-2003-14472)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 664; 31 USC 9701; 42 USC 9118; 46 USC 2103; 46
USC 2107; 46 USC 2110; 46 USC 12106; 46 USC 12120; 46 USC 12122; 46 USC
app 876
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 67
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend its regulations on
documentation, under the lease-financing provisions, of vessels engaged
in the coastwise trade. This rule's provisions would address several
issues. One concerns whether the Coast Guard should prohibit or
restrict the chartering back of a lease-financed vessel to the parent
of the vessel owner or to an affiliate or subsidiary of the parent. The
second concerns the question of whether applications for an endorsement
under the lease-financing provisions should be reviewed and approved by
an independent third party with expertise in vessel chartering. The
third concerns limitations on the grandfather provisions. These
proposals would amend the final rule (USCG-2001-8825) on vessel
documentation under lease financing. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG55
Agency Contact: Patricia Williams, Project Manager, NVDC, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation
Center, 792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419
Phone: 304 271-2506
RIN: 1625-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
1319. [bull] ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO NUMBERING OF VESSELS AND
REPORTING OF CASUALTIES (USCG-2003-14963)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701; 46 USC 2110; 46 USC 4302; 46 USC 4310; 46
USC 6101; 46 USC 6102; 46 USC 12301; 46 USC 12302; 46 USC 12502; PL
100-710; DHS Security Delegation No. 0170.1
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 173; 33 CFR 174; 33 CFR 181
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Coast Guard's rules on
States' numbering of undocumented vessels and on the reporting of
accidents. It would harmonize terminology governing the Standard
Numbering System, the Vessel Identification System, and the Casualty or
Accident Report to help us collect better data, process them more
efficiently, and use them more effectively to prevent boating
accidents. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of
maritime safety and maritime security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Jeanne Timmons, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 205930001
Phone: 202 267-0857
RIN: 1625-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________
1320. [bull] TERMS IMPOSED BY STATES ON NUMBERING OF VESSELS (USCG-2003-
15708)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12307
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 174, subpart B
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would expand the number of conditions that a
State may require in order for owners to obtain vessel numbering
certificates in that State. Current Federal statutes and regulations
limit these conditions to proof of ownership or payment of State or
local taxes. The proposed rule would allow any State to impose proof of
liability insurance as a condition for obtaining vessel numbering
certificates in that State. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Audrey Pickup, Project Manager, G-OPB-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0872
RIN: 1625-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________
1321. [bull] SAFETY ZONE FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO (CDG08-03-028)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 14 USC 85, 43 USC 1333
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 147
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes the establishment of a safety zone
around a petroleum and gas production facility in Green Canyon 645 of
the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico while the facility is
being constructed and after the construction is completed. The
construction site and facility need to be protected from vessels
operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways, and
placing a safety zone around this area would significantly reduce the
threat of allisions, oil spills and releases of
[[Page 72978]]
natural gas. The proposed rule would prohibit all vessels from entering
or remaining in the specified area around the facility's location
except for the following: an attending vessel; a vessel under 100 feet
in length overall not engaged in towing; or a vessel authorized by the
Eighth Coast Guard District Commander. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/26/03                    68 FR 55557
NPRM Comment Period End         11/25/03
Final Rule                      02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Kevin Lynn, Commander Eighth District, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans,
LA 70130
Phone: 504 589-6271
RIN: 1625-AA76
_______________________________________________________________________
1322. [bull] COMMERCIAL FISHING-INDUSTRY VESSELS (USCG-2003-16158)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4502 (a), (d)
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 28
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would add new and clarify existing rules for
commercial fishing vessels in 46 CFR part 28. It would also establish
rules on stability and watertight integrity for fishing vessels under
79 feet in length and institute regulations for the carriage of
immersion suits in seasonally cold waters. To improve crew preparedness
in case of an emergency, this project would also add requirements such
as mandatory logging of already required drills, providing evidence of
training, and ensuring that personnel required to be trained are
current in their training. The project would amend 46 CFR part 28 to
clarify and improve the consistency of the regulatory language so to
aid in vessels compliance with the existing rules. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Agency Contact: David Beach, Project Manager, G-MOC-3, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0505
RIN: 1625-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
1323. SAFETY AND SECURITY ZONE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1225; 33 USC 1226; 33 USC 1231; 33 USC 1233; 50
USC 191
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard uses these routine and frequent regulations
to establish control of access to areas to ensure the safety or
security of events, vessels, waterfront facilities, or individuals.
Many of these zones are of short duration, ranging from a few hours to
a few days, and all are geographically limited in area. Safety zones
are established for events such as fireworks displays, high speed
races, or the transit of dangerous cargoes such as explosives or
liquefied petroleum gas. Security zones are established for
Presidential or Vice Presidential visits, high profile events such as
the Olympics, controversial events such as transport of spent nuclear
fuel, and in response to the threat of terrorist attacks. Safety and
security zones are promulgated by Captains of the Port or District
Commanders. These routine and frequent rulemakings support the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of marine safety, mobility, maritime security,
and national defense. The total actions expected from November 1, 2003,
to October 31, 2004, are 300.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through   10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Routine and frequent rulemakings issued under
this RIN will have individual docket numbers.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AA97
Agency Contact: James McLeod, Project Manager, G-LRA, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-6233
Email: jmcleod@comdt.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1324. SPECIAL ANCHORAGE AREAS/ANCHORAGE GROUNDS REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 471; 33 USC 2030; 33 USC 2035; 33 USC 2071
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 110
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations are established where
maritime and commercial interests require them for safety of
navigation. Special anchorage areas are areas in which vessels of not
more than 65 feet may anchor without displaying the required lights or
sound signals. These special anchorage areas are limited
geographically, and depending upon the purpose, establish both long-
and short-term anchorages. Anchorage grounds are limited
geographically, delineate the types and size of vessel which may use
the anchorage, and may place time and other restrictions on its use.
Special anchorage areas and
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anchorage grounds are promulgated by District Commanders in response to
requests from appropriate officials. These routine and frequent
rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
The total actions expected from November 1, 2003, to October 31, 2004,
are 10.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through   10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Routine and frequent rulemakings issued under
this RIN will have individual docket numbers.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AA98
Agency Contact: Ed LaRue, Project Manager, G-MWV, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0416
Email: elarue@comdt.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1325. REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES (USCG-2000-6927)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 6101; 33 USC 1901 et seq
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151; 46 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would add to the definition of a reportable
marine casualty, ``significant harm to the environment.'' Some casualty
reporting requirements are extended to include foreign tank vessels
operating in U.S. waters, including the Exclusive Economic Zone. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection program's goal to reduce the consequence of pollution
incidents and further supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments            12/20/94                    59 FR 65522
Comment Period End              02/20/95
NPRM                            11/02/00                    65 FR 65808
Supplemental NPRM               07/12/01                    66 FR 36530
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End                             09/10/01
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AD98
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LCDR Charles Barbee, Project Manager, G-MOA-1,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1418
RIN: 1625-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1326. STATE ACCESS TO THE OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND (CGD 92-014)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2712
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 133
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, February 18, 1991, NPRM.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), this
action specifies how the authority to obligate the pollution trust fund
for oil spill response and cleanup efforts and to enter into agreements
with the States will be exercised. The Coast Guard is evaluating the
performance of the interim rule. This rulemaking supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of the protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Rule                    11/13/92                    57 FR 53968
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/11/93
Interim Rule                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: The rulemaking priority was downgraded from
Other Significant to Substantive Nonsignificant in the November 14,
1994 agenda. However, due to administrative error, the document
erroneously reflected Other Significant in subsequent agenda entries.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE19
Agency Contact: Allen R. Thuring, Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Suite
1000, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203-1804
Phone: 202 493-6801
RIN: 1625-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1327. HANDLING OF EXPLOSIVES OR OTHER DANGEROUS CARGOES WITHIN OR
CONTIGUOUS TO WATERFRONT FACILITIES (USCG-1998-4302)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 126
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking was intended to revise existing regulations
covering waterfront facilities that handle dangerous cargoes. The
present regulations are outdated and do not reflect improved safety
procedures and modern transportation methods, such as the use of
containers. Where appropriate, the regulations incorporate industry
standards regarding the handling of hazardous materials at waterfront
facilities. This project supports the Vice Commandant's workload
reduction initiative and also supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal
of maritime safety by reducing deaths and injuries in the maritime
industry.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           01/13/93                     58 FR 4127
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/13/93
NPRM                            10/29/98                    63 FR 57964
NPRM Comment Period End         12/28/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    01/12/99                     64 FR 1770
NPRM Comment Period End         03/01/99
Final Rule                      09/26/03                    68 FR 55436
Final Rule Effective (Except for
section 126.15(a)(3))           10/27/03
[[Page 72980]]
Final Rule for section
126.15(a)(3)                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: An independent study has been completed and
incorporated with comments from the public in the preparation of the
rulemaking. Old Docket Number CGD 92-026.
The notice of proposed rulemaking was published under the more
precisely descriptive title of Handling of Class I (Explosive)
Materials or Other Dangerous Cargoes Within or Contiguous to Waterfront
Facilities.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE22
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: CDR Mark Prescott, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0225
RIN: 1625-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1328. REGATTA AND MARINE PARADE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1233
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent special local regulations ensure
the safety of participants and spectators during regattas and marine
parades. The regulations or rules specify such controls as separate
participant and spectator areas, separation schemes for watercraft in
the area of the event, and temporary restrictions on waterways to
accommodate the event. These rules are short-term in nature, usually
applying to a single event not exceeding eight hours in duration, and
usually encompass only a small portion of a navigable waterway. These
rules are promulgated by District Commanders in response to a request
from an event-sponsoring organization. These routine and frequent
rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime
safety and maritime mobility of commercial and recreational vessel
traffic. The total actions expected from November 1, 2003, to October
31, 2004, are 35.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Action Will Continue Through    10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Routine and frequent rulemakings issued under
this RIN will have individual docket numbers.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE46
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 1625-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1329. DRAWBRIDGE REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 499
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 117
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations establish operating
schedules and notice requirements for drawbridges across navigable
waterways. Drawbridge regulations establish the permanent draw
operation schedules for bridges and specify what notice mariners must
give to request an opening. Short-term deviations from the permanent
schedule may be issued for bridge repairs or to test the effectiveness
of a proposed new opening schedule. Drawbridge regulations are
promulgated by District Commanders usually at the request of the bridge
owner or operator, or of local officials or local Coast Guard bridge
administration officials. These routine and frequent rulemakings
support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
maritime mobility of commercial and recreational vessel traffic. The
total actions expected from November 1, 2003, to October 31, 2004, are
150.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through   10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Routine and frequent rulemakings issued under
this RIN will have individual docket numbers.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE47
Agency Contact: Alesia Steinberger, Project Manager, G-OPT-1,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6215
RIN: 1625-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1330. LIMITED SERVICE DOMESTIC VOYAGE LOAD LINES FOR RIVER BARGES ON
LAKE MICHIGAN (USCG-1998-4623)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 51
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 45
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory project will allow certain unmanned dry cargo
river barges operating on Lake Michigan to be exempted from the normal
Great Lakes load line requirements. Instead, they may qualify for a
conditional load line exemption, or for a limited service domestic
voyage load line (depending on which Lake Michigan route). This
rulemaking pertains to two specific routes: Chicago to Milwaukee, and
Chicago to Muskegon. This will allow certain non-hazardous cargoes
originating at inland river ports to be transported as far as Milwaukee
and Muskegon by river barge, thereby benefiting from the relatively low
cost per ton-mile of river barge transportation. Compliance is not
mandatory other than for those river barge operators who voluntarily
seek to expand their operations onto these routes. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/02/98                    63 FR 58679
[[Page 72981]]
NPRM Comment Period Extended    12/28/98                    63 FR 71411
Comment Period End              01/04/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/04/99
Interim Final Rule              04/23/02                    67 FR 19685
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/23/02
Collection of Information
Sections Effective              06/20/02
Interim Final Rule-Announcement
of Effective Date of COI
Sections                        06/20/02                    67 FR 41847
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      10/23/02
Final Rule                      02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 95-015.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF38
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas Jordan, Project Manager, G-MSE-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-2988
RIN: 1625-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1331. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES (USCG-1998-3868)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1333(d)(1); 43 USC 1348(c); 43 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 140 to 147
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would revise the regulations on Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) activities to: add new requirements for fixed
OCS facilities for lifesaving, fire protection, training, hazardous
materials used as stores, and accommodation spaces; require foreign
vessels engaged in OCS activities to comply with requirements similar
to those imposed on U.S. vessels similarly engaged; and allow all
mobile inland drilling units to operate on the OCS out to a defined
boundary line if they meet requirements for lifesaving, firefighting,
and operations similar to those for fixed OCS facilities. This project
would affect the owners and operators of facilities and vessels engaged
in offshore activities associated with the exploration for, development
of, or production of the resources of the OCS. The preliminary estimate
of costs imposed by these amendments varies according to the unit. The
Coast Guard is consulting with the Minerals Management Service, part of
the Department of the Interior. It supports the Coast Guard's strategic
goal of marine safety and environmental protection.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments            06/27/95                    60 FR 33185
Comment Period End              09/25/95
NPRM                            12/07/99                    64 FR 68416
NPRM Correction                 02/22/00                     65 FR 8671
NPRM Comment Period Extended    03/16/00                    65 FR 14226
NPRM Comment Period Extended    06/30/00                    65 FR 40559
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/00
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The notice of request for comments published
June 27, 1995, was assigned Coast Guard docket number 95-016. Following
the request for comments, this docket was terminated. This project
continues under Docket No. USCG-1998-3868 and RIN 1625-AA18.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF39
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: James Magill, Project Manager, G-MSO-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1082
RIN: 1625-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1332. DEEPWATER PORTS (USCG-1998-3884)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1503
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 148 to 150
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard purposes to revise the regulations governing
deepwater ports, which are over 25 years old and which were written
before any such port existed. The rulemaking will update the
regulations with current technology and industry standards, and will
align them with regulations for other fixed offshore facilities. In
addition, the rulemaking recognizes the requirement of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002 that rules be issued as soon as
practicable for the application and issuance of deepwater port licenses
to natural gas facilities. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           08/29/97                    62 FR 45774
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/13/97
NPRM                            05/30/02                    67 FR 37920
NPRM Comment Period End         07/29/02
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    08/19/02                    67 FR 53764
Second NPRM Comment Period End  09/18/02
Interim Final Rule              12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: An advance notice of proposed rulemaking was
published under Docket Number USCG-1998-4441. This docket number is
replaced with USCG-1998-3884.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF63
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: CDR Mark Prescott, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
[[Page 72982]]
Phone: 202 267-0225
RIN: 1625-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________
1333. ANCHORAGE GROUND; SAFETY ZONE; SPEED LIMIT; TONGASS NARROWS AND
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (CGD-1799-002)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 471; 33 USC 1231; 33 USC 2071
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 162; 33 CFR 165; 33 CFR 110
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would grant an exemption from the present 7-
knot speed limit in Tongass Narrows, Alaska, for float plane take-off
and landing and vessels 23 feet in length or less. The geographic area
for the speed limit would be expanded. A safety zone used for cruise
ship anchorages would be redesignated as an anchorage area to reflect
actual usage of the area and transiting vessels would be required to
move quickly and directly through the anchorage, without rapid course
changes, to increase safety. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/25/99                    64 FR 14414
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/99
Interim Final Rule              06/02/99                    64 FR 29554
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      11/30/99
Interim Final Rule              04/07/00                    65 FR 18242
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      10/31/00
Notice to Reopen Comment Period 10/21/03                    68 FR 60034
Comment Period End              12/22/03
Final Rule                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AF81
Agency Contact: LT Milo Oritz, Project Manager, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2030 Sealevel Drive, Suite 203, Ketchikan,
AK 99901
Phone: 907 225-4496
RIN: 1625-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1334. VESSEL AND FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS FOR OIL: 2003 REMOVAL EQUIPMENT
REQUIREMENTS AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY REVISIONS (USCG-2001-8661)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 153; 33 CFR 154; 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will propose changes to the Vessel Response
Plans and Marine Transportation Facility Response Plans, and revise the
language in the Code of Federal Regulations concerning methods and
procedures for removing oil from coastal waters. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/11/02                    67 FR 63331
NPRM Comment Period Extended    11/19/02                    67 FR 69697
NPRM Comment Period End         01/09/03
NPRM Comment Period End         04/08/03
Final Rule                      06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG05
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Robert Pond, Project Manager, G-MOR-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6603
RIN: 1625-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1335. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION: LEASE FINANCING FOR VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE
COASTWISE TRADE (USCG-2001-8825)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12106; 46 USC 12120; 46 USC 12122
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 67
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the regulations on the
documentation of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade. It is a spin-
off of Vessel Documentation (USCG 1998-4784). These proposals address
statutory amendments eliminating certain barriers to seeking foreign
financing by lease for U.S. flag vessels. These proposals would clarify
the information needed to determine the eligibility of a vessel
financed in this manner for a coastwise endorsement. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/02/01                    66 FR 21902
NPRM Comment Period Extended to
09/04/2001                      05/29/01                    66 FR 34603
NPRM Comment Period End         07/02/01
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    12/14/01                    66 FR 64784
Reopened Comment Period End     01/28/02
Supplemental NPRM               08/09/02                    67 FR 51804
Second NPRM Comment Period End  10/08/02
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG08
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Patricia Williams, Project Manager, NVDC, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation
Center, 792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419
Phone: 304 271-2506
RIN: 1625-AA28
[[Page 72983]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1336. UPDATE OF RULES ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION AFFECTING BUOYS, SOUND
SIGNALS, INTERNATIONAL RULES AT SEA, COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES, AND
LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS (USCG-2001-10714)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 14 USC 81; 33 USC 1231; 43 USC 1333; 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 60-76
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise 33 CFR subchapter C-Aids to
Navigation, parts 60 through 76. In these parts, it would update
technical information concerning buoys, sound signals, international
rules at sea, communications procedures, and large navigational buoys.
It would also revise these parts using plain language. The proposed
changes would update the existing rules both to reflect current
practices and to make them easier to understand. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/14/03                    68 FR 25855
NPRM Comment Period End         08/12/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG25
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Daniel Andrusiak, Project Manager, G-OPN-2, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0327
RIN: 1625-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
1337. RATES FOR PILOTAGE ON THE GREAT LAKES (USCG-2002-11288)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 46 USC 9303(f)
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 401
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard conducts an annual review of the Great Lakes
Pilotage based on the ``Ratemaking Analyses and Methodology'' published
in the Federal Register on May 9, 1996. Depending on the results of
this review, the Coast Guard can make rate adjustments in accordance
with 46 CFR part 404, appendix A, step 7; or, if the director
determines that pilotage rates are within a reasonable range of their
target, make no adjustments. This rulemaking may take place annually.
It supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/23/03                     68 FR 3202
NPRM Comment Period Extended    02/14/03                     68 FR 7489
NPRM Comment Period Extended    04/01/03                    68 FR 15697
NPRM Correction                 04/01/03
Public Meeting (04/14)          04/01/03
NPRM Comment Period End         05/01/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG30
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas Lawler, Project Manager, G-MW-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1241
RIN: 1625-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
1338. NOTIFICATIONS OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE IN PORTS OR PLACES IN THE
UNITED STATES (USCG-2001-11865)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223(a)(5); 33 USC 1226; 33 USC 1231
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard needs to permanently amend its regulations
relating to the Notifications of Arrival (NOA) and Departure (NOD)
requirements in 33 CFR part 160 to ensure port safety, security, and
environmental protection as well as maintain the uninterrupted flow of
commerce. Subsequent to the terrorist attacks of September 2001, we
published an emergency temporary final rule (96-hour rule) amending the
NOA and NOD requirements for commercial vessels bound for or departing
from ports or places in the United States. The temporary final rule
terminated on March 31, 2003. In this final rule, most of the changes
introduced by the temporary final rule have been made permanent. This
rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime
safety, maritime security, protection of natural resources, and
maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/19/02                    67 FR 41659
NPRM Comment Period End         08/19/02
Final Rule                      02/28/03                     68 FR 9537
Final Rule Effective            04/01/03
Final Rule Partial Suspension   05/22/03                    68 FR 27907
Final Rule Correction           11/10/03                    68 FR 63735
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG35
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LTJG Kimberly Andersen, Project Manager, G-MPP,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
NW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-2562
RIN: 1625-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________
1339. PENALTIES FOR NONSUBMISSION OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT REPORTS
(USCG-2002-13147)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4711
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would set penalties for vessels that fail to
submit
[[Page 72984]]
ballast water management reports, as required in subpart D of 33 CFR
151. It supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of protection of
natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/06/03                      68 FR 523
NPRM Comment Period End         04/07/03
Final Rule                      06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG50
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Bivan Patnaik, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1744
RIN: 1625-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
1340. MANDATORY BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR U.S. WATERS (USCG-
2003-14273)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4711
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would make ballast water management
requirements applicable to all vessels equipped with ballast water
tanks entering a port or place in the United States. It supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and protection of
natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/30/03                    68 FR 44691
NPRM Comment Period End         10/28/03
Final Rule                      02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG52
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Bivan Patnaik, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1744
RIN: 1625-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1341. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CODES AND REVISION OF REGULATIONS ON HULL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (USCG-2003-14272)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 181.27
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: By modifying a restriction on U.S. boat manufacturers when
they label a boat with a hull identification number (HIN), this
proposed rule would make it less expensive for the manufacturers to
comply with an international HIN standard for boats they would like to
export and thus this rulemaking would support the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/20/03                    68 FR 36957
NPRM Comment Period End         09/18/03
Final Rule                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG53
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Alston Colihan, Project Manager, G-OPB-3, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0981
RIN: 1625-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________
1342. ALLOWING ALTERNATIVES TO INCANDESCENT LIGHTS, AND ESTABLISHING
STANDARDS FOR NEW LIGHTS, IN PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION (USCG-2000-7466)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 83; 14 USC 85; 43 USC 1333
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 66
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard is seeking to let the lighting industry and
owners of private aids to navigation take advantage of a recent
improvement in technology-one that enables the use of lanterns based on
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs), which would reduce the consumption of
power and simplify the maintenance of the aids. The use of these
lanterns should stimulate competition in the industry, reduce
maintenance, and therefore operating costs, and allow the marking of
the aids in a desirable manner. This rule supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule               10/04/00                    65 FR 59124
Direct Final Rule Withdrawn     01/02/01                        66 FR 8
NPRM                            06/24/02                    67 FR 42512
NPRM Comment Period End         08/23/02
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The Coast Guard withdrew the direct final rule
because it received an adverse comment. The Coast Guard published a
notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit additional comments from the
public.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF98
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Daniel Andrusiak, Project Manager, G-OPN-2, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0327
RIN: 1625-AA55
[[Page 72985]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1343. ALTERNATE HULL EXAMINATION PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS,
AND UNDERWATER SURVEYS FOR PASSENGER, NAUTICAL SCHOOL, AND SAILING
SCHOOL VESSELS (USCG-2000-6858)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3305; 46 USC 3308
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 71; 46 CFR 115; 46 CFR 167; 46 CFR 169; 46 CFR 176
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulatory project will establish hull examination
alternatives and a drydock extension policy for qualifying passenger
vessels that operate exclusively on benign, low-risk environments, and
that have limited time under way. In addition, the proposed regulations
would provide the option of alternating drydock examinations with
underwater surveys for passenger vessels. This project supports the
Coast Guard's strategic Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection Program's goal of mobility by facilitating commerce and
eliminating interruptions and impediments to the economical movement of
goods and people.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              04/29/02                    67 FR 21062
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/28/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/29/02
Collection of Information
Interim Rule Sections Effective 08/28/02
Interim Final Rule; Announcement
of Effective Date               08/28/02                    67 FR 55162
Interim Rule; Announcement of
Effective Date; Correction      10/18/02                    67 FR 64315
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This project is split from RIN 2115-AF73. The
split was a result of comments received under the notice of proposed
rulemaking that was published under RIN 2115-AF73, November 15, 1999,
64 FR 62018, entitled Frequency of Inspection Alternate Hull Exam
Program for Certain Passenger Vessels, and Underwater Surveys for
Passenger, Nautical School, and Sailing School Vessels.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF95
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LCDR Martin Walker, Project Manager, G-MOC, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1047
RIN: 1625-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
1344. RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD (USCG 1998-3472)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 7701; 46 USC 7702; 33 USC 1321; 42 USC 9609
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 20; 46 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard maintains two separate sets of procedural
rules: the administrative adjudication rules against merchant mariners'
licenses, certificates of registry, and documents; and those for the
adjudication of class II civil penalties. The rules for suspension and
revocation, contained in part 5 of title 46 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), date from 1948, and are based on criminal procedure.
The rules for class II civil penalties, contained in part 20 of title
33 of the CFR, date from 1994, and are based on the Model Rules of
Administrative Procedure and on other modern rules for civil procedure.
Neither set implements the authority of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(OPA 90), which provides for the temporary suspension of a license,
certificate of registry, or document for up to 45 days without a
hearing, in certain circumstances, and a hearing within 30 days of any
such suspension. This rulemaking would consolidate all procedural rules
for administrative adjudications for class II civil penalties, and
allow the Coast Guard to promulgate regulations implementing the OPA 90
authority. This project supports the strategic goal of the Coast Guard
to promote marine safety. We are in the process of deciding how to
respond to comments received.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/06/98                    63 FR 16731
NPRM Comment Period End         05/06/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/20/98                    63 FR 27700
NPRM Comment Period End         06/19/98
Interim Final Rule              05/24/99                    64 FR 28054
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/23/99
Interim Final Rule Correction   06/28/99                    64 FR 34540
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/23/99
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period Reopened                 10/05/99                    64 FR 53970
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/03/00
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking revises in part the previous
docket of CGD 94-101, which was terminated on December 20, 1995.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF59
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: George Jordan, Project Manager, G-CJ, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-2940
RIN: 1625-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________
1345. FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND VOYAGE PLANNING FOR TOWING VESSELS
(USCG 2000-6931)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3719; 46 USC 4102
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 157; 46 CFR 27
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 1, 1997, NPRM.
[[Page 72986]]
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes requirements for (a) total-flooding
or other installed systems for suppressing fires on existing towing
vessels, and (b) voyage-planning. The purpose of this rulemaking is to
reduce oil spills from single-hull, non-self-propelled barges because
drifting oil barges have run aground and spilled their cargoes, causing
considerable damage to marine life and the environment. This project
was developed in cooperation with the Towing Safety Advisory Committee.
It supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/06/97                    62 FR 52057
Comment Period End              01/05/98
Comment Period Reopened         02/27/98                     63 FR 9980
Notice of Public Meeting        02/27/98                     63 FR 9980
Comment Period End              05/11/98
Supplemental NPRM               11/08/00                    65 FR 66941
Notice of Public Meeting        12/28/00                    65 FR 82303
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End                             03/08/01
Supplemental NPRM; Notice of
Mtg. & Second Reopening Comment
Period                          07/11/01                    66 FR 36223
Second Reopened Comment Period
End                             09/15/01
Interim Rule                    04/29/03                    68 FR 22604
Interim Rule Comment Period End 07/28/03
Interim Rule Effective          08/27/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking was formerly titled ``Towing
Vessel Safety (Fire Suppression Systems and Other Measures for Towing
Vessels)'' (CGD 97-064). It originally proposed requirements for three
sets of issues relative to the safety of towing vessel safety issues:
(1) Fire-suppression systems and other measures; (2) control measures
for tank barges; and (3) fire-protection measures for towing vessels.
The latter two components have developed into separate rulemakings:
Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges (USCG 1998-4443; RIN 2115-
AF65), and Fire Protection Measures for Towing Vessels (USCG 1998-4445;
RIN 2115-AF66).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF53
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Randall Eberly, Project Manager, G-MSE-4, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1861
RIN: 1625-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________
1346. APPROVAL FOR EXPERIMENTAL SHIPBOARD INSTALLATIONS OF BALLAST WATER
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (USCG-2001-9267)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4711
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151, subpart C; 33 CFR 151, subpart D
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish a program through which
vessel owners could apply for advance, conditional approval of
experimental ballast water treatment systems installed and tested
onboard their operating vessels. This interim rule would facilitate the
development of effective ballast water treatment technology that could
serve as an alternative to ballast water exchange, and ensure that U.S.
regulations accomplish the intent of Congress to prevent and control
the introduction of unwanted aquatic nuisance species as stated in the
National Invasive Species Act of 1996.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments            05/22/01                    66 FR 28213
Notice of Withdrawal            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Dr. Richard Everett, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Operating &
Environmental Standards (G-MSO), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC
20593
Phone: 202 267-2243
RIN: 1625-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________
1347. [bull] CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES-ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION (USCG-
2003-15486)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 27.3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: To comply with the Federal Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement
Act of 1996, this rulemaking would adjust for inflation the Coast
Guard's civil monetary penalties. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety, maritime security, and
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Spears, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1099
RIN: 1625-AA73
[[Page 72987]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
1348. DISCHARGE-REMOVAL EQUIPMENT FOR VESSELS CARRYING OIL (CGD 90-068)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 18, 1992, Final.
Abstract: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 directed the President by
August 18, 1992, to require periodic inspection of discharge-removal
equipment to ensure that it is available in an emergency, and to
require carriage of discharge-removal equipment by vessels operating in
the navigable waters of the United States and carrying oil or hazardous
substances. This action implemented those provisions. This project
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources. This project is considered significant because of
substantial public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           08/30/91                    56 FR 43534
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/16/91
NPRM                            09/29/92                    57 FR 44912
NPRM Comment Period Extended    10/26/92                    57 FR 48489
NPRM Comment Period End         10/29/92
NPRM Comment Period Extended    11/16/92
Interim Final Rule              12/22/93                    58 FR 67988
Interim Final Rule Effective    01/21/94
Correction                      01/26/94                     59 FR 3749
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/22/94
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AD66
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: David A. DuPont, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0971
RIN: 1625-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1349. ESCORT VESSELS FOR CERTAIN TANKERS (CGD 91-202)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking developed standards that implement section
4116(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. It addressed the areas of
Prince William Sound and Puget Sound and requires a two-vessel escort
for single-hull tankers greater than 5,000 gross tons. On November 1,
1994, the crash stop criteria were suspended because of industry
concerns about meeting the criteria. On February 1, 1995, a notice of
availability of a two-part study assessing the capability of escort
tugs to control disabled tankers in Prince William Sound was published.
This project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection program's goal to reduce the amount of oil
discharged into the marine environment and the Coast Guard's strategic
goal of protecting natural resources. This project is considered
significant because of substantial public and State government
interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/07/92                    57 FR 30058
NPRM Comment Period End         09/08/92
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/26/93                    58 FR 16391
Notice of Public Hearings       04/29/93                    58 FR 25959
Correction                      05/19/93                    58 FR 29157
NPRM Comment Period End         06/24/93
Notice of Availability-Part 1 of
Study                           01/10/94                     59 FR 1411
Final Rule                      08/19/94                    59 FR 42962
Final Rule-Suspension of Crash-
Stop Provision                  11/01/94                    59 FR 54519
Final Rule Effective            11/17/94
Final Rule-Partial Suspension
Effective                       11/17/94
Notice of Availability-Part II
of Study                        02/01/95                     60 FR 6345
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: We are in the process of deciding how to
respond to the comments we have received. The Coast Guard, in
cooperation with the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory
Council, PWS Tanker Association, and Alaska Pipeline, conducted a
disabled-tanker towing study. The results of the study were considered
in this rulemaking. Tug escort requirements in areas other than Prince
William Sound and Puget Sound are addressed in the project listed under
RIN 1625-AA10.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, August 19, 1994, 59 FR 42962
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE10
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LT Sam Stevens, Project Manager, G-MSE-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0173
RIN: 1625-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1350. ESCORT VESSELS IN CERTAIN U.S. WATERS (CGD 91-202A)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would designate those U.S. waters, other than
Prince William Sound and Puget Sound, where tankers and other vessels
must be escorted by a towing vessel or other appropriate vessel. This
project supports the Coast Guard's Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection program's goal to reduce the amount of oil
discharged into the marine environment and the Coast Guard's strategic
goal of protecting natural resources. It is significant because of
substantial public and State government interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           04/27/93                    58 FR 25766
Comment Period End              06/28/93
Request for Comments            12/21/94                    59 FR 65741
Comment Period End              02/13/95
Next Action Undetermined
[[Page 72988]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: We are in the process of deciding how to
respond to the comments we have received. This rulemaking is a
companion to RIN 1625-AA05, which concerns Prince William Sound and
Puget Sound.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE56
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LT Sam Stevens, Project Manager, G-MSE-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0173
RIN: 1625-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1351. REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231; 50 USC 191
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These routine and frequent regulations establish operating
requirements for vessels within specified geographic areas to ensure
safety on the navigable waters where some special or unusual
circumstance exists. Regulated navigation areas are limited areas in
which the Coast Guard specifies operational or vessel restrictions such
as vessel entry, movement or departure, and vessel size, speed,
horsepower, or draft limitations. Regulated navigation areas are
promulgated by District Commanders, usually at the request of Coast
Guard marine safety or local maritime safety officials. These routine
and frequent rulemakings support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of
waterways management, marine safety, and maritime mobility. The total
actions expected from November 1, 2003, to October 31, 2004, are 25.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Actions Will Continue Through   10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Routine and frequent rulemakings issued under
this RIN will have individual docket numbers.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE84
Agency Contact: Ed LaRue, Project Manager, G-MWV, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0416
Email: elarue@comdt.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1352. MARINE TRANSPORTATION-RELATED FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS FOR
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (USCG-1999-5705)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(j); PL 101-380
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 154
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would implement provisions of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 that require an owner or operator of a marine
transportation-related facility transferring bulk hazardous substances
to develop and operate in accordance with an approved response plan.
The regulations would apply to marine transportation-related facilities
that, because of their location, could cause harm to the environment by
discharging a hazardous substance into or on the navigable waters or
adjoining shoreline. A separate rulemaking, under RIN 1625-AA13, was
developed in tandem with this rulemaking and addresses hazardous
substances response plan requirements for tank vessels. This project
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
protection of natural resources by reducing the consequence of
pollution incidents. This action is considered significant because of
substantial public and industry interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           05/03/96                    61 FR 20084
Notice of Public Hearings       07/03/96                    61 FR 34775
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/03/96
NPRM                            03/31/00                    65 FR 17416
NPRM Comment Period End         06/29/00
Interim Final Rule               To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 94-048. Public hearings
regarding this rulemaking were held in Washington, DC, on July 30,
1996; Houston, TX, on August 5, 1996; and Houston, TX, on February 26
and 27, 1997. Public meetings for the notice of proposed rulemaking
were held in New Orleans, LA, on May 10 and 11, 2000.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE87
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LT Eric Bauer, Project Manager, G-MOR, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0417
RIN: 1625-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________
1353. TANK VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (USCG-1998-
4354)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231; 33 USC 1321(j); PL 101-380
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project would implement provisions of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 that require an owner or operator of a tank vessel carrying
bulk hazardous substances to develop and operate in accordance with an
approved response plan. The regulations would apply to vessels
operating on the navigable waters or within the Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) of the United States that carry bulk hazardous substances. A
separate rulemaking, under RIN 1625-AA12,
[[Page 72989]]
would address hazardous substances response plan requirements for
marine transportation-related facilities. This project supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of
natural resources by reducing the amount of chemicals entering the
environment, as well as reducing the consequences of pollution
incidents. This project is considered significant because of
substantial public and industry interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           05/03/96                    61 FR 20084
Notice of Public Hearings       07/03/96                    61 FR 34775
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/03/96
NPRM                            03/22/99                    64 FR 13734
Notice of Public Hearing        06/15/99                    64 FR 31994
NPRM Comment Period Extended    06/15/99
NPRM Comment Period End         06/21/99
NPRM Extended Comment Period End08/30/99
Interim Final Rule               To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 94-032.
Public meetings regarding this rulemaking were held in Washington, DC,
on July 30, 1996; Houston, TX, on August 5, 1996; and Houston, TX, on
February 26 and 27, 1997. Public meetings for the notice of proposed
rulemaking were held in Houston, TX on August 12 and 13, 1999.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AE88
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LT Eric Bauer, Project Manager, G-MOR, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0417
RIN: 1625-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
1354. NUMBERING OF UNDOCUMENTED BARGES (USCG-1998-3798)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 12301
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 189
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as amended by the Abandoned Barge Act
of 1992, requires that all undocumented barges more than 100 gross tons
operating on the navigable waters of the United States be numbered.
This rulemaking would establish a numbering system for these barges.
The numbering of undocumented barges will allow identification of
owners of barges found abandoned and help prevent future marine
pollution. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Request for Comments            10/18/94                    59 FR 52646
Comment Period End              01/17/95
ANPRM                           07/06/98                    63 FR 36384
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/03/98
NPRM                            01/11/01                     66 FR 2385
NPRM Comment Period End         04/11/01
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 93-091. In the 2002
spring agenda, we announced that we would be withdrawing this
rulemaking but we are currently reevaluating that decision. We are in
the process of deciding how to respond to the comments we have
received.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF13
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Patricia Williams, Project Manager, NVDC, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation
Center, 792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419
Phone: 304 271-2506
RIN: 1625-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________
1355. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1995 AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND WATCHKEEPING
(STCW) FOR SEAFARERS, 1978 (CGD 95-062)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 44 USC 3507; 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 7101; 46 USC 7107
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 12; 46 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) comprehensively
amended the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, 1978, in 1995.
The amendments came into force on February 1, 1997. This project
implements them by revising current rules to ensure that the United
States complies with their requirements on: the training of merchant
mariners, the documenting of their qualifications, and watch-standing
and other arrangements aboard seagoing merchant ships of the United
States. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
maritime safety. It also supports the goal of our directorate for
Marine Safety and Environmental Protection for reducing deaths and
injuries of crewmembers on domestic merchant vessels and eliminating
substandard vessels from the navigable waters of the United States. It
is significant because of the potential impact on industry and the
potential effect on international interests.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Meeting               08/02/95                    60 FR 39306
Comment Period End              09/29/95
Notice of Inquiry               11/13/95                    60 FR 56970
Comment Period End              01/12/96
NPRM                            03/26/96                    61 FR 13284
Notice of Public Meetings       04/08/96                    61 FR 15438
Comment Period End              07/24/96
Notice of Intent                02/04/97                     62 FR 5197
Interim Rule                    06/26/97                    62 FR 34505
Interim Rule Effective          07/28/97
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 95-062.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF26
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Mark Gould, Project Manager, G-MSO-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6890
RIN: 1625-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
1356. SALVAGE AND MARINE FIREFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS; VESSEL RESPONSE
PLANS FOR OIL (USCG-1998-3417)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current vessel response plan regulations require that the
owners or operators of vessels carrying groups I through V petroleum
oil as a primary cargo identify in their response plans a salvage
company with expertise and equipment, and a company with firefighting
capability that can be deployed to a port nearest to the vessel's
operating area within 24 hours of notification (groups I-IV) or a
discovery of a discharge (group V). Numerous requests for clarification
revealed widespread misunderstanding and confusion regarding the
regulatory language, which will make the implementation of this
requirement difficult. Based on comments received after the Vessel
Response Plan final rule publication (61 FR 1052; January 12, 1996) and
during a Coast Guard hosted workshop, the Coast Guard intends to better
define the terms ``salvage expertise and equipment'' and ``vessel
firefighting capability'' requirements and will reconsider the 24-hour
deployment requirement which was scheduled to go into effect on
February 18, 1998. Therefore, the Coast Guard suspended the effective
dates of the 24-hour deployment requirements as published in the final
rule. The Coast Guard will continue with this project to better define
the requirements. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic
goals of maritime safety and protection of the natural resources. This
rulemaking is also significant because it concerns a matter of
substantial public interest or controversy.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule - Partial Suspension 02/12/98                     63 FR 7069
Final Rule - Partial Suspension 01/17/01                     66 FR 3876
NPRM                            05/10/02                    67 FR 31868
Public Meeting 7/9/02, 7/17/02,
7/25/02                         06/12/02                    67 FR 40254
Public Meeting 9/26/02          08/07/02                    67 FR 51159
NPRM Comment Period Extended    08/07/02
NPRM Comment Period End         10/18/02
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Partial suspension of regulations created
through the Vessel Response Plan final rule, Docket No. 91-034, RIN
2115-AD81. The project was originally titled ``Salvage and Firefighting
Equipment; Vessel Response Plans.'' The change was made in order to
distinguish this project from other similarly titled projects within
the Coast Guard.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF60
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Agency Contact: LT Reed Kohberger, Project Manager, G-MOR-3, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0448
RIN: 1625-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1357. COMMERCIAL DIVING OPERATIONS (USCG-1998-3786)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1509; 43 USC 1333; 46 USC 3306; 46 USC 3703; 46
USC 6101
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 197
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project involves reviewing and updating the commercial
diving regulations, which are over 20 years old. A review of the
commercial diving regulations is needed to determine what parts should
be updated or changed based on the current standards of safety,
technology, and industry practices and to evaluate and minimize any
significant economic impact of the rules upon small entities. The
project supports the Coast Guard Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection Program's goal to reduce deaths and injuries
on U.S. commercial vessels and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           06/26/98                    63 FR 34840
ANPRM Comment Period Extended   09/23/98                    63 FR 50848
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/09/98
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AF64
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: CDR Mark Prescott, Project Manager, G-MSO, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0225
RIN: 1625-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
1358. IMPROVEMENTS TO MARITIME SAFETY IN PUGET SOUND-AREA WATERS (USCG-
1998-4501)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223 to 1224
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would promulgate measures to improve maritime
safety in Puget Sound-Area waters including Puget Sound, the Strait of
Juan de Fuca, passages around
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and through the San Juan Islands, and the Olympic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary. Based on a determination by the Secretary of Transportation
regarding the status of maritime safety in the Puget Sound area, the
Coast Guard has initiated a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to
study the feasibility of implementing new safety measures, including
extended tug escort requirements and a dedicated response vessel.
Public input will help focus this cost-benefit analysis and develop any
future proposed rules, if deemed necessary. This rulemaking supports
the Coast Guard Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection
Program's goal to reduce the amount of oil discharged into the marine
environment and the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of
natural resources. This is a significant action due to substantial
public interest.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           11/24/98                    63 FR 64937
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/24/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AF68
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LT Sam Stevens, Project Manager, G-MSE-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0173
RIN: 1625-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________
1359. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL ON PASSENGER SHIPS (USCG
1999-5610)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103; 46 USC ch 71; 46 USC ch 73
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 12; 46 CFR 15; 46 CFR 10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will implement new amendments to the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and
Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, 1978 that impose requirements for
training and qualifications of masters, officers, engineers, and
``ratings.'' The following training courses are mandatory for the
personnel on passenger ships other than roll-on, roll-off, carrying
more than 12 passengers operating on international voyages: (1) Crisis
Management and Human Behavior; (2) Crowd Management; (3) Special
Safety; (4) Passenger Safety, with special attention given to disabled
persons and others needing assistance; and (5) Special Familiarization.
This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime
safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/15/00                    65 FR 37507
NPRM Comment Period End         09/13/00
Interim Final Rule              10/30/02                    67 FR 66063
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AF83
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Mark Gould, Project Manager, G-MSO-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6890
RIN: 1625-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
1360. CARGO SECURING ON VESSELS OPERATING IN U.S. WATERS (USCG-2000-
7080)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3306
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 97
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the cargo stowage and securing
rules for U.S. vessels operating in U.S. waters. In addition, it would
amend rules to require cargo-securing manuals for U.S. or foreign
vessels of 500 gross tons or more on international voyages. Its goal is
to reduce hazardous material cargo losses from vessels in U.S. waters.
It supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/01/00                    65 FR 75201
NPRM Comment Period End         03/01/01
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking is being returned to a long-
term schedule. In the 2002 spring agenda, we announced we would be
withdrawing this rulemaking but we are currently reevaluating that
decision.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF97
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Robert Spears, Project Manager, G-MSR-2, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1099
RIN: 1625-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1361. ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (ECDIS) (USCG-
2001-8826)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223; 33 USC 1231; 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 3703; 46
USC 6101; 46 USC 8502
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 164
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow commercial vessels the option of using
an IMO-approved Electronic Charting Display and Information System
(ECDIS) as a primary means of navigation in U.S. waters instead of
paper charts. Compliance with this rule would be optional; any vessel
choosing not to use such an ECDIS must
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continue to navigate using corrected and updated printed charts and
publications. This rule supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of
maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           05/02/01                    66 FR 21899
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/02/01
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This rulemaking is being shifted onto a long-
term schedule. In the 2002 spring agenda, we announced that we would be
withdrawing this rulemaking. We are currently reevaluating that
decision.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG09
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: LCDR James Rocco, Project Manager, G-MWV G-2,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0550
RIN: 1625-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
1362. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPELLER INJURY AVOIDANCE MEASURES (USCG
2001-10163)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 175
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish Federal requirements for nonplaning
recreational houseboats equipped with propeller driven propulsion
located aft of the transom. This rule would require owners of these
nonplaning recreational houseboats to install either one or two
propulsion unit measures (a propeller guard or a jet pump drive) or
employ three combined measures (use of an ignition cut-off switch,
where installed, and install a swim ladder interlock device and an aft-
visibility device). Owners of rental houseboats would have to also
install an ignition cut-off switch, if not already installed. These
requirements would reduce the number of boaters who are seriously or
fatally injured when struck by the propeller of a nonplaning
recreational houseboat. This rulemaking would implement recommendations
made by the National Boating Safety Advisory Council. It supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goal of marine safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/10/01                    66 FR 63645
NPRM Comment Period End         03/11/02
NPRM Comment Period Extended    03/26/02                    67 FR 13738
NPRM Comment Period End         05/11/02
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG18
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 1625-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1363. DRAWBRIDGE OPERATIONS REGULATIONS; REVISIONS (USCG-2001-10881)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 499
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 117
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard is proposing changes to its drawbridge
regulations that provide guidance for general requirements relating to
the use and operation of drawbridges. This project will create a new
deviation for short-term closures, provide Coast Guard Eighth District
Bridges Administration St. Louis, MO, with a general bridge closure
requirement during the winter season when navigation is reduced, and
eliminate any unnecessary distinction between commercial and
recreational vessels in subpart B. It will also make changes throughout
part 117 to remove redundancies, make amendments and technical
corrections, and remove special bridge regulations that are no longer
functional. Corrections and clarification of these requirements will
help to streamline the drawbridge regulatory process and should shorten
and simplify part 117 for the reader. This rulemaking supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/17/03                    68 FR 18922
NPRM Comment Period End         06/02/03
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG27
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: J. Christopher Jaufmann, Project Manager (G-OPT-1),
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0377
RIN: 1625-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
1364. ALTERNATE TONNAGE CONVENTION: SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 14 USC 14104
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend small passenger vessel
regulations retaining the tonnage thresholds based on measurement under
46 U.S.C. 14502, but adding alternate tonnage thresholds based on
measurement under 46 U.S.C. 14302. We expect this rulemaking to support
the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime mobility of commercial
vessel traffic and maritime safety. However, we are reviewing our
regulatory resource allocation and management
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strategies to optimize our overall regulatory mission effectiveness.
Accordingly, we have decided to continue this item on the agenda, while
we consider and balance our statutory obligations and discretionary
authority.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG29
Agency Contact: Peter D. Eareckson, Project Manager, Marine Safety
Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 400 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001
Phone: 202 366-6502
RIN: 1625-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
1365. WEARING OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES BY PERSONS OPERATING OR
RIDING ON PERSONAL WATERCRAFT OR BEING TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VESSELS
(USCG-2002-11421)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 175
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would require every person to wear a personal
flotation device (PFD)-also called a lifejacket-while operating or
riding on personal watercraft (PWC) or being towed behind a
recreational vessel. On waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States within any State or territory, the rule would not preempt
any requirement established for such persons as specified by that
State. The rule would set a Federal requirement on waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States within any State or territory.
The new requirement would reduce the number of persons who drown while
participating in these activities. This project supports the Coast
Guard's strategic goal of maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG32
Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 1625-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
1366. IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS FOR MARITIME SECURITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard is considering a project to update standards
and procedures for identifying people aboard vessels, and at ports and
facilities on waterfronts. These standards and procedures might include
checks of backgrounds for people in security-sensitive positions, but
would take account of (and as far as possible be compatible with)
efforts to the same effect from international bodies, other Federal
agencies, and States.
The purpose of the project would be to deter terrorism. The project
would support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime security,
maritime safety, protection of natural resources, and mobility.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Related docket: Maritime Security Notice, USCG-
2002-14069 (67 FR 79742, December 30, 2002).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG42
Agency Contact: Gerald P. Miante, Project Manager, G-MSE-3, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-2206
RIN: 1625-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
1367. VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (USCG-1998-4399)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1223(a)
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 26; 33 CFR 161; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project proposes to establish a new Vessel Traffic
Service (VTS) area in the Lower Mississippi River region. This Vessel
Traffic Service Area (VTSA) will span from 20 miles north of Baton
Rouge (mile 255 Above Head of Passes (AHP)) out to sea, including the
South and Southwest Pass. As part of the VTSA, a VTS Special Area will
be designated between mile 93.5 and 95 AHP. Unlike traditional VTSs,
which are based on radar and video surveillance and rely on voice
communications by VHF-FM radio, when fully operational VTS Lower
Mississippi River will use Automatic Identification System transponder
technology to perform the majority of both surveillance and information
exchange. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of
maritime safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/26/00                    65 FR 24616
NPRM Comment Period End         07/25/00
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    08/18/00                    65 FR 50479
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/00
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: This project was originally entitled ``Vessel
Traffic Service Lower Mississippi/Automatic Identification System
Carriage Requirement.'' The VTS LMR will retain RIN 1625-AA58. The AIS
carriage requirement will be developed in a separate rulemaking (see
USCG-2003-14575, RIN 1625-AA67).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF75
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Jorge Arroyo, Project Manager, G-MWV, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6277
RIN: 1625-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
1368. WEARING OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES (PFDS) BY CERTAIN CHILDREN
ABOARD RECREATIONAL VESSELS (USCG-2000-8589)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 4302
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 175, subpart B
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule requires every child under the age of 13 to wear a
personal flotation device (PFD)-also called a lifejacket-while aboard a
recreational vessel under way and while not below decks or in an
enclosed cabin. It adopts, on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States within any State, any requirement for the wearing of a
PFD established by that State for a child under an age specified by
that State. The rule also sets, on waters subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States within any State lacking any such requirement, its
own, comparable requirements. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/01/01                    66 FR 21717
NPRM Comment Period End         08/29/01
Final Rule                      02/27/02                     67 FR 8881
Notice of Withdrawal of Final
Rule                            03/27/02                    67 FR 19643
Withdrawal of Final Rule
Effective                       03/27/02
Interim Final Rule              06/24/02                    67 FR 42488
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      08/23/02
Interim Final Rule Effective    12/23/02
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: After publication of the final rule, the State
Boating Law Administrator (BLA) of Ohio raised a concern about possible
adverse impacts due to Federal enforcement of PFD-wearing requirements
on vessels not subject to State requirements because of vessels'
lengths. The Coast Guard withdrew the final rule before its effective
date and later published an interim final rule that allows public
comment on a new alternative, which removes the potential differences
between Federal and State requirements.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG04
URL For More Information:
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URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Carlton Perry, Project Manager, G-OPB-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0979
RIN: 1625-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1369. ESCORT VESSELS FOR CERTAIN TANKERS-CRASH STOP CRITERIA (USCG-2003-
14734)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 3703
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 168
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will make permanent the suspended ``crash
stop provision'' to the escort vessel regulations. This rulemaking will
support the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from 2115-AG51
Agency Contact: LT Sam Stevens, Project Manager, G-MSE-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0173
RIN: 1625-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
_______________________________________________________________________
1370. LICENSING AND MANNING FOR OFFICERS OF TOWING VESSELS (USCG 1999-
6224)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 633; 44 USC 3507; 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 7101; 46
USC 7106; 46 USC 7107; 46 USC 7701
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 10; 46 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking is necessary as part of an overall initiative
by the Coast Guard to improve navigational safety for towing vessels.
It will help ensure that the mariner piloting a towing vessel has the
proper training and qualifications to handle the tug and tow. It has
introduced a third level of license where there have been only two.
Each level requires greater experience and proficiency than the one
below. This rulemaking also introduces a requirement for demonstration
of proficiency as a prerequisite to being issued an original license.
This will be in addition to the current requirements for sea service,
physical examination, testing for drugs, and successful testing for
competence. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal
of maritime safety.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/19/96                    61 FR 31332
Correction                      07/11/96                    61 FR 36608
Correction                      08/07/96                    61 FR 41208
Notice of Meeting               08/26/96                    61 FR 43720
NPRM Comment Period End         10/17/96
Notice of Intent                12/18/96                    61 FR 66642
SNPRM                           10/27/97                    62 FR 55548
[[Page 72995]]
Public Meeting Boston 02/18/98  01/21/98                     63 FR 3070
Public Meeting Houston 02/13/98 01/21/98                     63 FR 3070
Public Meeting Memphis 02/11/98 01/21/98                     63 FR 3070
Public Meeting Seattle 02/24/98 01/21/98                     63 FR 3070
SNPRM Comment Period End        02/24/98
Interim Final Rule              11/19/99                    64 FR 63213
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      02/17/00
Interim Final Rule              10/27/00                    65 FR 64388
Notice Concerning Review        02/09/01                     66 FR 9673
Interim Final Rule              04/26/01                    66 FR 20931
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/21/01
Notice of Public Meeting        07/11/01                    66 FR 36223
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/25/01
Final Rule                      06/17/03                    68 FR 35801
Final Rule Effective            09/15/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 94-055.
Transferred from RIN 2115-AF23
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LCDR Luke Harden, Project Manager, G-MSO-1, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-1838
RIN: 1625-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1371. TERRITORIAL SEAS, NAVIGABLE WATERS, AND JURISDICTION (USCG-2001-
9044)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2103; 46 USC 3306 to 3307; 46 USC 3703; 49 USC
1804; 49 USC 1655; 14 USC 633; 14 USC 80; . . .
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 2; 33 CFR 26; 33 CFR 62; 33 CFR 64; 33 CFR 95; 33
CFR 100; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This project will make substantive changes to current
regulations, but only to the extent required to conform to the
congressionally mandated changes in the laws administered and enforced
by the Coast Guard as listed in section 301 of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1998 and sections 104 and 321 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002. We will redefine the ``territorial
sea,'' ``navigable waters of the United States,'' ``high seas,''
``contiguous zone,'' and ``exclusive economic zone'' to clarify the
varying definitions of those terms under different laws administered
and enforced by the Coast Guard, as well as relevant Presidential
proclamations. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals
of maritime safety and security, and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/14/02                    67 FR 52906
Correction to NPRM              09/18/02                    67 FR 58752
NPRM Comment Period End         11/12/02
Final Rule                      07/18/03                    68 FR 42595
Final Rule Effective            08/18/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG13
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Alex Weller, Project Manager (G-LMI), Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-0097
RIN: 1625-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________
1372. AREA MARITIME SECURITY (USCG-2003-14733)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 101; 33 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Other.
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish security measures commensurate
with the level and degree of risk within the marine transportation
system, and will affect all users, workers, and property in and
adjacent to navigable waters of the United States and waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States. This rulemaking will include
requirements for Port Security Committees, Port Security Assessments,
and Port Security Plans. This project will support the Coast Guard's
strategic goals of maritime security, maritime safety, protection of
natural resources, and mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39284
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60472
Final Rule Effective            11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Additional Information: Related docket: Maritime Security Notice, USCG-
2002-14069 (67 FR 79742, December 30, 2002).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG37
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LCDR Richard Teubner, Project Manager, G-MPS-2,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-4129
RIN: 1625-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
1373. FACILITY SECURITY (USCG-2003-14732)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 105
[[Page 72996]]
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Other.
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish security measures commensurate
with the level and degree of risk within the marine transportation
system, and will affect all users, workers, and property in and
adjacent to navigable waters of the United States and waters subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States. This rulemaking will include
requirements for Facility Security Assessments, Facility Security
Plans, and Facility Security Officers. This project is expected to
support the Coast Guard strategic goals of maritime security, maritime
safety, protection of natural resources, and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39315
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60515
Final Rule Effective            11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Additional Information: Related docket: Maritime Security Notice, USCG-
2002-14069 (67 FR 79742, December 30, 2002).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG38
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LT Gregory Purvis, Project Manager, G-MPS, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1072
RIN: 1625-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________
1374. VESSEL SECURITY (USCG-2003-14749)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 104
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Other.
Abstract: The Vessel Security rulemaking will affect owners and
operators of U.S. vessels, including Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
(MODUs) and public vessels, and foreign vessels calling on U.S. ports.
This rulemaking will not cover fixed and floating platforms or other
specific excluded vessels. Consistent with the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 and parts A and B of the IMO International Code
for Security of Ships and Port Facilities (ISPS Code), the affected
vessels will be required to designate security officers, develop vessel
security plans based security assessments and surveys, and implement
security measures and procedures specific to each vessel's operations
and to indicated Maritime Security (MARSEC) levels. Other proposed
requirements include provisions for training, record keeping, security
equipment maintenance, and communication procedures. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety, maritime
security, protection of natural resources, and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39292
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60483
Correction                      11/04/03                    68 FR 62501
Final Rule Effective            11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Related docket: Maritime Security Notice, USCG-
2002-14069 (67 FR 79742, December 30, 2002).
Transferred from RIN 2115-AG41
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LCDR Darnell Baldinelli, Project Manager, G-MP,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-4148
RIN: 1625-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________
1375. SAFETY ZONE FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO IN VIASCA KNOLL 915 (CGD08-02-045)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 14 USC 85; 43 USC 1333
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 147
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone around a
high-production, manned oil and natural gas facility in the Outer
Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico in Viasca Knoll 915. The
facility needs to be protected from vessels operating outside the
normal shipping channels and fairways. Placing a safety zone around the
facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, oil spills,
and releases of natural gas. The proposed regulation would prevent all
vessels from entering or remaining in specified areas around the
facility except for the following: an attending vessel; a vessel under
100 feet in length overall not engaged in towing; or a vessel
authorized by the Eighth Coast Guard District Commander. The proposed
safety zone is necessary to protect life, property and the environment
and supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of marine safety and
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/28/03                     68 FR 9611
NPRM Comment Period End         04/29/03
Final Rule                      09/26/03                    68 FR 55443
Final Rule Effective            10/27/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2115-AG54
[[Page 72997]]
Agency Contact: LT Kevin Lynn, Project Manager (mwm), Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District
Commander, Hale Boggs Federal Buildings, 501 Magazine Street, New
Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504 589-6217
Email: klynn@d8.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA54
_______________________________________________________________________
1376. AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM; VESSEL CARRIAGE REQUIREMENT
(USCG-2003-14757)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 161; 33 CFR 164; 33 CFR 165
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Other.
Abstract: The Coast Guard will amend certain ports and waterways
regulations to reflect vessel carriage requirements, and technical and
performance standards for an automatic identification system (AIS). The
rule will implement the AIS vessel requirements of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements adopted under International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS), as amended. The
changes will require AIS on all SOLAS vessels and certain other
commercial vessels. The rule will facilitate vessel communications,
enhance good order and predictability, promote safe navigation, expand
maritime domain awareness, and improve upon existing operating measures
on our nation's waterways. This rulemaking replaces a rulemaking we
have withdrawn, RIN 1625-AA61 (Formerly 2115-AG36). We have withdrawn
that rulemaking and have replaced it with this one that will
specifically respond to the MTSA, including its requirement to publish
a temporary interim rule (TIR). The TIR will focus on SOLAS vessels in
all waters and domestic vessels operating in Vessel Traffic Service
(VTS) and Vessel Movement Reporting System (VMRS) areas only. The
public will be provided with an opportunity to comment on the TIR.
Separate from this rulemaking, a notice will also be published seeking
comments on AIS carriage requirements for non-VTS or non-VMRS areas,
such as for other navigable waters per MTSA or domestic vessels over
500 gross tons per SOLAS. This new rulemaking supports Coast Guard
strategic goals of maritime safety, maritime security, protection of
natural resources and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39353
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Policy Statement                09/29/03                    68 FR 55826
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60559
Final Action Effective          11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Additional Information: Related docket: Maritime Security Notice, USCG-
2002-14069 (67 FR 79742, December 30, 2002), available at http://
dms.dot.gov.
Also ``Automatic Identification System: Expansion of Carriage
Requirements for U.S. Waters'' notice and request for comments (USCG-
2003-14878)(68 FR 39369, July 1, 2003).
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Jorge Arroyo, Project Manager, G-MWV, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone: 202 267-6277
RIN: 1625-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
1377. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY SECURITY (USCG-2003-14759)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 106
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Final.
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish security measures for Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities commensurate with the level and
degree of risk within the marine transportation system and will affect
all users, workers, and property in and adjacent to navigable waters of
the United States and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States. This rulemaking will include requirements for OCS Facility
Security Assessments, OCS Facility Security Plans, and OCS Facility
Security Officers. The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002
(MTSA) requires that a temporary interim rule be published followed by
a final rule no later than November 25, 2003, one year after the date
of enactment of the MTSA. This project supports the Coast Guard's
strategic goal of maritime security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39338
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60545
Final Rule Effective            11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: LT Greg Versaw, Project Manager, G-MP, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., 2100
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-4144
RIN: 1625-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
1378. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVES (USCG-
2003-14792)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-295
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 101 to 103; 33 CFR 105; 33 CFR 161; 33 CFR 164; 33
CFR 165; 46 CFR 104
[[Page 72998]]
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 25, 2003, Other.
Abstract: The Coast Guard is implementing a series of temporary interim
rules as required by Public Law 107-295, the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 (MTSA). This series of temporary interim rules
addresses security assessments, plans, and specific security measure
requirements for Area Maritime Transportation Security, Vessel
Security, Facility Security, and Offshore Facility Security. The
carriage requirements for Automatic Identification System (AIS) are
also included in this series of interim final rules. A comprehensive
discussion of the security requirements included in the MTSA is
presented in this rulemaking along with a summary of the cost and
benefits of the entire suite of temporary interim rules. Discussions
are also included on the alignment of domestic maritime security
requirements with the International Ship and Port Facility Security
(ISPFS) Code and recent amendments to the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The actual temporary interim rules
in this suite limit their preamble discussions to the specific
requirements they contain. Under the MTSA, a final rule for each of the
six temporary interim rules will be issued before November 25, 2003.
This rulemaking provides the elements and discussions common to the
suite of related temporary interim rules. The public is encouraged to
use this rulemaking as the foundation document for the entire suite.
This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of maritime
security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Interim Rule          07/01/03                    68 FR 39240
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/03
Final Rule                      10/22/03                    68 FR 60448
Final Rule Effective            11/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: CAPT Kevin Dale, Commandant (G-MPS), Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-0250
RIN: 1625-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________
1379. [bull] RIGHT TO APPEAL; DIRECTOR, GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE (USCG-2003-
15137)
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 9303(f)
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 1, 5, 7-10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard is amending its procedures for the appeal of
decisions or actions taken by the Director, Great Lakes Pilotage (G-MW-
1). It has determined that the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection (G-M) should exercise this
authority in place of the Director of Waterways Management (G-MW). This
way, G-MW will be able to supervise more closely the work of G-MW-1
without also sitting in judgment on that work. This project supports
the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime
mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule               06/23/03                    68 FR 37091
Direct Final Rule Comment Period
End                             07/23/03
Direct Final Rule Effective     08/22/03
Confirmation of Effective Date  08/27/03                    68 FR 51499
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas Lawler, Project Manager, G-MW-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1241
RIN: 1625-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
1380. [bull] SAFETY ZONE FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO IN MISSISSIPPI CANYON 243
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 14 USC 85; 43 USC 1333
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 147
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone around a
high-production, manned oil and natural gas facility in the Outer
Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico being constructed in
Mississippi Canyon 243. The facility needs to be protected while it is
being constructed and after construction is completed from vessels
operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways. Placing a
safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of
allisions, oil spills, and releases of natural gas. The proposed
regulation would prevent all vessels from entering or remaining in
specified areas around the facility except for the following: An
attending vessel; a vessel under 100 feet in length overall not engaged
in towing; or a vessel authorized by the Eighth Coast Guard District
Commander. The proposed safety zone is necessary to protect life,
property and the environment and supports the Coast Guard's strategic
goals of marine safety and protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/07/03                    68 FR 40229
NPRM Comment Period End         09/05/03
Final Rule                      10/14/03                    68 FR 59116
Final Rule Effective            11/13/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: LT Kevin Lynn, Project Manager (mwm), Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District
Commander, Hale Boggs Federal
[[Page 72999]]
Buildings, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504 589-6217
Email: klynn@d8.uscg.mil
RIN: 1625-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________
1381. [bull] BASIC RATES AND CHARGES ON LAKE ERIE AND THE NAVIGABLE
WATERS FROM SOUTHWEST SHOAL TO PORT HURON, MI (USCG-2002-12840)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 46 USC 2104(a); 44 USC 3507
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 401
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule extends a temporary final rule published on July
19, 2002 (67 FR 47464), which expires on July 21, 2003. This rule would
extend the temporary final rule until through December 24, 2003.
Extension of the effective period ensures that the pilotage rates in
District Two, Area 5, stay at the current rate while the Coast Guard
completes its pending ratemaking project. This project supports the
Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and maritime mobility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Temporary Final Rule Effective  07/18/03
Temporary Final Rule            07/23/03                    68 FR 43470
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The temporary final rule this rule extends
appeared as a completed action in the Fall 2002 Unified Agenda as RIN
2115-AG46.
URL For More Information:
dms.dot.gov
URL For Public Comments:
dms.dot.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas Lawler, Project Manager, G-MW-1, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593
Phone: 202 267-1241
RIN: 1625-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1382. INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION; INTERNATIONAL-TO-
INTERNATIONAL USER FEE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1356
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 286
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Department 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 individuals exempted under section 286(e)(1) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act. This action is necessary since the Department 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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1757
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE37
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1383. 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 DHS 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            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1932-98.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF26
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones, Acting Director, National Fines
Office of Inspections, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1651-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1384. CONTRACTS WITH TRANSPORTATION LINES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1228
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 233
Legal Deadline: None
[[Page 73000]]
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend DHS 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 United States
from all ``foreign territory and adjacent islands'' to enter into a
contract with the United States 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                            01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No.1994-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF46
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1385. IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC
1229
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 280
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Department regulations to reflect
the actual process used to recommend and impose fines for violations of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). Since the publication of 8
CFR part 280, the Deprtment had centralized the fines process and made
some adjustments to certain procedures. The 8 CFR part 280 will be
renumbered sequentially and reordered to group related issues in one
section. This part will also be expanded to provide for fines imposed
under section 231A(d)(2) and 274D of the Act and will introduce
procedures for detaining vessels and posting bonds, as well as giving
the Commissioner discretion in requiring bonds.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2041-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF70
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones, Acting Director, National Fines
Office of Inspections, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1651-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________
1386. 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; . . .
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                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2031-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG18
Agency Contact: Penny Pastiva, Budget Analyst, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Room 5236, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 514-6254
Email: penny.pastiva@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
1387. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: GUAM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
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 United States 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.
[[Page 73001]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
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
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG25
Agency Contact: Marty Newingham, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7992
RIN: 1651-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1388. EXAMINATION OF IN-TRANSIT MAIL SHIPMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 145
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to provide that DHS has the authority to examine
and search international mail without regard as to whether it is
transiting the United States or the U.S. Virgin Islands, or is being
delivered within the Customs territory of the United States or the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC71
Agency Contact: Glen E. Vereb, Chief, Entry Procedures and Carriers
Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8730
RIN: 1651-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
1389. ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT LANDINGS AND ARRIVALS;
REVISIONS TO THE PRIVATE AIRCRAFT OVERFLIGHT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 58b; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1436; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1459; 19 USC 1590; 19 USC 1594; 19 USC 1623;
19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1644; 19 USC 1644a
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 122
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to require that the owners or operators of
commercial aircraft that operate as scheduled airlines and enter the
United States from foreign areas who intend to land at landing rights
or user fee airports, request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
permission to land in writing at least 30 days before the first flight
date and secure customs approval to land before the first flight
begins. Amendment would also make the advance notice of arrival
requirement applicable to all aircraft. The advance notice of arrival
would be required to be given by the aircraft commander directly to the
appropriate customs location at least one hour before the aircraft
crosses any border or coastline of the United States. Amendment would
also modify the application process for the Overflight Program and
provide for centralized processing of requests for an overflight
exemption.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD10
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Tritt, Operations Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of
Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-4434
RIN: 1651-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________
1390. PRIOR DISCLOSURE AND LOST DUTY OR REVENUE DEMANDS WHEN PENALTY
CLAIM NOT ISSUED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1592; 19 USC 1593a; 19
USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 162
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment pertaining to prior disclosure and to the procedure
for demanding payment of duties, taxes, fees, or revenue for violations
of 19 U.S.C. 1592 or 1593a when a penalty claim is not issued.
Amendments are designed to encourage participation in the prior
disclosure program and to enhance the effectiveness of the duty/revenue
demand process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD13
Agency Contact: Alan Cohen, Senior Attorney, Penalties Branch,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8742
RIN: 1651-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
1391. MANIFEST DISCREPANCY REPORTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1431; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1434; 19 USC 1436; 19 USC 1581; 19 USC 1584; 19 USC 1498; 46 USC app 3;
46 USC app 91
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 4; 19 CFR 18; 19 CFR 113; 19 CFR 122; 19 CFR 123;
19 CFR 146; 19 CFR 158
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment concerning the filing of cargo manifest discrepancy
reports reflecting that accurate manifest information is required prior
to the arrival of carriers transporting cargo into the United States.
[[Page 73002]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD26
Agency Contact: Pete Flores, Inspector, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Manifest and
Conveyance Branch, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0333
Jeremy Baskin, Attorney-Advisor, Penalties Branch, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of
Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20229
Phone: 202 572-8753
RIN: 1651-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________
1392. [bull] PUBLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FORFEITURE NOTICES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1592; 19 USC 1593a; 19
USC 1624; 19 USC 1607; 19 USC 1608
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 162
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to raise the value threshold of seized property for
which publication of a notice in a newspaper is necessary from $2,500
to $5,000. By changing the requirements for publication of
administrative forfeiture notices, amendment would significantly reduce
the publication costs, which have often exceeded the value of seized
property.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD31
Agency Contact: Greg Olsavsky, Chief, Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures
Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-3119
RIN: 1651-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1393. FEES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AT SELECTED
PORTS OF ENTRY; COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE
PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1224 to 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)
program, 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
final rule clarifies the requirements for the use of the DCL (INS No.
1675). The second interim final 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 Department 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:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
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 No.
1794-96)                        10/11/96                    61 FR 53303
Final Action (INS No. 1675-94)-
Effective 10/16/1996            10/16/96                    61 FR 53830
Final Action (INS No. 1794-96)  12/00/03
NPRM (INS No. 2058-00)          04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End (INS No.
2058-00)                        06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS Nos. 1675 and 1794-96
Transferred from RIN 1115-AD82
Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9246
RIN: 1651-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1394. 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 to 1227
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 273
Legal Deadline: None
[[Page 73003]]
Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 added a provision to the Immigration and Nationality Act
that allows DHS 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, DHS 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 Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1809-96.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE59
Agency Contact: Michael D. Jones, Acting Director, National Fines
Office of Inspections, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018
RIN: 1651-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1395. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREINSPECTED AUTOMATED LANE (PAL) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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 DHS 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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1830-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE80
Agency Contact: Rudolph J. Miranda, Assistant Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Room 4226,
United States Border Patrol, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0931
RIN: 1651-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1396. AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF ARRIVING ALIEN
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations by changing the
regulatory definition of an arriving alien. Under section
235(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 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                      04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Re: INS No. 1868-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE87
Agency Contact: Jerry Liu, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3410
RIN: 1651-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1397. 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 to 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, Final.
Abstract: This rule amends Department 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
[[Page 73004]]
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              12/02/02                    67 FR 71442
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/01/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      01/31/03
Final Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1931-98
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF24
Agency Contact: Michael J. Flemmi, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9247
RIN: 1651-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1398. EXTENSION OF 25-MILE LIMIT AT SELECT ARIZONA PORTS-OF-ENTRY
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2026-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF60
Agency Contact: Jerry Liu, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3410
RIN: 1651-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1399. EXPANSION OF DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES; CLARIFICATION OF DRIVER'S
LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AND
AUTOMATED PERMIT PORT PROGRAMS
Priority: Other Significant
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 final rule amends Department 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 nondriving 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              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2058-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF77
Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9246
RIN: 1651-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
1400. 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 final rule (INS No. 2020-99) updates the list of
those countries that the Department, acting on behalf of the Secretary
and jointly with the Department of State, has determined to be
ineligible for participation in the Transit Without Visa (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
[[Page 73005]]
Interim Final Rule Effective    04/06/01
Final Action                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: See also 1651-AA02 (INS No. 2129-01)
``Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens are
Ineligible for the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program.''
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF81
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________
1401. 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: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1187; 8 USC 1225 to 1228; 8 USC 1252
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 Department of Homeland Security in
accordance with section 233(c) of the Act. This interim final rule adds
Colombia to the list of those countries that the Department, acting on
behalf of the Secreatary 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                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2129-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG16
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1402. 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: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 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 Department of Homeland Security in
accordance with section 233 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(Act). This interim final rule removes Russia from the list of those
countries that the Department, acting on behalf of the Secretary 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2144-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG27
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1403. REMOVAL OF VISA AND PASSPORT WAIVER FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT
RESIDENTS OF CANADA AND BERMUDA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC
1187; 8 USC 1225 to 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 Department 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. DHS is
taking this action in conjunction with the
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Department of State. This rule is intended to increase security and
safeguard the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/31/03                     68 FR 5189
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/17/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/01/03
Final Action                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2202-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG68
Agency Contact: Joyce Broughman, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3019
RIN: 1651-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1404. POSTING OF SECURITY GUARD AT GANGWAY OF VESSEL FOR DETAINING ALIEN
CREWMAN
Priority: Other Significant
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 final rule amends Department 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 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              03/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2210-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG72
Agency Contact: Andrew Taub, Assistant Chief Inspector, Office of
Inspections, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9244
RIN: 1651-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
1405. 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, Final.
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 Department 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 Secretary 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 Secretary
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              05/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2219-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG73
Agency Contact: Michael J. Flemmi, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9247
RIN: 1651-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1406. REMOVING INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA FROM THE GUAM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Guam Visa Waiver Program (GVWP) waives the nonimmigrant
visa requirement for nationals of certain countries, including
Malaysia, who apply for admission as a nonimmigrant visitor for
business or pleasure for the sole purpose of visiting Guam for a period
not to exceed 15 days. This rule will remove Indonesia and Malaysia
from the list of countries authorized to participate in GVWP without
significantly restricting legitimate travel to Guam.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/00/04
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 73007]]
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG92
Agency Contact: Marty Newingham, Senior Immigration Inspector,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1063
RIN: 1651-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1407. AUTOMATED INSPECTION SERVICES-EXTENSION OF ENROLLMENT PERIOD
Priority: Other Significant
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: The Department intends to amend the regulations to extend the
current enrollment period for the Automated Inspection Services (AIS)
from one year to two years. The regulations currently limit the period
of approval to the program to one year, requiring applicants to
resubmit a new application and fee each year. This is a very burdensome
process for both the traveling public and the Federal agencies
administering the programs. DHS has determined that it can effectively
maintain the security of the program and the border without requiring
applicants to undergo a yearly application renewal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/28/03
Interim Final Rule              03/04/03                    68 FR 10143
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/29/03
Final Action                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2256-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG94
Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9246
RIN: 1651-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1408. NONIMMIGRANT VISA EXEMPTION FOR NATIONALS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department of Homeland Security'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,
U.S. 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 Department'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 INA 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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1956-98
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF28
Agency Contact: Dennis Thompson, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3019
RIN: 1651-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
1409. PATENT SURVEYS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 12; 19 CFR 24
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to eliminate patent surveys.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/20/03                    68 FR 13636
NPRM Comment Period End         05/19/03
Final Action                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC93
Agency Contact: Louis Alfano, Customs Officer, Commercial Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0005
RIN: 1651-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________
1410. PASSENGER AND CREW MANIFESTS FOR ARRIVING AND DEPARTING VESSELS
AND AIRCRAFT
Priority: Economically Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 58b; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1436; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1459; 19 USC 1590; 19 USC 1594; 19 USC 1623;
19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1644; 19 USC 1644a; 49 USC 44909(c); 19 USC 1431; .
. .
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 122; 19 CFR 4; 8 CFR 217; 8 CFR 231; 8 CFR 251
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to implement a provision of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act, which requires that each air carrier,
foreign and domestic, operating a passenger flight in foreign air
transportation to the United States electronically transmit in advance
of arrival a passenger and crew manifest that contains certain
specified information. The submission of this information is required
for purposes of ensuring aviation safety and protecting
[[Page 73008]]
national security. Amendment also implements a provision of the Border
and Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002 which requires the electronic
transmission of passenger and crew member manifest information to
immigration officers in advance of an aircraft or vessel arrival in, or
departure from, the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              12/31/01                    66 FR 67482
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/01/02
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC99
Agency Contact: Tricia Bauer, Program Manager, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field
Opeations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0530
RIN: 1651-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________
1411. ACCESS TO CUSTOMS SECURITY AREAS AT AIRPORTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 58b; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1436; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1459; 19 USC 1590; 19 USC 1594; 19 USC 1623;
19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1644; 19 USC 1644a
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 122
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendments regarding the standards for employee access to
customs security areas at airports that accommodate international air
commerce. Amendments involve the addition of a biennial access approval
reapplication requirement; an expansion of the grounds for denial of an
application for access; the addition of a requirement that each
employee granted access must report certain changes in the employee's
circumstances; the inclusion of several new employer responsibilities;
an expansion of the grounds for revocation or suspension of access and
for proposed revocation or suspension of access; and a limitation of
the opportunity to have a hearing in a revocation or suspension action
to only cases in which there is a genuine issue regarding a material
fact. The changes are needed to enhance the security areas and are
commensurate with the heightened enforcement posture of the Federal
Government following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              07/29/02                    67 FR 48977
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/29/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      09/27/02
Final Action                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD04
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Tritt, Operations Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of
Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-4434
RIN: 1651-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________
1412. CONDITIONAL RELEASE PERIOD AND CUSTOMS BOND OBLIGATIONS FOR FOOD,
DRUGS, DEVICES, AND COSMETICS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1484; 19
USC 1499; 19 USC 1623; 19 USC 1624; 21 USC 381
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 141; 19 CFR 151
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to provide for a specific conditional release
period for any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that has been released
under bond and for which admissibility is to be determined under the
provisions of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Amendment also
clarifies the amount of liquidated damages that may be assessed when
there is a breach of the terms and conditions of the customs bond.
Lastly, amendment authorizes any representative of the Food and Drug
Administration to obtain a sample of any food, drug, device, or
cosmetic, the importation of which is governed by section 801 of the
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/07/02                    67 FR 39322
NPRM Comment Period End         08/06/02
Final Action                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD05
Agency Contact: Jeremy Baskin, Attorney-Advisor, Penalties Branch,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8753
RIN: 1651-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
1413. PASSENGER NAME RECORD INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR PASSENGERS ON
FLIGHTS IN FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 58b; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1436; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1459; 19 USC 1590; 19 USC 1594; 19 USC 1623;
19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1644; 19 USC 1644a; 19 USC 1431; 49 USC 44909(c)
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 122
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to implement a provision of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act, which requires that air carriers make
Passenger Name Record (PNR) information available upon request. The
availability of PNR information is necessary for purposes of ensuring
aviation safety and protecting national security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              06/25/02                    67 FR 42710
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/25/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      08/26/02
Final Action                    01/00/04
[[Page 73009]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD06
Agency Contact: Liliana Quintero, Operations Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of
Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-2531
RIN: 1651-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
1414. CUSTOMS BROKER LICENSE EXAMINATION DATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1641
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 111
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to allow the publication of a notice changing the
date on which a semiannual written examination for an individual
broker's license will be held when the normal date (the first Monday in
April and October) conflicts with a hoiliday, religious observance, or
other scheduled event.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              05/29/03                    68 FR 31976
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/29/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/28/03
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD28
Agency Contact: Mike Craig, Operations Officer, Broker Management
Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1684
RIN: 1651-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________
1415. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 19 USC 66; 19 USC
1431; 19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1628; EO 12600
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment regarding the disclosure procedures followed when
commercial information related to customs transactions is provided by a
business submitter.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              08/11/03                    68 FR 47453
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/11/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      10/10/03
Final Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD29
Agency Contact: Kelly Herman, Attorney, Disclosure Law Branch,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8713
Gregory R. Vilders, Attorney, Disclosure Law Branch, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8772
RIN: 1651-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
1416. [bull] REQUIRED ADVANCE ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION OF CARGO
INFORMATION
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1431; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1434; 19 USC 1624; 46 USC app 3; 46 USC app 91; 46 USC app 883; 19 USC
2071 note
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 4; 19 CFR 103; 19 CFR 113; 19 CFR 122; 19 CFR 123;
19 CFR 192
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 2003, Final.
Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by section 108 of
the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 requires that the
Secretary endeavor to promulgate final regulations not later than
October 1, 2003, that provide for the mandatory collection of
electronic cargo information.
Abstract: Amendment to provide that information pertaining to cargo
carried by any mode of commercial transportation (sea, air, rail, or
truck) must be received, by way of an approved electronic data
interchange system, before the cargo is either brought into or sent
from the United States. The cargo information required is that which is
reasonably necessary to enable high-risk shipments to be identified so
as to prevent smuggling and ensure cargo safety and security.
Amendments are intended to implement the provisions of section 343(a)
of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/23/03                    68 FR 43574
NPRM Comment Period End         08/22/03
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD33
Agency Contact: Kimberly Nott, Operations Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of
Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0042
RIN: 1651-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________
1417. [bull] SUSPENSION OF IMMEDIATE AND CONTINUOUS TRANSIT AGREEMENTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 231; 8 CFR 233
[[Page 73010]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Immediate and Continuous Transit program, also known as
the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) program and the International-to-
International (ITI) program allows an alien to be transported in-
transit through the United States to another foreign country without
first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa from the Department of State
overseas, provided the carrier has entered into an Immediate and
Continuous Transit Agreement on Form I-426, pursuant to section 233(c)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). This rule suspends
immediate and continuous transit provisions for both the TWOV and ITI
programs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/02/03
Interim Final Rule              08/07/03                    68 FR 46926
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      09/22/03
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD36
Agency Contact: Kenneth Sava, Director, Air and Sea Passenger
Operations, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0530
RIN: 1651-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1418. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 30, 2000, Public Law 106-396, made the Visa Waiver
Pilot Program (VWPP) a permanent program. The Visa Waiver Program
(VWP), allows nationals of designated countries to apply for admission
to the United States at land border ports, air and sea ports, and to
enter the United States for business or pleasure for up to 90 days
without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa.
INS Rule No. 1799 finalizes all those VWP countries that were added
through the publication of interim regulations. This rule will also
incorporate those statutory changes made to section 217 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Responsibility Immigration Act.
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
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
Interim Final Rule              03/07/03                    68 FR 10954
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 2002-99 interim final rule Adding
Portugal, Singapore, and Uruguay to the List of Countries Authorized to
Participate in the VISA Waiver Pilot Program published on August 3,
1999, at 64 FR 42006.
INS No. 1447-91, 1622-94, 1685-95, 1777-96, and 1782 are to be
consolidated into one final rulemaking, which is designated as INS No.
1799.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AB93
Agency Contact: Marty Newingham, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7992
RIN: 1651-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1419. 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 remove from the regulations the list of
those countries that are ineligible to participate in the TWOV program.
In its place, DHS proposes to publish and
[[Page 73011]]
update the list of countries that are ineligible to participate in the
TWOV program by Federal Register notice. This rule also sets forth a
nonexhaustive 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 Department of Homeland Security, 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                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1696-95
Transferred from RIN 1115-AD96
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1420. 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 to 1185; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC
1187; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101 to 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, Other.
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, DHS and Executive Office of
Immigration Review (EOIR) published an interim final 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, DHS published the rule ``Asylum Procedures'' (INS No. 1865-97;
RIN 1115-AE93), which finalized the asylum portions of this interim
rule. The Deparment still intends to publish a final rule 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     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1788-96 (Final Action)
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.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE47
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1651-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1421. RESTRICTING CITIZENS OF BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND SRI LANKA
FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL-TO-INTERNATIONAL (ITI) PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department
of Homeland Security 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 Department
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.
[[Page 73012]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                            To Be                       Determined
ANPRM Comment Period End         To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2157-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG30
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1422. ALLOWING CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
LIMITED TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES AT TWOV-DESIGNATED ALASKA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 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 Department of Homeland Security in
accordance with section 233(c) of the Act and meet certain other
requirements as enumerated in Department regulations at 8 CFR 212.1(f)
and 214.2(c). This interim final 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               To Be                       Determined
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2160-01;
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG33
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________
1423. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) STOPS IN THE
UNITED STATES TO ONE
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 214.2 (c)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently completed a
follow-up review of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 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 DHS 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 still providing the traveling public TWOV
privileges.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
NPRM Comment Period End          To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG59
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________
1424. ADDING GEORGIA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS OR
NATIONALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES TO
THE U.S. UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 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 enroute to a specified foreign country
without a passport or visa provided they are traveling on a carrier
signatory to an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security in
accordance with section 233(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(Act). This interim rule adds Georgia to the list of those countries
that the Department, acting on behalf of the Secretary 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               To Be                       Determined
[[Page 73013]]
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2263-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG98
Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector,
Inspections Division, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, Room 4064, Office of Field Operations,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-1018
Email: robert.hutnick@dhs.gov
RIN: 1651-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
1425. DESIGNATED LAND BORDER CROSSING LOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN CONVEYANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1431; 19 USC 1433; 19
USC 1459; 19 USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 123
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment would allow the designation of land border crossing
locations for certain traffic and merchandise. At ports of entry with
multiple crossing points, port directors would have express authority
to require by local instructions that certain trucks and other
commercial conveyances enter the United States at specific land border
crossing locations within the port of entry designated for the
processing and clearance of those conveyances.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/17/97                    62 FR 61251
NPRM Comment Period End         01/16/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC12
Agency Contact: Dennis Dore, Program Analyst, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field
Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-3274
RIN: 1651-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
1426. SIMPLIFICATION OF IN-TRANSIT TRUCK SHIPMENTS BETWEEN CANADA AND
THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1431; 19 USC 1433; 19
USC 1436; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1553; 19 USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 123
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to simplify reporting procedures for the in-transit
movement of truck shipments between Canada and the United States.
Amendment is designed to reduce traffic congestion along the northern
border by reducing the number of reporting stops.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC65
Agency Contact: Raymond Janiszewski, Supervisory Import Specialist,
Office of Field Operations, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0365
RIN: 1651-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1427. PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE BORDER RELEASE ADVANCED SCREENING AND
SELECTIVITY (BRASS) PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1448; 19 USC 1484; 19 USC 1624
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 24; 19 CFR 123; 19 CFR 132; 19 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to provide for the Border Release Advanced
Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) Program, an improved automated and
electronic system that will replace the Line Release method of
processing certain repetitive and high volume shipments of merchandise
into the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/01/02                     67 FR 4930
NPRM Comment Period End         04/02/02
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AC92
Agency Contact: Enrique S. Tamayo, Operations Officer, Trade Programs,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0693
RIN: 1651-AA35
[[Page 73014]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1428. CARRIER ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: PL 107-173; PL 106-96; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC
1182; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1229
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 231
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 1, 2003, Final.
Public Law 107-173, the Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act (VWPPA), sets
a mandatory deadline of October 1, 2002.
Abstract: There are four principal laws that require the Attorney
General to develop an automated and integrated entry/exit data system
for aliens:
1. The Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management
Improvement Act (DMIA), Public Law 106-21;
2. The Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act (VWPPA), Public Law 106-396;
3. The USA PATRIOT Act, Public Law 107-56; and
4. The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act (Border
Security Act), Public Law 107-173.
Implementation of the relevant provisions in these four laws together
will result in the Entry/Exit System. One of the basic legislative
mandates is that the system integrate the available alien arrival and
departure data that exist in any DHS or Department of State (DOS) data
base or system. This necessarily must include the systems that
incorporate carrier manifest data on passengers and crew members who
are entering or leaving the U.S. via air or sea. Section 231 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and 8 CFR part 231 state the
requirements for carrier manifests.
In section 402 of the Border Security Act, Congress amended the
manifest requirements in INA, section 231. The Border Security Act
requires the submission of arrival and departure manifests
electronically in advance of a commercial aircraft or vessel's arrival
in or departure from the United States not later than January 1, 2003.
Promulgation of regulations to implement this law will provide the
Department with advance notification of information necessary for the
identification of passengers and crewmembers on commercial carriers.
The contents of the electronic arrival and departure manifest include:
(1) complete name; (2) date of birth; (3) citizenship; (4) sex; (5)
passport number and country of issuance; (6) country of residence; (7)
United States visa number, date, and place of issuance, where
applicable; (8) alien registration; (9) United States address while in
the United States; and (10) such other information the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury
determines as being necessary for the identification of the persons
transported and for the enforcement of the immigration laws and to
protect safety and national security.
In October 2000, Congress also amended section 217 of the INA to make
the Visa Waiver Pilot a permanent program. The VWPPA also added a
specific requirement for a ``fully automated entry and exit control
system'' covering all aliens who enter the United States under the VWP
at airports and seaports. The requirements for this system are both
narrower and broader, in different respects, than the DMIA automated
system requirements. The VWP entry/exit system will be incorporated
into the broader Entry/Exit System mandated by DMIA. In addition, the
VWPPA states that no alien arriving by air or sea may be granted a visa
waiver under INA, section 217, on or after October 1, 2002, unless the
carrier is submitting passenger information electronically to the VWP
entry/exit system, as required by the Secretary. The Deprtment is
separately promulgating regulations to amend 8 CFR part 217 to
implement the electronic manifest requirements for VWP purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/03/03                      68 FR 292
NPRM Comment Period End         02/03/03
Merged With RIN 1651-AA37.      06/16/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2182-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG57
Sectors Affected: 481 Air Transportation
Agency Contact: Tricia Bauer, Program Manager, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field
Opeations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-0530
RIN: 1651-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
1429. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA REGARDING
ASYLUM CLAIMS MADE AT LAND BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1188; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC
1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 235
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to establish CBP officers' responsibilities to
aliens arriving in the United States from Canada at land border ports
of entry and in transit from Canada who are seeking asylum pursuant to
the U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       10/16/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Linda Loveless, Inspector, Immigration Policy and
Programs, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 927-2493
RIN: 1651-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1430. PERFORMANCE OF CUSTOMS BUSINESS BY PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY
CORPORATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1202; 19 USC 1624; 19 USC 1641
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 111
[[Page 73015]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to specify circumstances in which a corporate
entity may perform certain customs business on behalf of a parent
corporation or subsidiary corporation or sister subsidiary corporation
without the need to obtain a customs broker license. It is anticipated
that the amendment would improve the operational efficiency of the
affected corporate entities and thereby enhance their ability to ensure
compliance with applicable customs laws and regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/15/02                    67 FR 63576
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/02
Final Action                    08/11/03                    68 FR 47455
Final Action Effective          09/10/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD14
Agency Contact: Gina Grier, Attorney, Entry Procedures and Carriers
Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8730
RIN: 1651-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________
1431. CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION FOR VESSEL CARGO MANIFEST INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 552; 19 USC 552a; 19 USC 66; 19 USC
1431; 19 USC 1624; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment to provide that, in addition to the importer or
consignee, parties that electronically transmit vessel cargo manifest
information directly 24 or more hours before cargo is laden aboard the
vessel at the foreign port may request confidentiality with respect to
the name and address of the importer or consignee, related marks, and
identification numbers that reveal their names and addresses, and the
names and addresses of their shippers. These parties must submit a
letter of authorization signed by the importer or consignee with the
request for confidentiality.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/09/03                     68 FR 1173
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/03
Withdrawn                       08/13/03                    68 FR 48327
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD18
Agency Contact: Larry L. Burton, Director, International Trade
Compliance, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8728
RIN: 1651-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
1432. [bull] DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY: SIGNATURE OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 6 USC 101; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1624; 31 USC
321
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 0; 19 CFR 400
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Revision of title and structure of title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect changes caused by the creation of
the Department of Homeland Security and the consequent governmental
reorganization. Amendment specifies the signatures that indicate the
exercise of authority for documents that appear in 19 CFR chapter I. In
addition, the rule adds and reserves for future use a chapter under
which the agency may issue regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    08/28/03                    68 FR 51868
Final Action Effective          08/28/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD39
Agency Contact: Harold M. Singer, Chief, Regulations Branch, Department
of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Office
of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8767
RIN: 1651-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1433. [bull] TONNAGE DUTIES-REVISED AMOUNTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 66; 19 USC 1431; 19 USC 1433; 19 USC
1434; 19 USC 1624; 46 USC 2107(b); 46 USC 8103; 46 USC 14306; 46 USC
14502; 46 USC 14511; 46 USC 14512; 46 USC 14513; 46 USC 14701; 46 USC
14702; 46 USC app 121; 46 USC app 128
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Amendment of rule dealing with vessels in foreign and
domestic trades by revising the amounts of tonnage duties applicable to
those entering the United States from a foreign port. Revisions reflect
changes in the pertinent statutory provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    08/13/03                    68 FR 48279
Final Action Effective          08/13/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1515-AD35
Agency Contact: Glen E. Vereb, Chief, Entry Procedures and Carriers
Branch, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20229
Phone: 202 572-8730
RIN: 1651-AA53
[[Page 73016]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1434. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR AIRPORT WORKERS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101 et seq; PL 107-71
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1542; 49 CFR 1544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action will address criminal history background checks
for individuals who regularly have escorted access to secured areas of
an airport, individuals who work in sterile areas of an airport, and
others.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA08
Agency Contact: Christine Beyer, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2657
Email: christine.beyer@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1435. INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 6002; 28 USC 2461 (note); 49 USC 114; 49 USC
40113; 49 USC 40114; 49 USC 44901 to 44907; 49 USC 46101 to 46107; 49
USC 46109; 49 USC 46110; 49 USC 46301; 49 USC 46305; 49 USC 46311; 49
USC 46313; 49 USC 46314
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1503
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking establishes the interim investigative and
enforcement procedural rules that the TSA will use to address statutory
and regulatory violations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              08/08/02                    67 FR 51480
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/08/02
NPRM                            02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from 2110-AA09
Agency Contact: Quang Nguyen, Attorney, Enforcement Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2710
Email: quang.nguyen1@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1436. GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916 to 44918; 49 USC 44935;
49 USC 44936; 44942, 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1501
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: TSA is developing general rulemaking procedures to explain to
the public the process required to initiate, follow-up, and complete
the rulemaking process, and what the agency has to comply with during
the process. This is needed because currently TSA does not have a
regulation that explains the rulemaking process to the public.
Rulemaking procedures are an important way for the public to interact
with TSA. Therefore, it is important that these procedures be clearly
explained and easy to understand and follow. This proposed rule will
layout the process to the public to allow them to understand how TSA
processes rulemaking proceedings, and what they can do to have input in
that process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Angela Anderson, Senior Rulemaking Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
Headquarters-West Building, 8th floor, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2652
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: angela.anderson@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1437. ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 2672; 28 USC 2675; 49 USC 114; 49
USC 308; 49 USC 40113
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1512
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will require prospective claimants under
the Federal Tort Claims Act to follow certain procedures to file their
claims to TSA. The rule is needed because the absence of a published
rule of procedure may cause problems due to lack of knowledge by some
parties on how or where to file claims, and the minimum information
needed to file a claim.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gregg Golden, Asst. Chief Counsel, Torts Litigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2678
Email: gregg.golden@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1438. MARINE VESSEL SECURITY STANDARDS-PROHIBITED ITEMS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1576
[[Page 73017]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed regulation would establish lists of
``prohibited items'' (weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and other
dangerous items) that individuals would not be allowed to carry on
their person, or in their baggage when they travel onboard one of four
categories of passenger vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Bamberger, Assistant Branch Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Maritime &
Land Security, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 9, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1218
Fax: 571 227-2932
Email: jim.bamberger@dhs.gov
Steven Cohen, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2665
Email: steven.cohen@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________
1439. AVIATION SECURITY-ALL-CARGO SECURITY RULES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 107-71, sec 110(f)
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action develops a comprehensive strategic plan to
address air cargo security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Benjamin Klein, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2694
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: benjamin.klein@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1440. FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44921
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule establishes a program to screen, train,
deputize, and equip certain commercial airline pilots as Federal law
enforcement officers, and to authorize them to transport and carry
firearms and to use force, including deadly force, to defend the flight
decks of the aircraft against acts of criminal violence or air piracy.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dion Casey, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of
the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th
Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2663
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: dion.casey@dhs.gov
Paul Kinneberg, Lead FFDO Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Office of Aviation Operations,
HQ, East Bldg, Floor 10, TSA-7, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
22202
Phone: 571 227-1866
Email: paul.kinneberg@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
1441. [bull] VULNERABILITY SELF-ASSESSMENTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 107-71
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1574
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document would cover owners and operators of highway,
pipeline, mass transit, and rail facilities or conveyances that are
determined by TSA to be at risk of being involved in a transportation
security incident and who are informed by TSA that they must conduct
vulnerability self-assessments. A transportation security incident is a
security incident resulting in a significant loss of life,
environmental damage, transportation system disruption, or economic
disruption in a particular area. The document would set forth the
methodologies that must be used to perform the self-assessment, and
would also provide a TSA-developed assessment tool as one means of
satisfying the regulatory requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Morvarid Zolghadr, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Office of Maritime & Land
Security, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 9, TSA-8, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2957
Email: selfassessmentrule@dhs.gov
Ellen Siegler, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, 8th Floor, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2723
Email: ellen.siegler@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA30
[[Page 73018]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1442. [bull] CONTAINER SECURITY FOR MARITIME AND INTERMODAL SHIPMENTS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 107-295; 49 USC 40113
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, January 2004, NPRM.
Abstract: This document would require the development of antiterrorism
cargo identification, screening and tracking systems, and performance
standards for the physical security of containers shipped between the
United States and other countries. Under this regulation, persons who
import or export materials in containers, by means of vessels, would be
required to meet the performance standards detailed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Kim Costner-Moore, Program Anlayst, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of
Maritime and Land Security, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 10, TSA-8, 601 South
12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 517 227-1093
Email: kim.costnermoore@dhs.gov
Ryan Owens, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of Maritime and Land Security, HQ, West Bldg,
Floor 10, TSA-8, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 517 227-3246
Email: ryan.owens@dhs.gov
David Kasminoff, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, 8th Floor, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-3583
Email: david.kasminoff@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1443. [bull] CAPPS II-ACCESS TO PASSENGER RESERVATION INFORMATION
Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44901
CFR Citation: 59 CFR 1560
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: TSA is proposing to require certain aircraft operators,
foreign air carriers, and operators of computer reservation systems to
transmit passenger reservation information to TSA for use in aviation
security screening. The proposal would require that for any flight
transporting passengers to, from, or within the United States, each
aircraft operator, foreign air carrier, or reservation system operator
that accepts a reservation for a passenger on that flight must transmit
the passenger's reservation information to TSA at least 72 hours before
the scheduled departure of the flight or at the time the passenger
purchases a ticket for the flight, whichever is later. The reservation
information transmitted to TSA must include a passenger's full name,
home address, home telephone number, and date of birth. The proposal
also would require that prior to collecting this information from an
individual, an aircraft operator, foreign air carrier, or reservation
system operator must take reasonable steps to ensure that the
individual is provided notice of the purpose for which the information
is collected, the authority under which it is collected, and the
consequences of a passenger's failure to provide the information. TSA
will use passengers' information to support a more effective version of
the current automated system for aviation passenger screening, known as
Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II, or CAPPS II.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Brandon B. Straus, Assistant Chief Counsel for
Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2724
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: brandon.straus@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
1444. [bull] FEES FOR SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS ON HAZMAT DRIVERS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: PL 108-90, sec 520
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1522
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to recent statutory requirements, the
Transportation Security Administration proposes to establish fees for
security threat assessments that TSA is required to perform on
individuals who apply for, renew, or transfer a hazardous materials
endorsement for a commercial drivers license.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Dion Casey, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of
the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th
Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2663
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: dion.casey@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA33
[[Page 73019]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1445. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF PASSENGER CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY
SERVICE FEES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 44940
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1510
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration announces the
imposition of a security service fee in the amount of $2.50 per
emplanement on passengers of domestic and foreign carriers in air
transportation, foreign air transportation, and intrastate air
transportation originating in the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              12/31/01                    66 FR 67698
Notice Information Collection   01/31/02                     67 FR 4866
Notice Information Collection   02/19/02                     67 FR 7582
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/01/02
Comment Period Reopened         03/28/02                    67 FR 14879
Comment Period End              04/30/02
Disposition of Comments         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA01
Agency Contact: Randall Fiertz, Chief, Office of Revenue, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Finance and
Administration, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 5, TSA-14, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1080
Email: randall.fiertz@dhs.gov
Steven Cohen, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2665
Email: steven.cohen@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1446. AVIATION SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE FEES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 44901; 49 USC 44940
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1511
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: TSA announces the imposition of an air carrier fee each
fiscal year on air carriers and foreign air carriers in air
transportation, foreign air transportation, and intrastate air
transportation. The fee is necessary to help defray TSA's costs of
providing U.S. civil aviation security services.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/18/02
Interim Final Rule              02/20/02                     67 FR 7926
Correction                      02/22/02                     67 FR 8579
Notice Information Collection   02/28/02                     67 FR 9355
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/18/02
Comment Period Extended         03/20/02                    67 FR 12954
Comment Period End              04/02/02
Notice Guidance App A           05/01/02                    67 FR 21582
Disposition of Comments         03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA02
Agency Contact: Randall Fiertz, Chief, Office of Revenue, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Finance and
Administration, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 5, TSA-14, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1080
Email: randall.fiertz@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1447. CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY RULES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 40101 et seq (PL 107-71)
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 91; 14 CFR 107 to 109; 14 CFR 121; 14 CFR 129; 14
CFR 135; 14 CFR 139; 14 CFR 191; 49 CFR 1500 to 1550
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 17, 2002, Final.
Abstract: This action transfers the FAA security rules to the
Transportation Security Administration.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule Effective            02/17/02
Final Rule                      02/22/02                     67 FR 8340
Final Rule Comment Period End   03/25/02
Disposition of Comments         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA03
Agency Contact: Benjamin Klein, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2694
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: benjamin.klein@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1448. SECURITY PROGRAMS FOR AIRCRAFT WEIGHING 12,500 POUNDS OR MORE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40119; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916 to 44918; 49 USC 44935;
49 USC 44936; 49 USC 44942; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540; 49 CFR 1544
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 17, 2002, Final.
Abstract: This action requires operators of aircraft with a maximum
certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more to implement a
Transportation Security Administration-approved security program.
[[Page 73020]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      02/22/02                     67 FR 8205
Final Rule Comment Period End   04/23/02
Final Rule Effective            06/24/02
Notice to Extend Compliance Date02/05/03                     68 FR 5974
Disposition of Comments         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Additional Information: TSA issued the final security program to
affected operators required to comply by April 1, 2003.
Transferred from RIN 2110-AA04
Agency Contact: Lon M. Siro, Security Specialist, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Aviation
Operations, HQ, East Bldg, Floor 11, TSA-7, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2217
Email: lon.siro@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1449. PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40119; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916 to 44918; 49 USC 44935;
49 USC 44936; 49 USC 44942; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1520
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: TSA is revising its regulation governing the protection of
sensitive security information (SSI) in order to implement recent
legislative changes that expand TSA's authority to protect SSI related
to modes of transportation other than aviation. TSA is issuing
revisions to its existing regulation in the form of an interim final
rule in order to address the immediate needs of individuals and
entities operating in maritime and other modes of transportation as
they develop security plans, assessments, procedures, and other
measures called for by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. To that end, TSA is
expanding the definition of SSI to include additional types of
information related to security in all modes of transportation and to
expand the list of persons required to protect SSI. TSA also is
requiring that records containing SSI be marked with a protective
marking and distribution limitation statement that indicate the record
contains SSI, the restrictions on the release of SSI, and the
consequences of unauthorized disclosure of the SSI. TSA is requiring
disposal of records containing SSI when they are no longer needed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA10
Agency Contact: Dion Casey, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of
the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th
Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2663
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: dion.casey@dhs.gov
Brian Reed, Director of Aviation Operations Litigation Support &
Special Activities Staff, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Operations, HQ, East
Bldg, Floor 10, TSA-7, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2279
Email: brian.reed@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1450. SECURITY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATORS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 40119;
49 USC 44901 to 44905; . . .
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540; 49 CFR 1544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Rules governing civil aviation security were transferred from
the Federal Aviation Administration to the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). Part 108 of title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) on Aircraft Operator Security, is now codified in 49
CFR parts 1540 and 1544. TSA will establish a compliance program for
aircraft operators to implement and test security contingency plans.
The intent is to enhance security for the traveling public, air
carriers, and persons employed by or conducting business at public
airports by increasing awareness of and compliance with civil aviation
security measures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA11
Agency Contact: Christine Beyer, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2657
Email: christine.beyer@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1451. SECURITY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FOR AIRPORTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 40119;
49 USC 44901 to 44905; . . .
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540; 49 CFR 1542
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Rules governing civil aviation security were transferred from
the Federal Aviation Administration to the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). Part 107 of title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) on Airport Security, is now codified in 49 CFR parts
1540 and 1542. TSA will establish a compliance program for airport
operators to implement and test security contingency plans. The intent
[[Page 73021]]
is to enhance security for the traveling public, air carriers, and
persons employed by or conducting business at public airports by
increasing awareness of and compliance with civil aviation security
measures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA12
Agency Contact: Christine Beyer, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2657
Email: christine.beyer@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1452. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44936
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540; 49 CFR 1542; 49 CFR 1544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule, published by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), requires each airport operator and aircraft operator that has
adopted a security program under 14 CFR parts 107 or 108 to conduct
fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for individuals if
they have not already undergone criminal history record checks. The
rule will ensure that individuals in these positions do not have
disqualifying criminal offenses. Rules governing civil aviation
security were transferred from the FAA to the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). Parts 107 and 108 of title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) on Airport Security and Aircraft Operator
Security, respectively, are now codified in 49 CFR parts 1540, 1542,
and 1544. TSA will complete any further action required in this
rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule; Request for Comments12/06/01                    66 FR 63474
Comment Period End              01/07/02
Comment Period Reopened         01/25/02                     67 FR 3810
Reopened Comment Period End     03/11/02
Dispostion of Comments          12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA11
Agency Contact: Scott Houston, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 10,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-3653
Email: scott.houston@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1453. THREAT ASSESSMENTS REGARDING CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO
HOLD OR APPLY FOR FAA CERTIFICATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916; 49 USC 44935; 49 USC
44936; 49 USC 44942; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action provides the process by which the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) will notify a holder of, or an applicant
for, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman certificate, and
the FAA, that TSA has determined that the certificate holder or
applicant poses a security threat. This process, provides the subject
individual notice and the opportunity to be heard before TSA makes a
final decision.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      01/24/03                     68 FR 3756
Comment Period Ends             03/25/03
Disposition of Comments         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA14
Agency Contact: Brandon B. Straus, Assistant Chief Counsel for
Regulations, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2724
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: brandon.straus@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________
1454. THREAT ASSESSMENTS REGARDING ALIEN HOLDERS OF, AND APPLICANTS FOR,
FAA CERTIFICATES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916 to 44918; 49 USC 44935;
49 USC 44936; 49 USC 44942; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action provides the process by which the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) will notify an alien holder of, or an
alien applicant for, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman
certificate, and the FAA, that TSA has determined that the certificate
holder or applicant poses a security threat. This process, provides,
the subject individual notice and the opportunity to be heard before
TSA makes a final decision.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      01/24/03                     68 FR 3762
Comment Period End              03/25/03
Disposition of Comments         01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA17
Agency Contact: Brandon B. Straus, Assistant Chief Counsel for
Regulations,
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Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2724
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: brandon.straus@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1455. TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES FROM CANADA TO THE UNITED STATES VIA
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND RAILROAD CARRIER
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103; 49 USC 5103a; 49 USC 40113;
49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1570; 49 CFR 1572
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule addresses security issues regarding
transportation of explosives by commercial motor vehicles and
railroads. It establishes temporary requirements that all motor
carriers, motor private carriers, and railroad carriers not using
United States citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens as drivers
or railroad crews to transport explosives to the United States, must
meet during the period while DOT develops the standards that will apply
on a more permanent basis.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/06/03                     68 FR 6083
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      03/10/03
Amendment to Interim Final Rule 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA18
Agency Contact: Benjamin Klein, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2694
Fax: 571 227-1379
Email: benjamin.klein@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
1456. SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR A
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENDORSEMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5103a; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1570; 49 CFR 1572
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is amending
the Transportation Security Regulations to establish security threat
assessment standards for determining whether an individual poses a
security threat warranting denial of a hazardous materials endorsement
for a commercial drivers license (CDL). TSA is also establishing
procedures for seeking a waiver from the standards and appealing a
security assessment determination.
TSA is issuing this interim final rule in coordination with a separate
interim final rule being issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA rule amends the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations governing commercial drivers licenses to prohibit
States from issuing, renewing, transferring, or upgrading a commercial
drivers license with a hazardous material endorsement unless the
Department of Justice has first conducted a background records check of
the applicant, and the TSA has determined that the applicant does not
pose a security threat warranting denial of the hazardous materials
endorsement. These interim final rules implement the background records
check requirements of section 1012 of the Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and also establish
requirements regarding the transportation of explosives in commerce.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              05/05/03                    68 FR 23851
Interim Final Rule              11/07/03                    68 FR 63033
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA19
Agency Contact: Stephen Sprague, Supervisory Transportation Security
Specialist, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Maritime & Land Security, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 11, TSA-
8, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1468
Email: stephen.sprague@dhs.gov
Dion Casey, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2663
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: dion.casey@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1457. [bull] MARITIME AND LAND SECURITY DIRECTIVES AND INFORMATION
CIRCULARS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 40113; 49 USC 40119
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1570
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document provides a regulatory framework through which
the Transportation Security Administration may issue Security
Directives to owners or operators of conveyances, facilities,
terminals, or infrastructure assets, involved in all modes of
transportation, except aviation. Security Directives, if issued, would
require owners or operators of conveyances, facilities, terminals, or
infrastructure assets to implement measures specified in the Security
Directives to enhance transportation security. Under this framework,
TSA may also issue Information Circulars advising operators of possible
threats to transportation security.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elaine Dezenski, Management and Program Analyst,
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Security Regulation and Policy, HQ, West Bldg, Floor
11, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2618
Email: elaine.dezenski@dhs.gov
Ellen Siegler, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, 8th Floor, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2723
Email: ellen.siegler@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1458. [bull] MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT: BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR
MARITIME WORKERS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 46 USC 70105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1572
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish procedures for background checks to
determine maritime workers' eligibility for unescorted access to
restricted areas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              09/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Anthony Furst, Supervisory Transportation Security
Specialist, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Maritime & Land Security, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 10, TSA-
8, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1241
Email: anthony.furst@dhs.gov
Christine Beyer, Attorney, Regulations Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2657
Email: christine.beyer@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1459. [bull] PRIVACY ACT OF 1974: IMPLEMENTATION OF EXEMPTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114(l)(1); 5 USC 552a(k)
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1507
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document proposes to establish eight Privacy Act Systems
of Records that are exempt from one or more provisions of the Privacy
Act. This rule will enable TSA to withhold records in response to
requests for information pertaining to active investigations and in
other instances where disclosure could reveal sensitive information.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/18/03                    68 FR 49410
NPRM Comment Period End         09/17/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Conrad Huygen, Privacy Act Officer, TSA Office of
Information Management Programs, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Finance and Administration, HQ,
West Bldg, Floor 4, TSA-17, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1954
Fax: 571 227-2912
Email: conrad.huygen@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
1460. [bull] TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH SECURITY FEE AND
THE AVIATION SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE FEE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 108-11
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1510; 49 CFR 1511
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is issuing
this rule to temporarily suspend the September 11, 2001, Passenger
Civil Aviation Security Service Fees and the Aviation Security
Infrastructure Fees (ASIF) during the period beginning June 1, 2003,
and ending September 30, 2003, as provided in Public Law 108-11,
enacted on April 16, 2003, titled, ``Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003'' (Appropriations Act).
TSA interprets the Appropriations Act to prohibit TSA from requiring
passengers to pay the September 11th Security Fee if they purchase air
transportation during the suspension period, regardless of whether the
air transportation actually takes place during the suspension period.
Accordingly, TSA will not impose the September 11th Security Fee on air
transportation purchased from 12:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on
June 1, 2003, through 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on September
30, 2003.
The Appropriations Act also prohibits TSA from imposing the ASIF during
the suspension period. Therefore, air carriers and foreign air carriers
engaged in air transportation will not incur any obligations to make
ASIF payments to TSA for the months of June, July, August, and
September of 2003, which otherwise would have been required to be paid
to TSA by the last day of July, August, September, and October of 2003,
respectively.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      05/21/03                    68 FR 27747
Notice - Resumption             09/29/03                    68 FR 55985
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Randall Fiertz, Chief, Office of Revenue, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation
[[Page 73024]]
Security Administration, Finance and Administration, HQ, West Bldg,
Floor 5, TSA-14, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-1080
Email: randall.fiertz@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1461. PRIVATE CHARTER SECURITY RULES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114; 49 USC 5102; 49 USC 40119; 49 USC 44901 to
44907; 49 USC 44913; 49 USC 44914; 49 USC 44916 to 44918; 49 USC 44935;
49 USC 44936; 49 USC 44942; 49 USC 46105
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540; 49 CFR 1544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the rules that apply to private charter
aircraft. Private charter aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff
weight of 45.5 kg or more, or 61+ seats will now be required to ensure
that passengers and their accessible property are screened prior to
boarding.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      06/19/02                    67 FR 41635
Final Rule Comment Period End   07/19/02
Final Rule Effective            08/19/02
Final Rule                      12/31/02                    67 FR 79881
Notice to Extend Compliance Date02/05/03                     68 FR 5975
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: The final security program has been issued and
affected operators must comply by April 1, 2003.
Transferred from RIN 2110-AA05
Agency Contact: Lon M. Siro, Security Specialist, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Aviation
Operations, HQ, East Bldg, Floor 11, TSA-7, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2217
Email: lon.siro@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1462. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TRANSITION TO DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY; TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REFLECTING ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 6 USC 203; 49 USC 114; 49 USC 40113
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1500 to 1511; 49 CFR 1540 to 1550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Homeland Security Act of 2002 transferred the
Transportation Security Administration from the Department of
Transportation to the newly created Department of Homeland Security.
This rule makes conforming technical changes to various parts of the
Transportation Security Regulations, chapter XII of title 49,
Transportation, of the Code of Federal Regulations, revising, where
appropriate, all references to the titles, abbreviations, and acronyms
of the ``Department of Transportation'' and the ``Under Secretary of
Transportation for Security.`` This regulation also makes conforming
changes to the general definitions sections and revises TSA's address
because of TSA Headquarters' physical move to Arlington, Virginia.
Because this rule revises existing regulations to reflect
organizational changes, it has no substantive effect on the public.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      08/19/03                    68 FR 49718
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marisa Mullen, Senior Rulemaking Analyst, Regulations
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8,
TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571 227-2706
Fax: 571 227-1377
Email: marisa.mullen@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________
1463. SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HANDLE HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS IN RAIL TRANSPORTATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1573
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is withdrawn because TSA issued a notice that
oulined current procedures that take the place of requiring additional
background check standards at this time.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       06/09/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Christine Beyer, Attorney, Regulations Division,
Department of Homeland Security,
[[Page 73025]]
Transportation Security Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel,
HQ, West Bldg, Floor 8, TSA-2, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
22202
Phone: 571 227-2657
Email: christine.beyer@dhs.gov
RIN: 1652-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1464. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; S CLASSIFICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT
INITIATIVES; ALIEN WITNESSES
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department. 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 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
NPRM-INS No. 1728               04/00/04
Final Action-INS No.1683        06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: INS No. 1683-94; and INS No. 1728-95
Transferred from RIN 1115-AD86
Agency Contact: Lydia St. John-Mellado, Investigator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Room
1000, Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-5097
RIN: 1653-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1465. USE OF PAROLE FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS OR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
BENEFIT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 11, 1997, NPRM.
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            04/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: INS No. 1840-97
See also (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 DHS custody by specifically identifying
the scope of that authority to include the Secretary. This action was
taken to clarify which individuals are authorized by the Secretary to
grant parole from DHS custody.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE68
Agency Contact: Kenneth Leutbecker, Director, Parole and Humanitarian
Assistance Branch, Office of International Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Attn:
ULLICO Building, Third Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670
RIN: 1653-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1466. STRENGTHENING CONTROL OVER IMMIGRATION SURETY BONDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1356; 31 USC 9701; 31 USC 9305; 31
USC 9308; PL 104-208
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: During the past several years the Department 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 Department and furthermore have evaded the judicial review
process.
This rule proposes to strengthen the Department's control over the
collection of immigration surety bonds by tightening current DHS
procedures relating to the collection of surety bonds and by providing
the Department with more powerful enforcement measures. Specifically,
this rule will require surety companies and bonding agents to exhaust
administrative remedies by using Department appeal procedures as a
prerequisite to challenging the Department's actions under the
Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) before seeking
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judicial review of DHS actions. In addition, this rule limits the
exposure of the Department 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 Department's claim
and formalizes DHS' reporting requirements to the Department of the
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 DHS invoices. This rule is necessary to
ensure that the Deprtment receives funds owed by surety companies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2193-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG65
Agency Contact: Jim Landolt, Branch Chief, Policy, Office of Financial
Management, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-0229
Fax: 202 514-7898
RIN: 1653-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________
1467. INTEREST PAYMENTS ON CANCELLED CASH BONDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 31 USC 1322; 31 USC 9308
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 293
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: When DHS receives a cash bond, it is deposited into an
account where interest is accumulated from the date the bond is posted,
to the date that the bond is paid out. If a cancelled cash bond is
unclaimed after a year, the principal and any accumulated interest are
transferred to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, account entitled
``Payments of Unclaimed Moneys of Individuals Whose Whereabouts are
Unknown.'' This regulation at 8 CFR 293.1 concerns the computation of
interest on cash bonds. It does not mention the Treasury requirement
concerning the disposition of funds from unclaimed cash bonds. Since
some cash bonds obligors have questioned the curtailment of interest a
year after the bond is cancelled, we believe that this regulation
should include language that clarifies the Department's requirement to
comply with Treasury's regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2258-03
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG97
Agency Contact: Georgia Mayers, Chief of Cash Management, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Room
6034, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1200
Fax: 202 514-7898
RIN: 1653-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________
1468. DENIAL AND REVOCATION FOR APPROVAL OF SCHOOL FOR ATTENDANCE BY
NONIMMIGRANT STUDENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend
its regulations to clarify its procedures for denial of applications by
schools for approval to enroll nonimmigrant students. DHS also proposes
to streamline and align the revocation process with the denial and
appeal process. Finally, DHS proposes the authority to suspend a
school's approval to issue new forms I-20 during denial or revocation
proceedings.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2239-02
Transferred from RIN 1615-AA85
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA33
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1469. 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 to 519
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.197
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will finalize a 1996 interim final rule that
requires Federal prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and other
officials to obtain written consent from DHS when entering into a plea
agreement, cooperation agreement, or similar agreement promising an
alien favorable treatment by DHS. 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 Department from being bound by agreements
undertaken without its knowledge and approval.
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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1791-96
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE50
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1470. REQUIRING ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO
SURRENDER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR REMOVAL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1231; 8 USC 1253
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240.13 to 240.19
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule requires aliens subject to a final order of removal
to surrender to the Department. 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                      03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AE82
Agency Contact: Lisa Batey, Associate General Counsel, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Room
6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 503 353-1825
RIN: 1653-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1471. EARLY RELEASE FOR REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS IN STATE CUSTODY FOR
NONVIOLENT OFFENSES
Priority: Other Significant
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    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Additional Information: INS No.1848-97
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE83
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1472. POWER OF SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO
TERMINATE DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AND INITIATE REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Other Significant
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 and certain nonpermanent 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 rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/30/00                    65 FR 71273
[[Page 73028]]
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/01
Final Action                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2083-00
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF87
Agency Contact: Roger Sagerman, Chief Counsel, Immigration Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1473. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
Priority: Other Significant
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, Other.
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 Secretary 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 DHS 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                    03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2133-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG20
Agency Contact: Sharon Andrade, Program Analyst, Investigations,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7596
RIN: 1653-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1474. 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. This rule adds new
provisions governing cases for DHS 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
postremoval 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 DHS 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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2156-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG29
Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
1475. 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 Department regulations on the period of time
after an alien's arrest within which the Department 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, DHS must make such determinations within 48
hours of arrest, except in the event of emergency or other
extraordinary circumstance in which case the Department 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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 73029]]
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No 2171-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG40
Agency Contact: Michael Nelfach, Special Counsel, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________
1476. ADDRESS NOTIFICATION TO BE FILED WITH DESIGNATED APPLICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
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 DHS regulations 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 Department, including any change of address
within 10 days of the change; that the Department will use the most
recent address provided by the alien for all purposes, including the
service of a Notice to Appear if the Department initiates removal
proceedings; and, if the alien has changed address and failed to
provide the new address to DHS, 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 Department,
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                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2198-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG61
Agency Contact: Barry O'Meillin, Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, 5113 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 756-6257
RIN: 1653-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
1477. ABBREVIATION OR WAIVER OF TRAINING FOR STATE OR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAW DURING A MASS
INFLUX OF ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 98-473; 8 USC 1101; PL 102-410
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend DHS regulations to authorize the
Secretary to waive normally required training requirements in the event
that the number of State or local law enforcement officers available to
respond in an expeditious manner to urgent and quickly developing
events during a declared mass influx of aliens is insufficient to
protect public safety, public health, and national security.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/26/03                     68 FR 8820
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/26/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/28/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG84
Agency Contact: Ron Dodson, Supervisory Special Agent, Headquarters
Investigations, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Room 1000, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20536
Phone: 202 616-7310
RIN: 1653-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1478. PROCESSING, DETENTION, AND RELEASE OF JUVENILES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1224 to 1227; 8 USC 1362
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.3
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, July 31, 1998, Final.
The court-approved settlement agreement in Flores v. Reno (C.D. Cal.)
required DHS to initiate action to publish regulations in July 1998.
However, the changes brought by AEDPA and IIRIRA delayed issuance of
the regulations. DHS later republished the rule for comments.
Abstract: The rule amends Department 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 DHS 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                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1906-98.
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF05
Agency Contact: Mark A. Matese, Director of Juvenile Affairs,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 8th Floor, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2162
RIN: 1653-AA22
[[Page 73030]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1479. 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
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends DHS 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 Secretary of Homeland Security 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              10/27/03                    68 FR 61148
Final Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 1991-99
Transferred from RIN 1115-AF56
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________
1480. REVISION OF THE REGULATIONS CONCERNING F, J, AND M NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552, 552(a); 5 USC 552(a); 8 USC 1101; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252(b); 8 USC 1304; 8 USC
1356; 31 USC 9701; EO 12356; 8 USC part 2; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule lays the foundation for the implementation of the
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), an Internet-
based system that provides tracking and monitoring functionality, with
access to accurate and current information on nonimmigrant students and
exchange visitors. SEVIS is being integrated into the new entry-exit
system, which is the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication
Technology System (U.S. VISIT). The U.S. VISIT is designed to make
entering the United States easier for legitimate tourist, students, and
business travelers while making it more difficult to enter the United
States illegally through the implementation of biometrically authorized
documents.
There are three principal laws that require the Secretary to develop an
automated system to track foreign students and exchange visitors:
1. Section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA);
2. Section 416 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of
2001 (USA PATRIOT Act); and
3. Section 501 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform
Act of 2002 (Border Security Act).
IIRIRA requires the Department to collect current information, on an
ongoing basis, from schools and exchange programs relating to
nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange visitors during their course
of stay in the United States. In addition, the USA PATRIOT Act amended
section 641 of IIRIRA to require full implementation and expansion of
SEVIS prior to January 1, 2003. Furthermore, the Border Security Act
clarifies the collection of information required by SEVIS and adds the
specific requirement that educational institutions report any failure
of an alien to enroll not later than 30 days after the registration
deadline of the institution. Finally, Presidential Directive No. 2 and
the findings released by the Office of the Inspector General have also
had a significant impact on the direction of the student program at the
Department.
While this rule implements SEVIS and its requirements, SEVIS is only
one component of the Department's Student and Exchange Visitor Program
(SEVP). Further rulemakings are a necessary part of the overall
reengineering process and success of SEVP, which encompasses the review
and registration of all schools and exchange programs in SEVIS prior to
January 30, 2003, subsequent recertifications every two years, and the
student fee regulation mandated by Congress in IIRIRA to pay for the
operation and maintenance of SEVIS.
As part of this ongoing program, the Department published an interim
final rule at 67 FR 44344 (July 1, 2002) allowing schools that met
certain criteria to preliminarily enroll in SEVIS beginning on July 1,
2002. In early fall, the Department will publish another rule that will
require all schools to apply for certification in SEVIS in order to be
able to begin accepting or continue accepting foreign students after
the SEVIS mandatory compliance date. Additionally, DHS will publish a
rule describing the recertification, withdrawal, and denial process for
SEVIS. Finally, DHS will reintroduce a rule for the collection of the
fee for all F, J, and M nonimmigrants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (INS No. 2185-02)          05/16/02                    67 FR 34862
NPRM Comment Period End         06/16/02
Interim Final Rule (INS No.
2211-02)                        07/01/02                    67 FR 44343
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/31/02
Final Action (INS No. 2185-02)  12/02/02                    67 FR 31184
Final Action (INS No. 2211-02)  06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 73031]]
Additional Information: INS No. 2185-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG55
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA24
_______________________________________________________________________
1481. EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F AND J
NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
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
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim rule amends Department regulations to provide
that the Commissioner may publish a notice to extend the duration of
status, under specified conditions, of certain F-1 and J-1 nonimmigrant
aliens who may be affected adversely because the numerical limit (cap)
on H-1B nonimmigrant aliens has been reached prior to the end of a
given fiscal year. This rule is a necessary stop-gap measure because of
large number of F-1 and J-1 nonimmigrant aliens seeking a change of
nonimmigrant status to that of H-1B after completion of their studies
or their program. However, many of these aliens will be unable to
change their nonimmigrant status for the remainder of a given fiscal
year because of the cap on H-1B petitions. This rule will allow such
aliens to avoid a lapse in their status because of a circumstance that
is not under their control.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              06/15/99                    64 FR 32146
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      08/16/99
Final Action                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 1992-99
Transferred from RIN 1615-AA27
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________
1482. 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 Department 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 DHS 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 Department has in place an existing process for
certifying and decertifying schools, DHS 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
Final Action                    02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2217-02
Transferred from RIN 1615-AA77
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1483. 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 Department 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
United States, such as in Canada or Mexico, to enroll part-time in
border educational institutions to enter the United States daily to
pursue part-time studies. This rule will prevent the significant
disruption of part-time study that has 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                    04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 73032]]
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: CIS No. 2220-02
Transferred from RIN 1615-AA79
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________
1484. AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ON
THE BASIS OF SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR F-1 STUDENTS AND EMERGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 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 amends DHS regulations applying to on-campus
employment, off-campus employment authorization, and duration of status
for nonimmigrant F-1 students. The rule permits the Commissioner to
suspend some or all of the requirements for on-campus or off-campus
employment where emergent circumstances exist as provided through
notice in the Federal Register. The rule also amends the regulations to
provide that an F-1 student who carries less than a full course of
study as a result of this special employment authorization will be
deemed to be maintaining status for the duration of the authorization,
as long as the student carries a minimum course load of six credit
hours if the student is an undergraduate, or three credit hours if the
student is in graduate school.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule-CIS No. 1914-
98                              06/10/98                    63 FR 31871
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      08/10/98
Final Action                    06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: CIS No. 1914-98 (Employment Authorization for
Certain F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Whose Means of Financial Support
Comes From Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, or the
Philippines).
Transferred from RIN 1615-AA99
Agency Contact: Jill Drury, Sevis Program Coordinator, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10th
Floor, 801 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-0080
RIN: 1653-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1485. EMPLOYER SANCTIONS MODIFICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324a; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DHS is considering further changes to streamline the
verification and enforcement process requirements related to the
Employer Sanctions provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control
Act.
The Department published an interim rule in 1996, INS No. 1738,
allowing DHS to issue and serve a Warning Notice upon an alleged
violator after DHS has determined that a person or entity has violated
section 274a of the Act. This rule also allows interested parties to
electronically generate blank copies of the Employment Eligibility
Verification Form (Form I-9).
On September 30, 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act was enacted (IIRIRA). Section 411(a) of IIRIRA
allows employers who have made a good faith attempt to comply with a
particular employment verification requirement to correct technical or
procedural failures before such failures are deemed to be violations of
the INA. DHS issued a proposed rule on April 7, 1998, INS No. 1819, to
implement this provision and is in the process of preparing a final
rule. Because the issuance of Warning Notices requires that violation
determinations be made, it is being examined in conjunction with INS
No. 1819 in light of section 411(a) of IIRIRA. The anticipated
publication date of a final rule will not be determined until issues
regarding implementation of section 411(a) of IIRIRA are resolved.
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
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS Nos. 1737 and 1738
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE21
Agency Contact: Joseph Donnelly, Director, Worksite Enforcement,
Investigations, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-6057
RIN: 1653-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1486. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE NOTICES TO
APPEAR AND ARREST WARRANTS FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1229; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR 287
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: This rule increases the number of officers authorized to
issue notices to appear, and warrants of arrest for immigration
violations. Currently, the authority to issue notices to appear and to
issue arrest warrants for immigration violations, is limited to a small
number of DHS officers. The present listing identifies the officers
authorized to issue by specific position. This revision increases the
number of issuing officers and identifies issuing authority by job
title. The action is necessary to improve Department operations since
many DHS employees are posted great distances away from the officials
who are currently authorized to issue notices to appear and arrest
warrants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule               To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2137-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG22
Agency Contact: Roger Sagerman, Chief Counsel, Immigration Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
1487. 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 Department. All proposed
medical treatments in this regulation conform to accepted medical
practice. Also, this rule would supersede the Department's Detention
Standard on Hunger Strikes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2142-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG26
Agency Contact: Nik Maravich, Detention and Deportation Officer,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Room 800, Detention and Removal Operations, 801 I Street
NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1999
RIN: 1653-AA12
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1488. FILING FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT ALIEN PROSTITUTES
Priority: Other Significant
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 U.S. Code, but also
changed the provisions of title 18 U.S. Code (Crimes and Criminal
Procedures). Because section 325 amends 18 U.S.C., DHS will publish an
implementing regulation dealing with the filing of statements by
individuals who keep, maintain, control, support, or harbor alien
prostitutes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       08/27/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: INS No. 1810-96
Transferred from RIN 1115-AE60
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Goyer, Senior Special Agent, Investigations,
Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-3722
RIN: 1653-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1489. EXPANSION OF EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS HELD IN
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL JAILS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 235
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This notice advises the public that DHS intends to apply the
expedited removal provisions of section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act on a pilot basis to certain criminal aliens being
held in three correctional facilities in the State of Texas. This
action will not become effective until DHS evaluates and addresses
public comments and informs the public by notice in the Federal
Register when the expedited removal provisions will be implemented.
This pilot program will last for a period of 180 days, and will be
followed with an evaluation of the program. The Department believes
that implementing the expedited removal provisions to persons who have
been found by a Federal judge to be guilty of illegal entry and are
serving short criminal sentences will result in faster removal of those
criminal aliens. This will ensure prompt immigration determinations in
those cases and consequently will save DHS detention space and
immigration judge and trial attorney resources. The public comments
were received and reviewed. DHS elected to study the process to
determine if the efficiencies to be
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gained were still valid, and incorporated its results into the final
notice, which is currently being reviewed by the Department.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/22/99                    64 FR 51338
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/22/99
Withdrawn                       08/22/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AF50; INS No. 1998-99
Agency Contact: Robert Evans, Detention and Deportation Officer,
Detention and Deportation, Detention and Removal, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Suite
800, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-7218
RIN: 1653-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1490. DEFINITIONS OF ``NOTICE TO APPEAR'' AND ``ARREST WARRANT''
Priority: Other Significant
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 Department 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
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       09/02/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2140-01
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG24
Agency Contact: Donna Kay Barnes, Acting Special Assistant, Department
of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Room 7114, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7488
RIN: 1653-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1491. ESTABLISHING SAN BERNARDINO, SANTA ANA, AND VENTURA SUBOFFICES
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT OFFICE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations by adding the San
Bernardino, Santa Ana, and Ventura suboffices to the listing of
internal suboffices. DHS 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 DHS customers to significantly reduce the commuting distance to
a DHS office as well as the wait time for assistance. The intended
effect of this regulation is to reallocate Department resources and
improve processing efficiency for the Los Angeles District.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       08/11/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: INS No. 2192-02
Transferred from RIN 1115-AG66
Agency Contact: Sharon M. Lucas, Special Assistant, Department of
Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Room
7114, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3862
RIN: 1653-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1492. [bull] AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY; PAROLE
AUTHORITY
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
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 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 25, 2002, the President signed into Law the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296) (HSA), which created
the Department of Homeland Security (Department or DHS). The functions
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) and all
authorities with respect to those functions, transferred to DHS on
March 1, 2003, and the Service was abolished on that date, under the
HSA and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan, as
modified (Reorganization Plan). DHS is promulgating this rule to
continue the process of conforming the text of title 8 of the Code of
Federal Regulations to the governmental structures established in the
HSA and Reorganization Plan. The rule addresses parole authority under
section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Regarding
parole authority, the rule implements changes in the field structures
of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement by amending the titles of officers given parole authority.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    06/12/03                    68 FR 35282
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Catherine Muhletaler, Attorney, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rm 6100, 425 I
Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA25
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_______________________________________________________________________
1493. [bull] POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND
REVISIONS TO THE INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE
STANDARDS FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 5 USC 301; PL 107-296; . . .
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR 287
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On November 25, 2002, the President signed into law the
Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 (Public Law 107-296, which created
the Department of Homeland Security (Department or DHS). Pursuant to
the provisions of the HSA, DHS came into existence on January 24, 2003.
The functions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service)
and all authorities with respect to those functions, transferred to DHS
on March 1, 2003, and the Service was abolished on that date, pursuant
to the HSA and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan,
as modified (Reorganization Plan). The transition savings provisions of
the HSA, including sections 1512(d) and 1517, provide that references
relating to the Service in statutes, regulations, directives or
delegations of authority shall be deemed to refer to the appropriate
official or component of DHS. DHS is promulgating this rule to continue
the process of conforming the text of title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations to the governmental structures established in the HSA and
Reorganization Plan. This rule is not to and does not restrict or
otherwise limit the authority of and DHS officer.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    06/13/03                    68 FR 35151
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ICE No. 2274-03
Agency Contact: Catherine Muhletaler, Attorney, Department of Homeland
Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rm 6100, 425 I
Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895
RIN: 1653-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)               Proposed Rule Stage
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R)
_______________________________________________________________________
1494. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 to 5206
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule revises the implementing regulations for
section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5187, as amended by the Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000, which provides overall program guidance on the operation
and administration of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
(FMAGP). The revisions incorporated into this proposed rule are
designed to facilitate the grant application and administration
processes of FMAGP, thereby improving the delivery of financial
assistance to the State, local, and Indian tribal governments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Curtis Carleton, Recovery Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4535
Email: curtis.carleton@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
1495. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); STATE RENEWAL OF GROUP
FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY (GFIP)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: FEMA is amending the Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) to
allow the States to continue the coverage for individuals insured under
the initial GFIP policy after it has expired, provided the States pay
the entire premium.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Mitigation Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3422
Fax: 202 646-4327
Email: charles.plaxico@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1496. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE
SECTOR PROPERTY INSURERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 62
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would amend the Financial Assistance/
Subsidy Arrangement between FEMA and the private sector insurers that
sell and service flood insurance regarding the rules pertaining to when
FEMA is responsible for litigation costs and when the insurers are
responsible. It would also clarify issues of jurisdiction and choice of
law when the insurers are sued and make some other changes to the
Arrangement.
[[Page 73036]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/14/03                    68 FR 59146
NPRM Comment Period End         11/13/03
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Mitigation Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3422
Fax: 202 646-4327
Email: charles.plaxico@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                  Final Rule Stage
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R)
_______________________________________________________________________
1497. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 208
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would standardize the financing, administration,
and operation of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System;
a cooperative effort of FEMA, participating State emergency management
agencies, and local public safety agencies across the country. The
proposed rule addresses the relationship between Urban Search & Rescue
(US&R) Task Forces and FEMA, and funding for preparedness and response
activities, including the acquisition of equipment, supplies, and
training.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/18/02                    67 FR 77627
NPRM Comment Period End         02/03/03
Final Action                    01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC93
Agency Contact: Michael Tamillow, Department of Homeland Security,
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-2549
Fax: 202 646-4684
Email: mike.tamillow@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1498. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 103-355; 31 USC 6101 note
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 17; 44 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This common rule would make changes to the existing
Governmentwide nonprocurement common rule for debarment and suspension,
and the Governmentwide rule implementing the Drug-Free Workplace Act of
1988.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/23/02                     67 FR 3265
NPRM Comment Period End         03/25/02
To Be Withdrawn                 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD15
Agency Contact: Edward Broyles, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3961
Fax: 202 646-4536
Email: edward.broyles@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________
1499. HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING AND HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 201; 44 CFR 204; 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation would clarify the date that local mitigation
plans will be required as a condition of receiving project grant funds
under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation program in compliance with 44 CFR
part 201.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/26/02                     67 FR 8844
Interim Final Rule Effective    02/26/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/29/02
Interim Final Rule              10/01/02                    67 FR 61512
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/01/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      12/02/02
Interim Final Rule              10/28/03                    68 FR 61368
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/28/03
Correcting Amendment            11/10/03                    68 FR 63738
Correcting Amendment Effective  11/10/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      12/29/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD22
Agency Contact: Karen Helbrecht, Mitigation Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3358
Fax: 202 646-3104
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Email: karen.helbrecht@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________
1500. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); GROUP FLOOD INSURANCE
POLICY (GFIP)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule amends the Group Flood Insurance
Policy, as a result of the consolidation of sections 408 and 411 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by
section 206 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              09/30/02                    67 FR 61460
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/30/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/15/03
Final Rule                      12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD31
Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Mitigation Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3422
Fax: 202 646-4327
Email: charles.plaxico@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________
1501. [bull] NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); ASSISTANCE TO
PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY INSURERS; EXTENSION OF TERM OF ARRANGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 62
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: FEMA changed the current Financial Assistance/Subsidy
Arrangement (the Arrangement) to extend its term of October 1, 2002,
through September 30, 2003, to a term of October 1, 2002, through
December 31, 2003. The Arrangement defines the duties and
responsibilities of insurers that sell and service insurance under the
Write Your Own program. It also identifies the responsibilities of the
Government to provide financial and technical assistance to these
insurers.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              09/05/03                    68 FR 52700
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/01/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      10/06/03
Final Action                    12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Mitigation Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3422
Fax: 202 646-4327
Email: charles.plaxico@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Long-Term Actions
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R)
_______________________________________________________________________
1502. FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4104c; 42 USC 4104d
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 78
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule implements sections 553 and 554 of
the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, to provide grants
under the National Flood Mitigation Fund to States and communities for
planning assistance and for mitigation projects that reduce the risk of
flood damages to structures covered under contracts for flood
insurance.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/20/97                    62 FR 13346
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC45
Agency Contact: Sheila Donahoe, Mitigation Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3121
Fax: 202 646-4127
Email: sheila.donahoe@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1503. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER
RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5157(d); PL 101-410; 28 USC 2461; PL 104-134,
sec 31001(s)
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would increase the maximum civil penalty under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act from
$5,000 to $5,500.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/10/97                     62 FR 5957
NPRM Comment Period End         04/11/97
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
[[Page 73038]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC61
Agency Contact: Jordan Fried, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4112
Fax: 202 646-4536
Email: jordan.fried@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1504. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise the categories of projects eligible
for funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. It emphasizes
nonstructural flood mitigation measures to reduce the number of flood-
prone structures and clarifies that major structural flood control
projects will not be considered for funding under the grant program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/01/98                    63 FR 24143
NPRM Comment Period End         07/01/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC69
Agency Contact: Deborah Ingram, Mitigation Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-2856
Fax: 202 646-3104
Email: deborah.ingram@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1505. DEBT COLLECTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 3720A
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under this rule, FEMA refers delinquent debts owed to this
agency to the Department of the Treasury for collection under the
Governmentwide Treasury Offset Program and for tax-refund offsets at
the same time. FEMA amends its regulations to allow administrative
offset against delinquent debtor States and units of general local
Government. FEMA also amends its regulations to change the method for
calculating interest, penalty and administrative charges assessed on
delinquent debts and to make States and units of general local
Government subject to such changes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              01/08/98                     63 FR 1063
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC77
Agency Contact: Michael Komack, Financial & Acquisition Management
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4164
Fax: 202 646-4157
Email: michael.komack@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1506. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); INSURANCE COVERAGE AND
RATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would apply full-risk premium rates under the NFIP
to structures: 1) that have suffered multiple flood losses; and 2)
whose owners decline an offer of funding to eliminate or reduce future
flood damage.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/05/99                    64 FR 42632
NPRM Comment Period End         09/07/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD02
Agency Contact: Thomas Hayes, Mitigation Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-7970
Fax: 202 646-3419
Email: thomas.hayes@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
1507. ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises 44 CFR part 2 to reflect changes in FEMA's
organizational structure, functions of new directorates and offices,
and delegations of authority.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD03
Agency Contact: Michael S. Herman, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4097
Fax: 202 646-4536
Email: michael.s.herman@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA10
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1508. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND
HOUSEHOLDS
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5174
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 15, 2002, Final.
Abstract: This rule implements section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and changes the title of
the provision from ``Temporary Housing Assistance'' to ``Federal
Assistance to Individuals and Households.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/23/02                     67 FR 3412
NPRM Comment Period End         03/11/02
Interim Final Rule              09/30/02                    67 FR 61446
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/15/02
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/15/03
Corrections                     10/09/02                    67 FR 62896
Corrections Effective           10/09/02
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD25
Agency Contact: Berl Jones, Recovery Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3943
Fax: 202 646-3978
Email: berl.jones@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA18
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1509. DISASTER ASSISTANCE DEFINITIONS; STATUTORY CHANGE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 to 5204(c)
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206.2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the definitions of ``Local
government,'' ``State,'' and ``United States,'' as set forth in the
Code of Federal Regulations, to coincide with those definitions
established by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule               To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD26
Agency Contact: Michael S. Herman, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4097
Fax: 202 646-4536
Email: michael.s.herman@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA19
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1510. MANAGEMENT COSTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5165 (b)
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206; 44 CFR 207
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements the management costs provisions of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
simplifies and clarifies the method by which FEMA contributes to costs
incurred by grantees and subgrantees in implementing the Public
Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs, and establishes fixed
management cost rates for compensating eligible grantees and
subgrantees while adequately protecting Federal financial interests.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/30/02                    67 FR 56130
NPRM Comment Period End         09/30/02
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD29
Agency Contact: Jonna M. Long, Administrative & Resource Planning
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency
Preparedness and Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-7057
Fax: 202 646-4268
Email: jonna.long@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________
1511. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; CRISIS COUNSELING REGULAR PROGRAM; AMENDMENT
TO REGULATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 to 5206
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This interim final rule makes a substantive change that in
limited circumstances allows the Assistant Associate Director to extend
the deadline for the Crisis Counseling Regular Program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Applicability Date              09/11/01
Interim Final Rule              03/03/03                     68 FR 9899
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/03/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      05/02/03
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD32
Agency Contact: Berl Jones, Recovery Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3943
Fax: 202 646-3978
Email: berl.jones@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA23
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R)
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1512. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS: AUDITS OF STATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 7501
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements the Single Audit Act of 1996, as
amended, on an agencywide basis within FEMA. It requires recipients of
financial assistance from FEMA to comply with OMB Circular A-133, which
sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among
Federal agencies for the audit of States, local governments, and
nonprofit organizations expending Federal awards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       09/09/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AC98
Agency Contact: James Daniels, Office of the Inspector General,
Department of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness
and Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3221
Fax: 202 646-3901
Email: james.daniels@fema.gov
RIN: 1660-AA08
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1513. 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: 44 CFR 7; 44 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends FEMA's regulations implementing title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. 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. This rule explicitly incorporates the Civil
Rights Restoration Act definitions of ``program or activity'' and
``program.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/06/00                    65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/01
Final Action Effective          08/25/03
Final Action                    08/26/03                    68 FR 51333
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD14
Agency Contact: Pauline C. Campbell, Office of Equal Rights, Department
of Homeland Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and
Response, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-4122
Fax: 202 646-4320
Email: pauline.campbell@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA12
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1514. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP); INSPECTION OF INSURED
STRUCTURES BY COMMUNITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 59; 44 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends FEMA regulations to clarify that areas of
Monroe County, Florida that incorporate on or after January 1, 1999,
and become eligible for the sale of flood insurance, must participate
in the inspection procedure to help communities verify that structures
comply with the community's floodplain management ordinance, and to
ensure that property owners pay flood insurance commensurate with their
flood risk.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              03/08/02                    67 FR 10631
Final Rule                      10/14/03                    68 FR 59126
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD16
Agency Contact: Don Beaton, Mitigation Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-3442
Fax: 202 646-4327
Email: donald.beaton@dhs.gov
Lois Forster, Mitigation Division, Department of Homeland Security,
Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-2720
Fax: 202 646-2577
Email: lois.forster@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA14
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1515. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY
DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM STATUTORY CHANGES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends FEMA regulations for the Public Assistance
Program and the Community Disaster Loan Program to reflect statutory
changes to these programs. Specifically, the rule: 1) changes the
Federal contribution for Large in Lieu Contributions also known as
``alternate projects;'' 2) adds irrigation districts to the list of
eligible private nonprofit (PNP) facilities; 3) institutes a loan
requirement for certain noncritical PNP facilities; and 4) limits
Community Disaster Loans to $5 million and requires that loan
applicants not be in arrears on any previous loan.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              05/04/01                    66 FR 22443
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      07/03/01
Final Action                    06/10/03                    68 FR 34545
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 3067-AD20
Agency Contact: James Walke, Recovery Division, Department of Homeland
Security, Directorate for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472
Phone: 202 646-2751
Fax: 202 646-3304
Email: james.walke@dhs.gov
RIN: 1660-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)                 Completed Actions
Office of the Undersecretary for Management (M)
_______________________________________________________________________
1516. AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND
PRIVACY ACT
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1615-AB18    10/29/03
RIN: 1680-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1517. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE FOR PROCESSING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH REQUESTS
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Transferred to RIN 1615-AB19    10/29/03
RIN: 1680-AA01
[FR Doc. 03-27743 Filed 12-19-03; 8:45 am]
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