This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

the Superintendent of Documents.

Rules and Regulations Federal Register

40917 

Vol. 86, No. 144 

Friday, July 30, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

8 CFR Chapter I 

[CIS No. 2555–14; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2016–0006; 1615–AC07] 

Ratification of Department Actions 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Ratification. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security is publishing notification of the 

Secretary of Homeland Security’s 

ratification of a rule. 

DATES: The ratification was signed on 

March 31, 2021 and relates back to the 

original date of the action that it ratifies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo 

(Chip) Boucher, Assistant General 

Counsel, Administrative Law, Office of 

the General Counsel, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528, (202) 282–9822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

31, 2021, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security ratified a final rule entitled, 

EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program 

Modernization. See 84 FR 35750 (July 

24, 2019). The Department is now 

publishing the ratification in the 

Federal Register out of an abundance of 

caution. Neither the ratification nor the 

publication is a statement that the 

ratified action would be invalid absent 

the ratification, whether published or 

otherwise. 

Adam Hunter, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration 

Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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RATIFICATION 

Iamaffltmingandratifying a prior action by Actings~ Kem MeAI~out ofaci 

•h\UldMceof QIWtion. ~of a~A~Office (GAO)opirjon. s,e.a 

331650 ({;omp. ·Gen. Aua. 14. 2020). and recent aclioos filed in federal eourt Jlllilgina 1hatMt. 

~•.a appomtlnent.asActingSeeretary ofHometand Security was n« valid. See, e.g., 

Guedes.v. Bureau of A.lcolml. TolJat:co, Firearms mid Explosives, 920 F.3d l (l).C. Ctr. 201 !>) 

("'We ha've repeatedly 1-d that.a properly appointed of&ial•a nmtl.cation of an allei$1ly 

improp:tl)fficial's l)d91' •n ••• resolvt;l& the claim on thcl meri.11 by temedy[ing}the tlefeet (U' 

any) from the iDiliat appoimment") (guotadon .marka omitted) (second alteration in orlginal). 

I have MI and complete lmowleciJeofdte following action taken by·Aoting Secretary 

MoAl~: 

• Final ·lbde,. EB-S. lmmignmt lavestorl>ropam ~ 14Fed. R.es, 3S,7SO{July 

24~ 201f)(the ,m.s Fiul Rnlej. 

Punu&llt·to my authorit)' asSecrotary ofHomehmd $comity, and based on ·m/1 review of the JB.· 

s Pinal ltule:, l beteby make a~ anaconsideied ~-ratitlcadon of the EB•S 

lrmal 

Alajandro·N. Mayorkas 

Secretary of Homeland Security 

Date 
40918 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 144 / Friday, July 30, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

[FR Doc. 2021–16330 Filed 7–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9112–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

8 CFR Chapter I 

[CIS No. 2617–18; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2018–0001] 

RIN 1615–AC19 

Ratification of Department Actions 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Ratification. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security is publishing notification of the 

Secretary of Homeland Security’s 

ratification of a rule. 

DATES: The ratification was signed on 

May 4, 2021 and relates back to the 

original date of each action that it 

ratifies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo 

(Chip) Boucher, Assistant General 

Counsel, Administrative Law, Office of 

the General Counsel, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528, (202) 282–9822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 4, 

2021, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security ratified a final rule entitled, 

Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision 

for Asylum Applicant-Related Form I– 

765 Employment Authorization 

Applications, as well as the associated 

notice of proposed rulemaking. See 85 

FR 37502 (June 22, 2020); 84 FR 47148 

(Sept. 9, 2019). The Department is now 

publishing the ratification in the 

Federal Register out of an abundance of 

caution. Neither the ratification nor the 

publication is a statement that the 

ratified action would be invalid absent 

the ratification, whether published or 

otherwise. 

Signed: 

Adam Hunter, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration 

Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 


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APPENDIX 

RATIFICA,l'IQN 

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regarding the~vaJ.. issu11n®, signing, and pu~liciM,n of the ~emoval qf J~pay Prqces$ing 

¥rqvision fotAtyltmi App!i()tnt-lle1at~d Po.rm. 1-1~, Eil\ploYmtni Autlroti•tfon.A;ppli~!io,ns. 

tulemtk'tn!, 

1 havi:.:fttwiiitrlzed ~1$!l'1fwtt~ the Rillt!wintJ'a~tions: 

• R1l.'lmo~loflQ:-P.a, ~Qt;ltS$ng PtOvi$ion mt:A9YJU1fi .Applicantclelated.PG>~ J-7tS 

Eit):plqyment Author~tionApplicatio11$,.l'lqtice of P.niposed Julemaking (]NP;~M)~ ~4 

Ped: R,eg. 41,J 4.8 (11n,btfshed Stpt, 9:. 101,) ("Tim~lib:{l R;flp.®;t ~?RM"}:: . , 

• lterrti'>~~tC>f.lO:.:Cay ~~$$ini l"~Yciai!in fbr 4sYltlm A~plitantrielated :f~tm: J---7~, 

Erpcplo~~l #\Ut:ijo.ri~tj'o:rLApplicaJ:iOt1$, F:inal ~41~85 Fed .. ~.; 17,S.Q~ {pul)li$hed 

1UJ:lfl2~\~0}("Time}Jne R,qi.eal Firial~le~1. 

P:i:(.rsuantto inY ;autbu.ricy as Secretary ofRome1land St1e:uti~ and based bn inY revi~ Qftbt 

aetiot:1$ .·ru:ul. de~fs1<>ns li!!ted abov~ t· ltemhf alt~ ang· tatill, me abov¢ ~\ions at:id.de¢isionll: 

t~1inr~U~ll~I NP · ·~·t~ l'il\l~lin~ Rep~al Fma1 ~~l.~, 

""lejandro N. Mayorkas 

Seereiary of Homeland Security 

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