[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49286-49287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23534]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1649-95]


Office of Policy and Planning Stakeholders' Workshop

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of request for input re: INS Strategic Plan Key Issues 
and notice of Stakeholders' Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is collecting 
information for input on key issues facing INS as we move forward with 
initiatives set forth in the Strategic Plan. We are soliciting 
information from those entities affected by, or interested in, the INS 
Strategic Plan, which provided long-range goals and objectives for the 
major functions and operations of the agency. Interested parties may 
provide input through written comments or attendance at a Stakeholders' 
Workshop to be held in October 1995.

DATES: Written comments on issues outlined in the Strategic Plan are 
due by October 17, 1995. The Stakeholders' Workshop will be held 
October 23, 1995, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seating is limited, so 
participants should respond by phone at (202) 616-7768, by October 17, 
1995. It is requested that only one or two representatives per 
organization attend.

ADDRESSES: The Stakeholders' Workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn, 
4610 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. Written comments should 
be sent, in triplicate, to the Policy Directives and Instructions 
Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Room 
5307, Washington, DC 20536, Attn: Public Comment Clerk. To ensure 
proper handling, please reference the INS No. 1649-95 on your 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Brown, Office of Policy and Planning, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street, NW., Room 6321, Washington, DC 
20536, telephone (202) 616-7987.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ``Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1933'' mandates that, no later than September 30, 1997, the head of 
each agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget and to the Congress a strategic plan for program activities. 
The Act also mandates that, during development of strategic plans, 
agencies must consult with Congress and those entities potentially 
affected by or interested in such plans. The INS Strategic Plan was 

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approved on November 2, 1994. To consult with those who have an 
interest in the progress of the INS Strategic Plan, the Service is 
accepting written comments. Written comments, limited to a maximum of 3 
pages, should address what you believe are the major issues confronting 
INS in meeting initiatives set forth in the Strategic Plan, and the 
recommended strategies for moving INS in desired directions to properly 
address those major issues. Also, in accordance with Executive Order 
12862, ``Setting Customer Service Standards.'' the INS is setting 
standards but we want to continue to canvass our stakeholders as we 
work towards the future in managing our agency.
    The INS will also be holding a Stakeholders' Workshop on October 
23, 1995, to further solicit the views and opinions of Congressional 
staff, Federal agencies, immigration groups, members of the public, and 
other parties which have a ``stake'' in the future actions of INS. The 
1-day workshop will be structured to encourage participants to have 
open dialogue about the major issues that INS needs to consider in 
addressing initiatives within the Strategic Plan. The workshop will be 
structured in breakout sessions led by professional facilitators. 
Participants should have knowledge and understanding of immigration 
issues. Attendees will be expected to participate in the breakout 
sessions and to provide direct input during discussions. The 
information compiled in the breakout sessions will be documented and 
presented in the afternoon during a breakout session.

    Dated: September 18, 1995.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 95-23534 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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