[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38153-38154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18321]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Consular Affairs

22 CFR Parts 41 and 42

[Public Notice 3719]


Visas--Visa Classification Symbols: Corrections

AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) is publishing this 
document to correct errors in two final rules published in the Federal 
Register. The final rules revised the ``SK'' immigrant category and 
added a new nonimmigrant ``V'' classification.

DATES: This rule takes effect on July 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Chavez, Legislation and 
Regulations Division, Visa Office, (202) 663-1206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 19, 2000, the Department amended 
section 42.11 of Part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations by revising 
the ``SK'' immigrant category to include certain NATO employees, their 
spouses and unmarried children. [See 65 FR 20903.] These NATO aliens 
were added to the special immigrant category by section 421(a) of 
Public Law 105-277 and are properly classified as ``SN'' special 
immigrants. The Department added the new ``SN'' categories to the 
immigrant visa classification table in its rule published on June 18, 
2001 [66 FR 32740], but failed to remove the NATO aliens from the SK 
category.
    The Department's June 18, 2001 rule [66 FR 32740] also amended 
section 41.12 of Part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations to add a 
new nonimmigrant ``U'' classification to implement section 107 of Pub. 
L. 106-386. The rule contained errors in the entries for the ``U'' visa 
classification symbols. The legal citations for these categories should 
have read 101(a)(15)(U)(i) for U1 and 101(a)(15)(U)(ii) for U2.
    This rule corrects sections 41.12 and 42.11 to read as follows:

List of Subjects

22 CFR Part 41

    Aliens, Nonimmigrants, Passports and visas.

22 CFR Part 42

    Aliens, Immigration, Passports and visas.

    Accordingly, 22 CFR part 41 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 41--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE 
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED

    1. The authority citation for part 41 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 et 
seq. 

    2. In the table in Sec. 41.12, correct the entries for U1 and U2 to 
read as follows:


Sec. 41.12  Classification symbols.

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                              Nonimmigrants
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          Symbol and class                      Section of law
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U1  Victim of criminal activity.....  101(a)(15)(U)(i)
U2  Spouse, child or parent of a U1.  101(a)(15)(U)(ii)
 
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PART 42--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION 
AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED

    3. The authority citation for part 42 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104.

    4. In the table in Sec. 42.11, correct the entries for SK1, SK2, 
SK3 and SK4 to read as follows:


Sec. 42.11  Classification symbols.

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                               Immigrants
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          Symbol and class                      Section of law
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*                  *                  *                  *
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         Employment 4th Preference (Certain Special Immigrants)
 
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SK1  Certain Retired International    101a(27)(I)(iii)
 Organization employees.
SK2  Spouse of SK1..................  101(a)(27)(I)(iv)
SK3  Certain Unmarried Sons or        101(a)(27)(I)(i)
 Daughters of an International
 Organization employee.
SK4  Certain Spouses of a deceased    101(a)(27)(I)(ii)
 International Organization employee.
 
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    Dated: July 6, 2001.
Mary A. Ryan,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-18321 Filed 7-20-01; 8:45 am]
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