[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25101-25102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11740]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 446]


Delegation of Authorities in Section 101(A)(27)(D) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act To Approve Recommendations That Special 
Immigrant Status Be Granted to Aliens in Exceptional Circumstances and 
To Find That Granting Such Status Is in the U.S. National Interest

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including by Section 1 of the Department of State Basic Authorities 
Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), and by the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA), I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Consular Affairs:

    (1) The authority set forth in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) to approve 
recommendations for the granting of special immigrant status to 
aliens who qualify under this section in exceptional circumstances 
and to find that it is in the national interest to grant such 
status; and
    (2) The authority set forth in 22 CFR 42.32(d)(2)(v) to extend 
the validity of such approval of special immigrant status or of a 
petition issued on the basis of such status for not more than one 
additional year.

    Any act, executive order, regulation, or procedure subject to, or 
affected by, this delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive 
order, regulation, or procedure as amended from time to time. The 
authorities covered by this delegation of authority may be re-

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delegated, to the extent authorized by law.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary, the 
Deputy Secretary, and the Under Secretary for Management may at any 
time exercise any authority or function delegated herein.
    This delegation of authority does not supersede or amend Delegation 
of Authority 367 or any other delegation of authority currently in 
effect.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: May 16, 2018.
Mike Pompeo,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-11740 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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