[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4243-4244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01189]


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 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
 the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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[CIS No. 2627-18; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2019-0010]
RIN 1615-AC18


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and 
Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department 
of Homeland Security

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces the 
reopening and extension of the public comment period for the proposed 
rule titled ``U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule 
and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request 
Requirements.'' DHS published the rule on November 14, 2019, with a 
comment period ending December 16, 2019. On December 9, 2019, the 
comment period was extended to December 30, 2019. DHS will reopen the 
comment period for an additional 15 days. As part of this rulemaking, 
DHS will consider comments received during the entire public comment 
period, including comments received since December 30, 2019.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published November 14, 
2019, at 84 FR 62280 and extended on December 9, 2019 at 84 FR 67243, 
is reopened. Written comments and related material must be submitted on 
or before February 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You must submit comments, identified as DHS Docket No. 
USCIS-2019-0010, through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal (preferred): http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the website instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140. To ensure proper handling, please 
reference DHS Docket No. USCIS-2019-0010 in your correspondence. Mail 
must be postmarked by the comment submission deadline.
    Comments submitted in a manner other than those listed above, 
including emails or letters sent to DHS or USCIS officials, will not be 
considered comments on the proposed rule. Please note that DHS and 
USCIS cannot accept any comments that are hand delivered or couriered. 
In addition, USCIS cannot accept mailed comments contained on any form 
of digital media storage devices, such as CDs/DVDs and USB drives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kika Scott, Chief Financial Officer, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2130, 
telephone (202) 272-8377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to participate in this rulemaking by 
submitting written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of this 
rule. DHS also invites comments that relate to the economic or 
federalism effects that might result from this rule. Comments that will 
provide the most assistance to DHS will reference a specific portion of 
the rule, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include 
data, information, or authority that support such recommended change.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include DHS Docket No. 
USCIS-2019-0010. Providing comments is entirely voluntary. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information that you provide. Because the 
information you submit will be publicly available, you should consider 
limiting the amount of personal information in your submission. DHS may 
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing if it 
determines that such information is offensive or may affect the privacy 
of an individual. For additional information, please read the Privacy 
Act notice available through the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and enter this rulemaking's eDocket number: USCIS-2019-0010. The docket 
includes additional documents that support the analysis contained in 
this proposed rule to determine the specific fees that are proposed. 
These documents include:
     Fiscal Year (FY) 2019/2020 Immigration Examinations Fee 
Account Fee Review Supporting Documentation;
     Regulatory Impact Analysis: U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other 
Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; and
     Small Entity Analysis for Adjustment of the U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule notice of proposed 
rulemaking.
    You may review these documents on the electronic docket.

Background

    On November 14, 2019, DHS published a proposed rule in the Federal 
Register at 84 FR 62280, wherein DHS proposed, among other things, to 
adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees 
charged by USCIS, add new fees for certain benefit requests, establish 
multiple fees for petitions for nonimmigrant workers, and limit the 
number of beneficiaries on certain forms to ensure that USCIS has the 
resources it needs to provide adequate service to applicants and 
petitioners.
    On December 9, 2019, DHS published a proposed rule; extension of 
comment period; availability of supplemental information at 84 FR 
67243. That document extended the comment period for the proposed rule 
through December 30, 2019.
    This notice reopens and extends the comment period through February 
10, 2020, to allow additional time for interested persons to provide 
comments on the proposed rule. As part of this rulemaking, DHS will 
consider comments received during the entire public comment period, 
including comments received since


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    December 30, 2019.
Chad F. Wolf,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-01189 Filed 1-23-20; 8:45 am]
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