[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 228 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26100]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 520]


Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary 
of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration; Facilitating USCIS 
VTC Interviews of Refugee Applicants

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
laws of the United States, including 22 U.S.C. 2651a, pursuant to 
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) on August 6, 2021 (DHS Delegation Number 00117), and 
subject to the DHS Secretary's oversight, direction, and guidance, I 
hereby delegate to the assistant secretary for Bureau of Population, 
Refugees, and Migration, to the extent authorized by law, the authority 
to designate Department employees as immigration officers to facilitate 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) video teleconference 
interviews of overseas refugee applicants, pursuant to section 
103(a)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6)) 
and 8 CFR 2.1.
    Nothing in this delegation shall be construed as superseding or 
circumventing any authorities delegated within DHS, or as superseding 
or circumventing the restriction in the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1998, title I, Public Law No 105-119 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) with 
respect to the acceptance of fingerprints.
    The authority delegated herein may be exercised by the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, and 
the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: November 15, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-26100 Filed 11-30-21; 8:45 am]
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