[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 55072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19326]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 531]


Delegation of Authority Under Section 602(b)(1) of the Afghan 
Allies Protection Act of 2009, as Amended

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
laws of the United States, including 22 U.S.C. 2651a(a)(4), the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (``INA''), and section 602(b)(1) of the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, as amended (Pub.L. 111-8) 
(``AAPA''), I hereby delegate the following authorities:
    1. To the Chief of Mission Afghanistan (``COM''), and that 
individual's designee pursuant to section 602(b)(2)(D)(i) of the AAPA 
(``COM Designee''), the authority to approve any signed Form DS-157 
filed pursuant to the AAPA as a petition for classification as a 
special immigrant under INA section 203(b)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)), 
after determining applicable requirements are met.
    2. To the COM, and the COM Designee, the authority to conditionally 
approve as a petition for classification as a special immigrant under 
INA section 203(b)(4) any unsigned Form DS-157 filed pursuant to the 
AAPA, after determining applicable requirements are met.
    3. To consular officers, the authority to approve as a petition for 
classification as a special immigrant under INA section 203(b)(4) any 
DS-157 conditionally approved by the Secretary, the COM, or the COM 
Designee, that was submitted to the COM or the COM designee and is 
electronically signed before the consular officer.
    The authority delegated herein may be exercised by the Secretary, 
Deputy Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, 
and the Under Secretary for Management.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: May 31, 2022.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State, Department of State.

    Editorial Note:  This document was received for publication by 
the Office of the Federal Register on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
[FR Doc. 2022-19326 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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