[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03906]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 103, 106, 204, 212, 214, 240, 244, 245, 245a, 264, and 
274a

[CIS No. 2687-21; DHS Docket No USCIS-2021-0010]
RIN 1615-AC68


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and 
Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; 
Extension of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 4, 2023, DHS published a proposed rule in the 
Federal Register proposing amendments to certain immigration and 
naturalization benefit request fees charged by USCIS. DHS is announcing 
the comment period will be extended an additional 5 business days. As 
part of this rulemaking, DHS will consider comments received during the 
entire public comment period, including comments received since 
publication on January 4, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on January 4, 
2023, at 86 FR 402 is extended. Written comments and related material 
must be submitted on or before March 13, 2023. Please refer to the 
instructions and guidance in the published proposed rule in the Federal 
Register on January 4, 2023, at 88 FR 402, FR Doc. 2022-27066, for more 
information on how to submit public comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Cribbs, Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746; 
telephone 240-721-3000 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals 
with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers 
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Extension of the Comment Period

    On January 4, 2023, DHS published a proposed rule in the Federal 
Register at 88 FR 402 proposing amendments to certain immigration and 
naturalization benefit request fees charged by USCIS. On February 14, 
2023, an error occurred on the General Service Administration's (GSA) 
eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. This error caused a 
technical issue so that the public could not review or submit comments 
on the proposed rule. GSA corrected the technical issue as soon as they 
identified it. In the process, the public was unable to review or 
submit comments for almost 24 hours. Due to this technical issue, 
accompanied by technical issues that had delayed the upload of several 
supporting documents by two days at the start of the comment period, 
DHS is extending the comment period by 5 business days until March 13, 
2023. Please submit written comments and related material on or before 
March 13, 2023. Please refer to the instructions and guidance in the 
proposed rule (88 FR 402, January 4, 2023) for more information on how 
to submit public comment. DHS will consider comments received during 
the entire public comment period.

Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-03906 Filed 2-22-23; 11:15 am]
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