[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 83511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26292]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 62

[Public Notice: 12273]
RIN 1400-AF12


Exchange Visitor Program--Au Pairs; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (Department 
of State) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Exchange 
Visitor Program--Au pair category. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
provided a deadline for submitting comments by December 29, 2023. The 
Department of State received a request from the Alliance for 
International Exchange seeking an extension of the public comment 
period. The Department of State has reviewed this request and is 
announcing an extension of the public comment period for 30 days to 
allow public comments to be submitted on or before January 28, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2023 (88 FR 74071) is 
extended. Written comments must be received by January 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments to the Department of 
State by any of the following methods:
     Visit the Regulations.gov website at: https://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket number DOS-2023-0025.
     Email: [email protected]. You must include RIN 1400-
AF12 in the subject line of your message.
     All comments should include the commenter's name, the 
organization the commenter represents, if applicable, and the 
commenter's email address. If the Department of State is unable to read 
your comment for any reason, and cannot contact you for clarification, 
the Department of State may not be able to consider your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Ward, Director, Office of 
Private Sector Exchange Designation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, U.S. Department of State, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20522-0505. Telephone: 202-733-7852. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 30, 2023, the Department of State 
published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Au pair category (88 
FR 74071) (RIN 1400-AF12; Document ID DOS-2023-0025-0001). On November 
6, 2023, the Department received a request from the Alliance for 
International Exchange (the Alliance), whose members represent a large 
percentage of Department of State-designated sponsors in the Au pair 
category, for a minimum 30-day extension of the public comment period 
of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Alliance requested a comment 
period extension given the many designated sponsors, exchange community 
host families, participants, and groups interested in filing comments 
and the number of issues addressed in the rule.
    The Department of State has reviewed the request and has decided to 
extend the deadline. Therefore, the public comment period for the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will now close on January 28, 2024.

Karen Ward,
Director, Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-26292 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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