[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Justice Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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Part XI





Department of Justice





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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Department of Justice (DOJ)                                            


  



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

8 CFR Ch. I

21 CFR Ch. I

28 CFR Ch. I, III

48 CFR Ch. 28

Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY:  Department of Justice.

ACTION:  Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Justice is publishing its October 1999 
regulatory agenda pursuant to E.O. 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
sections 601-612 (1988).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, 
Office of Policy Development, Department of Justice, Room 4258, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  For this edition of the Department of 
Justice's regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory 
actions are included in The Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II 
of this issue of the Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are 
listed in the table of contents below and are denoted by a bracketed 
bold reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate sequence 
number in part II.

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that, each year, 
the Department publish a list of those regulations that have a 
significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small 
entities and are to be reviewed under section 610 of the Act during 
the succeeding 12 months. This edition of the Department's Unified 
Agenda includes one regulation requiring such a review: ``Reduction 
of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to 
Employment Verification Requirements'' (RIN 1115-AB73). In 
accordance with the RFA, comments are specifically invited on this 
regulation. Those comments should be addressed to the contact 
person listed in the entry for this item.

Dated:  October 6, 1999.

 Eleanor D. Acheson,

Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development.

                                     Bureau of Prisons--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1830         Postsecondary Education Programs...................................................     1120-AA25
1831         Administrative Remedy Program: Excluded Matters....................................     1120-AA72
1832         Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Disincentives and Enhanced Incentives...............     1120-AA88
1833         Occupational Educational Programs..................................................     1120-AA92
1834         Classification and Program Review..................................................     1120-AA93
1835         Drug Testing Program...............................................................     1120-AA95
1836         Release of Information.............................................................     1120-AA96
1837         Administrative Remedy Program: Applicability to Contract Facilities................     1120-AA97
1838         Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens...........................     1120-AA99
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                                       Bureau of Prisons--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1839         Volunteer Community Service Projects...............................................     1120-AA03
1840         Intensive Confinement Centers......................................................     1120-AA11
1841         Incoming Publications..............................................................     1120-AA15
1842         Infectious Diseases................................................................     1120-AA23
1843         Literacy Program...................................................................     1120-AA33
1844         Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility..........................     1120-AA49
1845         Incoming Publications: Nudity and Sexually Explicit Material or Information........     1120-AA59
1846         Good Conduct Time..................................................................     1120-AA62
1847         Drug Abuse Treatment and Intensive Confinement Center Programs: Early Release           1120-AA66
            Consideration.......................................................................
1848         Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship...........................................     1120-AA77
1849         Inmate Discipline: Prohibited Acts.................................................     1120-AA78
1850         Smoking/No Smoking Areas...........................................................     1120-AA79
1851         Victim and/or Witness Notification: State Custody Transfers........................     1120-AA80
1852         Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications.................................................     1120-AA81
1853         Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication; Military            1120-AA83
            Prisoners and District of Columbia Code Violators...................................
1854         Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender Release Notification...............     1120-AA85
1855         Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures.......................................     1120-AA86
1856         Civil Contempt of Court Commitments................................................     1120-AA87
1857         Searches of Housing Units, Inmates, Inmate Work Areas, and Persons Other Than           1120-AA90
            Inmates: Electronic Devices.........................................................

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1858         Federal Tort Claims Act............................................................     1120-AA94
1859         Correspondence: Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence......................     1120-AA98
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                                      Bureau of Prisons--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1860         Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility..........................     1120-AA39
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                                      Bureau of Prisons--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1861         Inmate Personal Property...........................................................     1120-AA46
1862         Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Work Program: Deportation Orders...................     1120-AA57
1863         Correspondence: Excludable Mail....................................................     1120-AA65
1864         Visiting: Notification to Visitors.................................................     1120-AA67
1865         Correspondence: Return Address.....................................................     1120-AA69
1866         Acceptance of Donations............................................................     1120-AA71
1867         Cost of Incarceration Fee..........................................................     1120-AA75
1868         Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) Standards and Procedures Which Facilitate         1120-AA84
            FPI's Ability To Accomplish Its Mission.............................................
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                                   Civil Rights Division--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1869         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and               1190-AA44
            Commercial Facilities...............................................................
1870         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services     1190-AA46
1871         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government              1190-AA47
            Services; Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards;
            Recreation Facilities...............................................................
1872         American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Complaint Process;       1190-AA48
            Change to Document Abuse Definition Pursuant to the Illegal Immigration Reform and
            Immigrant Responsibility Act........................................................
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                                     Civil Rights Division--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1873         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government              1190-AA26
            Services; Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards
            (Reg Plan Seq. No. 59)..............................................................
1874         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Programs and                1190-AA28
            Activities--Implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Reg Plan
            Seq. No. 60)........................................................................
1875         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services     1190-AA36
1876         Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and              1190-AA38
            Facilities; Children's Facilities...................................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


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                                    Civil Rights Division--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1877         Amendment to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities--          1190-AA31
            Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964..........................
1878         Amendment to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted     1190-AA32
            Programs--Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964................
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                              Drug Enforcement Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1879         Guidelines for Providing Controlled Substances to Ocean Vessels....................     1117-AA40
1880         Sale by Federal Departments or Agencies of Chemicals Usable to Manufacture a            1117-AA47
            Controlled Substance................................................................
1881         Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees......................................     1117-AA50
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                                Drug Enforcement Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1882         Definition and Registration of Disposers...........................................     1117-AA19
1883         Exemption of Chemical Mixtures.....................................................     1117-AA31
1884         Registration and Reregistration Application Fees...................................     1117-AA34
1885         Establishment of Freight Forwarding Facilities.....................................     1117-AA36
1886         Listed Chemicals; Proposed Thresholds for Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas (Hydrogen         1117-AA43
            Chloride Gas).......................................................................
1887         Implementation of the Methamphetamine Control Act; Regulation of Pseudoephedrine,       1117-AA44
            Phenylpropanolamine, and Combination Ephedrine Drug Products; Reports of Certain
            Transactions to Nonregulated Persons................................................
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                               Drug Enforcement Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1888         Temporary Exemption From Chemical Registration for Distributors of Pseudoephedrine      1117-AA46
            and Phenylpropanolamine and Products................................................
1889         Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride: Categories of Distribution Regarded as Nonregulated...     1117-AA48
1890         Special Surveillance List of Chemicals, Products, Materials and Equipment..........     1117-AA49
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                          Executive Office for Immigration Review--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1891         Authority of Immigration Judges To Issue Civil Money Penalties.....................     1125-AA18
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                            Executive Office for Immigration Review--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1892         Discipline of Attorneys and Representatives........................................     1125-AA13
1893         Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal..............................     1125-AA25
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                           Executive Office for Immigration Review--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1894         Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before Administrative       1125-AA17
            Law Judges..........................................................................
1895         Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence............     1125-AA20
1896         Board of Immigration Appeals: Streamlining.........................................     1125-AA22
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                              Federal Bureau of Investigation--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1897         Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System        1110-AA01
            (NSPMVIS)...........................................................................
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                                Federal Bureau of Investigation--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1898         Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law         1110-AA00
            Enforcement Act.....................................................................
1899         Operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.................     1110-AA02
1900         Implementation of the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act..     1110-AA04
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                               Federal Bureau of Investigation--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1901         Federal Convicted Offender DNA Database Program....................................     1110-AA03
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                               Federal Bureau of Investigation--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1902         FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division Systems and Procedures..........     1110-AA05
1903         Whistleblower Protection for Federal Bureau of Investigation Employees.............     1110-AA06
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                              Immigration and Naturalization Service--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1904         Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions...............................................     1115-AF35
1905         Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State,       1115-AF50
            and Local Jails.....................................................................
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                           Immigration and Naturalization Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1906         Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Waivers for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, and       1115-AB45
            Exceptions (Reg Plan Seq. No. 61)...................................................
1907         Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission.......................................     1115-AD17
1908         Employment Authorization Document Applications and Process.........................     1115-AE06

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1909         Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; Transit Without Visa (TWOV) and           1115-AE37
            International-to-International Agreements Liquidated Damages........................
1910         Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public      1115-AE51
            Benefits............................................................................
1911         Corporate Reorganizations (Mergers and Acquisitions) and E, H, L Nonimmigrant           1115-AE55
            Classification......................................................................
1912         Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes..................................     1115-AE60
1913         F-1 Visa Abusers and Foreign Students..............................................     1115-AE63
1914         Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer               1115-AE67
            Association.........................................................................
1915         Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reason or Significant Public Benefit and Report to       1115-AE68
            Congress............................................................................
1916         Regulations Pertaining to Battered Aliens and to Mail Order Bride Businesses, as        1115-AE77
            Mandated by IIRIRA..................................................................
1917         Clarification of Age Requirements for Fingerprinting Naturalization Applicants.....     1115-AE86
1918         Control of Aliens Departing From the United States.................................     1115-AE89
1919         En Route Inspections and Reimbursement for Immigration and Naturalization Service       1115-AE98
            Costs...............................................................................
1920         Jurisdictional Change for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Asylum Offices.........     1115-AF18
1921         Progressive Clearance Stopovers....................................................     1115-AF23
1922         Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents...................................     1115-AF26
1923         Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act..........     1115-AF32
1924         Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Effect on           1115-AF38
            Eligibility for Employment Authorization............................................
1925         H-1B Nonimmigrant Worker Complaints Regarding U.S. Employer Violations Under the        1115-AF40
            American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act..............................
1926         American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.............................     1115-AF41
1927         Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees.......................     1115-AF44
1928         Contracts With Transportation Lines................................................     1115-AF46
1929         Clarification of Parole Authority..................................................     1115-AF53
1930         Adjustment of Fees for Services at Land Border Ports-of-Entry......................     1115-AF55
1931         Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications        1115-AF56
            Under Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)..........
1932         Manifest Requirements and Imposition of Fines Under Section 231 of the Act.........     1115-AF57
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1933         Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment         1115-AB73
            Verification Requirements (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 62)...............
1934         Nonimmigrant Classes; B Visitor for Business or Pleasure...........................     1115-AC89
1935         Petitions for Employment-Based Immigrants..........................................     1115-AD55
1936         Admission of Certain Nurses Seeking Nonimmigrant Classification Under the H-1A          1115-AD74
            Category............................................................................
1937         Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry;          1115-AD82
            Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program........................
1938         Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary      1115-AD83
            Removal of Certain Restrictions on Eligibility......................................
1939         Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien              1115-AD86
            Witnesses...........................................................................
1940         90-Day Modified Inspection of Alien Crew Members...................................     1115-AD95
1941         Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or as a              1115-AE04
            Preference Immigrant; Self-Petitioning for Certain Battered or Abused Alien Spouses
            and Children........................................................................
1942         Miscellaneous Modifications to Naturalization Regulations..........................     1115-AE07
1943         Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information.......................     1115-AE17
1944         Orphan Petitions; Petitions To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a United         1115-AE33
            States Citizen or Preference Immigrant; Change in Definition of Child...............
1945         Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits..................     1115-AE50
1946         Petitioning Requirements for the H Nonimmigrant Classification.....................     1115-AE52
1947         Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants.......................................     1115-AE58
1948         Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States...................     1115-AE59
1949         Rights of Habitual Residence Between the United States and the Governments of the       1115-AE61
            Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau..............................................

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1950         Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork         1115-AE70
            Requirements........................................................................
1951         Ineligibility of Certain Juvenile Offenders for Family Unity Program...............     1115-AE72
1952         Certification of Certain Health Care Workers.......................................     1115-AE73
1953         Adjustment of Status for Certain Polish or Hungarian Parolees......................     1115-AE74
1954         Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and           1115-AE80
            Naturalization Service..............................................................
1955         Surrender of Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States.........................     1115-AE82
1956         Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent            1115-AE83
            Offenses............................................................................
1957         Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien...........................     1115-AE87
1958         New Rules Regarding Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal...............     1115-AE93
1959         Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status and Unexpired           1115-AE96
            Employment Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status......
1960         Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits....................................     1115-AE99
1961         Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a      1115-AF03
            Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service...............................................
1962         Adjustment of Status; Certain Nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba......................     1115-AF04
1963         Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles....................................     1115-AF05
1964         Examinations Fee Account Schedule--Small Volume Applications.......................     1115-AF10
1965         Special Immigrant Juvenile--Special Immigrant Status for Certain Aliens Declared        1115-AF11
            Dependent on a Juvenile Court.......................................................
1966         Immigrant Petitions; Religious Workers.............................................     1115-AF12
1967         Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain          1115-AF14
            Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries...............
1968         Change in Business Practices: Collection of Interest, Penalties, and Handling           1115-AF17
            Charges for Delinquent Payment of Employer Sanctions Fines..........................
1969         Powers of the Attorney General To Authorize State or Local Law Enforcement Officers     1115-AF20
            To Carry Out Immigration Enforcement................................................
1970         Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service Issued Mexican an Canadian        1115-AF24
            Border Crossing Cards and Consent to Reapply for Admission After Removal............
1971         Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in     1115-AF27
            the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program................................................
1972         Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering        1115-AF28
            the United States Through St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands..................
1973         Delegation of the Adjudication of Certain H-2A Petitions to the Department of Labor     1115-AF29
1974         Implementing Certain Portions of the American Competitiveness and Workforce             1115-AF31
            Improvement Act (ACWIA) Relating to the H-1B Nonimmigrant Classification............
1975         Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Haiti................................     1115-AF33
1976         Temporary Protected Status Amendments to the Requirements for Employment                1115-AF37
            Authorization Fee and Other Technical Amendments....................................
1977         Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture..............................     1115-AF39
1978         Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification.     1115-AF42
1979         Deportability and Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.........................     1115-AF45
1980         Treatment of Certain H Petitions Filed After the Numerical Cap Is Reached..........     1115-AF47
1981         Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act...........................     1115-AF48
1982         Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of            1115-AF49
            Transportation......................................................................
1983         Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor     1115-AF51
1984         Adjustment of Small Volume Application Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee         1115-AF52
            Account.............................................................................
1985         Conditional Residence of Lawful Permanent Residence for Certain Alien Spouses and       1115-AF59
            Sons and Daughters; Battered and Abused Conditional Residents.......................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1986         Visa Waiver Pilot Program..........................................................     1115-AB93
1987         Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence:                1115-AC70
            Conditional Residents and Fiance(e)s................................................
1988         Update to Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Listing......................................     1115-AD96
1989         Employer Sanctions Modifications...................................................     1115-AE21

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1990         Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status.................................     1115-AE26
1991         Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens;            1115-AE47
            Conduct of Removal Proceedings; Asylum Procedures...................................
1992         Petition for Employment Creation Aliens............................................     1115-AE56
1993         Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program, Port Passenger            1115-AE71
            Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) Program.......................................
1994         Public Charge Bond Pilot Program...................................................     1115-AE78
1995         Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of         1115-AF15
            Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................
1996         Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens.     1115-AF54
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                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1997         Expansion of Direct Mail Program...................................................     1115-AD73
1998         Regulations Pertaining to Adjudications Processing.................................     1115-AE31
1999         Canadian Border Boat Landing Program...............................................     1115-AE53
2000         Nonimmigrant Overstays.............................................................     1115-AE62
2001         Change in Business Practices: Non-Acceptance of Cash as Remittance for Fees and         1115-AF07
            Applications in Immigration and Naturalization Services Offices.....................
2002         Addition of Commercial Delivery Service as a Form of Personal Service..............     1115-AF30
2003         Additional Authorization To Issue Certificates for Foreign Health Care Workers.....     1115-AF43
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                                      Legal Activities--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2004         Revision of 28 CFR Part 15 Pertaining to the Defense of Certain Suits Against           1105-AA62
            Federal Employees To Conform to the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort
            Compensation Act....................................................................
2005         United States Marshals Service Fee for Services....................................     1105-AA64
2006         Waiver for Firearm Prohibition On Non-Immigrant Visa Holders.......................     1105-AA66
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                                       Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2007         Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS).........................................     1105-AA31
2008         Foreign Agents Registration Act; Regulations Revised and Clarified To Reflect           1105-AA45
            Changes in the Law..................................................................
2009         Designation of Agencies To Receive and Investigate Reports Required Under the           1105-AA65
            Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act....................................
2010         Ethical Standards for Attorneys for the Government.................................     1105-AA67
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                                       Legal Activities--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2011         Criminal Fines Enforcement.........................................................     1105-AA16
2012         Violent Crime and Drug Emergency Areas.............................................     1105-AA29
2013         False Claims Amendments Act of 1986--Civil Investigative Demands...................     1105-AA42
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                                       Legal Activities--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2014         Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law         1105-AA39
            Enforcement Act.....................................................................
2015         Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System        1105-AA44
            (NSPMVIS)...........................................................................
2016         Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment......................................     1105-AA48
2017         Operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.................     1105-AA51
2018         Federal Convicted Offender DNA Database Program....................................     1105-AA52
2019         Implementation of the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act..     1105-AA56
2020         Police Recruitment Program Guidelines..............................................     1105-AA58
2021         Whistleblower Protection for Federal Bureau of Investigation Employees.............     1105-AA60
2022         FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division Systems and Procedures..........     1105-AA63
2023         Amendment to the Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR) Regarding Electronic Funds       1105-AA68
            Transfer............................................................................
2024         Office of Special Counsel..........................................................     1105-AA69
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                                  Office of Justice Programs--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2025         Grants Program for Indian Tribes...................................................     1121-AA41
2026         Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998.....................................     1121-AA48
2027         Timing of Police Corps Reimbursements of Educational Expenses......................     1121-AA50
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                                  Office of Justice Programs--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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2028         Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants.....................................     1121-AA46
2029         Grants to Combat Violence Against Women on Campuses................................     1121-AA49
2030         Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program.............................     1121-AA51
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1830. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 
to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises the Bureau's regulations on 
postsecondary education to exclude courses which are offered as part of 
an occupational education program. Courses which are offered as part of 
an occupational education program are to be covered by the Bureau's 
regulations on occupational education. The inmate is consequently 
responsible for paying postsecondary education tuition costs either 
through personal funds, community resources, or scholarships available 
to the inmate. This revision is intended to simplify the organization 
of the Bureau's regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    07/00/00
Final Action Effective          08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________




1831. ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY PROGRAM: EXCLUDED MATTERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC

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5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 542

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends Bureau regulations on the Administrative 
Remedy Program to provide for the processing of certain requests or 
appeals which previously had been excluded. This amendment is intended 
to comply with provisions of the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act 
pertaining to exhaustion of available administrative remedies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    07/00/00
Final Action Effective          08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________




1832. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: DISINCENTIVES AND ENHANCED 
INCENTIVES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 
3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 
18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document broadens the eligibility criteria for the drug 
abuse education program. In addition, this document establishes 
disincentives which may be imposed for the purpose of encouraging 
inmates to participate in the residential drug treatment program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    06/00/00
Final Action Effective          07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________




1833. OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 
to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises the Bureau's regulations on occupational 
educational programs to remove obsolete or redundant provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    05/00/00
Final Action Effective          06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA92
_______________________________________________________________________




1834. CLASSIFICATION AND PROGRAM REVIEW

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 
18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 
to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 21 USC 848; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524; 28 CFR 571

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises the Bureau's regulations on classification 
and program review in order to restate the provisions more plainly and 
to integrate into the regulations provisions pertinent to the inmate's 
release preparation needs. This amendment is intended to remove 
unnecessary regulations and to ensure that classification and program 
review procedures adequately address the apparent needs of the inmate.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/00
Final Action                    11/00/00
Final Action Effective          12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA93
_______________________________________________________________________




1835.  DRUG TESTING PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4251 to 4255; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 
USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document consolidates into a single drug testing program 
separately stated regulations on alcohol testing and urine 
surveillance. The consolidated regulations provide for

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more flexibility in the use of testing methods.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    03/00/00
Final Action Effective          04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________




1836.  RELEASE OF INFORMATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 
3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 TO 4082; 18 USC 5006 TO 
5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 TO 510; 31 USC 3711(f)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 513

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations implementing the 
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act in order to simplify the 
procedures and to eliminate unnecessary regulatory text.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/00
Final Action                    05/00/00
Final Action Effective          06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________




1837.  ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY PROGRAM: APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACT 
FACILITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 TO 4082; 18 USC 5006 TO 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 
TO 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 542

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on the 
administrative remedy program in order to extend coverage under the 
program to inmates in contract facilities who have been committed to 
the custody of the Attorney General or the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/00
Final Action                    06/00/00
Final Action Effective          07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________




1838.  RELEASE GRATUITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND CLOTHING: ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 3568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC 
3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 
USC 5031 to 5042; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on release 
gratuities, transportation, and clothing to require that aliens being 
released to immigration authorities for the purpose of release, 
transfer to a community corrections center, or another processing 
center, be provided a $10 gratuity. Aliens being released with an order 
of deportation, exclusion, or removal, or aliens detained or serving 60 
days or less in contract facilities would not receive the gratuity.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/04/99                    64 FR 53872
NPRM Comment Period End         12/03/99
Final Action                    04/00/00
Final Action Effective          05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA99

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Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1839. VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 
4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document finalizes provisions for Volunteer Community 
Service Projects. A volunteer community service project is a project 
designed to provide for the public good which has been developed by 
local government or by a nonprofit charitable organization for approval 
by the Bureau.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/19/93                     58 FR 5210
Final Action                    05/00/00
Final Action Effective          05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________




1840. INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTERS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 
5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524.31 to 524.34

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document finalizes procedures for the operation of a 
specialized program combining features of a military boot camp with the 
traditional correctional values of the Bureau of Prisons. Inmates who 
successfully complete this program may be placed in community-based 
programs for longer periods of time than ordinarily permitted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/26/96                    61 FR 18658
Final Action                    05/00/00
Final Action Effective          05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________




1841. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to 
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1346(b); 28 
USC 2671 to 2680

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends Bureau regulations on Incoming 
Publications to require that inmates in medium security, high security, 
and administrative institutions may receive softcover publications only 
from the publisher, book club, or bookstore.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/18/94                     59 FR 2668
NPRM Comment Period End         03/21/94
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________




1842. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 
5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document finalizes regulations on the correctional 
management of tuberculosis,HIV, and hepatitis B.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/05/95                    60 FR 52278
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      12/04/95
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________




1843. LITERACY PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 
to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544.70 to 544.76

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document implements statutory provisions which make an 
inmate's vesting of good conduct time contingent upon the inmate's 
obtaining or making satisfactory progress toward obtaining a General 
Educational Degree or high school diploma. Additional changes to the 
regulations on the Bureau's literacy program are made for the sake of 
clarification or simplification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/26/97                    62 FR 50791

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Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________




1844. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3013; 18 
USC 3571; 18 USC 3572; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
3663; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 
to 5024; ...

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.105; 28 CFR 545.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document establishes limitations on telephone privileges 
and commissary privileges for inmates who refuse to participate in the 
inmate financial responsibility program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/02/96                       61 FR 92
NPRM Comment Period End         03/04/96
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________




1845. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS: NUDITY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL OR 
INFORMATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to 
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.70 to 540.72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule modifies the Bureau of Prisons rule on Incoming 
Publications in order to implement the provisions of the Fiscal Year 
1997 Omnibus Budget Act (Public Law 104-208) prohibiting use of 
appropriated funds for distributing or making available to an inmate 
any commercially published information or material when such 
information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/06/96                    61 FR 57568
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________




1846. GOOD CONDUCT TIME

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 
5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document notes the statutory requirements for the 
awarding of good conduct time, including the Bureau's consideration in 
instances where the inmate does not have a high school diploma or GED 
and is not making satisfactory progress toward earning a high school 
diploma or GED.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/27/97                    62 FR 50786
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________




1847. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTER PROGRAMS: 
EARLY RELEASE CONSIDERATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 
3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 
18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 848; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524; 28 CFR 550

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document adjusts criteria for receiving a sentence 
reduction under the drug abuse treatment program and the intensive 
confinement center program to demonstrate more clearly the discretion 
available to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in making sentence 
reductions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/15/97                    62 FR 53690
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534

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Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________




1848. VISITING REGULATIONS: PRIOR RELATIONSHIP

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to 
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 
5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.44

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises regulations on visiting to require that 
visiting privileges at all institutions ordinarily shall be extended to 
friends and associates only when the relationship had been established 
prior to confinement. Previously this requirement was applicable only 
at Medium Security Level, High Security Level, and Administrative 
Institutions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/18/99                    64 FR 27166
NPRM Comment Period End         07/19/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________




1849. INMATE DISCIPLINE: PROHIBITED ACTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 
USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 541.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on inmate 
discipline by establishing prohibited acts addressing use of the 
telephone to further criminal activity, abuses of the telephone for 
other than criminal activity, and violations of the no-smoking policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/25/99                     64 FR 9432
NPRM Comment Period End         04/26/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA78
_______________________________________________________________________




1850. SMOKING/NO SMOKING AREAS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 
4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; EO 13058

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.160 to 551.163

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises the Bureau's regulations on smoking to 
limit smoking in Bureau facilities to visibly designated outdoor 
locations, unless an indoor area has been designated as a smoking area 
to be used exclusively for authorized religious activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/25/98                    63 FR 65502
NPRM Comment Period End         01/25/99
Second NPRM                     05/06/99                    64 FR 24468
Second NPRM Comment Period End  07/06/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________




1851. VICTIM AND/OR WITNESS NOTIFICATION: STATE CUSTODY TRANSFERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 
4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.150 to 551.151

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document provides for notification when an inmate is 
transferred to a State or local detention facility for service of 
sentence.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA80
_______________________________________________________________________




1852. OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4005; 18 USC 4045; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4241 to 4247; 18 USC 
5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.30 to 549.31

[[Page 64573]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document establishes procedures governing inmate access 
to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Selected OTC medications are 
currently available to the inmate population through commissary 
purchase. The Bureau will continue to dispense OTC medications at sick 
call only if the inmate does not already have the OTC medications and 
health services staff determine the inmate has an immediate medical 
need which needs to be addressed before the inmate's regularly 
scheduled commissary visit or that the inmate is without funds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/01/99                    64 FR 10094
NPRM Comment Period End         04/30/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________




1853. ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND 
MEDICATION; MILITARY PRISONERS AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE VIOLATORS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 10 USC 876b; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 
4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4045; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 
USC 4241 to 4247; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.43

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on involuntary 
psychiatric treatment and medication to conform with statutory 
authority pertaining to military prisoners and District of Columbia 
(DC) Code violators.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________




1854. DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO SEX OFFENDER RELEASE 
NOTIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 2568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC 
3621 to 3622; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 
4161 to 4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5031 to 
5042; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document designates various offenses as sexual offenses 
for purposes of 18 USC 4042(c). The designations ensure that 
notifications can be made for military offenders, for District of 
Columbia Code offenders, and for these and other federal inmates with a 
sex offense in their criminal history.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/16/98                    63 FR 69386
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________




1855. INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT DEPOSIT PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 
5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 18 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 725

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 506; 28 CFR 540.23; 28 CFR 540.51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document specifies how an inmate may receive funds from 
family, friends, and other sources. Any funds sent from family or 
friends will be sent directly to a centralized inmate commissary 
account for receipt and posting. Funds received from other sources such 
as tax refunds, dividends from stocks, or state benefits will be 
forwarded for deposit to the centralized inmate commissary account.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/23/99                    64 FR 20126
NPRM Comment Period End         06/22/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________




1856. CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITMENTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 
USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 522

[[Page 64574]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends regulations on civil contempt of court 
commitments to note the statutory distinction between the order of 
service of a sentence for offenses committed before November 1, 1987, 
and those committed on or after November 1, 1987.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA87
_______________________________________________________________________




1857. SEARCHES OF HOUSING UNITS, INMATES, INMATE WORK AREAS, AND PERSONS 
OTHER THAN INMATES: ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 751 to 752; 18 USC 1791 to 1793; 18 USC 3050; 
18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4012; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 
to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 511; 28 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document clarifies provisions in the Bureau's 
regulations which pertain to the use of electronic devices in searches 
of inmates and persons other than inmates.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/25/99                     64 FR 9431
NPRM Comment Period End         04/26/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________




1858.  FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 
28 USC 1346(b); 28 USC 2671 to 2680

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 543

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises the Bureau's implementing regulations 
for the Federal Tort Claims Act in accordance with the mandate to use 
plain language. This revision is intended to provide clearer 
instructions for filing and processing a claim with the Bureau for 
personal injury or death and/or damage to or loss of property.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/15/99                    64 FR 32172
NPRM Comment Period End         08/16/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA94
_______________________________________________________________________




1859.  CORRESPONDENCE: INSPECTION OF OUTGOING GENERAL 
CORRESPONDENCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to 
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on 
correspondence to require that outgoing inmate general correspondence 
at all institutions may not be sealed and may be read and inspected by 
staff. This amendment is intended to provide for the continued 
efficient and secure operation of the institution and to protect the 
public. The requirement does not apply to special mail.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/27/99                    64 FR 40718
NPRM Comment Period End         09/27/99
Final Action                    12/00/99
Final Action Effective          01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 754, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA98

[[Page 64575]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1860. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/02/96                       61 FR 90


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1861. INMATE PERSONAL PROPERTY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 553.10 to 553.15

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/07/99                    64 FR 36750
Final Action Effective          08/06/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________




1862. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES (FPI) WORK PROGRAM: DEPORTATION ORDERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 345

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/15/99                    64 FR 32168
Final Action Effective          07/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________




1863. CORRESPONDENCE: EXCLUDABLE MAIL

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       04/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________




1864. VISITING: NOTIFICATION TO VISITORS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.51

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/12/99
Final Action Effective          06/11/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________




1865. CORRESPONDENCE: RETURN ADDRESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/15/99                    64 FR 32170
Final Action Effective          07/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________




1866. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 504

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/08/99                    64 FR 17270
Final Action Effective          04/08/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________




1867. COST OF INCARCERATION FEE

Priority: Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 505

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/11/99                    64 FR 43880
Final Action Effective          08/11/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic
Phone: 202 514-6655
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1120-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________




1868. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. (FPI) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES 
WHICH FACILITATE FPI'S ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 302

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Clarification                   05/07/99                    64 FR 24547
Reopened Comment Period End     05/10/99                    64 FR 11821
Withdrawn                       09/03/99                    64 FR 48336

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

[[Page 64576]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marianne Cantwell
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA84
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1869. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PUBLIC 
ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 42 USC 12186(b)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In 1991, the Department of Justice published regulations to 
implement title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(ADA). Those regulations include the ADA Standards for Accessible 
Design, which establish requirements for the design and construction of 
accessible facilities that are consistent with the ADA Accessibility 
Guidelines (ADAAG) published by the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board). In the time since the 
regulations became effective, the Department of Justice and the Access 
Board have each gathered a great deal of information regarding the 
implementation of the Standards. The Access Board is currently in the 
process of revising ADAAG, and it expects to publish a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in late 1999. In order to maintain 
consistency between ADAAG and the ADA Standards, the Department 
anticipates reviewing its ADA regulations during fiscal year 2000. In 
addition to maintaining the consistency between ADAAG and the 
Standards, the purpose of these revisions will be to more closely 
coordinate with voluntary standards, to clarify areas which, through 
inquiries and comments to the Department's technical assistance phone 
lines, have been shown to cause confusion, and to reflect evolving 
technologies in areas affected by the Standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738, 
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198

RIN: 1190-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________




1870.  NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509, 510; 42 USC 12134; PL 101-336

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On July 26, 1991, the Department published its final rule 
implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 
late 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board (Access Board) will issue its first comprehensive 
review of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, which form the basis of the 
Department's ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The ADA (" 204(c)) 
requires the Department's Standards to be consistent with the Access 
Board's Guidelines. Therefore, the Civil Rights Division will publish a 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to adopt the revisions 
proposed by the Access Board.
In addition to the statutory requirement for the rule, the social and 
economic realities faced by Americans with disabilities dictate the 
need for the rule. Individuals with disabilities cannot participate in 
the social and economic activities of the nation without being able to 
access the programs and services of state and local governments. 
Further, amending the Department's ADA regulations will: improve the 
format and usability of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design; 
harmonize the differences between the ADA Standards and national 
consensus standards and model codes; update the ADA Standards to 
reflect technological developments that meet the needs of persons with 
disabilities; and coordinate future ADA Standards revisions with 
national standards and model code organizations. As a result, the 
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities so 
that they can benefit from the goods, services, and activities provided 
to the public by covered entities will be met.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738, 
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198

RIN: 1190-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________




1871.  NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL 
FACILITIES; ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; RECREATION FACILITIES

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509, 510; 42 USC 12134; 42 USC 
12186; PL 101-336

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36

[[Page 64577]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On July 9, 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), 
which form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for Accessible 
Design. This NPRM would, for the first time, establish accessibility 
guidelines for the design of recreation facilities, such as health 
clubs, golf courses, and amusement parks. The ADA ("" 204(c) and 
306(c)) requires the Department's accessibility standards to be 
consistent with the Access Board's guidelines. Therefore, the Civil 
Rights Division expects to publish a NPRM proposing to adopt the 
revisions proposed by the Access Board and proposing related changes to 
the Department's regulations with respect to the operation of 
recreation facilities.
 Individuals with disabilities cannot participate in the social and 
economic realms of the nation without being able to access public 
entities and public accommodations throughout the country. Promulgating 
this amendment to the Department's ADA regulations will ensure that the 
regulations are consistent with the Access Board's ADA Accessibility 
Guidelines, thereby preventing the confusion that could develop if the 
Department's regulations were inconsistent with the Access Board 
guidelines. In addition, amending the Department's ADA regulations will 
improve the Department's overarching goal of improving access for 
persons with disabilities. The proposed rule will ensure that new 
recreation facilities are readily accessible to and usable by 
individuals with disabilities. As new recreation facilities are 
designed and constructed to be accessible, individuals with 
disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these facilities. Operators of 
recreation facilities will experience increased usage and patronage by 
individuals with disabilities. Designers and manufacturers will have a 
clear and consistent set of standards with which to work. Establishing 
uniform standards for accessibility has resulted in innovation and new 
designs that are cost effective and beneficial to everyone.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738, 
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198

RIN: 1190-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________




1872.  AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
1998 COMPLAINT PROCESS; CHANGE TO DOCUMENT ABUSE DEFINITION PURSUANT TO 
THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(n)(5); 8 USC 1324b(a)(6)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 44.200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
(ACWIA) -- enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 -- made various changes to the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the INA) relating to temporary 
nonimmigrant professionals. In this rule (RIN 1190-AA48) the Civil 
Rights Division's Office of Special Counsel will implement the ACWIA 
``failure to select'' protections -- codified in the INA at section 
212(n)(5) -- by establishing a process under which U.S. workers may 
file complaints against employers for denying them employment 
opportunities by improperly hiring temporary foreign professionals on 
H-1B visas. Under this process, the Attorney General may receive and 
review these complaints, and then -- if there is reasonable cause to 
believe the allegations -- initiate binding arbitration proceedings 
through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The 
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer of the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review will issue a rule implementing the 
Attorney General's authority to review arbitrators' decisions and, 
where appropriate, award administrative relief. These rules are being 
coordinated with the Department of Labor (DOL).

This rule also conforms the definition of document abuse under section 
274B of the INA to the amendment enacted in the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) by adding an 
intent element. The amendment requires complainants to prove not only 
that a respondent requested more or different documents than required 
for employment eligibility verification or rejected documents that 
appeared reasonably genuine on their face, but also that this action 
was taken with the purpose or intent of discriminating on the basis of 
citizenship status or national origin.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: By RIN 1115-AF40 (INS No. 1974-99) INS will 
implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower'' protection provisions -- codified 
in the INA at section 212(n)(2)(C)(iv) and (v) -- prohibiting 
retaliation against H-1B workers who disclose information which they 
believe indicates their employer has violated the law or regulations 
pertaining to labor condition applications for nonimmigrants. That rule 
will also enable an H-1B worker who files a complaint alleging 
retaliation to remain in the United States and seek authorization to 
work in the United States for a temporary period while his or her 
complaint is under review.

By RIN 1115-AF41 (INS No. 1975-99) INS will implement portions of ACWIA 
pertaining to new penalties for employers misrepresenting material 
facts in an H-1B application. That rule

[[Page 64578]]

complements regulations to be issued by the Department of Labor (DOL). 
It also defines the term ``United States employer'' and implements 
other provisions of ACWIA.

Agency Contact: Mr. John D. Trasvina, Special Counsel, Department of 
Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel for 
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, P.O. Box 27728, 
Washington, DC 20038-7728
Phone: 202 616-5593
Fax: 202 307-2874

Mr. Daniel Echavarren, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 
2400 Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-3172
Fax: 703 305-0443

RIN: 1190-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1873. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; 
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 59 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1190-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________




1874. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES--IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION 
AMENDMENTS OF 1972

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 60 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1190-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________




1875. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12134; 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; PL 
101-336

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed amendment would revise the Department's 
regulation implementing title II to clarify the requirement for 
installation of curb ramps at existing pedestrian walkways and to 
extend the time period for compliance beyond the current deadline of 
January 26, 1995. This amendment responds to public concerns about the 
unique and significant capital expense involved in the installation of 
curb ramps.

The amendment would establish a two-tier system under which public 
entities would be required to provide access to pedestrian walkways 
serving government offices, public transportation, public 
accommodations, places of employment, and the residences of individuals 
with disabilities by January 26, 2000. Access to existing pedestrian 
walkways in other areas would be required by January 26, 2005. The 
proposed rule would require public entities to include a schedule for 
the implementation of these requirements in their transition plans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/27/95                    60 FR 58462
NPRM Comment Period End         01/26/96
Comment Period Extended to 3/1/
96                              02/06/96                     61 FR 4389
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738, 
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198

RIN: 1190-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________




1876. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES; CHILDREN'S FACILITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12186; 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; PL 101-336; 28 
USC 510

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On July 26, 1991, the Department published its final rules 
implementing titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
(ADA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by 
public entities (title II) and in places of public accommodation and 
commercial facilities (title III). Those regulations included 
accessibility guidelines but did not specifically include guidelines 
for facilities designed for children.

This rule amends the ADA Standards for Accessible Design to include 
guidelines based on children's dimensions and anthropometrics and 
applies to newly constructed and altered facilities that are designed 
for use primarily by children. The rule ensures that newly constructed 
and altered children's facilities are readily accessible to and usable 
by children with disabilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/22/96                    61 FR 37964
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/96
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738, 
Washington, DC 20035-6738

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Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198

RIN: 1190-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1877. AMENDMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND 
ACTIVITIES--IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander
Phone: 202 307-2222
Fax: 202 307-2678

RIN: 1190-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




1878. AMENDMENT TO COORDINATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN 
FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS--IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander
Phone: 202 307-2222
Fax: 202 307-2678

RIN: 1190-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1879. GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO OCEAN VESSELS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301.28

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is considering whether to propose amending its 
regulations regarding the supply of controlled substances to ocean 
vessels to provide a means of supply more consistent with current 
industry practices for other materials. The decision on whether to 
propose amendments will be based on the information and comments 
submitted in response to this notice of proposed rulemaking and DEA's 
experience with the existing procedures and practices for supplying 
controlled substances to ocean vessels.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/18/96                    61 FR 49086
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/18/96
NPRM                            01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA Number 142N

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________




1880. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO 
MANUFACTURE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 880; 21 
USC 958(f); 21 USC 965

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1316

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to provide that a 
Federal department or agency may not sell from the stocks of the 
department or agency any chemical which could be used in the 
manufacture of a controlled substance unless the Administrator of DEA 
certifies in writing to the head of the department or agency that there 
is no reasonable cause to believe that the sale of the chemical would 
result in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. The 
proposed rulemaking provides regulatory guidelines and establishes a 
procedure for prospective bidder and/or broker to appeal if they are 
aggrieved by DEA's failure to provide such certification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: 176-

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537

[[Page 64580]]

Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________




1881.  CHEMICAL REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION FEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC 
830; 21 USC 871 (b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes to amend 
its application fees for registration and reregistration of 
manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of List I 
chemicals, as authorized by section 3(a) of the Domestic Chemical 
Diversion Control Act of 1993 (DCDCA), reducing the fees from $595.00 
to $326.00 for initial registration, and the reregistration fees from 
$477.00 to $171.00. Fees for retail registrants will increase from 
$255.00 to $326.00 for registration, and from $116.00 to $171.00 for 
reregistration. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-25 requires 
a periodic review of user charges for agency programs. This review will 
bring fees into alignment with current changes in costs or market 
values.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA 185-

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1882. DEFINITION AND REGISTRATION OF DISPOSERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC 
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In years past, most pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
wholesalers, as a service to their customers, accepted returns of 
outdated/damaged merchandise. Also, agencies such as DEA and state 
Boards of Pharmacy accepted surrendered drugs or witnessed their 
disposal by controlled substance registrants. Over the past several 
years, environmental concerns and regulations have eliminated many of 
the disposal options which had been available. As a result, drug 
producers and government agencies alike are increasingly reluctant to 
be involved in the disposal process. Due to these factors and the time 
and resources expended by DEA and manufacturers, DEA is proposing the 
establishment of this essential link in the legitimate distribution 
chain.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/23/95                    60 FR 43732
NPRM Comment Period End         10/23/95
Final Action                    01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA 108

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________




1883. EXEMPTION OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 removed 
the exemption from regulation for chemical mixtures. Chemical mixtures 
are now regulated, unless specifically exempted by the Administrator. 
In the proposed rule regarding the implementation of the Domestic 
Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993, DEA proposed regulations 
regarding exemption of chemical mixtures. Based on industry comments, 
the proposed regulations were subsequently withdrawn for reassessment 
and consultation with industry. Based on extensive consultations with 
industry, DEA has published proposed regulations intended to establish 
the least possible burden on industry while remaining consistent with 
the requirements of the law. Comments received on the proposed 
regulations are currently being reviewed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/16/98                    63 FR 49506
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 
04/16/99                        02/12/99                     64 FR 7144
NPRM Comment Period End         02/15/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-137

Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation 
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office 
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183

RIN: 1117-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




1884. REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION APPLICATION FEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In furtherance of the DEA's 1992 final rule regarding the 
increase

[[Page 64581]]

of application fees (57 FR 60148), DEA is publishing this explanation 
of the components of the diversion control program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule Republished for 
Further Comment                 12/30/96                    61 FR 68624
Comment Period End              03/31/97
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA Number 14

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________




1885. ESTABLISHMENT OF FREIGHT FORWARDING FACILITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821 to 824; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 
875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958(d); 21 USC 965

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1304

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to define the term 
Freight Forwarding Facility and to exempt such facilities from the 
requirement of registration, in response to industry requests for 
recognition of such facilities. The proposed amendments will establish 
the regulatory guidelines under which registrants may utilize a freight 
forwarding facility while shipping controlled substances to another 
registrant.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/18/96                    61 FR 66637
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/97
Final Action                    01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA Number 143

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________




1886. LISTED CHEMICALS; PROPOSED THRESHOLDS FOR IODINE AND HYDROCHLORIC 
GAS (HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA) 
establishes that, effective October 3, 1996, Iodine (in its pure 
crystal form; mixtures such as tincture of iodine and other household 
products remain exempt from regulation) and Hydrochloric Gas are List 
II chemicals under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The inclusion 
of these chemicals under the CSA requires that each regulated person 
must keep records and make reports as specified in title 21, Code of 
Federal Regulations part 1310. The MCA applied the recording and 
reporting requirements to all transactions involving Iodine and 
Hydrochloric Gas.

The rule identified as DEA 156 establishes a domestic threshold of 0.4 
kilograms for iodine, thus providing an exemption for transactions 
below this level, which would include the vast majority of retail 
sales. Legitimate commerce in Hydrochloric Gas consists almost 
exclusively of large volume transactions to commercial customers. 
However, clandestine methamphetamine laboratories often make use of 
small volumes of this gas, and, therefore, an effective threshold could 
not be established. In those rare cases where legitimate users purchase 
small quantities, principally for research or scientific purposes, the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements will apply only to the 
distributor; the purchasers will not be subject to the requirements.

In response to comments submitted in connection with proposed DEA 156, 
DEA has determined that regulation of certain types of transactions 
involving hydrogen chloride is unnecessary for purposes of enforcement 
of the chemical controls under the Controlled Substances Act. However, 
exempting the transactions from regulation could not be` accomplished 
through the system of thresholds. By a rule identified as DEA 177, DEA 
will exempt certain transactions from the definition of Regulated 
Transaction, thus removing them from regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

DEA 156  NPRM 09/30/1997 (62 FR 51072)  NPRM Comment Period End 12/01/
1997  Final Action 04/00/2000

DEA 177  Interim Final Rule 04/00/2000

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation 
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office 
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183

RIN: 1117-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________




1887. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE CONTROL ACT; REGULATION OF 
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, AND COMBINATION EPHEDRINE DRUG 
PRODUCTS; REPORTS OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS TO NONREGULATED PERSONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821 TO 824; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 951; 21 USC 958

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to implement the

[[Page 64582]]

requirements of the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 
(MCA) establishing pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, and 
combination ephedrine drug products as List I chemicals, and the MCA 
requirement that reports be submitted for certain distributions to 
nonregulated persons involving pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, 
and ephedrine, including drug products containing those chemicals. The 
MCA establishes pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, and combination 
ephedrine products as regulated List I chemicals, and requires that 
reports of certain distributions to nonregulated persons be reported 
each month.

To minimize the impact of the new law, DEA is proposing to exempt 
retail distributors from the registration requirement. This exemption 
will provide the estimated 750,000 retail distributors with relief from 
the chemical control requirements of the regulations, including 
registration. Additionally, the existing exemptions from registration 
for CSA registrants and for distributors of prescription drug products 
will help minimize the impact of the requirements on other handlers of 
the products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/07/97                    62 FR 52294
NPRM Comment Period End         12/08/97
Final Action                    11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA number 163

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Liaison and Policy Office, of Diversion 
Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1888. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CHEMICAL REGISTRATION FOR DISTRIBUTORS OF 
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE AND PRODUCTS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/27/99                    64 FR 40516

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________




1889. ANHYDROUS HYDROGEN CHLORIDE: CATEGORIES OF DISTRIBUTION REGARDED 
AS NONREGULATED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Combined into RIN 1117-AA43     09/22/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza
Phone: 202 307-7183

RIN: 1117-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________




1890. SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE LIST OF CHEMICALS, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND 
EQUIPMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: None

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/13/99                    64 FR 25910
Final Action Effective          05/13/99
Correction                      09/17/99                    64 FR 50541

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza
Phone: 202 307-7183

RIN: 1117-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)



_______________________________________________________________________




1891. AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES TO ISSUE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252b; 8 
USC 1362; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 1746; Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 
1950, sec 2; 3 CFR, 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the regulations by implementing 
the statutory authority given to Immigration Judges to sanction by 
civil money penalty any action or inaction in contempt of the Judge's 
proper exercise of authority. This statutory authority is derived from 
section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-208 (IIRIRA), September 30, 
1996. This rule sets forth the types of conduct for which civil money 
penalty sanctions may be imposed, the procedures for imposing these 
sanctions, the affirmative defenses which may excuse the imposition of 
a civil money penalty sanction, and the procedures for appealing such 
sanctions. The rule also adds an additional ground for

[[Page 64583]]

disciplinary sanctions under 8 CFR section 3.102 for engaging in a 
pattern and practice of conduct which has been found to be in contempt 
of the Immigration Judge's proper exercise of authority.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ms. Margaret M. Philbin, Deputy Director, Department of 
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2400 Skyline Tower, 
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)



_______________________________________________________________________




1892. DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1362

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 292

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends 8 CFR parts 3 and 292 by changing both the 
present procedures for disciplining attorneys and representatives who 
practice before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which 
includes the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts, 
and the procedures for disciplining attorneys and representatives who 
practice before the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). This 
rule also includes a provision which was promulgated as an interim rule 
on April 6, 1992, pursuant to section 545 of the Immigration Act of 
1990, Public Law 101-649 (IMMACT), concerning sanctions against 
attorneys or representatives who engage in frivolous behavior in 
immigration proceedings. This rule outlines the authority of EOIR to 
investigate and impose disciplinary sanctions against attorneys and 
representatives who practice before its tribunals. The rule clarifies 
the authority of the INS to investigate complaints regarding attorneys 
and representatives who practice before the INS and outlines the 
procedures by which the INS may initiate disciplinary proceedings 
before EOIR against practitioners who practice before the INS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/20/98                     63 FR 2901
NPRM Comment Period End         03/23/98
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Ms. Jennifer Barnes, Associate General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2400 
Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________




1893. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224 to 
1227; 8 USC 1251 to 1252; 8 USC 1362; PL 105-100, sec 202

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review and the Immigration and Naturalization Service by 
eliminating the conditional grant process at 8 CFR 240.21, and 
establishing a permanent procedure for processing suspension of 
deportation and cancellation of removal cases. This rule is necessary 
to implement the numerical limitation on suspension of deportation and 
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status imposed by the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) 
and the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997 
(NACARA).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/30/98                    63 FR 52134
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule supersedes rule published October 3, 
1997, in the Federal Register at 62 FR 51760 through 51762 (RIN 1125-
AA19).

Agency Contact: Mr. Charles Adkins-Blanch, Acting General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2400 
Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA25

[[Page 64584]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)



_______________________________________________________________________




1894. RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE 
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 68.1 to 54

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/13/99
Final Action                    09/14/99                    64 FR 49659
Final Action Effective          09/14/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA17
_______________________________________________________________________




1895. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final rule moot; Deadline for 
filing under Interim rule has 
passed.                         05/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA20
_______________________________________________________________________




1896. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS: STREAMLINING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/18/99                    64 FR 56135

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1125-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1897. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE 
INFORMATION SYSTEM (NSPMVIS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 49 USC 33109 to 33111

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 89

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Attorney General is required to establish a National 
Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System pursuant to the Anti 
Car Theft Act of 1992 (49 USC 33109 to 33111). The FBI is coordinating 
efforts in this matter and, under delegated authority from the Attorney 
General, the FBI is issuing this rule to establish a national system to 
verify the theft status of major motor vehicle component parts. The 
system will include certain information about each passenger motor 
vehicle reported to a law enforcement agency as stolen and not 
recovered. The rule provides how an individual or entity may obtain 
information from the system on whether a vehicle or part is listed as 
stolen. The rule also provides verification procedures to be followed 
by insurance carriers and certain motor vehicle part businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA44.

Agency Contact: Stephen A. Bucar, Domestic Projects Planning Unit, 
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division, 
Module C-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306
Phone: 304 625-2751
Fax: 304 625-3875

RIN: 1110-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1898. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 104 AND 109 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS 
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 103-414 Communications Assistance for Law 
Enforcement Act; PL 104-208 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
1997

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 25, 1998, While CALEA 
required telecommunications carriers to be in compliance with section 
103 by October 25, 1998, the FCC has since exercised (continued in 
Additional Information).

Abstract: As required by section 109 of the Communications Assistance 
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FBI promulgated Cost Recovery 
Regulations allowing telecommunications carriers to recover certain 
costs associated with implementing CALEA. The final rule was published 
on March 20, 1997 (62 FR 13307) and became effective on April 21, 1997. 
In response to public comment received during this rulemaking, the FBI 
published an ANPRM on November 19, 1996 (61 FR

[[Page 64585]]

58799), which solicited input on the definition of the term 
``significant upgrade or major modification'' as used by CALEA. The 
``significant upgrade or major modification'' NPRM was published on 
April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23231) and the FBI is currently reviewing the 
comments received.

Additionally, CALEA section 104 requires the Attorney General to 
publish a Notice of Actual and Maximum Capacity in order to provide 
telecommunications carriers with the information they will need to meet 
law enforcement's future simultaneous electronic surveillance 
requirements. For local exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS, the FBI 
published an Initial Notice of Capacity on October 16, 1995 (60 FR 
53643) and a Second Notice of Capacity on January 14, 1997 (62 FR 
1902). The FBI published the Final Notice of Capacity for local 
exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS on March 12, 1998 (63 FR 12218). 
Additionally, the FBI published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in the 
Federal Register on December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70160) which solicited 
information on and suggestions for developing reasonable methodologies 
for characterizing capacity requirements for telecommunications 
services and technologies other than local exchange, cellular, and 
broadband PCS. Comments were due on February 16, 1999. Information 
gathered in response to the NOI will be used in the publication of a 
further Notice of Inquiry, which will address the NOI comments and 
focus on developing reasonable capacity methodologies for the paging, 
mobile satellite, specialized mobile radio, and enhanced specialized 
mobile radio services.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

``Significant upgrade or major modification''  ANPRM Soliciting Input 
on Term 11/19/1996 (61 FR 58799)  NPRM Proposing Definition 04/28/1998 
(63 FR 23231)  Final Rule Defining Term 12/00/2000

Cost Recovery Rule (Telecom. Carriers)  NPRM 05/10/1996 (61 FR 
21396)  NPRM Comment Period End 07/09/1996  Final Rule 03/20/1997 (62 
FR 13307)  Final Rule Effective 04/21/1997

Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-local exch, cellular, broadb 
PCS  Initial Notice 10/16/1995 (60 FR 53643)  Second Notice 01/14/1997 
(62 FR 1902)  Final Notice 03/12/1998 (63 FR 12217)

Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-paging, non-bb PCS, MSS, SMR, 
etc.  Notice of Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 12/18/1998 (63 FR 
70160)  Further Notice of Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 12/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: STATUTORY DEADLINE CONT: its authority under 
section 107 of CALEA to grant telecommunications carriers extensions of 
this compliance date. As a result of the FCC's order, carriers must now 
be in compliance with section 103 by June 30, 2000. Additionally, as a 
result of the publication of the Final Notice of Capacity for local 
exchange, cellular and broadband PCS carriers, these carriers must be 
in compliance with section 104 by March 12, 2001.

Transferred from RIN 1105-AA39.

Agency Contact: Walter V. Meslar, Unit Chief, Telecommunications 
Contracts and Audit Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 
20151
Phone: 703 814-4900

Rozanne R. Worrell, SSA, CALEA Implementation Section, Department of 
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference 
Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: 703 814-4804

RIN: 1110-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________




1899. OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 18 USC 922 to 925 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
Act

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16; 28 CFR 20; 28 CFR 25

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, November 30, 1998, The Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act requires the NICS be established not later than 
60 months after enactment (11/30/93).

Abstract: This rule notifies State and local law enforcement agencies 
and Federal Firearms Licensees of the establishment of the National 
Instant Check System (NICS). On June 4, 1998, the FBI published an NPRM 
setting forth the policies and procedures regarding use of the system, 
including regulations pertaining to the security and privacy of 
information.

On August 8, 1998, the FBI published an NPRM proposing the user fee to 
be charged for use of the NICS. On October 30, 1998 the FBI published a 
Final rule noting that the user fee would not be charged pursuant to 
congressional action. The Final rule also provides that by February 28, 
1999 the Department will issue a notice of proposed revision of the 
regulation setting forth a further reduced period of retention of 
information relating to approved transfers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

NICS Privacy & Security Policies  NPRM 06/04/1998 (63 FR 
30430)  Comment Period End 09/02/1998

NICS User Fee  NPRM 08/17/1998 (63 FR 43893)  Comment Period End 09/16/
1998

Privacy & Security Policies and User Fee  Final Rule 10/30/1998 (63 FR 
58303)

Reduction of Retention Period  NPRM 03/03/1999 (64 FR 10262)  NPRM 
Comment Period End 06/01/1999 (64 FR 10263)  Final Rule 11/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA51.

Agency Contact: Emmet A. Rathbun, Unit Chief, Research and Development 
Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS 
Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306-0147
Phone: 304 625-2000

RIN: 1110-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________




1900. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PAM LYCHNER SEXUAL OFFENDER TRACKING AND 
IDENTIFICATION ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: PL 104-236, sec 9

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

[[Page 64586]]

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 3, 1999, The Act does not 
distinguish between NPRM and final regulations.

Abstract: The FBI is issuing regulations to carry out the Pam Lychner 
Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996. These 
regulations include guidelines as to the operation and use of the 
interim national sex offender registry established by the FBI, and the 
notice to be provided to the FBI in the event a registered sex offender 
moves interstate. On February 16, 1999 at 64 FR 7562, the FBI published 
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on this subject. Comments 
submitted on the NPRM are currently being reviewed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7562
NPRM Comment Period End         04/19/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA56.

Agency Contact: Charles Marciano, Assistant General Counsel, Department 
of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, 
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 324-4523

RIN: 1110-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1901. FEDERAL CONVICTED OFFENDER DNA DATABASE PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Joseph Dizinno
Phone: 202 324-4354
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1110-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1902. FBI CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION SYSTEMS AND 
PROCEDURES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.85; 28 CFR 16 (Revision); 28 CFR 20 (Revision); 
28 CFR 50.12

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/10/99                    64 FR 24972
NPRM Comment Period End         06/09/99
Final Action                    09/28/99                    64 FR 52223
Final Action Effective          10/28/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Beth Haley
Phone: 202 324-4523

RIN: 1110-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________




1903.  WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
INVESTIGATION EMPLOYEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 5 USC 315; 5 USC 2303; 28 USC 590; 28 USC 
510; 28 USC 515 to 519; ...

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 101

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes procedures under which employees of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation may make disclosures of information 
protected by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-454) and 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-12), codified at 
5 USC 2303. It also establishes procedures under which the Department 
of Justice will investigate allegations by FBI employees of retaliation 
for making such disclosures and provide appropriate corrective action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/10/98                    63 FR 62937
Final Action                    11/01/99                    64 FR 58782
Final Action Effective          11/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA60.

Agency Contact: Stuart Frisch, General Counsel, Justice Management 
Division, Department of Justice, Legal Activities, National Place 
Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-3452

RIN: 1110-AA06

[[Page 64587]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                               Prerule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1904. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE PETITIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking announces the 
intent of INS to issue regulations concerning special immigrant 
juveniles. Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(Act) that provides for the adjustment of status of special juveniles, 
was amended on November 27, 1997 by the Department of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act of 1998. This law now specifies that only juveniles who are present 
in the United States due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, may apply 
for special immigrant juvenile status under this provision. Under this 
new law, the Attorney General's consent to the dependency order is a 
precondition to the grant of special immigrant juvenile status. No 
juvenile court shall have jurisdiction to determine the custody status 
or placement of an alien in the actual or constructive custody of the 
Attorney General unless the Attorney General specifically consents to 
such jurisdiction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1948-98

Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF35
_______________________________________________________________________




1905.  EXPANSION OF EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS 
HELD IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL JAILS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 235

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This notice advises the public that the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service intends to apply the expedited removal 
provisions of section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act on a pilot basis to certain criminal aliens being held in three 
correctional facilities in the State of Texas. This action will not 
become effective until the Service evaluates and addresses public 
comments and informs the public by notice in the Federal Register when 
the expedited removal provisions will be implemented. This pilot 
program will last for a period of 180 days, and will be followed with 
an evaluation of the program. The Service believes that implementing 
the expedited removal provisions to persons who have been found by a 
Federal judge to be guilty of illegal entry and are serving short 
criminal sentences will result in faster removal of those criminal 
aliens. This will ensure prompt immigration determinations in those 
cases and consequently will save Service detention space and 
immigration judge and trial attorney resources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/22/99                    64 FR 51338
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/22/99
Second ANPRM                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1998-

Agency Contact: Ms. Isabelle Chewning, Detention and Deportation 
Officer, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Suite 800, 801 I Street, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7797

RIN: 1115-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1906. REVISED GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY, WAIVERS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND 
NONIMMIGRANTS, AND EXCEPTIONS

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 61 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1115-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________




1907. INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 
1201; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 
1252; 8 USC 1353a; 8 USC 1353b; 31 USC 9701

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides for the reimbursement to the INS for 
certain direct salary costs and administrative overhead charges in its 
overtime billing for arriving trains and vessels under 8 USC 1353b, for 
all immigration inspection services rendered to crews, and for services 
rendered to passengers not exempt under 8 USC 1353b or 1356(g).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/92                    57 FR 60741
NPRM Comment Period End         01/21/93
Second NPRM                     04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1512-92

[[Page 64588]]

Agency Contact: Brenda Garland, Office of Financial Management, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6010, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7683

RIN: 1115-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________




1908. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS AND PROCESS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324a; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A final rule (INS No. 1399-96) introducing and authorizing 
centralized production of a new more secure and fraud-resistant EAD 
Card or Form I-766 was published in the Federal Register at 61 FR 46534 
on September 4, 1996. Centralized production of this new EAD card will 
be performed by one or more INS Service Centers. Also, an employment 
authorization document (EAD) application and proposed rule is planned 
pending Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (IIRIRA) regulatory initiatives and related policy actions. The 
proposed rule (INS No. 1707-95)will provide a more efficient process 
for centralized production of the new EAD card.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/00
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information:  The employment authorization document (EAD) 
applications and process proposed rule (INS No. 1707-95) has been 
pending for some time due to document reduction issues. The Service 
published a proposed rule (I-9) on 2/2/98 at 63 FR 5287. The remaining 
policy issues on the I-765 proposed rule are expected to be worked out 
during the next few months. With refocused resources, the Service is 
optimistic and is working to meet a February 2000 publication date for 
the I-765 proposed rule.

Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228

RIN: 1115-AE06
_______________________________________________________________________




1909. INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION; TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA 
(TWOV) AND INTERNATIONAL-TO-INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 
1228; 8 USC 1229

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 231

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This notice proposes that carriers must charge and collect a 
user fee from every International-to-International (ITI) passenger 
arriving in the United States, except those individuals exempted under 
section 286(e)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). 
Furthermore, this notice informs concerned parties that the Service 
shall increase to $2500 from $500 the amount of liquidated damages 
imposed on carriers for failure to timely transport any alien brought 
to the United States under the Immediate and Continuous Transit 
Agreement, better known as the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Agreement, 
on Form I-426, or under the International-to-International (ITI) 
Agreement, formerly known as the Immediate and continuous Transit 
Agreement (with provisions for control of uninspected passengers and 
In-Transit Lounge Use) and also known as the In-Transit Lounge (ITL) 
Agreement. This notice also notifies carriers that the Service is 
amending both the TWOV and ITL Agreements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1757 Changes to section 235 by IIRIRA 
of 1996 requires regulations to be altered.

Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________




1910. DEFINITION OF THE TERM ``LAWFULLY PRESENT'' FOR PURPOSES OF 
ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252B; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 31 USC 
9701; EO 12356; 47 FR 14874 to 15557; 3 CFR 1982 comp.; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 401(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) provides that, with limited 
exceptions, only qualified aliens, as defined under section 431, may 
receive certain Federal public benefits. Section 401(b)(2) provides an 
exception which allows aliens who are ``lawfully present in the United 
States'' as determined by the Attorney General to receive Social 
Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. PRWORA, 
and other laws, use the term ``lawfully present'' in other benefit-
related contexts as well.

The interim final rule published September 6, 1996 amended the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations to define 
the term ``an alien who is lawfully present in the United States'' so 
that the Social Security Administration may determine which aliens are 
eligible for benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. It is 
necessary to define ``lawfully present'' for broader purposes than just 
the title II benefits. Therefore, rather than issue a final rule 
pertaining to title VI only, the Service intends to publish a proposed 
rule covering all other applications of the term as well. The resulting 
final rule, after notice and comment, will include title II within the 
rule's broader coverage.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/06/96                    61 FR 47039

[[Page 64589]]

Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/05/96
NPRM                            03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: INS No. 1792-96

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________




1911. CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS (MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS) AND E, H, L 
NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1282; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.1(h)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service solicits comments on establishing policy and 
administrative procedure for simplifying the processing of nonimmigrant 
temporary workers involved in mergers, acquisitions consolidations or 
other corporate restructurings. Streamlining Service Center procedures 
in this respect is in the public interest in light of increased numbers 
of corporate reorganizations anticipated in the future.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/00
Final Action                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1797-96

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-5014

RIN: 1115-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________




1912. FILING FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT ALIEN PROSTITUTES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 2424; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 94

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) was enacted. This law not 
only amended significant portions of title 8 of the United States Code, 
but also changed the provisions of title 18 United States Code (Crimes 
and Criminal Procedures). Because section 325 amends 18 USC, the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service will publish an implementing 
regulation dealing with the filing of statements by individuals who 
keep, maintain, control, support or harbor alien prostitutes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1810-96)          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1810-96

Agency Contact: Elizabeth L. Dolan, Senior Special Agent, Headquarters 
Investigations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 1000, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2998

RIN: 1115-AE60
_______________________________________________________________________




1913. F-1 VISA ABUSERS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 
1362; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.1; 8 CFR 214.2 (f); 8 CFR 214.3; 8 CFR 214.4; 8 
CFR 221.1; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 236; 8 CFR 248

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The INS 
will amend current regulations governing F-1 foreign students and the 
schools authorized to enroll F-1 students. The purpose is to bar F-1 
eligibility and status from attendance at a public elementary school 
and publicly funded adult education programs. In addition, this 
rulemaking will establish the reimbursement requirements and 12 month 
limit for F-1 eligibility and status to attend an INS approved public 
secondary school. The rulemaking will implement the statutorily 
mandated foreign student tracking provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1813-96

Agency Contact: Sophia Cox, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228

RIN: 1115-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________




1914. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION BY EMPLOYERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF A MULTI-
EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 
The INS will

[[Page 64590]]

issue regulations regarding when an employer that is a member of a 
multi-employer association employing an individual under a collective 
bargaining agreement entered into between one or more employee 
organizations and the multi-employer association may rely upon an 
Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) completed for the 
individual by a previous employer that is a member of the same multi-
employer association.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
Final Rule INS No. 1817-96      09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Re INS No. 1817-96; PL 104-208, title 4

Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski, Attorney, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________




1915. USE OF PAROLE FOR HUMANITARIAN REASON OR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC 
BENEFIT AND REPORT TO CONGRESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 11, 1997.

Abstract: Changes to the current regulations are necessitated by 
section 602 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996. This section has reworded certain parole 
authority by stipulating parole on a case-by-case basis for urgent 
humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: INS No. 1840-97

This rule effects the following section of the I&NA - section 212, as 
amended by sections 602 IIRIRA.

Agency Contact: James Kicfer, Acting, Director Parole Unit, Office of 
Field Operations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 1000D, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2455

RIN: 1115-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________




1916. REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BATTERED ALIENS AND TO MAIL ORDER BRIDE 
BUSINESSES, AS MANDATED BY IIRIRA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1641(c); PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) included a number of provisions relating to 
battered aliens and to mail order bride businesses. At present, INS 
anticipates rulemaking in the following areas.

INS No. 1845-97 is necessitated by the section 501 of IIRIRA, which 
provides certain types of public benefits for those aliens who have 
made a prima facie case for eligibility pursuant to the INS' interim 
rule on self-petitions by battered aliens, published at 61 FR 13061 
(March 26, 1995; INS No. 1705-95). This new interim rule will define 
what constitutes a prima facie case.

INS No. 1838-97, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit 
public input into the regulation of certain functions of the 
international matchmaking industry (also referred to as ``mail order 
bride businesses''), as required by section 652 of IIRIRA, was 
published on 7/16/97 (62 FR 38041).

 

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM-INS No. 1838-97 Comments 
Due 09/15/97                    07/16/97                    62 FR 38041
Interim Rule-INS No. 1845-97    11/13/97                    62 FR 60769
NPRM-INS No. 1838-97            12/00/99
Final Rule-INS NO. 1845-97      02/00/00
Final Rule-INS No. 1838-97       To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.1838-97. The Service submitted its 
report on international matchmaking organizations which can be found on 
the INS website. The Service is currently preparing the informational 
brochures which the organizations will be required to provide to women 
recruits.

Agency Contact: Karen Fitzgerald, Staff Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________




1917. CLARIFICATION OF AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR FINGERPRINTING 
NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 
1447; 8 CFR 2.1

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 316

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations relating to requirements for fingerprinting naturalization 
applicants. This rule is necessary to clarify the age at which 
naturalization applicants are required to be fingerprinted. The rule 
requires naturalization applicants 18 age or older to be fingerprinted 
in connection with their applications.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 64591]]

Additional Information: INS No. 1860-97

Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________




1918. CONTROL OF ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1104

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 215

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 
IIRIRA required the Service to implement an arrival/departure 
management system by October 1, 1998. This regulation will implement 
that system by requiring that all aliens seeking to enter the United 
States on or after that date, unless otherwise exempted by Service 
regulation, be in possession of a machine readable travel document 
acceptable to the Service. The regulation will establish a requirement 
that every person seeking to depart from the United States must travel 
through a Service designated Port-of-Departure and must conform to 
Service procedures prior to or upon departure. The regulation also will 
establish penalties for persons who fail to comply with the 
requirements of the regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1869-97

Agency Contact: Andrew Taub, Assistant Chief Inspector, Office of 
Inspections, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3019

RIN: 1115-AE89
_______________________________________________________________________




1919. EN ROUTE INSPECTIONS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR IMMIGRATION AND 
NATURALIZATION SERVICE COSTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356(i)

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(Service) regulations to define an en route inspection. The rule will 
also notify all affected parties that the Service will begin to bill 
cruise ship, train, and bus lines or other modes of transportation, or 
their designated shipping agents or representatives, for all 
expenditures of government funds which the Service obligates in 
connection with the performance of en route inspections on board 
transportation carriers. This action is necessary in order for the 
Service to more accurately account for the costs associated with 
providing special immigration inspection services on an en route basis, 
and to ensure their full recoupment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1784-96

Agency Contact: Sam Farmer, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-8153

RIN: 1115-AE98
_______________________________________________________________________




1920. JURISDICTIONAL CHANGE FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO ASYLUM 
OFFICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations to change the jurisdiction for the Los Angeles Asylum 
Office to include the State of Hawaii and the Territory of Guam. Asylum 
claims filed by people residing in the State of Hawaii and the 
Territory of Guam will no longer be handled by the San Francisco Asylum 
Office.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1949-98)          11/00/99
Final Action (INS No. 1949-98)  02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1949-98

Agency Contact: Marta Rothwarf, Asylum Officer, Office of International 
Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2792

RIN: 1115-AF18
_______________________________________________________________________




1921. PROGRESSIVE CLEARANCE STOPOVERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 
1228; 8 USC 1229

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 231.1; 8 CFR 231.4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by establishing passenger 
and carrier requirements with regard to progressive clearance and 
stopovers. This includes passenger and carrier obligations and 
liabilities and the charging and collection of a user fee for each 
subsequent inspection of stopover passengers. This rule is intended to 
facilitate travel while continuing to ensure the welfare, safety and 
security of the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

[[Page 64592]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: INS No. 1930-98

Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AF23
_______________________________________________________________________




1922. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURNING RESIDENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1203; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1257

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 211

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend INS regulations to specify how an 
alien admitted for permanent residence, on returning to the United 
States, may prove that he or she is not to be considered an applicant 
for admission. This rule is necessary to implement section 
101(a)(13)(C) of the Act and to clarify the responsibility for carriers 
who transport to the United States aliens who claim to be to be 
returning residents. This rule will ensure that aliens who present 
themselves as lawful permanent residents are properly documented as 
such.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1932-98)          12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: INS No. 1932-98

Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Suite 210, 1400 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018

RIN: 1115-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________




1923. AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND 
PRIVACY ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 552; 8 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 
1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revised regulation is necessary to amend the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service regulations by providing procedures 
implementing the new provisions of the Electronic Freedom of 
Information Act (EFOIA) Amendments of 1996. New provisions implementing 
EFOIA require that we maintain, and provide to the public, a record in 
either paper or electronic format and maintain an electronic reading 
room. It further updates the timing of responses to requests by 
extending the response time from 10 to 20 working days. This regulation 
reflects current Service procedures for the public to request and 
obtain access to Service records through the Freedom of Information Act 
and Privacy Act. It is being updated to include the handling of 
requests referred from another agency to ensure that requesters are not 
penalized by waiting in another agency's backlog, and reflects the 
Department of Justice's updated cost for calculating and changing fees. 
It further contains new provisions that implement the new Federal 
discretionary release policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.1942-98

Agency Contact: Mildred Carter, FOIA/PA Program Specialist, Files and 
Forms Management, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1722

RIN: 1115-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________




1924. DISMISSAL OF ASYLUM APPLICATION FOR UNEXCUSED FAILURE TO APPEAR 
AND EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 
1282; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1329a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On March 6, 1997, the Service published an interim rule to 
implement the asylum provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). The interim regulation 
amended provisions regarding the effect of unexcused failure to appear 
for an asylum interview or hearing before an immigration judge on 
eligibility for employment authorization and also provided that 
unexcused failure to appear may result in dismissal of an asylum 
application on eligibility for employment authorization. This rule 
amends the current interim rule to clarify that dismissal of an asylum 
application will result in ineligibility for asylum-based employment 
authorization.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2011-

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations, 
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AF38


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 64593]]

1925. H-1B NONIMMIGRANT WORKER COMPLAINTS REGARDING U.S. EMPLOYER 
VIOLATIONS UNDER THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT 
ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 1324; 8 USC 1255

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline:  Section 413 of Public Law 105-277 was effective upon 
enactment, October 21, 1998.

Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
(ACWIA) -- enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 -- made various changes to the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the INA) relating to nonimmigrant 
skilled workers. By this rule (RIN 1115-AF40, INS No. 1974-99) INS will 
implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower protection'' provisions -- codified 
in the INA at section 212(n)(2)(C)(iv) and (v) -- prohibiting 
retaliation against H-1B workers who disclose information that their 
employer has violated the law or regulations pertaining to labor 
condition applications for nonimmigrants. This rule will also enable an 
H-1B worker who files a complaint alleging intimidation, coercion, 
threats, blacklisting, or other discrimination to remain in the United 
States and seek authorization to work in the United States for a 
temporary period while his or her complaint is under review.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: By a related rule (RIN 1115-AF41, INS No. 1975-
99), INS will be implementing those portions of ACWIA pertaining to new 
penalties for employers misrepresenting material facts in an H-1B 
application. That rule complements regulations to be issued by the 
Department of Labor (DOL). It also defines the term ``United States 
employer'' and implements other provisions of ACWIA.

In RIN 1190-AA48 the Civil Rights Division, in cooperation with DOL, 
will implement the ACWIA ``failure to select'' protections -- codified 
in the INA at section 212(n)(5) -- by establishing a process under 
which United States workers may file complaints against employers for 
denying them employment opportunities by improperly hiring temporary 
foreign professionals on H-1B visas. Under that process, the Attorney 
General may receive and review these complaints, and then -- if there 
is reasonable cause to believe the allegations -- initiate binding 
arbitration proceedings through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service (FMCS).

Agency Contact: Jacquelyn A. Bednarz, Special Assistant, Office of 
Programs, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 7309, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-8223

RIN: 1115-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




1926. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 
1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2(h); 8 CFR 103.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
(ACWIA) -- enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 -- made various changes to the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the INA) relating to nonimmigrant 
skilled workers. This rule (RIN 1115-AF41; INS No. 1975-99) implements 
those portions of ACWIA pertaining to new penalties for employers 
misrepresenting material facts in an H-1B application. This rule 
complements regulations to be issued by the Department of Labor (DOL). 
It also defines the term ``United States employer'' and implements 
other provisions of ACWIA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: By a related rule (RIN 1115-AF40; INS 1974-99), 
INS will implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower protection'' provisions -- 
codified in the INA at section 212(n)(2)(C)(iv) and (v) -- prohibiting 
retaliation against H-1B workers who disclose information that their 
employer has violated the law or regulations pertaining to labor 
condition applications for nonimmigrants. That rule will also enable an 
H-1B worker who files a complaint alleging retaliation to remain in the 
United States and seek authorization to work in the United States for a 
temporary period while his or her complaint is under review.

In 1190-AA48 the Civil Rights Division, in cooperation with DOL, will 
implement in the Justice Department's regulations the ACWIA ``failure 
to select'' protections -- codified in the INA at section 212(n)(5) -- 
by establishing a process under which Untied States workers may file 
complaints against employers for denying them employment opportunities 
by improperly hiring temporary foreign professionals on H-1B visas. 
Under that process, the Attorney General is to receive and review these 
complaints, and then -- where there is reasonable cause to believe a 
complainant's allegations -- initiate binding arbitration proceedings 
through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF41


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 64594]]

1927.  SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 274

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by establishing procedures for certain North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) civilian employees and their family members 
to receive special immigrant status in the U.S. and become lawful 
permanent residents of this country. This rule also offers nonimmigrant 
status to any parent or child of a NATO civilian employee who has been 
granted special immigrant status. This rule is intended to ensure the 
qualifying NATO employees and their family members are aware of their 
opportunity to acquire special immigrant status and adjustment of 
status or otherwise obtain corresponding nonimmigrant status.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1984-

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________




1928.  CONTRACTS WITH TRANSPORTATION LINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1228

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 233

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (INS) regulations by: (1) establishing the INS's 
Commissioner or her delegated representative, as having signature 
authority for Forms I-420, I-425, I-426 Agreements; (2) changing the 
recipient of certain carrier agreements to the INS Headquarters; (3) 
removing signature authority of the Associate Commissioner for 
Examinations, a position which is obsolete; and (4) modifying Form I-
420 because of changes to the Immigration Nationality Act caused by the 
enactment of IIRIRA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: INS No.1994-

Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________




1929.  CLARIFICATION OF PAROLE AUTHORITY

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations governing parole of 
aliens from INS detention. This regulation was promulgated in 1982, and 
has undergone many revisions. The INS has discovered that certain 
provisions in the I&NA require clarification of the regulations 
relative to individuals authorized to grant parole.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/00
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2004

Agency Contact: Melinda R. Clark, Detention and Deportation Officer, 
Detention and Deportation Div., Field Operations, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3008, 425 I 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1986

RIN: 1115-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________




1930.  ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR SERVICES AT LAND BORDER PORTS-OF-
ENTRY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 100-459; 8 USC 1356(m),(n); PL 101-515; PL 82-137; 
31 USC 9701

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR 287

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the fees charged by the INS for 
services provided in the processing and issuance of documents at land 
border ports-of-entry. The fee adjustment is necessary to ensure that 
full costs are recovered and that sufficient funds are available to 
service present and future applicants. The fee adjustment complies with 
Federal statutes and Federal cost accounting standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Fee Policy and Rate Setting Branch, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6240, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-2754

RIN: 1115-AF55
_______________________________________________________________________




1931.  AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF FEE LEVIED ON F, J, AND M 
NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND 
IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT (IIRIRA)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; ...

[[Page 64595]]

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend INS regulations to establish a 
$95.00 fee that schools and exchange visitor programs must collect and 
remit on behalf of academic and vocational students and exchange 
visitors categorized as F-1, M-1, and J-1 nonimmigrants respectively. 
The fee will be collected and remitted by schools and exchange visitor 
programs when students and exchange visitors first register or enroll 
in school or first commence exchange program participation in the 
United States. This rule is necessary to implement section 641 of 
IIRIRA as well as the authority that the INS already has under sections 
103 and 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) and under 31 
USC 9701 and section 286(m) of the Act.

The rule will amend the INS fee schedule and regulations to reflect the 
change. In addition, this rule explains which F-1, J-1, M-1 
nonimmigrants are required to pay the fee, those who are exempt from 
the fee requirement, and describes the consequences that an F-1, J-1, 
or M-1 nonimmigrant faces upon failure to pay the fee. The rule 
specifies the consequences that an approved school or exchange program 
faces if it fails to collect the fee under section 641(e) of IIRIRA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/99
Comment Period Ends             01/00/00
Final Action                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1991-

Agency Contact: Kristen L. Casa, Program Analyst, Adjudications 
Division,, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW.,, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8920
Fax: 202 514-0198
Email: Kristen.L.C[email protected]

RIN: 1115-AF56
_______________________________________________________________________




1932.  MANIFEST REQUIREMENTS AND IMPOSITION OF FINES UNDER 
SECTION 231 OF THE ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 
1228

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 231

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to: (1) require carriers to submit Forms 
I-94 for all arriving and departing alien passengers including legal 
permanent residents of the United States, first-time immigrants, and 
in-transit passengers. Manifests will also be required for all flights 
and vessels, even those arriving from and departing to contiguous 
territory; (2) define criteria and procedures for imposing fines 
pursuant to 231(d) of the Act for not submitting a properly completed 
arrival or departure manifest; and (3) define alternative methods for 
submitting Forms I-94 data.

The rule is required in accordance with the Congressional mandate, that 
the INS collect arrival and departure data on all persons (except U.S. 
citizens) entering and exiting the U.S. INS is required to provide a 
report to Congress on the number of overstays by December 31, 1999.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2008-

Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Suite 210, 1400 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018

RIN: 1115-AF57
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1933. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER CHANGES 
TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 62 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1115-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




1934. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; B VISITOR FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 
1324a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule incorporates into current regulations the 
information contained in the Service's Operations Instructions (OIs) 
and the interpretive note material to Volume 9 of the Department of 
State's Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) relating to the B-1 (visitor for 
business) and B-2 (visitor for pleasure) classifications, with 
appropriate modifications due to the passage of the Immigration Act of 
1990 and the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization 
Amendments of 1991. This rule clarifies the criteria for according B-1 
or B-2 classification to applicants for admission to the United States. 
In addition, by incorporating the applicable portions of the 
instructions presently contained in the OIs and the FAM notes into 
regulations such information will be more readily available to the 
public.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/05/93                    58 FR 58982
NPRM Comment Period End         12/06/93
Final Action                    04/00/00

[[Page 64596]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1441-93

Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________




1935. PETITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186A; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1153(b)

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will make changes to the regulations 
governing employment-based immigrant petitions. These regulations were 
promulgated in November of 1991. Since then, the Service has discovered 
certain provisions in the regulations which need clarification or 
revision. The Service also needs to incorporate certain changes made by 
the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization 
Amendments of 1991 into the regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/06/95                    60 FR 29771
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/95
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1633-93

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1936. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN NURSES SEEKING NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION 
UNDER THE H-1A CATEGORY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The H-1A nonimmigrant classification, which provided for the 
temporary admission of registered nurses to the United States, expired 
on September 1, 1995. However, in response to concerns that geographic 
locations in the United States continued to experience a shortage of 
registered nurses after the sunset date of the H-1A classification, the 
President signed Pub. L. 104-302 which provided for the granting of an 
extension of stay until September 30, 1997, to certain H-1A nurses. On 
March 7, 1997, the Immigration and Naturalization Service published an 
interim rule in the Federal Register at 62 FR 10422-10425 in order to 
amend the Service's regulations to reflect the provisions contained in 
the Pub. L. 104-302.

Since the H-1A classification and the extension period under Pub. L. 
104-302 have now expired, this final rule removes all references to the 
H-1A classification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End 12/06/94             10/07/94                    59 FR 51101
Interim Final Rule              03/07/97                    62 FR 10422
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1806 
Comment Period End 5/06/97      03/07/97
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1663-94.

Cross Reference INS No. 1654-94, RIN 1115-AD66

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________




1937. FEES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AT SELECTED 
PORTS OF ENTRY; COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE 
PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 
USC 1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1224; 
8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules provide for the collection of a fee at the time 
of application for participation in a Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL), 
instead of at the time of approval of the application. The DCL program 
is a pilot project established at selected land border ports of entry 
to expedite the transborder movement of eligible, pre-screened, low-
risk groups through designated traffic lanes. The first rule clarifies 
the requirements for the use of the DCL. (INS No. 1675). A second rule 
will set forth the fee required of participants in order to cover the 
technological costs (INS No. 1794).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1675 
Eff. 9/29/95; Comment Period End 
11/28/95                        09/29/95                    60 FR 50386
Interim Rule-INS No. 1794       10/11/96                    61 FR 53303
Final Rule-INS No.1675-94 
Effective 10/16/96              10/16/96                    61 FR 53830
Final Rule-INS No.1794-96       08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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Additional Information: INS No. 1675 and 1794-96

Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 305-9246

RIN: 1115-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________




1938. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE; TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON ELIGIBILITY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552(a); 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1102; 
8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 217; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule allows certain persons in the United States to 
adjust status to that of a lawful permanent resident if the application 
was filed before November 25, 1997 or, if the adjustment application is 
based on a visa petition or labor certification filed between November 
26, 1997 and January 14, 1998. These persons, although eligible for 
immigrant visa issuance abroad, have been barred from adjustment of 
status because they had entered the United States without inspection or 
had violated the conditions of temporary nonimmigrant status. The rule 
allows prospective lawful permanent or conditional residents to avoid 
the difficulties and expense of travel to a U.S. consulate or embassy 
abroad. It continues to penalize these violators of the immigration 
laws by requiring most adult applicants to pay an additional sum in 
excess of the standard adjustment filing fee. After adjusting status 
they may lawfully live and work in the United States and may later be 
eligible to seek United States citizenship through naturalization. This 
rule also implements the new section 245(k) of the INA which permits 
certain employment-based immigrants who are out of status to file for 
adjustment under section 245(a) of 8 CFR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule Eff. 10-1-94; 
Com. Due 12-6-94                10/07/94                    59 FR 51091
Interim Final Rule Correction   10/20/94                    59 FR 53020
Interim Rule INS No. 1676-94 
Effective 07/23/97              07/23/97                    62 FR 39417
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1676 EOIR Interim Rule published 9/30/
97 at 62 FR 50999. For more information, see RIN 1125-AA20.

Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763

RIN: 1115-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________




1939. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; S CLASSIFICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INITIATIVES; ALIEN WITNESSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1324a; 8 
CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Two regulatory initiatives dealing with the processing of 
alien witnesses have been prepared by the INS. INS No. 1683-94 provides 
the application and approval process for the admission of aliens in S 
nonimmigrant classification. It provides guidance to the various law 
enforcement agencies needing alien witnesses and informants to complete 
critical law enforcement initiatives in the United States. INS No. 
1728-95 establishes a fee for the processing of Form I-854, Inter-
Agency Alien Witness and Informant Record, for Law Enforcement Agency 
(LEA) requests for S nonimmigrant classification for eligible alien 
witnesses and informants. The fee recovers the costs of the processing 
of requests for immigration benefits, and is needed to comply with 
specific Federal immigration laws and Federal user fee statute and 
regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683 
Eff. 8/25/95; Comment Period End 
12/4/95                         08/25/95                    60 FR 44260
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683 
Correction                      10/05/95                    60 FR 52068
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1683 
Correction                      10/05/95                    60 FR 52248
Final Rule-INS No. 1683         03/00/00
NPRM-INS No. 1728               09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Additional Information: INS No. 1683-94; and INS No. 1728-95.

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-5014

RIN: 1115-AD86
_______________________________________________________________________




1940. 90-DAY MODIFIED INSPECTION OF ALIEN CREW MEMBERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 
1201; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 
1252; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 252

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (the Service) regulations by establishing a 
procedure whereby bona fide alien crewmen actively serving on board a 
maritime ferry or a maritime commercial cruise ship may, at the 
discretion of the Service, be inspected one time during every 90-day 
period during which the cruise ship conducts operations between Ports-
of-Entry (POEs) in the United States and a foreign country. This rule 
is necessary in order for the Service to formally codify the long-
standing practice of

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authorizing certain maritime crewmen landing privileges in the United 
States without further inspection during the intervening time between 
90-day full-crew inspections.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/97                    62 FR 43676
NPRM Comment Period End         10/14/97
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1695-95

Agency Contact: Sam Farmer, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-8153

RIN: 1115-AD95
_______________________________________________________________________




1941. PETITION TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A U.S. CITIZEN 
OR AS A PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; SELF-PETITIONING FOR CERTAIN BATTERED OR 
ABUSED ALIEN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 2; PL 103-322

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule allows battered and abused spouses and children of 
United States Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents to petition for 
immigrant classification. The consent of the abuser would not be 
required.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/26/96                    61 FR 13061
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/26/96
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/28/96
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1705-95

Agency Contact: Karen Fitzgerald, Staff Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________




1942. MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO NATURALIZATION REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1433; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 1448

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 322; 8 CFR 337

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations implement provisions of the Immigration and 
Nationality Technical Amendments Act of 1994.

INS No. 1712 implements changes to 8 CFR 322 by establishing procedures 
for a U.S. citizen parent to apply for the expeditious naturalization 
of his or her children born outside the U.S. It allows certain U.S. 
parents who do not meet physical presence requirements to use the 
physical presence of their U.S. parent (the child's U.S. grandparent). 
The purpose of the rule is to relax the requirements of U.S. 
citizenship for children born to or adopted by U.S. citizens abroad.

INS No. 1764 reserves the authority to schedule all administrative 
oath-taking ceremonies with the District Director. The rule will not 
impact the Immigration Judges' authority to administer the oath at 
ceremonies conducted by the Service.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1712               09/10/96                    61 FR 47690
Final Rule-INS No. 1712         01/00/00
Final Rule-INS No. 1764         03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1712 Contact, Jody Marten

INS No. 1764

Agency Contact: Jody Marten, Staff Officer,Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-4770

RIN: 1115-AE07
_______________________________________________________________________




1943. CONDITIONS ON NONIMMIGRANT STATUS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186A; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule removes the current regulatory language 
conditioning an alien's nonimmigrant status on his or her providing 
full and truthful information requested by the INS, regardless of the 
requested information's materiality. This rule would clarify that the 
nonimmigrant's stay is conditioned on, among other things, the 
provision of all information deemed necessary to ensure that the alien 
has acquired, and is maintaining, lawful nonimmigrant status during the 
entire period of his or her stay, or is eligible to receive any other 
benefit under the INA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/96                    61 FR 30188

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NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/96
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1732-95

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________




1944. ORPHAN PETITIONS; PETITIONS TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE 
RELATIVE OF A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; CHANGE IN 
DEFINITION OF CHILD

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 104-51

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Service's existing regulations by 
replacing the phrase ``legitimate child'' with ``child born in 
wedlock.'' This change also makes the criteria for immigration, based 
on orphan classification and on certain other parent-child 
relationships, much easier to understand and apply.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1761 (Additional INS contact Ramonia 
Law-Hill)

Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________




1945. AGREEMENT PROMISING NON-DEPORTATION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 515; 28 USC 
516; 28 USC 517; 28 USC 518; 28 USC 519

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.197

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule requires federal prosecutors, law enforcement 
agencies, and other officials to obtain written consent from the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service when entering into a plea 
agreement, cooperation agreement, or similar agreement promising an 
alien favorable treatment by the Service. This rule ensures that 
favorable treatment under the Immigration laws is extended only after a 
full consideration of its affect on overall immigration enforcement, 
alleviates confusion over the authority to enforce the immigration 
laws, and prevents the Service from being bound by agreements 
undertaken without its knowledge and approval. The rule codifies a 
long-standing position of the Department of Justice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/13/96                    61 FR 48405
Comment Period End              11/12/96
Final Rule                      04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1791-96

Agency Contact: Cristina Hamilton, Chief Enforcement Division, Office 
of General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________




1946. PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE H NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the INS regulations to 
accommodate the need of certain U.S. employers relative to the filing 
of new and amended petitions for H-1B nonimmigrant workers. This rule 
proposes to amend the Service's regulations relative to the submission 
of itineraries with certain H-1B petitions. In addition, it amends the 
Service's regulations regarding the H-1B classification by allowing 
petitioners to obtain and submit the required certified labor condition 
application after the petition is filed with the Service but before the 
petition is adjudicated. Finally, the rule proposes to revoke approved 
H petitions where the beneficiary is no longer employed by the 
petitioner.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/04/98                    63 FR 30419
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1769-96

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________




1947. AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF IMMIGRANTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1183a; PL 104-208; PL 104-193; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213a; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, November, 1999.

Abstract: This rule will amend the INS regulations by establishing that 
an individual (the sponsor) who files an affidavit of support under 
section 213A of the INA on behalf of an intending immigrant incurs an 
obligation that may be enforced by a civil action. This rule also 
specifies the requirements that Federal, State, or local agencies or 
private entities must meet to request reimbursement from the sponsor 
for

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provision of means-tested public benefits and provides procedures for 
imposing the civil penalty provided for under section 213A of the INA, 
if the sponsor fails to give notice of any change of address. This rule 
is necessary to ensure that sponsors of aliens meet their obligations 
under section 213A of the INA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule - INS No. 
1807-96; Comment Period End 02/
7/98                            10/20/97                    62 FR 52346
Final Rule                      04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1807-96; PL 104-208, title IV and PL 
104-193, title IV

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

Lisa Roney, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and Planning, Department 
of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6052, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3242

RIN: 1115-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________




1948. SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGE TO TRANSPORT ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1252

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 273

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) added a provision to the Immigration and 
Nationality Act that allows INS to suspend a commercial airline's 
privilege to transport aliens to the United States if the carrier has a 
record of bringing in aliens who have fraudulent documents. After 
consultation with other interested government agencies, INS is 
proposing to implement appropriate standards and procedures governing 
the use of this power to suspend a carrier's privilege to transport 
aliens to the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/23/98                    63 FR 56869
Final Rule                      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: This rule has required coordination with 
several other government agencies. INS No. 1809-96

Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Suite 210, 1400 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018

RIN: 1115-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________




1949. RIGHTS OF HABITUAL RESIDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
GOVERNMENTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA AND PALAU

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The 
statute, among other things, requires that INS issue regulations 
governing the rights of ``habitual residence'' under 1) the Compact of 
Free Association between the United States and the Governments of the 
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia; and 2) the 
Compact of Free Association between the United States and the 
Government of Palau.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/04/98                    63 FR 30415
NPRM Comment Period End         08/03/98
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Re INS No. 1811-96

Agency Contact: Pearl Chang, Branch Chief, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3228

RIN: 1115-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________




1950. LIMITING LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS 
OF PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 
This rule will implement section 411 of IIRIRA which allows employers 
that have made a good faith attempt to comply with a particular 
employment verification requirement to correct technical or procedural 
failures to meet the requirement before such failures are deemed to be 
violations of the Act. This rule will explain the good faith rule, 
define the term technical or procedural failure to meet such 
requirement, and explain how an employer can correct technical or 
procedural failures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/07/98                    63 FR 16909
NPRM Comment Period End         06/08/98
Final Rule                      02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1819-96 and Public Law 104-208, title 
IV.

Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski, Attorney, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536

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Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE70
_______________________________________________________________________




1951. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN JUVENILE OFFENDERS FOR FAMILY UNITY 
PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1225a note; PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The INS 
will publish a regulation implementing a new basis of ineligibility for 
Family Unity benefits for certain juvenile offenders.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1823-96)                        12/00/99
Final Rule (INS No. 1823-96)    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1823-96; PL 104-208, title III, section 
38; and this regulation will affect 8 CFR 242.5 that will be renumbered 
8 CFR 236.25.

Agency Contact: Joanna London, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________




1952. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(a)(5); PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214.2; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Section 
343 prohibits the entry of any alien who seeks to enter the U.S. for 
the purpose of performing labor as a health care worker (other than a 
physician) without a certificate as to the alien's qualifications and 
English ability from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing 
Schools (CGFNS), or an equivalent independent organization approved by 
the Attorney General.

The Service published an interim rule (INS 1879) to address shortages 
in the occupations of nursing and occupational therapy on October 14, 
1998. In addition, the Service issued a second interim rule on April 
30, 1999, to grant CGFNS authorization to issue certificates to foreign 
health care workers in the occupations of occupational therapy and 
physical therapy. This rule also granted the Foreign Credentialing 
Commission on Physical Therapy the authority to issue certificates to 
foreign-trained physical therapists. The second interim rule was 
published under RIN 1115-AF43 and now is consolidated with this Unified 
Agenda of Federal Regulations entry.

The Service will be publishing a proposed rule (INS 1824) to fully 
implement section 343, including requirements relating to the 
designation of covered health care occupations, the procedures and 
requirements for certifying organizations, the content of the 
certificates, and the process for presentation of the certificates.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS 1879)   10/14/98                    63 FR 55007
Interim Final Rule (INS 1979-99)04/30/99                    64 FR 23174
Final Action (INS 1979-99)      12/00/99
NPRM (INS 1824-98)              04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________




1953. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN POLISH OR HUNGARIAN PAROLEES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1182

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 646 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (PL 104-208) requires the Attorney General 
to establish procedures by which certain nationals of Poland or Hungary 
who were paroled into the United States from 1989 to 1991 may apply for 
adjustment to permanent resident status in the United States. A policy 
memorandum and an interim rule are needed to implement this new law.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1825-97)                        05/23/97                    62 FR 28314
Final Rule (INS No. 1825-97)    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763

RIN: 1115-AE74
_______________________________________________________________________




1954. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREINSPECTED AUTOMATED LANE (PAL) PROGRAM AT 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 
1251; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1357; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 287; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulation by establishing a Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program 
for the use of eligible persons and vehicles at immigration checkpoints 
within the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule With Request 
for Comments by 06/17/97        04/18/97                    62 FR 19024
Final Rule                      04/00/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1830-97

Agency Contact: William H. Carter, Border Patrol Agent, Office of 
Enforcement, Office of Field Operations, Department of Justice, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 4226, 425 I Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-3072

RIN: 1115-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________




1955. SURRENDER OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1254a; 8 USC 1245a note

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240.13; 8 CFR 240.14; 8 CFR 240.15; 8 CFR 240.16

Legal Deadline:  Although there is no formal legal deadline, the rule 
is an integral part of implementing PL 104-208.

Abstract: This rule requires aliens subject to a final order of removal 
to surrender to the INS. This rule also establishes procedures for 
surrender, and bars persons violating these procedures from obtaining 
discretionary immigration benefits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/04/98                    63 FR 47205
NPRM Comment Period End         11/03/98
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1847-97

Agency Contact: Kyle Latimerett, Assistant General Counsel, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-2604

RIN: 1115-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




1956. EARLY RELEASE FOR REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS IN STATE CUSTODY FOR 
NONVIOLENT OFFENSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC 
1253; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1330; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will amend the INS regulations relating to the 
apprehension and removal of aliens under section 241 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (Act). This regulatory action establishes an 
administrative process whereby criminal aliens in state custody 
convicted of nonviolent offenses may be removed prior to completion of 
their sentence of imprisonment. The rule will implement the authority 
contemplated by Congress to enhance the ability of the United States to 
remove criminal aliens.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1848-97)          07/12/99                    64 FR 37461
Final Action (INS No. 1848-97)  05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Additional Information: INS No.1848-97

Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________




1957. AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF ARRIVING ALIEN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations by changing the 
regulatory definition of an arriving alien. Under section 
235(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), which was 
effective on April 1, 1997, certain arriving aliens are subject to 
expedited removal procedures. The existing regulatory definition of 
arriving aliens includes parolees. As a matter of policy, the 
Department has decided that it is appropriate to exempt from the new 
expedited removal procedures aliens who were paroled into the United 
States before April, 1997. This rule clarifies that aliens who were 
paroled before April 1, 1997 will not be subjected to expedited 
removal. The rule also makes several changes in the wording of 1.1(q) 
to use language that is clearer and more consistent with the wording of 
the statute.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/20/98                    63 FR 19382
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Re: INS No. 1868-97

Agency Contact: Linda Loveless, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7489

RIN: 1115-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________




1958. NEW RULES REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF 
REMOVAL

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 
1282; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Services regulations that govern asylum and withholding 
of removal. This rule clarifies that, in cases where the applicant has 
established past persecution, the Attorney General may deny asylum in 
the exercise of discretion, if it is established by a preponderance of 
the evidence that the

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applicant does not face a reasonable possibility of future persecution 
in the applicant's country of nationality or, if stateless, the 
applicant's country of last habitual residence.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1865-97)          06/11/98                    63 FR 31945
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 
09/11/98                        08/04/98                    63 FR 41478
Final Rule (INS No. 1865-97)    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1865-97; AG Order No. 2164-98

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations, 
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Attn: Ullico Building 3rd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AE93
_______________________________________________________________________




1959. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, CONTINUED VALIDITY OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS 
AND UNEXPIRED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR APPLICANTS MAINTAINING 
NONIMMIGRANT H OR L STATUS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282; 8 
CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Over the last several years, the Service has issued numerous 
policy statements regarding its position on employment authorization, 
advance parole, and extension of nonimmigrant status for certain 
skilled nonimmigrant workers who have filed for adjustment to permanent 
resident status. This rulemaking intends to: (1) codify existing 
Service policy statements by incorporating them into the Service's 
regulations, and (2) eliminate the requirement for service permission 
for overseas travel for adjustment applicants who are maintaining H-1 
or L nonimmigrant status.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/99
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1881-97

Agency Contact: Frances A. Murphy, Staff Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________




1960. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1642

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 104

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 22, 1998, Statutory deadline 
to promulgate regulations for State and local public benefits was 
previously 11/03/98. Deadline for regulations for Federal public 
benefits is 02/22/98.
NPRM, Statutory, November 3, 1997.

Abstract: This regulatory action requires entities (other than 
nonprofit charitable organizations) providing Federal public benefits 
(with certain exceptions) to verify by examining documents and using an 
INS automated verification system that alien applicants are eligible 
for the benefits under Federal benefit reform legislation. This rule 
also sets forth provisions by which State or local governments can 
verify whether aliens applying for State or local public benefits are 
eligible for such benefits under Federal laws. In addition, the rule 
establishes procedures for verifying the U.S. nationality of 
individuals applying for benefits in a fair and nondiscriminatory 
manner.

The Interim Verification Guidelines were published as a notice on 11/
17/97 at 62 FR 61344. The guidelines set forth procedures that benefit 
providers can use to verify citizenship, qualified alien status, and 
eligibility under title IV of the PRWORA prior to issuance of the final 
regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1902-98)          08/04/98                    63 FR 41662
Final Rule (INS No. 1902-98)    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local

Additional Information: INS  1902-98 should be referenced for 
any inquiries concerning this rulemaking action.

Agency Contact: John Nahan, Director, SAVE Branch, Files and Forms 
Management Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Ullico Building, 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2317

RIN: 1115-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________




1961. FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS FOR IMMIGRATION 
BENEFITS; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR FINGERPRINTING BY THE SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 
USC 1252b; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 316; 8 CFR 335

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations relating to fingerprinting applicants and petitioners for 
benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act by: canceling the 
Designated Fingerprinting Service program; requiring applicants and 
petitioners for benefits to be fingerprinted at either a Service 
Office, a State or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States 
consular or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by 
the Service; and requiring confirmation from the Federal Bureau of

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Investigation (FBI) that a full criminal background check has been 
completed before adjudication of a naturalization application is 
completed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/17/98                    63 FR 12979
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/29/98
Interim Final Rule Correction   04/09/98                    63 FR 17489
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1891-97

Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




1962. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS; CERTAIN NATIONALS OF NICARAGUA AND CUBA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 
2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 247a; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central 
American Relief Act (NACARA) by establishing procedures for certain 
nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba who have been temporarily residing in 
the United States to become lawful permanent residents of this country. 
It allows them to obtain lawful permanent resident status without 
applying for an immigrant visa at a United States consulate abroad and 
waives many of the usual requirements for this benefit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/21/98                    63 FR 27823
Correction (INS No. 1893-97)    06/29/98                    63 FR 35309
Correction (INS No. 1893-97)    07/21/98                    63 FR 39121
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.1893-97

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________




1963. PROCESSING, DETENTION, AND RELEASE OF JUVENILES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 
1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1362

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.3

Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, July 31, 1998.
 The court-approved settlement agreement in Flores v. Reno (C.D. Cal.) 
required INS to publish regulations in July 1998. However, the changes 
brought by AEDPA and IIRIRA delayed issuance of regs.

Abstract: The rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by establishing the procedures for processing alien 
juveniles from custody and the detention of unreleased juveniles in 
state-licensed programs and detention facilities. This rule also 
governs the transportation and transfer of juveniles in Service 
custody.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1906-98)          07/24/98                    63 FR 39759
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/98
Final Rule                      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1906-98.

Agency Contact: John J. Pogash, Juvenile Coordinator (Headquarters), 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3008, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-1970

RIN: 1115-AF05
_______________________________________________________________________




1964. EXAMINATIONS FEE ACCOUNT SCHEDULE--SMALL VOLUME APPLICATIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 82-137; PL 100-459; PL 101-515; PL 101-576; 8 USC 
1356; 31 USC 9701

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the fee schedule of the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account for four low volume applications 
which are the Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special 
Immigrant; Form N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention; 
Form N-336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization 
Procedures; and Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for 
Naturalization Purpose. The fee adjustments are necessary to comply 
with Federal statutes and Federal cost accounting standards. These 
statutes and standards require Federal Agencies to charge fees for 
specific services that provide a private benefit that does not accrue 
to the public. Federal Agencies are required to review their fees bi-
annually to ensure that the fees charged recover the full cost to the 
Government for providing specific services. Implementation of this rule 
will ensure that sufficient funds are available to the Federal 
Government to provide the services for applications and petitions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM INS No. 1933-98            05/17/99                    64 FR 26698
Final Rule INS No. 1933-98      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1933-98

Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Fee Policy and Rate Setting Branch, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6240, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-2754

RIN: 1115-AF10


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1965. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE--SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 
ALIENS DECLARED DEPENDENT ON A JUVENILE COURT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 105-119

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Service's existing regulations by 
clarifying the special immigrant juvenile provisions. This rule limits 
the juvenile courts from considering dependency orders that would 
qualify juveniles for special immigrant status, without the expressed 
consent of the Attorney General. This rule also limits the jurisdiction 
of juvenile courts to consider the custody status for placement of an 
alien in the actual custody of the Attorney General, unless the 
Attorney General specifically consents to such jurisdiction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/00/00
Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ann Palmer, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 900, 801 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________




1966. IMMIGRANT PETITIONS; RELIGIOUS WORKERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the Service's regulations by providing 
that all persons, other than ministers, immigrating to the United 
States as religious workers must immigrate or adjust status to 
permanent resident before October 1, 2000. This rule implements section 
101(a)(27)(c)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), which 
provides that religious workers who have 2 years of membership and 
experience in a religious occupation or vocation may qualify as special 
immigrant religious workers. By statute, this immigrant category for 
religious workers expires on October 1, 2000. This rule codifies, in 
regulatory form, the October 1, 2000 statutory deadline.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule (INS No. 1436-94)    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1436-94

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________




1967. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL 
FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, AND FORMER SOVIET BLOC 
COUNTRIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1158; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 
USC 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 274a; ...; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 
246

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment 
and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), enacted as title II of Pub. 
L. No. 105-100, 111 State. 2160,2193 (1997) (as amended by Technical 
Corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
Act (NACARA),Pub. L. 105-139, Stat. 2644)(1997). Section 203 of NACARA 
provides that certain Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and nationals of former 
Soviet Bloc countries are eligible to apply for cancellation of removal 
under the standards for suspension of deportation that existed prior to 
enactment of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act (IIRIRA). The rule establishes the authority of INS asylum officers 
to adjudicate certain applications under section 203 of NACARA, 
provides application and adjudication procedures, identifies factors 
and standards relevant to eligibility, and establishes a rebutable 
presumption of extreme hardship for certain NACARA beneficiaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1915-98)          11/24/98                    63 FR 64895
NPRM Comment Period End (INS No. 
1915-98)                        01/25/99
Interim Rule (INS No. 1915-98)  05/21/99                    64 FR 27856
Interim Rule Comment Period End 07/20/99
Final Rule                      02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1915-98

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations, 
International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Attn: Ullico Building 3rd 
Floor, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AF14
_______________________________________________________________________




1968. CHANGE IN BUSINESS PRACTICES: COLLECTION OF INTEREST, PENALTIES, 
AND HANDLING CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER SANCTIONS FINES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324(b)

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by subjecting employers who are delinquent in paying 
employer sanctions fines, to charges for interest, handling costs, and 
penalties associated

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with late payments of the fines. The Service has previously imposed 
fines against employers who violate section 274A of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, but has yet to charge the employer for interest and 
handling costs, or to impose penalties for failure to promptly pay the 
fines. Accordingly, to ensure consistency and comprehensive 
implementation of the provisions contained in the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act (DCIA), the Service will begin to issue bills for the 
fines assessed against employers who violate section 274a of the Act, 
and impose charges for interest, handling costs, and penalties 
associated with late payments of the fines.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: INS No. 1875-97

Agency Contact: Jim Landolt, Chief, Debt Management Branch, Office of 
Financial Management, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-0229

RIN: 1115-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________




1969. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AUTHORIZE STATE OR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In order to provide a more effective and efficient response 
to a mass migration event,this rule implements provisions in the 
Immigration and Nationality Act allowing the Attorney General to 
authorize any State and local law enforcement officer to perform 
certain functions related to the enforcement of the immigration laws 
during the period of an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens. This 
rule would place designated State/local law enforcement officers under 
the direction of the INS when enforcing immigration law. This rule also 
allows the Commissioner to enter into advance written agreements with 
State and local law enforcement officials setting forth the terms and 
conditions of the functions to be performed during a Federal response 
to a mass influx of aliens, including reimbursement of expenses and 
ties such reimbursement to the Immigration Emergency Fund as the 
primary source of such funding.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/08/99                    64 FR 17128
Final Rule                      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State

Additional Information: INS No. 1924

Agency Contact: Milton J. Roney, Field Operations, Enforcement, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 7114, 
425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7185
Fax: 202 305-3399

RIN: 1115-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




1970. ELIMINATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE ISSUED 
MEXICAN AN CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING CARDS AND CONSENT TO REAPPLY FOR 
ADMISSION AFTER REMOVAL

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1182; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 
1252; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 1356

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 247; 8 
CFR 264; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 2001.

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(Service) regulations to eliminate the use of Form I-175, Application 
for Nonresident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card, and Form I-190, 
Application for Nonresident Alien Mexican Border Crossing Card. It also 
terminates the production of Form I-185, Nonresident Alien Canadian 
Border Crossing Card, and Form I-586, Nonresident Alien Mexican Border 
Crossing Card. In addition, this rule prohibits the use of Form I-186 
(previous version of Mexican Border Crossing Card), Form I-185 and Form 
I-586 Border Crossing Cards (BCC's) after September 30, 2001, or 
whatever other date may be enacted for required use of a card 
containing a machine readable biometric identifier for entry (such as 
the fingerprint or handprint of the alien). Under the provisions of 
this rulemaking, an alien seeking entry into the United States by 
presentation of a BCC must complete a biometric verification upon each 
entry. This rule also amends the provisions regarding consent to 
reapply after removal to conform with the requirements of IIRIRA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1931-98

Agency Contact: Paul M. Morris, Assistant Chief Inspector, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2970

RIN: 1115-AF24
_______________________________________________________________________




1971. FILING OF PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNATION AS A REGIONAL CENTER APPROVED 
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 
1182; 8 USC 1186a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation changes the location for the filing, and 
adjudication of, proposals to participate in the Immigrant Investor 
Pilot Program from Headquarters, Adjudication to the

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Texas and California Service Centers. This change is necessary to 
ensure the uniform and effective adjudication of these complex 
proposals related to economic development, export trade, and job 
creation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1944-98

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-5014

RIN: 1115-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________




1972. NONIMMIGRANT VISA EXEMPTION FOR NATIONALS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN 
ISLANDS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS, UNITED STATES 
VIRGIN ISLANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1252

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service's 
regulations to allow nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure who 
are nationals of the British Virgin Islands to apply for admission to 
the United States without a visa at the ports-of-entry of St. Thomas, 
United States Virgin Islands. Since visas are no longer issued from the 
British Virgin Islands by the Department of State all persons needing a 
nonimmigrant visa have to either travel or mail their applications to 
Barbados, the nearest visa issuing location. The Service's action will 
facilitate travel to the United States for nationals of the British 
Virgin Islands while still ensuring that the proper application 
provisions of the INA Act are met.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/18/99                     64 FR 7989
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/18/99
Final Rule (INS No. 1956-98)    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1956-98

Agency Contact: William Plunges, Senior Immigration Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 616-7992

RIN: 1115-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________




1973. DELEGATION OF THE ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN H-2A PETITIONS TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service's regulations by delegating the adjudication of 
certain H-2A petitions to the United States Department of Labor (DOL). 
The H-2A petitions affected by this action would involve only those 
petitions filed for initial H-2A employment where the alien is not 
physically present in the United States. The Service has proposed these 
changes in order to streamline the existing H-2A petitioning process 
for certain foreign agricultural workers. The proposals contained in 
this rule will make it easier and less burdensome for United States 
employers to file petitions for foreign agricultural workers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1946-98)          12/07/98                    63 FR 67431
Final Rule                      01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1946-98

Agency Contact: Bert Rizzo, Adjudications Office, Office of Programs, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




1974. IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND 
WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT (ACWIA) RELATING TO THE H-1B NONIMMIGRANT 
CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2h; 8 CFR 103.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Service's fee schedule and regulations 
regarding the filing of Form I-129 to reflect that certain employers 
must pay an additional $500.00 fee. The fee was added by the American 
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. The $500 must 
accompany and H-1B petition filed by a United States employer for new 
employment and for the alien's first extension of stay. Institutions of 
higher learning, nonprofit research institutions, and government 
research institutions are exempt from the $500 fee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1962-98)                        11/30/98                    63 FR 65657
Interim Final Rule Correction 
(INS No. 1962-98)               12/24/98                    63 FR 71342
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

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Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Additional Information: INS NO. 1962-98

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________




1975. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF HAITI

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 105-277, sec 902

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule implements section 902 of the Haitian 
Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (HRIFA) by establishing 
procedures for certain nationals of Haiti who have been residing in the 
United States to become lawful permanent residents of this country. 
This rule allows them to obtain lawful permanent residence status 
without applying for an immigrant visa at a United States consulate 
abroad and waives many of the usual requirements for this benefit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/12/99                    64 FR 11954
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/12/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS NO. 1963-98

Agency Contact: Michael L. Shaul, Examinations Officer, Office of 
Programs, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 4th Floor ULLB, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7439

RIN: 1115-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




1976. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FEE AND OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1254; 8 USC 1254a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 244

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations by removing outdated 
language that certain El Salvadorans must pay a fee for temporary 
protected status (TPS)-related employment authorization Documents 
(EADs). Removing this language will make INS regulations conform to 
current INS policy as provided in the instructions to the Form I-765. 
The instructions on the form I-765 instruct all applicants for TPS who 
desire employment authorization to pay the fee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/01/99                     64 FR 4780
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/02/99
Final Rule                      04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1972-

Agency Contact: Michael Valverde, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2763
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________




1977. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 
1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 238; 8 CFR 240; 8 
CFR 241

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 18, 1999, The Act requires 
promulgation by 02/18/99.

Abstract: This rule implements Article 3 of the United Nations 
Convention Against Torture or Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, or 
Degrading Treatment, or Punishment for persons who may be subject to 
removal from the United States Under the provisions of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/19/99                     64 FR 8478
Interim Final Rule Corrections  03/22/99                    64 FR 13881
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/22/99
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/20/99
Final Rule                      04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: INS No. 1976-

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, Acting General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2400 
Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470

Kelly Ryan, Chief, Refugee and Asylum Branch, Department of Justice, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________




1978. INTERIM DESIGNATION OF ACCEPTABLE RECEIPTS FOR EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) made several amendments to the employment 
eligibility verification provisions of the INA. An Interim Rule 
implementing

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some of these amendments was issued on September 30, 1997. This rule 
included amendments to the ``Receipt Rule'', which permits employees to 
present a ``Receipt'' in lieu of a document listed on the employment 
eligibility verification form (Form I-9). Circumstances that have 
become apparent since publication of the September 30, 1997 rule 
required that rule to be amended by this Interim Rule. This Interim 
Rule was also necessary to facilitate employer and employee compliance 
with the regulations. The rule revised the amount of time a receipt 
remains valid where the employee presents a Form I-94 marked with a 
temporary I-551 stamp and containing a photograph of the bearer. Where 
the employee presents a Form I-94 marked with a refugee admission 
stamp, the rule adds Form I-688B to the list of documents that the 
employee can present at the end of the receipt validity period.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/09/99                     64 FR 6187
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/12/99
Final Action                    01/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule was published in the Federal Register 
as RIN 1115-AE94. This RIN has now been changed to 1115-AF42, INS No. 
1947-98.

Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski, Attorney, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 6100, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________




1979.  DEPORTABILITY AND INADMISSIBILITY ON PUBLIC CHARGE 
GROUNDS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1183; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 237

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization regulations to establish clear standards governing a 
determination that an alien is admissible or ineligible to adjust 
status, or has become deportable, on public charge grounds. This 
proposed rule is necessary to alleviate growing public confusion over 
the meaning of the currently undefined term public charge in 
immigration law and its relationship to the receipt of Federal, State, 
or local public benefits. By defining public charge the Service seeks 
to reduce the negative public health consequences generated by the 
existing confusion and to provide aliens with better guidance as to the 
types of public benefits that will and will not be considered in public 
charge determinations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/26/99                    64 FR 28676
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1989-

Agency Contact: Alice Smith, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 6100, 
425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-9353

RIN: 1115-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________




1980.  TREATMENT OF CERTAIN H PETITIONS FILED AFTER THE 
NUMERICAL CAP IS REACHED

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 1282

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service's 
regulations by allowing the Service to accept and adjudicate certain 
petitions submitted after any of the annual numerical caps for H 
nonimmigrant have been reached. Under this rule, petitions that are 
approved would be assigned a work start date to begin no earlier than 
the beginning of the following fiscal year.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/15/99                    64 FR 32149
Final Rule                      03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS 2003-

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
Fax: 202 514-0198

RIN: 1115-AF47
_______________________________________________________________________




1981.  ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER THE 1966 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; PL 
105-100 sec. 202; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule specifies what effect an alien's arrival in 
the United States at a place other than an open port-of-entry, will 
have on the alien's ability to obtain permanent residence under section 
1 of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, as amended. This rule is 
necessary to establish uniform rules relating to both the alien's 
eligibility for this relief and to the proper exercise of the 
discretion to grant or deny this relief.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1966-99)                        12/00/99
Final Action (INS No. 1966-99)  09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1996-

Agency Contact: Frances A. Murphy, Staff Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536

[[Page 64610]]

Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________




1982.  APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS; ACCEPTABLE SPONSORSHIP 
AGREEMENT GUARANTY OF TRANSPORTATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1157; 8 USC 
1158; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 207

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes 
the Attorney General to admit refugees to the United States under 
certain conditions, including those provided for by regulation. The 
Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations require that 
sponsorship agreements be secured before an applicant is granted 
admission as a refugee at a U.S. port-of-entry (POE). The determination 
of whether or not someone is classified as a refugee is described in 
the Act as a separate decision from whether a refugee may be admitted 
to the United States in refugee status. This rule amends the Service 
regulations by removing language that erroneously implies that the 
Service requires a sponsorship agreement and guaranty of transportation 
prior to determining whether an applicant is a refugee. This rule is 
necessary to clarify issues that may appear ambiguous in the existing 
regulation, and provides more advantageous treatment for the limited 
number of applicants for refugee status who have their Service 
interviews before sponsorship agreements have been secured.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Rule                    05/21/99                    64 FR 27660
Final Rule                      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1999-

Sectors Affected: 001 None

Agency Contact: Kathleen Thompson, Staff Officer, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of 
International Affairs, 425 I Street NW., 3rd Floor, Ullico Bldg., 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2662

RIN: 1115-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________




1983.  NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES: Q-2 IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL 
AND TRAINING PROGRAM VISITOR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186; 8 USC 
1187; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations to establish a new visa 
classification, Q-2. Public Law 105-319, also known as the Irish Peace 
Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998, provides the basis 
for this regulatory change. The Q-2 visa classification identifies 
those visitors from Northern Ireland and certain designated counties in 
the Republic of Ireland to come to the United States temporally for 
training employment and to experience coexistence and conflict 
resolution in a diverse society.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2000-

Agency Contact: Donna Crump, Staff Officer, Adjudications Divison, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF51
_______________________________________________________________________




1984.  ADJUSTMENT OF SMALL VOLUME APPLICATION FEES OF THE 
IMMIGRATION EXAMINATIONS FEE ACCOUNT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 100-459; 8 USC 1356; PL 101-515; PL 82-137; 31 USC 
9701

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule adjusts the Immigration Examinations Fee schedule 
of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account(IEFA) for certain small 
volume immigration adjudication and naturalization applications and 
petitions (Forms I-360, N-300, N-336,and N-470). The fee adjustment is 
necessary to ensure that sufficient funds are available in the account 
to fund the cost of processing immigration adjudication and 
naturalization applications and petitions. The fee adjustment also 
complies with Federal Statutes and Federal cost accounting standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/17/99                    64 FR 26698
NPRM Comment Period End         07/16/99
Final Action                    11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1933-98

Agency Contact: Paul Schlesinger, Fee Policy and Rate Setting Branch, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6240, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-2754

RIN: 1115-AF52
_______________________________________________________________________




1985.  CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 
CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS; BATTERED AND ABUSED 
CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Enacted on November 10, 1986, the Immigration Marriage Fraud 
Amendments of 1986 (IMFA) made a number of changes to the Act to deter 
aliens from marrying solely to obtain immigration benefits. IMFA 
established a conditional resident status for aliens who obtained 
lawful permanent resident status based upon a marriage of less than 2 
years duration. The interim rule published on May 16, 1991, established 
procedures to allow a conditional resident who married in

[[Page 64611]]

good faith but whose marriage was terminated by the United States 
citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse to seek a waiver of the 
joint filing requirement. The interim rule also was necessary to 
provide a method by which a battered conditional resident, or a 
conditional resident parent of an abused conditional resident child, 
may apply for removal of the conditional basis of resident status 
without filing a joint petition. The final rule implements certain 
technical changes made by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) and addresses comments received in 
response to the interim rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/16/91                    56 FR 22635
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Final Action for INS No. 1423-91 that was 
published on 5/16/1991.

Agency Contact: Anne Gyemant, Program Analyst, Adjudications Division,, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street, NW,, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF59
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1986. VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM INS No. 1406-91 Comment 
Period End 5/22/91              05/07/91                    56 FR 21101
Final Rule-INS No. 1406-91 Eff. 
7/18/91*                        07/18/91                    56 FR 32952
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1447 
Eff. 10/1/91; Comment Period End 
10/15/91                        09/13/91                    56 FR 46716
Interim Final Rule-1622-93; Eff. 
7/29/93; Com. End 8/30/93; (To 
be merged with 1447R-93)*       07/29/93                    58 FR 40581
Public Notice-INS No. 1674 Eff. 
10/25/94, Comment Period End 09/
30/96                           02/21/95                     60 FR 9699
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1685 
Eff. 4/1/95; Comment Period End 
5/30/95                         03/28/95                    60 FR 15855
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1777 07/08/96                    61 FR 35598
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1782-
96 With Comments (Australia)    07/29/96                    61 FR 39721
Interim Final Rule-INS 1786-96 
With Comments (Slovenia)        09/30/97                    62 FR 50998
Final Rule-INS No. 1799         12/30/98                    63 FR 71726
Interim Final Rule-INS 2002-99 
With Comments (Portugal, 
Singapore, and Uruguay)         08/03/99                    64 FR 42006


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Dominica Gutierrez
Phone: 202 305-2969

RIN: 1115-AB93
_______________________________________________________________________




1987. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE: CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND FIANCE(E)S

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/20/96                    61 FR 43028
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/96
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1988. UPDATE TO TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) LISTING

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert F. Hutnick
Phone: 202 616-7499
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AD96
_______________________________________________________________________




1989. EMPLOYER SANCTIONS MODIFICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1738 10/07/96                    61 FR 52235
Correction (Final Rule)         10/29/96                    61 FR 55840


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Angelo Sorrento
Phone: 202 514-0747

RIN: 1115-AE21


_______________________________________________________________________



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1990. REGULATIONS RELATING TO TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 299

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

TPS Final Rule (INS No. 1612) 
Removal of Obsolete Sections 
Covering TPS for Salvadorans    09/10/96                    61 FR 47667
TPS Notice (INS No. 1832-97) 
Designation of Liberia          04/07/97                    62 FR 16608
TPS Notice (INS No. 1853-97) 
Designation of Rwanda Eff. 06/
07/97                           06/19/97                    62 FR 33442
TPS Notice (INS No. 1862-97) 
Designation of Bosnia-
Hercegovina                     08/01/97                    62 FR 41420
TPS Notice (INS No. 1863-97) 
Designation of Somalia          08/01/97                    62 FR 41421
TPS Notice (INS No. 1878-97) TPS 
Designation of Montserrat       08/28/97                    62 FR 45685
TPS Notice (INS No. 1775-96) TPS 
Designation of Burundi          11/04/97                    62 FR 59735
TPS Notice (INS No. 1877-97) TPS 
Designation of Sierra           11/04/97                    62 FR 59736
TPS Notice (INS No. 1780-97) TPS 
Designation of Sudan            11/04/97                    62 FR 59737
TPS Notice (INS No. 1910-98) 
Termination of Designation of 
Liberia                         03/31/98                    63 FR 15437
TPS Notice (INS No. 1929-98) TPS 
Designation of Kosovo           06/09/98                    63 FR 31527
TPS Notice (INS No. 1945-98) 
Extension of Designation of 
Somalia                         09/28/98                    63 FR 51602
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-98) 
Redesignation of Liberia        09/29/98                    63 FR 51958
TPS Notice (INS No. 1957-98) TPS 
Extension of Designation of 
Burundi                         11/03/98                    63 FR 59334
TPS Notice (INS No. 1958-98) TPS 
Extension of Designation of 
Sierra Leone                    11/03/98                    63 FR 59336
TPS Notice (INS No. 1959-98) 
Extension of Designation of 
Sudan                           11/03/98                    63 FR 59337
TPS Final Rule (INS No. 1608) 
Exceptions to Registration      11/16/98                    63 FR 63593
TPS Notice (INS No. 1964-98) TPS 
Designation of Honduras         01/05/99                      64 FR 524
TPS Notice (INS No. 1965-98) TPS 
Designation of Nicaragua        01/05/99                      64 FR 526
TPS Notice (INS No. 1960-98) TPS 
Designation of Guinea-Bissau    03/11/99                    64 FR 12181
TPS Notice (INS No. 1986-99) TPS 
Redesignation of the Province of 
Kosovo                          06/08/99                    64 FR 30542
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-99) 
Termination of TPS Designation 
of Liberia                      07/30/99                    64 FR 41463
TPS Notice (INS No. 2009-99) 
Extension of the TPS 
Registration Period for 
Hondurans and Nicaraguans       08/06/99                    64 FR 42991
TPS Notice (INS No. 2006-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Bosnia-Herzegovina              08/11/99                    64 FR 43720
TPS Notice (INS No. 2010-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Montserrat                      09/02/99                    64 FR 48190
TPS Notice (INS No. 2015-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Somalia                         09/13/99                    64 FR 49511


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Raferty
Phone: 202 514-5014

RIN: 1115-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________




1991. INSPECTION AND EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF ALIENS; DETENTION AND REMOVAL 
OF ALIENS; CONDUCT OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS; ASYLUM PROCEDURES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 207; 8 CFR 
208; 8 CFR 209; 8 CFR 211; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 213; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 216; 
8 CFR 217; 8 CFR 221; 8 CFR 223; ...

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1788-96) Comment 
Period End 2/3/97               01/03/97                      62 FR 444
Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1788-96) Comment Period End 7/
15/97                           03/06/97                    62 FR 10312
Interim Final Rule Correction 
(Effective 04/01/97)            04/01/97                    62 FR 15362
Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1788-96) Correction             04/09/97                    62 FR 17048
Final Rule (INS No. 1920-98) 
Correction                      07/22/98                    63 FR 39217
Final Action (INS No. 1788-96)  10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Linda Loveless
Phone: 202 616-7489
Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1115-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________




1992. PETITION FOR EMPLOYMENT CREATION ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 235

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM INS No. 1969-98            12/00/00
NPRM INS No. 1798-96             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

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Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Katharine A. Lorr
Phone: 202 514-3228

RIN: 1115-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________




1993. COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE PROGRAM, PORT 
PASSENGER ACCELERATED SERVICE SYSTEM (PORTPASS) PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1820-96)          10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas C. Campbell
Phone: 202 305-9246

RIN: 1115-AE71
_______________________________________________________________________




1994. PUBLIC CHARGE BOND PILOT PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (INS No. 1843-97)           To Be                       Determined
Final Rule (INS No. 1843-97)     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen
Phone: 202 514-4754
Lisa Roney
Phone: 202 514-3242

RIN: 1115-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________




1995. AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ON 
THE BASIS OF SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR F-1 STUDENTS AND EMERGENT 
CIRCUMSTANCES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule (INS No. 
1914-98)                        06/10/98                    63 FR 31872
Final Rule (INS No. 1914-98)     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF15
_______________________________________________________________________




1996.  EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F 
AND J NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service regulations to provide that the Commissioner may publish a 
notice to extend the duration of status, under specified conditions of 
certain F-1 and J-1 nonimmigrant aliens who may be affected adversely 
because the numerical limit (cap) on H-1B nonimmigrant aliens has been 
reached prior to the end of a given fiscal year. This rule is a 
necessary stop-gap measure because of large number of F-1 and J-1 
nonimmigrant aliens seek a change of nonimmigrant status to that of H-
1B after completion of their studies or their program. However, many of 
these aliens will be unable to change their nonimmigrant status for the 
remainder of a given fiscal year because of the cap on H-1B petitions. 
This rule will allow such aliens to avoid a lapse in their status 
because of a circumstance that is not under their control.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/15/99                    64 FR 32146


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1992-

Agency Contact: Thomas Simmons, Chief, Business & Trade Branch, 
Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 333-8177

RIN: 1115-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1997. EXPANSION OF DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 264; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 245a

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       07/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michael L. Aytes
Phone: 202 514-5014

RIN: 1115-AD73
_______________________________________________________________________




1998. REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ADJUDICATIONS PROCESSING

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 101; 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 210; 8 CFR 212; 8 
CFR 214; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 245a; 8 CFR 249; 8 CFR 336

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/17/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Lawrence J. Weinig

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Phone: 202 616-7425

RIN: 1115-AE31
_______________________________________________________________________




1999. CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235.1(e)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/07/99                    64 FR 36559

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jennifer Sava
Phone: 202 307-1942

RIN: 1115-AE53
_______________________________________________________________________




2000. NONIMMIGRANT OVERSTAYS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2; 8 CFR 214.2(f); 8 CFR 236; 8 CFR 248

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/17/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Donna Crump
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________




2001. CHANGE IN BUSINESS PRACTICES: NON-ACCEPTANCE OF CASH AS REMITTANCE 
FOR FEES AND APPLICATIONS IN IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICES 
OFFICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103.7

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       07/28/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cheryl Kaminski
Phone: 202 307-2879

RIN: 1115-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________




2002. ADDITION OF COMMERCIAL DELIVERY SERVICE AS A FORM OF PERSONAL 
SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/13/99                    64 FR 17943
Final Action Effective          04/13/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marylena S. Kruszka
Phone: 202 305-7018

RIN: 1115-AF30
_______________________________________________________________________




2003.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES FOR 
FOREIGN HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Priority: Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186; 8 USC 
1221

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule grants temporary authority to CGFNS to issue 
certificates to aliens coming to the U.S. to perform labor in the 
occupations of occupational therapists and physical therapist.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule With Request 
for Comments                    04/30/99                    64 FR 23174
Merged With RIN 1115-AE73       09/08/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1979-

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177
Fax: 202 514-0198

RIN: 1115-AF43
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Legal Activities (LA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2004. REVISION OF 28 CFR PART 15 PERTAINING TO THE DEFENSE OF CERTAIN 
SUITS AGAINST FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO CONFORM TO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
LIABILITY REFORM AND TORT COMPENSATION ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 2679(b)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises 28 CFR part 15, pertaining to the defense 
of certain suits against Federal employees, to conform the regulations 
to changes made by the Federal Employee Liability Reform and Tort 
Compensation Act, PL 100-694. Under prior law, the defense of suits 
against Federal employees for torts committed in the scope of their 
employment was limited to claims involving the operation of motor 
vehicles. PL 100-694 expanded the coverage of the immunity provisions 
to include all common law torts committed by Federal employees in the 
scope of their employment. This rule conforms the Department's 
regulations to the expanded coverage of the statute.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: James G. Touhey Jr., Trial Attorney, Torts Branch, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 888, Benjamin Franklin Station, 
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202 616-4292

RIN: 1105-AA62


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 64615]]

2005. UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE FEE FOR SERVICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 1921(b)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.114 (Revision)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises the United States Marshals Service fees 
pursuant to 28 USC 1921(b). This statute requires the Attorney General 
to establish fees to be taxed and collected for certain services 
rendered by the United States Marshals Service in connection with 
Federal court proceedings. These services include, but are not limited 
to, the serving of writs, subpoenas, or summonses, the preparing of 
notices or bills of sale, the keeping of attached property, and certain 
necessary travel. To the extent practicable, these fees shall reflect 
the actual and reasonable costs of the services provided. The Attorney 
General initially established the fee schedule in 1991, based on the 
actual costs, salaries, overhead, etc. of the services rendered and the 
hours expended. Due to an increase in the salaries and benefits of 
United States Marshals Service personnel over time, the current fee 
schedule is inadequate and no longer reflects actual and reasonable 
costs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joe Lazar, Associate General Counsel, United States 
Marshals Service, Department of Justice, 600 Army Navy Drive, CS-3, 
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 202 307-9054

RIN: 1105-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________




2006. WAIVER FOR FIREARM PROHIBITION ON NON-IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: PL 105-277, sec 121; 18 USC 922

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Gun Control Act of 1968 established categories of 
individuals who are prohibited from possessing a firearm. A provision 
of PL 105-277, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999, added non-
immigrant visa holders as an additional prohibited category. In the 
same Act, the Attorney General was authorized to grant a waiver for 
individuals disqualified by this new prohibited category. The waiver 
petition will be granted upon an applicant showing proof of 180 days of 
residency, a statement of character from the applicant's embassy or 
consulate, and upon a determination by the Attorney General that the 
waiver should be granted in the interests of justice so as not to 
jeopardize public safety.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank A.S. Campbell, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Office of Policy Development, Department of Justice, Room 4248, Main 
Building, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-2283

RIN: 1105-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Legal Activities (LA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2007. FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS (FCCS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 31 USC 3711(d)(2)

CFR Citation: 31 CFR 900 to 904

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS) are issued 
jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General. 
These regulations prescribe the standards for the administrative 
collection, compromise, termination of agency collection, and the 
referral to the Department of Justice for litigation, of civil claims 
by the Federal Government for money or property. The Department of 
Justice and the Department of the Treasury are issuing this rule to 
revise and update the FCCS in order to reflect changes in the 
substantive law and in government procedures that have taken place 
since the standards were last issued in March 1984.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/31/97                    62 FR 68476
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/98
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Kathleen A. Haggerty, Director, Debt Collection 
Management, Department of Justice, Liberty Place Building Second Floor 
South, 325 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-5343

RIN: 1105-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




2008. FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT; REGULATIONS REVISED AND CLARIFIED 
TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE LAW

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 22 USC 611 et seq Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 5.5(d)(10); 28 CFR 5.5(d)(11); 28 CFR 5.100(c); 28 
CFR 5.100(d); 28 CFR 5.200(b); 28 CFR 5.201(a)(1); 28 CFR 5.201(a)(2); 
28 CFR

[[Page 64616]]

5.202(b); 28 CFR 5.202(e); 28 CFR 5.203(a); 28 CFR 5.204(a); 28 CFR 
5.205(a); 28 CFR 5.206(b); 28 CFR 5.304(c); 28 CFR 5.306(a); ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As a result of the passage of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (LDA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1998 
(LDTAA), the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the Criminal Division 
is issuing new regulations concerning changes in the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 USC 611, et seq (FARA). These 
regulations replace the term ``political propaganda'' in the existing 
regulations with ``informational materials'' as provided in the LDA and 
make other changes to the FARA regulations required by the passage of 
the LDA and the LDTAA. The regulations also make other modifications to 
the existing regulations to facilitate the administration of FARA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/09/99                    64 FR 37065
NPRM Comment Period End         09/07/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: CFR CITATIONS CONT: 28 CFR 5.307; 28 CFR 
5.400(a) to (c); 28 CFR 5.401; 28 CFR 5.402(a) to (g); 28 CFR 
5.500(a)(4); 28 CFR 5.600; 28 CFR 5.601(a); 28 CFR 5.601(b).

Agency Contact: Marshall R. Williams, Chief, Registration Unit, 
Internal Security Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, 
Room 9300, 1400 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-1216

RIN: 1105-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________




2009. DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE REPORTS 
REQUIRED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 42 USC 13032

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 28, 1999.

Abstract: On October 30, 1998, Congress passed the Protection of 
Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (PCSPA). The PCSPA requires 
providers of an electronic communication service or a remote computing 
service to the public, through a facility or means of interstate 
commerce, to report incidents of child pornography as defined by 
sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 of Title 18, United States 
Code to the appropriate Federal agency. In order to facilitate 
effective reporting, the PCSPA requires the Attorney General to 
``designate an agency'' to receive and investigate such reports of 
child pornography. The proposed rule sets forth the Attorney General's 
proposed designations and certain other matters covered by the PCSPA's 
reporting requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/26/99                    64 FR 28422
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Terry R. Lord, Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity 
Section, Department of Justice, 1331 F Street NW, 6th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-5780

RIN: 1105-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________




2010.  ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 530B

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 77

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 19, 1999.

Abstract: This rule supersedes the Department of Justice regulations
relating to Communications with Represented Persons and implements 28 
U.S.C. 530B pertaining to ethical standards for attorneys for the 
Government. Under that provision, an attorney for the Government shall 
be subject to State laws and rules, and local federal court rules 
governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that 
attorney's duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other 
attorneys in that State. This rule fulfills the Attorney General's 
obligation under section 530B and provides guidance to all Department 
of Justice employees who are subject to section 530B regarding their 
obligations and responsibilities under this new provision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/19/99                    64 FR 19273
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      06/21/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Juliet A. Eurich, Acting Director, Professional 
Resonsibility Office, Department of Justice, Suite 600, National 
Theatre Building, 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-0458
Fax: 202 353-7483

RIN: 1105-AA67

[[Page 64617]]

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Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Legal Activities (LA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2011. CRIMINAL FINES ENFORCEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 72

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lynne Solien
Phone: 202 616-6444

RIN: 1105-AA16
_______________________________________________________________________




2012. VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 92 (New)

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Robert Hinchman
Phone: 202 514-8059
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1105-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




2013. FALSE CLAIMS AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1986--CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 28

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michael F. Hertz
Phone: 202 514-7179

RIN: 1105-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Legal Activities (LA)



_______________________________________________________________________




2014. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 104 AND 109 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS 
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 100

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 1110-AA00    05/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Walter V. Meslar
Phone: 703 814-4900
Rozanne R. Worrell
Phone: 703 814-4804

RIN: 1105-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________




2015. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE 
INFORMATION SYSTEM (NSPMVIS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 89

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 1110-AA01    05/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven P. Polifko
Phone: 304 625-2710

RIN: 1105-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________




2016. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES INFLATION ADJUSTMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 50.22 (New)

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/30/99                    64 FR 47099
Final Action Effective          09/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Hinchman
Phone: 202 514-8059
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1105-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________




2017. OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16; 28 CFR 20; 28 CFR 25

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 1110-AA02    05/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Emmet A. Rathbun
Phone: 304 625-2000

RIN: 1105-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________




2018. FEDERAL CONVICTED OFFENDER DNA DATABASE PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 1110-AA03    05/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Joseph Dizinno
Phone: 202 324-4354
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1105-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________




2019. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PAM LYCHNER SEXUAL OFFENDER TRACKING AND 
IDENTIFICATION ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Comment Period End         04/19/99                     64 FR 7562
Transferred to RIN 1110-AA04    05/19/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Charles Marciano
Phone: 202 324-4523

RIN: 1105-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________




2020. POLICE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 92

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/18/99                    64 FR 32806
Final Action Effective          06/18/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Rob Chapman
Phone: 202 633-1295

RIN: 1105-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________




2021. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
EMPLOYEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 101

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Transferred to RIN 1110-AA06    05/19/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Stuart Frisch
Phone: 202 514-3452

RIN: 1105-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________




2022. FBI CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION SYSTEMS AND 
PROCEDURES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.85; 28 CFR 16 (Revision); 28 CFR 20 (Revision); 
28 CFR 50.12

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99
Transferred to RIN 1110-AA05    05/19/99
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: W. A. Miller
Phone: 202 324-4523

RIN: 1105-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________




2023.  AMENDMENT TO THE JUSTICE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (JAR) 
REGARDING ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 28 USC 510; 40 USC 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j); 28 CFR 
0.76(j)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 2832

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Justice is amending the Justice Acquisition 
Regulations (JAR) to provide flexibility to contractors in the timing 
of receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) information from them. 
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Public Law (P.L.) 104-134 
mandates payment by EFT in most situations. In order to make the 
payment by EFT, the Department needs certain information from 
contractors. This rule gives the Department's contracting officers 
discretion in determining when contractors must submit the required 
information. Without the changes made by this rule, contractors would 
have to submit their EFT information no later than 15 days prior to 
their first request for payment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/09/99                    64 FR 37044
Final Action Effective          07/09/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Janis A. Sposato, Procurement Executive, Department of 
Justice, Room 1111, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-3101

RIN: 1105-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________




2024.  OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 515 to 519

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Attorney General has promulgated regulations to replace 
the procedures set out in the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act 
of 1994. These regulations strike an appropriate balance between 
independence and accountability in certain sensitive investigations. A 
Special Counsel may be appointed to investigate and, if appropriate, 
prosecute matters when the Attorney General concludes that 
extraordinary circumstances exist such that the public interest would 
be served by removing a large degree of responsibility for the matter 
from the Department of Justice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/09/99                    64 FR 37041
Final Action Effective          07/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John C. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Room 2107, Main Building, 950 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-2621

RIN: 1105-AA69

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Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Office of Justice Programs (OJP)



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2025. GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INDIAN TRIBES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 13701 et seq

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures to award 
grants to Indian tribes for purposes of constructing jails on tribal 
lands for the incarceration of offenders subject to tribal 
jurisdiction. This rule implements provisions of the Violent Offender 
Incarceration and Truth-In-Sentencing Grants Program for Indian tribes 
as required by section 114 of the Fiscal Year 1998 Omnibus Consolidated 
Rescissions and Appropriations Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/24/96                    61 FR 49969
Correction                      10/18/96                    61 FR 54333
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/24/96
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Dr. Stephen Amos, Deputy Director, Department of 
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Correction Program Office, 810 7th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 307-2019

RIN: 1121-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________




2026. BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT OF 1998

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3796ll

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 33

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, September 14, 1998.

Abstract: This part proposes the process by which BJA will provide 
funds to eligible States, units of local government, and Indian tribes 
to purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/23/98                    63 FR 50759
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/23/98
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/23/98
Final Rule                      05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Lluana McCann, Program Manager, Department of Justice, 
Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20053
Phone: 202 305-1772

RIN: 1121-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________




2027. TIMING OF POLICE CORPS REIMBURSEMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 14091, et seq

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 92

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations at 28 CFR 92.5 specify what educational expenses 
the Police Corps covers and how those expenses will be paid. Subsection 
(7) of 92.5 currently provides that financial aid reimbursements to 
college students who agree to serve as police in specifically 
designated areas for at least four years are made through four equal 
payments--one upon completion of each of the four years of required 
service. This rule changes the current provision to accelerate 
reimbursement. Under the revised provision, participants will be 
reimbursed in full by the time they successfully complete their first 
year of required service.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/21/99                    64 FR 33016
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/20/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Dalich, Director, Office of the Police Corps 
and Law Enforcement Education, Department of Justice, Office of Justice 
Programs, Room 6424, 810 7th Street, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 616-3603

RIN: 1121-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Office of Justice Programs (OJP)



_______________________________________________________________________




2028. JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 31; 28 CFR 31.500; 28 CFR 31.501

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/21/99                    64 FR 19674
Final Action Effective          04/21/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney Albert
Phone: 202 307-5924
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1121-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________




2029. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ON CAMPUSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 90

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/23/99                    64 FR 20090
NPRM Comment Period End         05/24/99

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Final Action                    07/22/99                    64 FR 39774
Final Action Effective          07/22/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathy Schwartz
Phone: 202 307-6026

RIN: 1121-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________




2030. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 32

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/25/99                    64 FR 28123
NPRM Comment Period End         07/09/99
Final Action                    09/14/99                    64 FR 49952
Final Action Effective          09/14/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ashton Flemmings
Phone: 202 616-9045

RIN: 1121-AA51
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