[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Department of Justice Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Part XI Department of Justice _______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 22950]]DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 8 CFR Ch. I 21 CFR Ch. I 28 CFR Ch. I Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Department of Justice. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its April 2000 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 4256, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059. Dated: March 7, 2000. Eleanor D. Acheson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development. Bureau of Prisons--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1651 Postsecondary Education Programs.................................................... 1120-AA25 1652 Administrative Remedy Program: Excluded Matters..................................... 1120-AA72 1653 Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Disincentives and Enhanced Incentives................ 1120-AA88 1654 Occupational Educational Programs................................................... 1120-AA92 1655 Classification and Program Review................................................... 1120-AA93 1656 Drug Testing Program................................................................ 1120-AA95 1657 Release of Information.............................................................. 1120-AA96 1658 Administrative Remedy Program: Applicability to Contract Facilities................. 1120-AA97 1659 Searching and Detaining or Arresting Persons Other Than Inmates: Denial of Visiting. 1120-AB01 1660 Literacy Program: GED Requirements.................................................. 1120-AB02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Prisons--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1661 Volunteer Community Service Projects................................................ 1120-AA03 1662 Intensive Confinement Centers....................................................... 1120-AA11 1663 Incoming Publications............................................................... 1120-AA15 1664 Infectious Diseases................................................................. 1120-AA23 1665 Literacy Program.................................................................... 1120-AA33 1666 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA49 1667 Incoming Publications: Nudity and Sexually Explicit Material or Information......... 1120-AA59 1668 Good Conduct Time................................................................... 1120-AA62 1669 Drug Abuse Treatment and Intensive Confinement Center Programs: Early Release 1120-AA66 Consideration....................................................................... 1670 Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship............................................ 1120-AA77 1671 Inmate Discipline: Prohibited Acts.................................................. 1120-AA78 1672 Smoking/No Smoking Areas............................................................ 1120-AA79 1673 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications.................................................. 1120-AA81 1674 Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication; Military 1120-AA83 Prisoners and District of Columbia Code Violators................................... 1675 Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender Release Notification................ 1120-AA85 1676 Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures........................................ 1120-AA86 1677 Civil Contempt of Court Commitments................................................. 1120-AA87 1678 Searches of Housing Units, Inmates, Inmate Work Areas, and Persons Other Than 1120-AA90 Inmates: Electronic Devices......................................................... 1679 Federal Tort Claims Act............................................................. 1120-AA94 1680 Correspondence: Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence....................... 1120-AA98 1681 Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens............................ 1120-AA99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Prisons--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1682 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22951]] Bureau of Prisons--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1683 Victim and/or Witness Notification: State Custody Transfers......................... 1120-AA80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil Rights Division--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1684 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial 1190-AA44 Facilities.......................................................................... 1685 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services. 1190-AA46 1686 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; 1190-AA47 Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards; Recreation Facilities.......................................................................... 1687 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........................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil Rights Division--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1688 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities-- 1190-AA28 Implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972...................... 1689 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services. 1190-AA36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil Rights Division--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1690 Amendment to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities-- 1190-AA31 Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.......................... 1691 Amendment to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 1190-AA32 Programs--Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civil Rights Division--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1692 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; 1190-AA26 Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards............ 1693 Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and 1190-AA38 Facilities; Children's Facilities................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drug Enforcement Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1694 Guidelines for Providing Controlled Substances to Ocean Vessels..................... 1117-AA40 1695 Sale by Federal Departments or Agencies of Chemicals Usable to Manufacture a 1117-AA47 Controlled Substance................................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22952]] Drug Enforcement Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1696 Definition and Registration of Disposers............................................ 1117-AA19 1697 Exemption of Chemical Mixtures...................................................... 1117-AA31 1698 Registration and Reregistration Application Fees.................................... 1117-AA34 1699 Establishment of Freight Forwarding Facilities...................................... 1117-AA36 1700 Listed Chemicals; Final Establishment of Thresholds for Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas 1117-AA43 (Hydrogen Chloride Gas)............................................................. 1701 Implementation of the Methamphetamine Control Act; Regulation of Pseudoephedrine, 1117-AA44 Phenylpropanolamine, and Combination Ephedrine Drug Products; Reports of Certain Transactions to Nonregulated Persons................................................ 1702 Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees....................................... 1117-AA50 1703 Schedules of Controlled Substances: Exempt Anabolic Steroid Products................ 1117-AA51 1704 Placement of Gamma Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substances Act (21 1117-AA52 U.S.C. 802)......................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Office for Immigration Review--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1705 Authority of Immigration Judges To Issue Civil Money Penalties...................... 1125-AA18 1706 Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration 1125-AA27 Review.............................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Office for Immigration Review--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1707 Discipline of Attorneys and Representatives......................................... 1125-AA13 1708 Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal............................... 1125-AA25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Bureau of Investigation--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1709 Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System 1110-AA01 (NSPMVIS)........................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Bureau of Investigation--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1710 Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law 1110-AA00 Enforcement Act..................................................................... 1711 Operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.................. 1110-AA02 1712 Implementation of the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act... 1110-AA04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Bureau of Investigation--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1713 Federal Convicted Offender DNA Database Program..................................... 1110-AA03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22953]] Immigration and Naturalization Service--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1714 Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State, 1115-AF50 and Local Jails..................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immigration and Naturalization Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1715 Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Waivers for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, and 1115-AB45 Exceptions.......................................................................... 1716 Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien Witnesses 1115-AD86 1717 Update to Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Listing....................................... 1115-AD96 1718 Employment Authorization Document Applications and Process.......................... 1115-AE06 1719 Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; International-to-International User 1115-AE37 Fee................................................................................. 1720 Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public 1115-AE51 Benefits............................................................................ 1721 Corporate Reorganizations (Mergers and Acquisitions) and E, H, L Nonimmigrant 1115-AE55 Classification...................................................................... 1722 Petition for Employment Creation Aliens............................................. 1115-AE56 1723 Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes................................... 1115-AE60 1724 F-1 Visa Abusers and Foreign Students............................................... 1115-AE63 1725 Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer 1115-AE67 Association......................................................................... 1726 Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reason or Significant Public Benefit and Report to 1115-AE68 Congress............................................................................ 1727 Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program, Port Passenger 1115-AE71 Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) Program....................................... 1728 Certification of Certain Health Care Workers........................................ 1115-AE73 1729 Regulations Pertaining to Battered Aliens and to Mail Order Bride Businesses, as 1115-AE77 Mandated by IIRIRA.................................................................. 1730 Control of Aliens Departing From the United States.................................. 1115-AE89 1731 En Route Inspections and Reimbursement for Immigration and Naturalization Service 1115-AE98 Costs............................................................................... 1732 Special Immigrant Juvenile--Special Immigrant Status for Certain Aliens Declared 1115-AF11 Dependent on a Juvenile Court....................................................... 1733 Progressive Clearance Stopovers..................................................... 1115-AF23 1734 Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents.................................... 1115-AF26 1735 Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act........... 1115-AF32 1736 Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Effect on 1115-AF38 Eligibility for Employment Authorization............................................ 1737 H-1B Nonimmigrant Worker Complaints Regarding U.S. Employer Violations Under the 1115-AF40 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.............................. 1738 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act.............................. 1115-AF41 1739 Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees........................ 1115-AF44 1740 Contracts With Transportation Lines................................................. 1115-AF46 1741 Adjustment of Fees for Services at Land Border Ports-of-Entry....................... 1115-AF55 1742 Manifest Requirements and Imposition of Fines Under Section 231 of the Act.......... 1115-AF57 1743 Adjustment of Certain Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account.............. 1115-AF61 1744 Adjustment of Fees for the Land Border Inspection Fee Account....................... 1115-AF62 1745 Regulations Regarding Authority to Grant Asylum to Certain Arriving Aliens.......... 1115-AF64 1746 Entry Requirements for Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 1115-AF65 Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau........................................... 1747 Inadmissibility Based on Expatriation To Avoid Taxation............................. 1115-AF69 1748 Imposition of Fines for Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act........... 1115-AF70 1749 Land Requirements for Passengers Arrving from Cuba.................................. 1115-AF72 1750 Petitioning Requirements for the H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification Under Public Law 1115-AF76 105-277............................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immigration and Naturalization Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1751 Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment 1115-AB73 Verification Requirements........................................................... 1752 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence: Conditional 1115-AC70 Residents and Fiance(e)s............................................................ 1753 Petitions for Employment-Based Immigrants........................................... 1115-AD55 1754 Admission of Certain Nurses Seeking Nonimmigrant Classification Under the H-1A 1115-AD74 Category............................................................................ [[Page 22954]] 1755 Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry; 1115-AD82 Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program........................ 1756 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary 1115-AD83 Removal of Certain Restrictions on Eligibility...................................... 1757 90-Day Modified Inspection of Alien Crew Members.................................... 1115-AD95 1758 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........................................................................ 1759 Miscellaneous Modifications to Naturalization Regulations........................... 1115-AE07 1760 Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information........................ 1115-AE17 1761 Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct 1115-AE47 of Removal Proceedings; Asylum Procedures........................................... 1762 Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits................... 1115-AE50 1763 Petitioning Requirements for the H Nonimmigrant Classification...................... 1115-AE52 1764 Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants........................................ 1115-AE58 1765 Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States.................... 1115-AE59 1766 Rights of Habitual Residence Between the United States and the Governments of the 1115-AE61 Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.............................................. 1767 Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork 1115-AE70 Requirements........................................................................ 1768 Ineligibility of Certain Juvenile Offenders for Family Unity Program................ 1115-AE72 1769 Adjustment of Status for Certain Polish or Hungarian Parolees....................... 1115-AE74 1770 Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and 1115-AE80 Naturalization Service.............................................................. 1771 Surrender of Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States.......................... 1115-AE82 1772 Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent 1115-AE83 Offenses............................................................................ 1773 Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien............................ 1115-AE87 1774 New Rules Regarding Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal................ 1115-AE93 1775 Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status and Unexpired 1115-AE96 Employment Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status...... 1776 Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits..................................... 1115-AE99 1777 Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a 1115-AF03 Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service............................................... 1778 Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles..................................... 1115-AF05 1779 Extension of Deadline for Special Immigrant Religious Workers....................... 1115-AF12 1780 Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain 1115-AF14 Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries............... 1781 Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of 1115-AF15 Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................ 1782 Change in Business Practices: Collection of Interest, Penalties, and Handling 1115-AF17 Charges for Delinquent Payment of Employer Sanctions Fines.......................... 1783 Jurisdictional Change for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Asylum Offices.......... 1115-AF18 1784 Powers of the Attorney General To Authorize State or Local Law Enforcement Officers 1115-AF20 To Carry Out Immigration Enforcement................................................ 1785 Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service-Issued Mexican and Canadian 1115-AF24 Border Crossing Cards and Consent to Reapply for Admission After Removal............ 1786 Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in 1115-AF27 the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program................................................ 1787 Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering the 1115-AF28 United States Through St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands...................... 1788 Delegation of the Adjudication of Certain H-2A Petitions to the Department of Labor. 1115-AF29 1789 Temporary Protected Status Amendments to the Requirements for Employment 1115-AF37 Authorization Fee and Other Technical Amendments.................................... 1790 Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture............................... 1115-AF39 1791 Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification.. 1115-AF42 1792 Deportability and Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.......................... 1115-AF45 1793 Treatment of Certain H Petitions Filed After the Numerical Cap Is Reached........... 1115-AF47 1794 Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act............................ 1115-AF48 1795 Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of 1115-AF49 Transportation...................................................................... 1796 Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor. 1115-AF51 1797 Clarification of Parole Authority................................................... 1115-AF53 [[Page 22955]] 1798 Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications 1115-AF56 Under Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA).......... 1799 Conditional Residence of Lawful Permanent Residence for Certain Alien Spouses and 1115-AF59 Sons and Daughters; Battered and Abused Conditional Residents....................... 1800 Extension of 25-Mile Limit at Select Arizona Ports-of-Entry......................... 1115-AF60 1801 Revoking Grants of Naturalization................................................... 1115-AF63 1802 Duplication and Electronic Generation of Forms...................................... 1115-AF66 1803 Registration and Fingerprinting of Aliens in the United States: Control of 1115-AF71 Employment of Aliens................................................................ 1804 National Interest Waivers for Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrant 1115-AF75 Physicians Serving in Medically Underserved Areas or at Department of Veterans' Affairs Facilities.................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immigration and Naturalization Service--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1805 Visa Waiver Pilot Program........................................................... 1115-AB93 1806 Employer Sanctions Modifications.................................................... 1115-AE21 1807 Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status.................................. 1115-AE26 1808 Public Charge Bond Pilot Program.................................................... 1115-AE78 1809 Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens.. 1115-AF54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immigration and Naturalization Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1810 Nonimmigrant Classes; B Visitor for Business or Pleasure............................ 1115-AC89 1811 Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission........................................ 1115-AD17 1812 Orphan Petitions; Petitions To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a United 1115-AE33 States Citizen or Preference Immigrant; Change in Definition of Child............... 1813 Clarification of Age Requirements for Fingerprinting Naturalization Applicants...... 1115-AE86 1814 Adjustment of Status; Certain Nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba....................... 1115-AF04 1815 Adjustment of Small Volume Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account......... 1115-AF10 1816 Implementing Certain Portions of the American Competitiveness and Workforce 1115-AF31 Improvement Act (ACWIA) Relating to the H-1B Nonimmigrant Classification............ 1817 Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Haiti................................. 1115-AF33 1818 Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions................................................ 1115-AF35 1819 Adjustment of Small Volume Application Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee 1115-AF52 Account............................................................................. 1820 Adding Cleveland, OH; Fort Myers, FL; San Jose, CA; to the List of Ports of Entry 1115-AF68 Accepting Applications for Direct Transit Without Visa.............................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Activities--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1821 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.................................................................... 1822 Waiver for Firearm Prohibition On Non-Immigrant Visa Holders........................ 1105-AA66 1823 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; Risk Management Programs Under the Clean 1105-AA70 Air Act Section 112(r)(7) Distribution of Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information. 1824 Motor Vehicle Salvage Regulations................................................... 1105-AA71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22956]] Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1825 Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS).......................................... 1105-AA31 1826 Foreign Agents Registration Act; Regulations Revised and Clarified To Reflect 1105-AA45 Changes in the Law.................................................................. 1827 United States Marshals Service Fee for Services..................................... 1105-AA64 1828 Designation of Agencies To Receive and Investigate Reports Required Under the 1105-AA65 Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act.................................... 1829 Ethical Standards for Attorneys for the Government.................................. 1105-AA67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Activities--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1830 Violent Crime and Drug Emergency Areas.............................................. 1105-AA29 1831 False Claims Amendments Act of 1986--Civil Investigative Demands.................... 1105-AA42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Activities--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1832 Criminal Fines Enforcement.......................................................... 1105-AA16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Justice Programs--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1833 Grants Program for Indian Tribes.................................................... 1121-AA41 1834 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998...................................... 1121-AA48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Justice Programs--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1835 Timing of Police Corps Reimbursements of Educational Expenses....................... 1121-AA50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Prisons (BOP) _______________________________________________________________________ 1651. 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. [[Page 22957]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 Final Action 10/00/00 Final Action Effective 11/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1652. 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 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 06/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/00 Final Action 11/00/00 Final Action Effective 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1653. 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 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 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1654. 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 06/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/00 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-AA92 _______________________________________________________________________ 1655. 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 10/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/00 Final Action 03/00/01 Final Action Effective 04/00/01 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 [[Page 22958]] Phone: 202 514-6655 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1120-AA93 _______________________________________________________________________ 1656. 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 more flexibility in the use of testing methods. 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 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1657. 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 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 Final Action 12/00/00 Final Action Effective 01/00/01 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1658. 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 revises the Bureau's regulations on the administrative remedy program in order to restate the provisions in plain language and 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 07/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/00 Final Action 12/00/00 Final Action Effective 01/00/01 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1659. SEARCHING AND DETAINING OR ARRESTING PERSONS OTHER THAN INMATES: DENIAL OF VISITING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 18 USC 751 to 752; 18 USC 1791 to 1793; 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 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Under the current provisions for searching and detaining or arresting persons other than inmates, the Warden may restrict visiting to controlled situations or to more closely supervised visits when there is any suspicion that the visitor is introducing or attempting to introduce contraband, or when there has been a prior incident of such introduction or attempted introduction, or when there is any concern, based upon sound correctional judgment, about the visitor presenting a risk to the orderly running of the visiting room or area. When a controlled or closely supervised visit is not possible, the Warden may deny visiting privileges. The Bureau is proposing to replace the graduated imposition of sanctions with a more flexible response. A visitor who presents a risk to the orderly running of the visiting room or area could be denied visiting privileges regardless of the feasibility of providing a controlled or closely supervised visit. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/00 [[Page 22959]] Final Action 12/00/00 Final Action Effective 01/00/01 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-AB01 _______________________________________________________________________ 1660. LITERACY PROGRAM: GED REQUIREMENTS 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; 28 USC 509 to 510 CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This document addresses requirements for obtaining a General Educational Degree (GED) in Spanish or in French. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/00 Final Action 11/00/00 Final Action Effective 12/00/00 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-AB02 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Final Rule Stage Bureau of Prisons (BOP) _______________________________________________________________________ 1661. VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS 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 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 06/00/00 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-AA03 _______________________________________________________________________ 1662. INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 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 Interim Final Rule Effective 05/28/96 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 06/25/96 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1663. 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 [[Page 22960]] 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-AA15 _______________________________________________________________________ 1664. 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 06/00/00 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-AA23 _______________________________________________________________________ 1665. 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 Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/25/99 Final Action 06/00/00 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-AA33 _______________________________________________________________________ 1666. 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: On January 2, 1996, BOP published an NPRM proposing limitations on telephone privileges and commissary privileges for inmates who refuse to participate in the inmate financial responsibility program (BOP 1050). On December 28, 1999, BOP finalized that portion of the NPRM pertaining to limitations on commissary privileges. BOP is continuing to work on addressing issues raised by its proposed limitations on telephone privileges for inmates who are inmate financial responsibility program refusees. BOP will finalize that portion of its January 1996 NPRM in a separate document (BOP 1102). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ BOP 1050 NPRM 01/02/96 (61 FR 92) NPRM Comment Period End 03/04/ 96 Final Action 12/28/99 (64 FR 72798) Final Action Effective 01/27/ 00 BOP 1102 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-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 1667. 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. [[Page 22961]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 11/06/96 61 FR 57568 Interim Final Rule Effective 12/01/96 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/06/97 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-AA59 _______________________________________________________________________ 1668. 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 09/26/97 62 FR 50786 Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/25/97 Final Action 08/00/00 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-AA62 _______________________________________________________________________ 1669. 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 Effective 10/09/97 Interim Final Rule 10/15/97 62 FR 53690 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/15/97 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-AA66 _______________________________________________________________________ 1670. 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 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-AA77 _______________________________________________________________________ 1671. 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 [[Page 22962]] NPRM Comment Period End 04/26/99 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-AA78 _______________________________________________________________________ 1672. 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 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-AA79 _______________________________________________________________________ 1673. 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 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 08/00/00 Final Action Effective 09/00/00 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-AA81 _______________________________________________________________________ 1674. ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND MEDICATION; MILITARY PRISONERS AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE VIOLATORS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 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 06/00/00 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-AA83 _______________________________________________________________________ 1675. 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 07/00/00 Final Action Effective 07/00/00 [[Page 22963]] 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1676. 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 11/00/00 Final Action Effective 12/00/00 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-AA86 _______________________________________________________________________ 1677. 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 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 07/00/00 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-AA87 _______________________________________________________________________ 1678. 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 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-AA90 _______________________________________________________________________ 1679. 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 05/00/00 Final Action Effective 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None [[Page 22964]] 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1680. 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 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-AA98 _______________________________________________________________________ 1681. 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 06/00/00 Final Action Effective 07/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Long-Term Actions Bureau of Prisons (BOP) _______________________________________________________________________ 1682. 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 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) _______________________________________________________________________ 1683. VICTIM AND/OR WITNESS NOTIFICATION: STATE CUSTODY TRANSFERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.150 to 551.151 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 12/06/99 64 FR 68264 Final Action Effective 12/06/99 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Roy Nanovic Phone: 202 514-6655 Email: [email protected] RIN: 1120-AA80 [[Page 22965]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage Civil Rights Division (CRT) _______________________________________________________________________ 1684. 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. This rulemaking will also address changes to the ADA Standards previously proposed in RIN 1190-AA26 and RIN 1190-AA38, which have been withdrawn. These changes will include technical specifications for facilities designed for use by children and accessibility standards for State and local government facilities that have previously been published by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1685. 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 (section 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. This rulemaking will also address changes to the ADA Standards previously proposed in RIN 1190-AA26 and RIN 1190-AA38, which have been withdrawn. These changes will include technical specifications for facilities designed for use by children and accessibility standards for State and local government facilities that have previously been published by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Local, State Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in EO 13132. 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 [[Page 22966]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1686. 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 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 (sections 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 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1687. 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 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/00 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 [[Page 22967]] 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 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. 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 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 RIN: 1190-AA48 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Final Rule Stage Civil Rights Division (CRT) _______________________________________________________________________ 1688. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES--IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972 Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 20 USC 1682 et seq CFR Citation: 28 CFR 54 (New) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On June 17, 1980, the Department published a proposed regulation to implement the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's sex in federally assisted educational programs. That regulation was never issued in final form. As a result of subsequent statutory amendments, it is necessary to revise the prior proposed title IX regulation and begin a new rulemaking process. The Department's regulation will be published as a common rule with other agencies that need title IX regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/29/99 64 FR 58567 NPRM Comment Period End 12/28/99 Final Action 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State, Local Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander, Chief, Coordination and Review Section, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66560, Washington, DC 20035-6560 Phone: 202 307-2222 Fax: 202 307-2678 RIN: 1190-AA28 _______________________________________________________________________ 1689. 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 amendment revises 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 establishes 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 rule requires public entities to include a schedule for the implementation of these requirements in their transition plans. (The Civil Rights Division is considering extending the January 26, 2000, deadline to January 26, 2001, in the Final rule.) 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 06/00/00 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 [[Page 22968]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Long-Term Actions Civil Rights Division (CRT) _______________________________________________________________________ 1690. 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 Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander Phone: 202 307-2222 Fax: 202 307-2678 RIN: 1190-AA31 _______________________________________________________________________ 1691. 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 Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander Phone: 202 307-2222 Fax: 202 307-2678 RIN: 1190-AA32 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Completed Actions Civil Rights Division (CRT) _______________________________________________________________________ 1692. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36; 28 CFR 38 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 02/15/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State, Local Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch Phone: 800 514-0301 TDD Phone: 800 514-0383 Fax: 202 307-1198 RIN: 1190-AA26 _______________________________________________________________________ 1693. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES; CHILDREN'S FACILITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 28 CFR 36 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 02/15/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch Phone: 800 514-0301 TDD Phone: 800 514-0383 Fax: 202 307-1198 RIN: 1190-AA38 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1694. 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 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 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-142 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA40 _______________________________________________________________________ 1695. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO MANUFACTURE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 880; 21 USC 890; 21 USC 958(f); 21 USC 965 [[Page 22969]] 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 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Additional Information: DEA-176 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA47 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Final Rule Stage Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1696. 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 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-108 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA19 _______________________________________________________________________ 1697. EXEMPTION OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 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 04/16/99 Final Action 10/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1698. 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 of application fees (57 FR 60148), DEA is publishing this explanation of the components of the diversion control program. [[Page 22970]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule Republished for Further Comment 12/30/96 61 FR 68624 Comment Period End 03/31/97 Final Rule 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-140 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA34 _______________________________________________________________________ 1699. 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 1300; 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 Rule 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-143 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA36 _______________________________________________________________________ 1700. LISTED CHEMICALS; FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF 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: Effective October 3, 1996, the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA) established that iodine is a List II chemical; however, it was not made subject to import/export regulatory controls. While exports of the listed chemical hydrochloric acid (including anhydrous hydrogen chloride, referred to in the MCA as hydrochloric gas, which is a form of hydrogen chloride) were already regulated pursuant to 21 CFR 1310; the MCA had the practical effect of directing the DEA to place domestic controls on anhydrous hydrogen chloride. Since no domestic thresholds for iodine or anhydrous hydrogen chloride have been established prior to this Final Rule, all domestic transactions involving such chemicals have been subject to recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the Controlled Substances Act since October 3, 1996. This rule establishes domestic thresholds for anhydrous hydrogen chloride and iodine. Import and export transactions in anhydrous hydrogen chloride are unaffected by this rule. This rule reinserts the table in 21 CFR 1310.04(f)(2)(iv), listing thresholds for exports, transshipments, and international transactions to designated countries set forth in 21 CFR 1310.08(b) and assigns the DEA chemical code number of 6699 for iodine. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/30/97 62 FR 51072 NPRM Comment Period End 12/01/97 Final Rule 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-156 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1701. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE CONTROL ACT; REGULATION OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, AND COMBINATION EPHEDRINE DRUG PRODUCTS; REPORTS OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS TO NONREGULATED PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 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 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 [[Page 22971]] 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 Rule 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-163 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1702. 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 12/01/99 64 FR 67217 NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/00 Final Rule 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-185 Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone: 202 307-7297 RIN: 1117-AA50 _______________________________________________________________________ 1703. SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: EXEMPT ANABOLIC STEROID PRODUCTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 21 USC 811; 21 USC 812; 21 USC 871(b) CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1308 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is designating six preparations as exempt anabolic steroid products. This action, as part of the ongoing implementation of the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990, removes certain regulatory controls pertaining to Schedule III substances from the designated entities. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 01/20/00 65 FR 3124 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/20/00 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 03/20/00 Final Action 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-187 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-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ 1704. PLACEMENT OF GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE IN LIST I OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (21 U.S.C. 802) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b) CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The ``Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 1999'' directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to place gamma butyrolactone (GBL) into the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as amended by adding it to Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, 1310.02(a). This Final Rule establishes GBL as a List I regulated chemical but does not set a threshold. Therefore, any distribution of GBL is a regulated transaction as described by 21 CFR 1300.02(28). All handlers of GBL must comply with the CSA regulatory requirements pertaining to List I chemicals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: DEA-199 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-AA52 [[Page 22972]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) _______________________________________________________________________ 1705. 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 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 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1706. AUTHORITIES DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW. Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1362; 28 USC 509-10; 28 USC 1746 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240; 28 CFR Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule outlines the authorities and powers (and limitations thereto) delegated by the Attorney General to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the Chief Immigration Judge. These authorities include such managerial responsibilities as: Issuing operational instructions, setting policies, providing for the training of staff, and ensuring the efficient disposition of cases. One of the limitations on the powers of the Director of EOIR, the Chairman of the BIA, and the Chief Immigration Judge is that they cannot direct the result of a case adjudication assigned to someone else. Further, the Director of EOIR cannot adjudicate cases. Additionally, this rule makes technical amendments to better describe EOIR's components: The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ), and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO). 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 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 RIN: 1125-AA27 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Final Rule Stage Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) _______________________________________________________________________ 1707. 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 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No [[Page 22973]] 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1708. 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 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) _______________________________________________________________________ 1709. 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 (NSPMVIS) 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 and junk or salvage vehicles. 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. In order to verify the theft status of a part or junk or salvage vehicle, an identification number will have to be obtained from the part or vehicle. 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: (RIN 1110-AA01 has been transferred from RIN 1105-AA44.) The Criminal Division will issue a related regulation to implement the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). As required by statute, 49 U.S.C. section 30504(a), the regulation will direct junk yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers to file monthly reports with the operator of the NMVTIS concerning vehicles in their possession. (See RIN 1105-AA71.) 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 [[Page 22974]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) Final Rule Stage Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) _______________________________________________________________________ 1710. 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 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 11/19/96 (61 FR 58799) NPRM Proposing Definition 04/28/98 (63 FR 23231) Final Rule Defining Term 06/00/00 Cost Recovery Rule (Telecom. Carriers) NPRM 05/10/96 (61 FR 21396) NPRM Comment Period End 07/09/96 Final Rule 03/20/97 (62 FR 13307) Final Rule Effective 04/21/97 Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-local exch, cellular, broadb PCS Initial Notice 10/16/95 (60 FR 53643) Second Notice 01/14/97 (62 FR 1902) Final Notice 03/12/98 (63 FR 12217) Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-paging, MSS, SMR, ESMR Notice of Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 12/18/98 (63 FR 70160) Further Notice of Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 05/00/00 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 Charles Fogle, SSA, CALEA Implementation Section, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151 Phone: 703 814-4836 RIN: 1110-AA00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1711. 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. On March 3, 1999 the FBI published an NPRM proposing a reduced period of record retention. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ NICS Privacy & Security Policies NPRM 06/04/98 (63 FR 30430) Comment Period End 09/02/98 NICS User Fee NPRM 08/17/98 (63 FR 43893) Comment Period End 09/16/98 Privacy & Security Policies and User Fee Final Rule 10/30/98 (63 FR 58303) [[Page 22975]] Reduction of Retention Period NPRM 03/03/99 (64 FR 10262) NPRM Comment Period End 06/01/99 (64 FR 10262) Final Rule 06/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1712. 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 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 09/00/00 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) _______________________________________________________________________ 1713. 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) Prerule Stage Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1714. 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 07/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local Additional Information: INS No. 1998-99 Agency Contact: Ms. Isabelle Chewning, Detention and Deportation [[Page 22976]] 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) _______________________________________________________________________ 1715. REVISED GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY, WAIVERS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND NONIMMIGRANTS, AND EXCEPTIONS 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: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1157; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1159; 8 USC 1160; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1184 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 207; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 209; 8 CFR 210; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 232; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 240; 8 CFR 241; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 245a; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 249; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 299 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This regulation covers the grounds of inadmissibility applicable to those aliens seeking admission to the United States temporarily or permanently. On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) which substantially revised most grounds of inadmissibility under section 212 of the Act and the waivers available to both immigrants and nonimmigrants. The Immigration and Naturalization Service will publish regulations implementing these new grounds of inadmissibility and new/revised waiver provisions. In addition, this rule will incorporate the changes made to the grounds of inadmissibility and waivers provided for in the Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90), Public Law 101-649; the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 (MTINA), Public Law 102-232; the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43; the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1991 (INTCA), Public Law 103-416; and the Anti- Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Public Law 104-132. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM (INS No. 1232) Comment Period End 2/5/90 01/05/90 55 FR 438 NPRM (INS No. 1413) 11/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Additional Information: INS No. 1413-92 Consolidated INS Rules 1304, RIN 1115-AC01; 1235, RIN 1115-AB39; 1232, RIN 1115-AB45; and 1648, RIN 1115-AD62. 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-AB45 _______________________________________________________________________ 1716. 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 NPRM INS No. 1728 09/00/00 Final Action INS No. 1683 10/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1717. UPDATE TO TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) LISTING Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 1229; 8 USC 1252; 8 CFR 2 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 234.2 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule amends regulations by removing the list of countries [[Page 22977]] ineligible to participate in the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program at 212.1(f)(2) and (3). Instead, the Service proposes to publish and update future lists of countries ineligible to TWOV by Federal Register notice. The rule also establishes new criteria for determining countries whose nationals are ineligible for the TWOV program. This rule will allow the Service to waive the passport and visa requirement for citizens of former Soviet Socialist Republics and former Warsaw Pact countries who request transit privileges through the United States under the TWOV program. This rule proposes that the citizens of the following countries now restricted from using the TWOV program be allowed to apply for TWOV privileges: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. This rule also makes citizens of certain other countries ineligible for TWOV privileges because of that country's past abuse of the TWOV program, high nonimmigrant visa refusal rate by the department of State, instability or insurrection, lack of reciprocity, high level of crime and/or narcotics production, state sponsor of terrorism, or restrictions imposed by the President of the United States because the entry of its citizens would be detrimental to the interests of the United States. Therefore the citizens of the following countries would be added to the list of countries restricted from using the TWOV program for the aforementioned reasons: Angola, Burma, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Sudan. Lastly, this rule amends the Service regulations to reflect changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 which changed section 238 of the Act to new section 233 of the Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Additional Information: INS No. 1696-95 Negotiations are under way between the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 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-AD96 _______________________________________________________________________ 1718. 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 07/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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 resolved during the next few months. 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1719. INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION; INTERNATIONAL-TO- INTERNATIONAL USER FEE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1356 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 286 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations to require air carriers to 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). This action is necessary since the Service is required to inspect all aliens who are applicants for admission or otherwise seeking admission or readmission to or transit through the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Additional Information: INS No. 1757 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 [[Page 22978]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1720. 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 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/05/96 NPRM 12/00/00 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 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-AE51 _______________________________________________________________________ 1721. 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 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1722. PETITION FOR EMPLOYMENT CREATION ALIENS 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 1183; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1186b; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 235 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service solicits comments on necessary policy and administrative procedure for resolving current regulatory concerns regarding immigrant investors. (INS No. 1798-98) The Service will also solicit comments on proposed regulations for regional center participation in the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program for employment creation immigrants who seek to invest in approved regional centers. This rule is obtaining significant pre-clearance comment and is subject to the results of the Agency's review of the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program. (INS No. 1969-98) 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 Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: This rule will be divided into two separate rulemakings, INS No. 1798-98 pertaining to the petition for employment- creation aliens and the other INS No. 1969-98 pertaining to regional centers. Both rules will have information collections. Agency Contact: Katharine A. Lorr, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536 Phone: 202 514-3228 RIN: 1115-AE56 [[Page 22979]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1723. 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) 06/00/00 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: 202 307-0557 RIN: 1115-AE60 _______________________________________________________________________ 1724. 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 Maurice R. Berez, Staff Officer, Adjudications Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536 Phone: 202 353-8177 RIN: 1115-AE63 _______________________________________________________________________ 1725. 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 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 08/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1726. 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 08/00/00 Final Rule INS No. 1817-96 12/00/00 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. [[Page 22980]] (See also RIN 1115-AF63) Agency Contact: Yvette LaGonterie, Director, Parole Branch, Office of Field Operations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Attn: ULLICO Bldg, Third Floor, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536 Phone: 202 514-6325 RIN: 1115-AE68 _______________________________________________________________________ 1727. COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE PROGRAM, PORT PASSENGER ACCELERATED SERVICE SYSTEM (PORTPASS) PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR. Legal Authority: 8 USC 2869q; PL 104-208 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 286; 8 CFR 299 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 amendatory regulations to remove restrictions currently in place which will limit the locations where the Service can implement dedicated commuter lanes. In addition, the proposed rule will incorporate other projects designed to enhance border security and effective traffic management at Ports-of-Entry. Finally, the regulations may adjust the fee structure in order to administer these projects. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 1820-96; Pub. L. 104-208, title I. 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-AE71 _______________________________________________________________________ 1728. 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 1879-97) 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 (INS 1979-99) 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) 12/00/00 NPRM (INS 1824-98) 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1729. 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 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 06/00/00 Final Rule-INS NO. 1845-97 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None [[Page 22981]] 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1730. 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 10/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1731. 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 06/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1732. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE--SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS DECLARED DEPENDENT ON A JUVENILE COURT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 9 USC 1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641; 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 ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 3040, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536 Phone: 202 514-3228 RIN: 1115-AF11 _______________________________________________________________________ 1733. 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 [[Page 22982]] 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 07/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1734. 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) 07/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 1932-98 Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 202 305-7018 RIN: 1115-AF26 _______________________________________________________________________ 1735. 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 10/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1736. 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 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 2011-99 Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations, International Affairs, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization [[Page 22983]] Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20536 Phone: 202 305-2798 RIN: 1115-AF38 _______________________________________________________________________ 1737. 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 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 1324 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 245; 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 (INA) relating to nonimmigrant temporary workers. By this rule (RIN 1115-AF40, INS No. 1974-99), INS will amend certain parts of regulation to implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower'' provision, codified at INA 212 (n)(C)(iv) and (v), that prohibit retaliation against H-1B workers who disclose information that their U.S. employer has violated the law or regulations pertaining to labor condition applications filed with the DOL. This rule will describe the process established by the INS and DOL jointly to enable an H-1B nonimmigrant who files a complaint alleging intimidation, coercion, threats, blacklisting, or other discrimination to remain temporarily in the United States and seek employment authorization. The DOL will amend its regulations, as necessary, to implement its role in this process. 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 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1738. 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 11/00/00 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 22984]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1739. 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. 1984-99 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1740. 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 INS regulations by providing signature authority for forms I-420, Agreement (Land-Border) Between Transportation Line and the U.S., I-425, Agreement (Pre-Inspection) Between Transportation Line and the U.S. (At Places Outside U.S.), and I-426, Immediate and Continuous Transit Agreement Between a Transport Line & U.S., to the Commissioner or her delegated representative. This change is required by section 308 of IIRIRA which amended section 233 (a) of the I&NA, by requiring carriers transporting aliens to the U.S. from all ``foreign territory and adjacent islands'' to enter into a contract with the U.S. prior to transportation of such aliens. Another change is to remove the signature authority of the Associate Commissioner for Examinations for the aforementioned Agreements because the position was abolished. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No.1994-99 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1741. 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 10/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/00 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 1742. 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: With the passage the of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Congress required the Immigration and Naturalization Service to improve the accuracy of data collected on nonimmigrants entering the United States and stored in the Nonimmigrant Information System (NIIS). This rule proposes to 1) require carriers to submit Form I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record) 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) provide criteria and procedures for imposing fines for failure to submit a properly completed arrival or departure manifest; and 3) define alternative methods for submitting Form I-94 data. This rule will codify the imposition of fines against carriers for failure to provide correct and accurate passenger manifests, Form I-94. It will also clarify what category of passengers will be required to present Form I-94 on inspection. [[Page 22985]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 2008-99 Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 202 305-7018 RIN: 1115-AF57 _______________________________________________________________________ 1743. ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN FEES OF THE IMMIGRATION EXAMINATIONS FEE ACCOUNT Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: PL 100-459; PL 101-515; PL 82-137; PL 101-576; 8 USC 1356; 31 USC 902; 31 USC 9701 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the fee schedule of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA) for certain immigration adjudication and naturalization applications and petitions. Fees collected from persons filing these applications and petitions are deposited into the IEFA and used to fund the cost of processing immigration adjudication and naturalization applications and petitions and associated support services; the cost of providing similar services to asylum and refugee applicants; and the cost of similar services provided to other immigrants at no charge. Federal agencies are required to review their fees bi-annually. This rule is necessary to ensure that the fees that fund the IEFA generate sufficient revenue to recover the full cost of processing immigration and adjudication and naturalization applications, petitions, the cost of asylum, refugee and other immigrant services provided at no charge to the applicant. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 2030-99 Sectors Affected: 001 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-AF61 _______________________________________________________________________ 1744. ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR THE LAND BORDER INSPECTION FEE ACCOUNT Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 100-515; PL 82-137; PL 101-576; PL 104-208; PL 106- 113; 31 USC 902; 31 USC 9701 CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust fees of the Land Border Inspection Fee Account (LBIFA) for services provided in the processing and issuance of the application for alternative inspection services, Form I-823, at land border ports-of-entry. Form I-823 covers both the application of the Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL) Program and the application for the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI). The proposed fee is an increase in application cost. Fees collected from persons applying for these services are credited to the LBIFA and used to recover the full cost of providing services that benefit certain applicants. This rule is necessary to ensure that the fees that fund the LBIFA generate sufficient revenue to recover the full cost of providing services at our land border ports- of-entry. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 2031-99 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-AF62 _______________________________________________________________________ 1745. REGULATIONS REGARDING AUTHORITY TO GRANT ASYLUM TO CERTAIN ARRIVING ALIENS 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 203.30 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule amends the Department of Justice (Department) regulations that govern requests for asylum submitted by arriving aliens who are placed in expedited removal under section 235(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and who are found to have credible fear of persecution. The Department proposed to extend authority to the Immigration and Naturalization Service Office of International Affairs to grant asylum to such aliens who establish to an asylum officer that they meet the requirements for asylum eligibility as defined at section 208 of the Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Additional Information: INS No. 2034-99 Sectors Affected: 001 None 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: 202 305-2798 RIN: 1115-AF64 [[Page 22986]] _______________________________________________________________________