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


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Department of Justice





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                                            


  



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

8 CFR Ch. I

21 CFR Ch. II

28 CFR Ch. I

Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY:  Department of Justice.

ACTION:  Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Justice is publishing its April 2001 
regulatory agenda pursuant to E.O. 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
sections 601-612 (1988).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 
requires that, each year, the Department publish a list of those 
regulations that have a significant economic impact upon a substantial 
number of small entities and are to be reviewed under section 610 of 
the Act during the succeeding 12 months. This edition of the 
Department's Unified Agenda includes two regulations requiring such a 
review: ``Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other 
Changes to Employment Verification Requirements'' (RIN 1115-AB73) and 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations 
and Commercial Facilities'' (RIN 1190-AA44). In accordance with the 
RFA, comments are specifically invited on these regulations. Those 
comments should be addressed to the contact person listed in the 
entries for these items.

Dated:  March 26, 2001.

 Kevin R. Jones,

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development.

                                     Bureau of Prisons--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1629        Classification and Program Review...................................................     1120-AA93
1630        Release of Information..............................................................     1120-AA96
1631        Administrative Remedy Program: Applicability to Contract Facilities.................     1120-AA97
1632        Searching and Detaining or Arresting Persons Other Than Inmates: Denial of Visiting.     1120-AB01
1633        Literacy Program: GED Requirements..................................................     1120-AB02
1634        Infectious Disease Management.......................................................     1120-AB03
1635        Drug Abuse Treatment Program: Subpart Revision and Clarification....................     1120-AB07
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                                       Bureau of Prisons--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1636        Volunteer Community Service Projects................................................     1120-AA03
1637        Intensive Confinement Centers.......................................................     1120-AA11
1638        Incoming Publications...............................................................     1120-AA15
1639        Infectious Diseases.................................................................     1120-AA23
1640        Postsecondary Education Programs....................................................     1120-AA25
1641        Literacy Program....................................................................     1120-AA33
1642        Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility...........................     1120-AA39
1643        Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility...........................     1120-AA49
1644        Incoming Publications: Nudity and Sexually Explicit Material or Information.........     1120-AA59
1645        Good Conduct Time...................................................................     1120-AA62
1646        Administrative Remedy Program: Excluded Matters.....................................     1120-AA72
1647        Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship............................................     1120-AA77
1648        Smoking/No Smoking Areas............................................................     1120-AA79
1649        Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications..................................................     1120-AA81
1650        Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication; Military             1120-AA83
            Prisoners and District of Columbia Code Violators...................................
1651        Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender Release Notification................     1120-AA85
1652        Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures........................................     1120-AA86
1653        Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Disincentives and Enhanced Incentives................     1120-AA88
1654        Searches of Housing Units, Inmates, Inmate Work Areas, and Persons Other Than            1120-AA90
            Inmates: Electronic Devices.........................................................
1655        Occupational Educational Programs...................................................     1120-AA92
1656        Drug Testing Program................................................................     1120-AA95
1657        Correspondence: Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence.......................     1120-AA98
1658        Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens............................     1120-AA99
1659        Religious Beliefs and Practices: Nomenclature Change................................     1120-AB04

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1660        District of Columbia Educational Good Time Credit...................................     1120-AB05
1661        Suicide Prevention Program..........................................................     1120-AB06
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                                      Bureau of Prisons--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1662        Drug Abuse Treatment and Intensive Confinement Center Programs: Early Release            1120-AA66
            Consideration.......................................................................
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                                   Civil Rights Division--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1663        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial     1190-AA44
            Facilities (Section 610 Review).....................................................
1664        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services.     1190-AA46
1665        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services;     1190-AA47
            Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards; Recreation
            Facilities..........................................................................
1666        American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Complaint Process....     1190-AA48
1667        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State or Local Government                1190-AA50
            Facilities; Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility
            Standards; Play Areas...............................................................
1668        Amendments to Procedures Advising States and Political Subdivisions Specially            1190-AA51
            Covered Under the Voting Rights Act How To Seek Preclearance From the Attorney
            General of Proposed Voting Changes..................................................
1669        Amendments to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted     1190-AA52
            Programs--Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964................
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                                     Civil Rights Division--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1670        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in     1190-AA49
            Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance......................
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                                    Civil Rights Division--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1671        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services.     1190-AA36
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                                    Civil Rights Division--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1672        Amendment to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities--           1190-AA31
            Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964..........................
1673        Amendment to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted      1190-AA32
            Programs--Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964................
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                              Drug Enforcement Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1674        Guidelines for Providing Controlled Substances to Ocean Vessels.....................     1117-AA40
1675        Sale by Federal Departments or Agencies of Chemicals Usable To Manufacture a             1117-AA47
            Controlled Substance................................................................
1676        Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substances Act (21          1117-AA52
            U.S.C. 802).........................................................................
1677        Industrial Use of Products and Materials Derived From Cannabis Plants...............     1117-AA55
1678        Exemption From Import/Export Requirements for Personal Medical Use..................     1117-AA56
1679        Allowing Central Fill Pharmacies To Fill Prescriptions for Controlled Substances on      1117-AA58
            behalf of Retail Pharmacies.........................................................
1680        Electronic Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances.......................     1117-AA60
1681        Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances..................................     1117-AA61
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                                Drug Enforcement Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1682        Definition and Registration of Disposers............................................     1117-AA19
1683        Exemption of Chemical Mixtures......................................................     1117-AA31
1684        Registration and Reregistration Application Fees....................................     1117-AA34
1685        Establishment of Freight Forwarding Facilities for DEA Distributing Registrants.....     1117-AA36
1686        Listed Chemicals; Final Establishment of Thresholds for Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas      1117-AA43
            (Hydrogen Chloride Gas).............................................................
1687        Implementation of the Methamphetamine Control Act; Regulation of Pseudoephedrine,        1117-AA44
            Phenylpropanolamine, and Combination Ephedrine Drug Products; Reports of Certain
            Transactions to Nonregulated Persons................................................
1688        Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees.......................................     1117-AA50
1689        Waiver of Advance Notification Requirement To Import Acetone, 2-Butanone (MEK), and      1117-AA53
            Toluene.............................................................................
1690        Control of Red Phosphorus, White Phosphorus, and Hypophosphorous Acid (and Its           1117-AA57
            Salts) as List I Chemicals..........................................................
1691        Placement of Dichloralphenazone Into Schedule IV....................................     1117-AA59
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                               Drug Enforcement Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1692        Facsimile Transmission of Prescriptions for Patients Enrolled in Hospice Programs...     1117-AA54
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                          Executive Office for Immigration Review--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1693        Authority of Immigration Judges To Issue Civil Money Penalties......................     1125-AA18
1694        Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal...............................     1125-AA25
1695        Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review     1125-AA27
1696        Motions To Reopen for Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of         1125-AA31
            Removal Pursuant to Section 1505(c) of the LIFE Act Amendments......................
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                           Executive Office for Immigration Review--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1697        212(c) Relief for Certain Aliens in Deportation Proceedings On or Before April 24,       1125-AA29
            1996................................................................................
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                              Federal Bureau of Investigation--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1698        Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law          1110-AA00
            Enforcement Act.....................................................................
1699        Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System         1110-AA01
            (NSPMVIS)...........................................................................
1700        Federal Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Program....................................     1110-AA03
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                                Federal Bureau of Investigation--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1701        Regulations Under the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act...     1110-AA04
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                               Federal Bureau of Investigation--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1702        Operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System..................     1110-AA02
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                              Immigration and Naturalization Service--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1703        Corporate Reorganizations (Mergers and Acquisitions) and E, H, L Nonimmigrant            1115-AE55
            Classification......................................................................
1704        Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State,        1115-AF50
            and Local Jails.....................................................................
1705        Construction Work and the B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification........................     1115-AG15
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                           Immigration and Naturalization Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1706        Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Waivers for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants, and        1115-AB45
            Exceptions..........................................................................
1707        Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry;           1115-AD82
            Collection of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program........................
1708        Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien Witnesses     1115-AD86
1709        Employment Authorization Document Applications and Process..........................     1115-AE06
1710        Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; International-to-International User        1115-AE37
            Fee.................................................................................
1711        Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public       1115-AE51
            Benefits............................................................................
1712        Petition for Employment Creation Aliens.............................................     1115-AE56
1713        Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes...................................     1115-AE60
1714        Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reason or Significant Public Benefit and Report to        1115-AE68
            Congress............................................................................
1715        Certification of Certain Health Care Workers........................................     1115-AE73
1716        Regulations Pertaining to Battered Aliens and to Mail Order Bride Businesses, as         1115-AE77
            Mandated by IIRIRA..................................................................
1717        En Route Inspections and Reimbursement for Immigration and Naturalization Service        1115-AE98
            Costs...............................................................................
1718        Special Immigrant Juvenile--Petitions...............................................     1115-AF11
1719        Extension of Deadline for Special Immigrant Religious Workers.......................     1115-AF12
1720        Progressive Clearance Stopovers.....................................................     1115-AF23
1721        Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents....................................     1115-AF26
1722        Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act...........     1115-AF32
1723        Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Effect on            1115-AF38
            Eligibility for Employment Authorization............................................
1724        H-1B Nonimmigrant Worker Complaints Regarding U.S. Employer Violations Under the         1115-AF40
            American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA)......................
1725        American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act..............................     1115-AF41

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1726        Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees........................     1115-AF44
1727        Contracts With Transportation Lines.................................................     1115-AF46
1728        Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act............................     1115-AF48
1729        Adjustment of Fees for Services at Land Border Ports-of-Entry.......................     1115-AF55
1730        Manifest Requirements and Imposition of Fines Under Section 231 of the Act..........     1115-AF57
1731        Adjustment of Certain Fees of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account..............     1115-AF61
1732        Entry Requirements for Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the             1115-AF65
            Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau...........................................
1733        Inadmissibility To Enter the United States for Former U.S. Citizens Who Renounced        1115-AF69
            Citizenship To Avoid Taxation.......................................................
1734        Imposition of Fines for Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act...........     1115-AF70
1735        Adjustment of Service Fee for Fingerprinting for Immigration and Naturalization          1115-AF83
            Benefits............................................................................
1736        Establishment of Fee for Processing Genealogical Research Requests for INS Records..     1115-AF88
1737        Intercountry Adoptions..............................................................     1115-AF96
1738        Academic Honorarium for B Nonimmigrant Aliens.......................................     1115-AF97
1739        Time Limit for Appeal From Denial of Relative Visa Petition.........................     1115-AF99
1740        Application Petition Fee Waivers....................................................     1115-AG02
1741        Adoption of Siblings, Adopted Alien Children Less Than 18 Years of Age Considered a      1115-AG04
            ``Child''...........................................................................
1742        Procedures for Checking Juvenile Criminal Records and Submitting Fingerprints of         1115-AG07
            That Additional Class of Aliens Ineligible for Family Unity.........................
1743        Authorizing Part-Time Study for F-1 Commuter Students in Contiguous Territories.....     1115-AG09
1744        Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(k)...........................................     1115-AG10
1745        Adjustment of Fees for Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Secure Electronic Network for        1115-AG18
            Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Programs at Land Border Ports-of-Entry.........
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                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1746        Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment          1115-AB73
            Verification Requirements (Section 610 Review)......................................
1747        Visa Waiver Program.................................................................     1115-AB93
1748        Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence: Conditional     1115-AC70
            Residents and Fiance(e)s............................................................
1749        90-Day Modified Inspection of Alien Crew Members....................................     1115-AD95
1750        Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens Are Ineligible for        1115-AD96
            the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program.............................................
1751        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........................................................................
1752        Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information........................     1115-AE17
1753        Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits...................     1115-AE50
1754        Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants........................................     1115-AE58
1755        Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States....................     1115-AE59
1756        Implementation of Hernandez v. Reno Settlement Agreement; Certain Aliens Eligible        1115-AE72
            for Family Unity Benefits After Sponsoring Family Member's Naturalization...........
1757        Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and            1115-AE80
            Naturalization Service..............................................................
1758        Surrender of Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States..........................     1115-AE82
1759        Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent             1115-AE83
            Offenses............................................................................
1760        Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien............................     1115-AE87
1761        Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status and Unexpired            1115-AE96
            Employment Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status......
1762        Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits.....................................     1115-AE99
1763        Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a       1115-AF03
            Fee for Fingerprinting by the Service...............................................
1764        Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles.....................................     1115-AF05
1765        Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain           1115-AF14
            Nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries...............
1766        Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of          1115-AF15
            Severe Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances................

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1767        Powers of the Attorney General To Authorize State or Local Law Enforcement Officers      1115-AF20
            To Carry Out Immigration Enforcement................................................
1768        Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service-Issued Mexican and Canadian        1115-AF24
            Border Crossing Cards and Consent To Reapply for Admission After Removal............
1769        Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in      1115-AF27
            the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program................................................
1770        Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering the     1115-AF28
            United States Through St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands......................
1771        Delegation of the Adjudication of Certain H-2A Petitions to the Department of Labor.     1115-AF29
1772        Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture...............................     1115-AF39
1773        Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification..     1115-AF42
1774        Inadmissibility and Deportability on Public Charge Grounds..........................     1115-AF45
1775        Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of             1115-AF49
            Transportation......................................................................
1776        Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor.     1115-AF51
1777        Clarification of Parole Authority...................................................     1115-AF53
1778        Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens..     1115-AF54
1779        Conditional Residence of Lawful Permanent Residence for Certain Alien Spouses and        1115-AF59
            Sons and Daughters; Battered and Abused Conditional Residents.......................
1780        Extension of 25-Mile Limit at Select Arizona Ports-of-Entry.........................     1115-AF60
1781        Revoking Grants of Naturalization...................................................     1115-AF63
1782        Registration and Fingerprinting of Aliens in the United States: Control of               1115-AF71
            Employment of Aliens................................................................
1783        National Interest Waivers for Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrant               1115-AF75
            Physicians Serving in Medically Underserved Areas or at Department of Veterans'
            Affairs Facilities..................................................................
1784        Petitioning Requirements for the H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification Under Public Law       1115-AF76
            106-95..............................................................................
1785        Expansion of Dedicated Commuter Lanes; Clarification of Driver's License Requirement     1115-AF77
            for Applicants to Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Automated Permit Port Programs.......
1786        Waiving the Fingerprinting Requirement for Certain Disabled Naturalization               1115-AF80
            Applicants..........................................................................
1787        Update of List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for Transit       1115-AF81
            Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program..........
1788        Implementation of the Numerical Limit on Asylum Grants and Refugee Admissions Based      1115-AF84
            on Resistance to Coercive Population Control Measures...............................
1789        Adding Actuaries and Plant Pathologists to Appendix 1603.D.1 of the North American       1115-AF85
            Free Trade Agreement................................................................
1790        Power of Attorney General To Terminate Deportation Proceedings and Initiate Renewal      1115-AF87
            Proceedings.........................................................................
1791        Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary       1115-AF91
            Removal of Certain Restrictions of Eligibility......................................
1792        Asylum and Withholding Definitions..................................................     1115-AF92
1793        Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or Preference         1115-AF94
            Immigrant; Adjustment of Status to That of a Person Admitted for Permanent Residence
1794        Removal of Burma From Guam Visa Waiver Program......................................     1115-AF95
1795        Children Born Outside the United States; Applications for Certificate of Citizenship     1115-AF98
1796        Allowing for the Filing of Form I-140 Visa Petition Concurrently With a Form I-485       1115-AG00
            Application in Certain Circumstances................................................
1797        Special Immigrant Visa for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters..........     1115-AG01
1798        Establishing Premium Processing Service for Employment-Based Petitions and               1115-AG03
            Applications........................................................................
1799        Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti............     1115-AG05
1800        Adjustment to Lawful Resident Status of Certain Class Action Participants Who            1115-AG06
            Entered Before January 1, 1982, Under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act
            (LIFE Act)..........................................................................
1801        Nonimmigrant Classes; Spouses and Children of Lawful Permanent Residents; V              1115-AG08
            Classification......................................................................
1802        American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 and Other Related       1115-AG11
            Bills...............................................................................
1803        K Nonimmigrant Classification, Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE)...........     1115-AG12
1804        Adjustment of Status for Certain Syrian Nationals Granted Asylum in the United           1115-AG13
            States..............................................................................
1805        Adjustment of Status of Certain Aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the           1115-AG14
            United States.......................................................................
1806        Adding Colombia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible      1115-AG16
            for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV
            Program.............................................................................
1807        New Classifications for Victims of Trafficking and Victims of Certain Criminal           1115-AG19
            Activity............................................................................
1808        Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking................................     1115-AG20
1809        Removal and Adjustment Procedures for Victims of Trafficking and Certain Criminal        1115-AG21
            Activities..........................................................................
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                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1810        Employer Sanctions Modifications....................................................     1115-AE21
1811        Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status..................................     1115-AE26
1812        Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct     1115-AE47
            of Removal Proceedings..............................................................
1813        F-1 Visa Abusers and Foreign Students...............................................     1115-AE63
1814        Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer                1115-AE67
            Association.........................................................................
1815        Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork          1115-AE70
            Requirements........................................................................
1816        Public Charge Bond Pilot Program....................................................     1115-AE78
1817        Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications         1115-AF56
            Under Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)..........
1818        Employment Authorization for Certificate of Citizenship Applicants..................     1115-AF90
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                            Immigration and Naturalization Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1819        Petitions for Employment-Based Immigrants...........................................     1115-AD55
1820        Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary       1115-AD83
            Removal of Certain Restrictions on Eligibility......................................
1821        Miscellaneous Modifications to Naturalization Regulations...........................     1115-AE07
1822        Petitioning Requirements for the H Nonimmigrant Classification......................     1115-AE52
1823        Asylum Procedures...................................................................     1115-AE93
1824        Change in Business Practices: Collection of Interest, Penalties, and Handling            1115-AF17
            Charges for Delinquent Payment of Employer Sanctions Fines..........................
1825        Temporary Protected Status Amendments to the Requirements for Employment                 1115-AF37
            Authorization Fee and Other Technical Amendments....................................
1826        Regulations Regarding Authority To Grant Asylum to Certain Arriving Aliens..........     1115-AF64
1827        Duplication and Electronic Generation of Forms......................................     1115-AF66
1828        Detention of Aliens Order Removed...................................................     1115-AF82
1829        Concurrent Filing of Form I-140 and Form I-485......................................     1115-AF93
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                                      Legal Activities--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1830        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....................................................................
1831        Designation of Agencies To Receive and Investigate Reports Required Under the            1105-AA65
            Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act....................................
1832        Waiver for Firearm Prohibition on Nonimmigrant Visa Holders.........................     1105-AA66
1833        Motor Vehicle Salvage Regulations...................................................     1105-AA71
1834        Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000: Technical       1105-AA75
            Amendments; Expansion of Coverage to Uranium Mill Workers and Ore Transporters......
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                                       Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1835        Foreign Agents Registration Act; Regulations Revised and Clarified To Reflect            1105-AA45
            Changes in the Law..................................................................
1836        Ethical Standards for Attorneys for the Government..................................     1105-AA67
1837        Enhanced Notice and Release Procedures for Owners of Seized Property Pursuant to the     1105-AA74
            CAFRA of 2000; Disposition of Seized Property Too Costly To Maintain; Consolidation
            of Department Regulations...........................................................
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                                       Legal Activities--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1838        Violent Crime and Drug Emergency Areas..............................................     1105-AA29
1839        False Claims Amendments Act of 1986--Civil Investigative Demands....................     1105-AA42
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                                       Legal Activities--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1840        Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS)..........................................     1105-AA31
1841        Access to Documents by Former Employees of the Department...........................     1105-AA76
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                                 Office of Justice Programs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1842        Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program............................................     1121-AA56
1843        Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide              1121-AA57
            Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants).......................................
1844        Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities......................     1121-AA58
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                                  Office of Justice Programs--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1845        Grants Program for Indian Tribes....................................................     1121-AA41
1846        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998......................................     1121-AA48
1847        Environmental Impact Review Procedures for the VOI/TIS Grant Program................     1121-AA52
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_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1629. CLASSIFICATION AND PROGRAM REVIEW

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 21 USC 848; 28 USC 509 to 510; 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

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                            12/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA93
_______________________________________________________________________




1630. RELEASE OF INFORMATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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procedures and to eliminate unnecessary regulatory text.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________




1631. 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                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________




1632. 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                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB01
_______________________________________________________________________




1633. 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 520

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document addresses the relationship between 
participating in the literacy program and being eligible for good 
conduct time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB02
_______________________________________________________________________




1634. INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 
4005; 18 USC 4042; ...

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document is a proposed rule (split from the interim 
final rule, RIN 1120-AA23) on the correctional management of 
tuberculousis, HIV, and heptatitis B. The changes to the regulations 
address the circumstances under which the Bureau conducts voluntary and 
involuntary testing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534

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Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB03
_______________________________________________________________________




1635.  DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: SUBPART REVISION AND 
CLARIFICATION

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons proposes to amend its 
regulations on the drug abuse treatment program. We intend this 
amendment to streamline and clarify these regulations, eliminating 
unnecessary text and obsolete language, and removing internal agency 
procedures that need not be in rules text.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB07
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1636. VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 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

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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________




1637. 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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________




1638. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 
1346(b); 28 USC 2671 to 2680; 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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.71

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534

[[Page 25614]]

Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________




1639. 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                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________




1640. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 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 document revises the Bureau's regulations on 
postsecondary education to exclude courses which are offered as part of 
an occupational education program. Courses which are offered as part of 
an occupational education program are to be covered by the Bureau's 
regulations on occupational education. The inmate is consequently 
responsible for paying postsecondary education tuition costs either 
through personal funds, community resources, or scholarships available 
to the inmate. This revision is intended to simplify the organization 
of the Bureau's regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/17/00                    65 FR 44400
NPRM Comment Period End         09/15/00
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________




1641. 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                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________




1642. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document postpones the effective date for certain 
provisions of the final rule on telephone regulations and inmate 
financial responsibility, which was published on April 4, 1994.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/02/96                       61 FR 90
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      03/04/96
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________




1643. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.105; 28 CFR 545.11

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 25615]]

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 06/00/01  Final Action Effective 08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________




1644. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS: NUDITY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL OR 
INFORMATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; PL 104-208; 
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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.70 to 540.72

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/06/96                    61 FR 57568
Interim Final Rule Effective    12/01/96
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      01/06/97
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________




1645. GOOD CONDUCT TIME

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 28 USC 509 to 510; 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

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                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________




1646. 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                            06/27/00                    65 FR 39767
NPRM Comment Period End         08/28/00
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________




1647. VISITING REGULATIONS: PRIOR RELATIONSHIP

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 28 USC 509 to 510; 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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.44

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises regulations on visiting to require that 
visiting privileges at all institutions

[[Page 25616]]

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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________




1648. SMOKING/NO SMOKING AREAS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 1512; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; EO 13058; 
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

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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________




1649. OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 28 USC 509 to 510; 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

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 that 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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________




1650. 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 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 
509 to 510; 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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.43

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/01
Final Action Effective          12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________




1651. DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO SEX OFFENDER RELEASE 
NOTIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5031 to 5042; 
28 USC 509 to 510; 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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document designates various offenses as sexual offenses 
for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 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

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with a sex offense in their criminal history.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/16/98                    63 FR 69386
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      02/16/99
Final Action                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________




1652. INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT DEPOSIT PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 725; 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

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                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________




1653. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: DISINCENTIVES AND ENHANCED 
INCENTIVES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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                            09/20/00                    65 FR 56840
NPRM Comment Period End         11/20/00
Final Action                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________




1654. 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 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 
28 USC 509 to 510; 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

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                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________




1655. 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                            07/17/00                    65 FR 44401
NPRM Comment Period End         09/15/00
Final Action                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA92

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_______________________________________________________________________




1656. DRUG TESTING 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 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                            09/21/00                    65 FR 57126
NPRM Comment Period End         11/20/00
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________




1657. 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                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________




1658. 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                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________




1659. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES: NOMENCLATURE CHANGE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 
USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 
28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1996; ...

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 548

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation renames the special diet that accommodates 
inmates' religious dietary practices. The old name was ``common fare'' 
and the new name will be ``the religious diet menu.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB04
_______________________________________________________________________




1660. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EDUCATIONAL GOOD TIME CREDIT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 
USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 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 rule establishes procedures for awarding educational 
good time credit consistent with the D.C. Code for D.C. Code offenders 
in Bureau institutions or Bureau contract

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facilities, under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
Government Improvement Act of 1997, who committed their offenses before 
August 5, 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________




1661. SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations on the suicide 
prevention program for the sake of clarity and in order to remove 
Agency management procedures which do not need to be stated in 
regulations. The revised regulations more clearly delineate for the 
inmate the procedures used to identify and protect inmates deemed to be 
at risk for suicide.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/13/00                    65 FR 67670
NPRM Comment Period End         01/12/01
Final Action                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of 
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Room 739, HOLC, 320 First Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AB06
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Bureau of Prisons (BOP)



_______________________________________________________________________




1662. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTER PROGRAMS: 
EARLY RELEASE CONSIDERATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524; 28 CFR 550

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/22/00                    65 FR 80745
Final Action Effective          12/22/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 514-6655

RIN: 1120-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1663. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PUBLIC 
ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

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 published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) on November 16, 1999. In order to maintain 
consistency between ADAAG and the ADA Standards, the Civil Rights 
Division is reviewing its ADA regulations and expects to propose, in 
one or more stages, to adopt the revisions proposed by the Access Board 
and to make related revisions to the Department's ADA regulations. In 
addition to maintaining consistency between ADAAG and the Standards, 
the purpose of this review and 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, to reflect evolving 
technologies in areas affected by the Standards, and to comply with 
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires agencies 
once every 10 years to review rules that have a significant economic 
impact upon a substantial number of small entities.
The 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

[[Page 25620]]

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1664. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT SERVICES

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

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 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). On 
November 16, 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board (Access Board) issued 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM (RIN 1190-AA26)            06/20/94                    59 FR 31808
NPRM (RIN 1190-AA26) Comment 
Period End                      08/19/94
RIN 1190-AA26 Merged Into 1190-
AA46                            02/15/00                    65 FR 22968
Supplemental NPRM               09/00/01
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period 
End                             11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Federalism:  This action may have federalism implications as defined in 
EO 13132.

Additional Information: RIN 1190-AA46 is related to another rulemaking 
of the Civil Rights Division (RIN 1190-AA44), which will address 
changes to the ADA standards previously proposed in RINs 1190-AA26 and 
1190-AA38. These latter two rulemakings have been withdrawn and merged 
into RINs 1190-AA44 and 1190-AA46. The changes to be made in RIN 1190-
AA44 will include technical specifications for facilities designed for 
use by children and accessibility standards for State and local 
government facilities that have been previously been published by the 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1665. 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 to 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

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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                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1666. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998 
COMPLAINT PROCESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(n)(5)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 44.500

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 1998--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 for Unfair Immigration-
Related Employment Practices (OSC) 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, OSC 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 Immigration and Naturalization 
Service (INS) and the Department of Labor (DOL).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: By RIN 1115-AF40 (INS No. 1974-99), INS will 
implement the ACWIA ``whistleblower'' protection provisions--codified 
in the INA at section 212(n)(2)(C)(iv) and (v)--prohibiting retaliation 
against H-1B workers who disclose information which they believe 
indicates their employer has violated the law or regulations pertaining 
to labor condition applications for nonimmigrants. That rule will also 
enable an H-1B worker who files a complaint alleging retaliation to 
remain in the United States and seek authorization to work in the 
United States for a temporary period while his or her complaint is 
under review.
By RIN 1115-AF41 (INS No. 1975-99), INS will implement portions of 
ACWIA pertaining to new penalties for employers misrepresenting 
material facts in an H-1B application. That rule complements 
regulations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL). It also defines 
the term ``United States employer'' and implements other provisions of 
ACWIA.

Agency Contact: 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: 202 616-5594
Fax: 202 616-5509

Larry P. Cote, Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration 
Review, 2400 Skyline Tower, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-3172
Fax: 703 305-0443

RIN: 1190-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________




1667. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE OR LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; 
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; PLAY AREAS

Priority: Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 18, 2000, the United States Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a 
final rule to supplement the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), 
which form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for Accessible 
Design. These guidelines establish for the first time accessibility 
guidelines for the design of play areas. 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 of the Access Board and proposing related changes to the 
Department's regulations with respect to the operation of play areas.
Persons 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

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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. 
This rule is designed to ensure that new play areas are readily 
accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. As new play 
areas are designed and constructed to be accessible, persons with 
disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these areas. Operators of play 
areas will experience increased usage and patronage by persons 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                            09/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/01

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-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________




1668.  AMENDMENTS TO PROCEDURES ADVISING STATES AND POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISIONS SPECIALLY COVERED UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT HOW TO SEEK 
PRECLEARANCE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PROPOSED VOTING CHANGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1973a(c); 42 USC 
1973c

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that 
certain States and their political subdivisions (covered jurisdictions) 
obtain ``preclearance'' from the Federal Government of proposed changes 
in voting practices and procedures prior to their implementation. 
Preclearance may be obtained either through litigation in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia or administratively 
from the Attorney General. In 1971 the Department first issued 
procedures for the administration of section 5 to inform covered 
jurisdictions concerning the manner in which they could comply with 
section 5 in the administrative proceeding before the Attorney General. 
In subsequent years, the Department has amended these procedures to 
reflect changes in section 5 law, in the Attorney General's internal 
practices, and to make the procedures clearer and easier to follow. In 
the 14 years since the last major amendment to the procedures, there 
have been significant changes in section 5 law and in the practices 
employed by the Department in processing submissions, which are not 
reflected in the existing Procedures.
The proposed revisions will: (1) Simplify the submission process for 
section 5 subjurisdictions; (2) clarify the matters that are subject to 
section 5 review; (3) provide greater definition to the operation of 
the 60-day review requirement and the permissible responses of the 
Attorney General to a section 5 submission; (4) clarify access to 
section 5 records of persons outside the Department; and (5) make 
technical corrections to the delegation of authority to make 
preclearance decisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Joseph D. Rich, Acting Chief, Voting Section, 
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254, 1800 G Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202 307-2870

RIN: 1190-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________




1669.  AMENDMENTS TO COORDINATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF 
NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS--IMPLEMENTATION OF 
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000d et seq; 29 USC 706; 29 USC 794; EO 12250

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415; 28 CFR 41.1 to 41.58

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Justice proposes to make amendments its 
coordination regulations concerning agency enforcement of title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415, and agency 
enforcement of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, 28 CFR 
41.1 to 41.58. In 1998, the Civil Rights Restoration Act (CRRA) added 
definitions of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' to title VI and 
added a definition of ``program or activity'' to section 504. The added 
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of 
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The proposed 
amendments explicitly incorporate the CRRA's definition of ``program or 
activity'' and ``program'' into the Department's title VI and section 
504 coordination regulations. The Department's proposed regulation will 
be published as part of a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which 
will include similar amendments to the regulations of the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
implementing title VI, section 504, and/or the Age Discrimination Act.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1190-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1670. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, 
HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7; 42 USC 6101 to 
6107; EO 12250

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112; 28 CFR 42.501 to 42.540; 28 CFR 
42.700 to 42.736

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Justice proposes to make amendments to its 
regulations implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(title VI), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (section 
504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). 
Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities 
that receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights 
Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of ``program or activity'' and 
``program'' to title VI and added a definition of ``program or 
activity'' to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added 
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of 
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The 
promulgation of this proposed regulation explicitly incorporates the 
CRRA's definition of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' into the 
Department's title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act 
regulations. The Department's proposed regulation will be published as 
part of a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking involving up to 24 
Federal agencies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/06/00                    65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/01
Final Action                    11/00/01
Final Action Effective          01/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1190-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1671. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/27/95                    60 FR 58462
NPRM Comment Period End         01/26/96
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 
03/01/1996                      02/06/96                     61 FR 4389


Next Action Undetermined

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-AA36

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_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



_______________________________________________________________________




1672. 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

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/16/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1190-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




1673. 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

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/16/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1190-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1674. GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO OCEAN VESSELS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1675. 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 958(f); 21 USC 965; 21 USC 890

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                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1676. 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: Public Law 106-172, signed into law on February 18, 2000, and 
known as the ``Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug 
Prohibition Act of 1999'' amends section 102(34) of the Controlled 
Substance Act as amended (CSA) by designating gamma-butyrolactone

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(GBL), the precursor to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), as a List I 
chemical. Reflecting this change in stature, the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA) is amending its regulation to reflect the status 
of GBL as a List I chemical subject to the requirements of the CSA and 
its regulations. Establishments of a threshold for GBL will be the 
subject of a separate rulemaking. Therefore, unless and until a 
threshold is established, any distribution of GBL is a regulated 
transaction as described by 21 CFR 1300.02(b)(28). All handlers of GBL 
must comply with the CSA regulatory requirements pertaining to List I 
chemicals as described in the body of this document.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substance 
Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802)  Final Rule 04/24/00 (65 FR 21645)

Threshold for Gamma-Butyrolactone  NPRM 10/00/01  NPRM Comment Period 
End 12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-199, DEA-203

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1677. INDUSTRIAL USE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CANNABIS 
PLANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 811; 21 USC 812; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1308

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is planning to publish three rules simultaneously in the 
Federal Register regarding the status of products manufactured from the 
cannabis plant. It is anticipated that the three rules will be as 
follows.
The first rule will be an interpretive rule, which will provide DEA's 
interpretation of existing law with respect to the listing of 
tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances 
Act (CSA) and DEA regulations. (Please see ``Additional Information'' 
for further details.)
The second rule will be a proposed rule, which will propose to revise 
the wording of the DEA regulations to more clearly reflect DEA's 
interpretation of the law as set forth in the interpretive rule. The 
proposed rule would make clear that the listing of THC in Schedule I 
includes both natural and synthetic THC and that any substance 
containing any amount of THC is a Schedule I controlled substance--even 
if such substance is made from ``hemp.''
The third rule will be an interim rule, which will exempt from 
application of the CSA and DEA regulations certain industrial ``hemp'' 
products. DEA would be issuing this rule to allow the continuation of 
what have historically been considered legitimate industrial uses of 
``hemp.'' Under this rule, industrial ``hemp'' products such as paper, 
rope, and clothing may continue to be marketed in the United States 
without being subject to the CSA. At the same time, in order to protect 
the public health and safety, the interim rule will not allow ``hemp'' 
products that result in THC entering the human body. In this manner, it 
will remain clear that the only lawful way THC may enter the human body 
is when a person is using a federally approved drug or when the person 
is the subject of federally approved research.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Clarification of Listing of Tetrahydrocannabinols  NPRM 10/00/01

Exemption from Control of Certain Industrial Products and Material 
Derived From the Cannabis Plant  Interim Final Rule 10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: While agencies are not required to include 
information regarding interpretive rules in the Unified Agenda, DEA is 
providing a description of this interpretive rule for informational 
purposes. The interpretive rule will provide DEA's interpretation of 
existing law with respect to the listing of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) 
in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and DEA 
regulations. The rule will further provide DEA's interpretation of the 
current legal status of products containing THC. In recent months, DEA 
has received numerous inquiries from members of the public about the 
legal status of products made from ``hemp'' (portions of the cannabis 
plant excluded from the CSA definition of marijuana). As stated in this 
rule, DEA interprets the CSA such that any substance containing any 
amount of THC is a Schedule I containing any amount of THC is a 
Schedule I controlled substance--even if such substance is made from 
``hemp.''

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-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________




1678. EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT/EXPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL USE

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; 21 USC 956

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to restrict to 50 
dosage units the total quantity of Schedule II, III, IV, and V 
controlled substances that may be imported for personal medical use by 
United States (U.S.) residents entering the U.S. A dosage unit is 
considered by DEA to be the basic unit used to quantify the amount to 
be taken in normal usage. The proposed 50 dosage unit limit would not 
apply to a U.S. resident who has a valid U.S. practitioner's 
prescription. This proposed rulemaking implements and extends the 
provisions of the Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act of 
1998.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 25626]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-192

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-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________




1679.  ALLOWING CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS 
FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON BEHALF OF RETAIL PHARMACIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 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 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305; 21 
CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1307

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is amending its regulations to provide for the use of 
central fill pharmacies, also known as refill pharmacies, fulfillment 
centers, or call centers. Unlike retail pharmacies which dispense 
controlled substances directly to the patient, central fill pharmacies 
provide a service to retail pharmacies by preparing and packaging 
prescriptions for retail pharmacies to dispense to the patient. 
Prescription information is transmitted from a retail pharmacy to a 
central fill pharmacy where the prescription is filled or refilled. The 
filled prescription is delivered to the retail pharmacy for pickup by 
the patient. Industry has expressed interest in utilizing central fill 
pharmacy operations to allow for more efficient delivery of 
prescriptions to patients.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-208

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-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________




1680.  ELECTRONIC ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 828; 21 USC 871(b); 21 
USC 958(e); 21 USC 965

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to provide the 
option of ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances 
electronically in a manner consistent with the requirements of the 
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). The 
regulations will propose that this electronic system may also be used 
for controlled substances in Schedules III, IV, and V. These proposed 
regulations would be in addition to, not a replacement of, the existing 
rules. These regulations are needed to give manufacturers, 
distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacies, and hospitals the 
option to use modern technology for controlled substance transactions. 
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times 
for DEA registrants who distribute, purchase, or handle controlled 
substances. These proposed regulations are consistent with paperwork 
reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also respond to the 
requirements of Public Law 106-229 the ``Electronic Signatures in 
Global and National Commerce Act,'' while maintaining a closed system 
of distribution of controlled substances and ensuring security and 
authentication.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           03/05/01                    66 FR 13274
NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-214

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-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________




1681.  ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 829; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1306

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to permit DEA 
registered prescribers to electronically write, sign, and transmit 
prescriptions. These proposed regulations would be an addition to, not 
a replacement of, the existing rules. These regulations are needed to 
give pharmacies, hospitals, and practitioners the ability to use modern 
technology for controlled substance prescriptions, while maintaining 
the closed system of distribution of controlled substances dispensing. 
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times 
for DEA registrants who dispense or prescribe controlled substances. 
The proposed regulations would also reduce the number of prescription 
errors caused by illegible handwriting and misheard oral prescriptions. 
They would allow pharmacies and hospitals to integrate prescription 
records into other medical records more directly, increasing 
efficiency, and would reduce the time patients spend waiting to have 
prescriptions filled. These proposed regulations are consistent with 
paperwork reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also respond 
to the requirements of Public Law 106-229 the ``Electronic Signatures 
in Global and National Commerce Act,'' while ensuring security and 
authentication.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/01

[[Page 25627]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

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-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1682. 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
Interim Final Rule              10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1683. 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 Rule                      10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1684. 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.

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                      11/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1685. ESTABLISHMENT OF FREIGHT FORWARDING FACILITIES FOR DEA 
DISTRIBUTING REGISTRANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 1304; 21 CFR 1301

[[Page 25628]]

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA amended 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 amendments establish the regulatory guidelines 
under which registrants may utilize a freight forwarding facility while 
shipping controlled substances to another registrant.
DEA intended that its use of the term Freight Forwarding Facility would 
be consistent with industry's use and understanding of that term. 
However, subsequent to publication of the final rule, DEA learned that 
the term Freight Forwarding Facility has different meanings to 
different industry participants and, further, that not all industry 
participants understand this term in the same way that DEA does. 
Accordingly, DEA plans an additional rulemaking to clarify the use of 
this term.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/18/96                    61 FR 66637
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/97
Final Rule                      07/19/00                    65 FR 44674
Correction                      07/25/00                    65 FR 45829
Correction                      08/14/00                    65 FR 49483
Clarifying Rulemaking           10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1686. 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 Request Comment      08/02/00                    65 FR 47309
Final Rule Effective            08/02/00
Correction                      08/08/00                    65 FR 48546
Comment Period End              09/01/00
Final Rule                      10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1687. 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 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                      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

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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
_______________________________________________________________________




1688. 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 67216
NPRM Comment Period End         01/31/00
Final Rule                      10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1689. WAIVER OF ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT TO IMPORT ACETONE, 2-
BUTANONE (MEK), AND TOLUENE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 971

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1313

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: DEA is proposing the amendment of its regulations to waive 
the advance notification requirement to import acetone, 2-Butanone 
(MEK), and toluene. DEA is also proposing the amendment of its 
regulations to waive the advance notification requirement to export 
less than 25.0 grams of ephedrine. DEA has determined that the advance 
notification requirement is not necessary for chemical diversion 
control. These amendments to the regulations will ease regulatory 
burdens for both DEA and the regulated industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/25/00                    65 FR 63822
Correction                      11/13/00                    65 FR 67796
NPRM Comment Period End         12/26/00
Final Rule                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-197

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-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________




1690. CONTROL OF RED PHOSPHORUS, WHITE PHOSPHORUS, AND HYPOPHOSPHOROUS 
ACID (AND ITS SALTS) AS LIST I CHEMICALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Because of their use and importance in the illicit 
manufacture of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, DEA 
is proposing the addition of red phosphorus, white phosphorus (also 
known as yellow phosphorus), and hypophosphorous acid (and its salts) 
as List I chemicals. These phosphorus chemicals have been identified as 
being important chemicals for the illicit production of 
methamphetamine. As List I chemicals, handlers of these materials will 
be subject to Controlled Substances Act (CSA) chemical regulatory 
controls including registration, recordkeeping, reporting, and import/
export requirements. DEA has determined that these controls are 
necessary to prevent the diversion of these chemicals to clandestine 
drug laboratories.
DEA has conducted an extensive review of the phosphorus industry, 
publishing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. DEA's review 
indicated that there are only two domestic producers of white 
phosphorus and three producers of red phsophorus, or hypophosphorus 
acid (and its salts). While producers of white phosphorus will be 
required to register with DEA and maintain records of each regulated 
transaction (i.e., all transactions of these chemicals), over 98 
percent of the phosphorus produced is converted to a form not impacted 
by this regulation. The remaining 2 percent of the phosphorus (used 
domestically) is utilized in its elemental form (i.e., as red 
phosphorus or white phosphorus) or used to produce all other phosphorus 
chemicals. Therefore, this regulation will only affect the distribution 
of less than 2 percent of the of the industry at the end user level.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/02/00                     65 FR 4913
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/03/00
NPRM                            09/25/00                    65 FR 57577
NPRM Comment Period End         11/24/00
Final Rule                      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-198

[[Page 25630]]

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-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________




1691.  PLACEMENT OF DICHLORALPHENAZONE INTO SCHEDULE IV

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 21 USC 811; 21 USC 812; 21 USC 871(b)

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1308

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking is issued to expressly list 
dichloralphenazone (DCP) as a Schedule IV controlled substance under 
the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This action is based on DEA's 
interpretation that dichloralphenazone is a compound containing chloral 
hydrate, a Schedule IV controlled substance under 21 CFR part 1308; by 
definition, dichloralphenazone is also a Schedule IV controlled 
substance. This action will impose the regulatory controls and criminal 
sanctions of Schedule IV on those perons who handle dichloralphenazone 
or products containing dichloralphenazone.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/11/00                    65 FR 77328
NPRM Comment Period End         02/09/01
Final Rule                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: DEA-209

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-AA59
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1692. FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS ENROLLED IN 
HOSPICE PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1306

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/11/01                     66 FR 2214

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1117-AA54
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)



_______________________________________________________________________




1693. AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES TO ISSUE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 3 CFR, 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002; 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

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                            09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1694. 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

[[Page 25631]]

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
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/30/98
NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/01

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: Charles Adkins-Blanch, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1695. AUTHORITIES DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR 
IMMIGRATION REVIEW

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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                            12/26/00                    65 FR 81434
NPRM Comment Period End         02/26/01
Second NPRM                     12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1696.  MOTIONS TO REOPEN FOR SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND 
SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 1505(C) OF THE 
LIFE ACT AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103, 1252 note, 1252b, 1324b, 1362; 
28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746; sec 203 of PL 105-100; secs 1506 and 
1510 of PL 106-386; sec 1505 of PL 106-554

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review (EOIR) by establishing a special procedure for the 
filing and adjudication of motions to reopen to apply for suspension of 
deportation and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 1505(c) of 
the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act Amendments of 2000 (LIFE Act 
Amendments). Motions to reopen under this rule must be filed on or 
before October 18, 2001.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, 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-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)



_______________________________________________________________________




1697. 212(C) RELIEF FOR CERTAIN ALIENS IN DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS ON OR 
BEFORE APRIL 24, 1996

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 212

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/22/01                     66 FR 6436

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1125-AA29

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_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1698. 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). The FBI is currently preparing a supplemental notice of 
proposed rulemaking, which will define the terms ``replaced'' and 
``significantly upgraded or otherwise undergone major modification.''
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 was used in publishing the Further 
Notice of Inquiry (FNOI) on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40694). Comments were 
due August 29, 2000. Information gathered in response to the FNOI will 
be used in the publication of an Initial Notice of Capacity for 
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 11/19/96 (61 FR 
58799)  ANPRM Comment Period End 12/19/96  NPRM 04/28/98 (63 FR 
23231)  NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/98  Supplemental NPRM Proposing 
Definitions 07/00/01

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) 06/30/00 (65 FR 40694)  Initial Notice of 
Capacity 10/00/01

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. If compliance is 
not reasonably achievable through application of available technology, 
the carrier may petition the FCC for an extension of up to 2 years. 
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
_______________________________________________________________________




1699. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE 
INFORMATION SYSTEM (NSPMVIS)

Priority: Other Significant

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 U.S.C. 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1700. FEDERAL CONVICTED OFFENDER DNA DATA BASE PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 106-546

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 18, 2001.
The determination of qualifying Federal and military offenses is due 
120 days after enactment, and the collection of DNA samples is due 180 
days after enactment.

Abstract: The Federal Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Program will 
cover offenders convicted of Federal and military offenses, as well as 
offenses committed in the District of Columbia. Regulations specifying 
the Federal qualifying offenses will be prepared by the Department of 
Justice and the FBI.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA52.

Agency Contact: Thomas F. Callaghan, Program Manager, Federal Convicted 
Offender Program, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Building 12, Room 214, FBI Academy, Quantico, 
VA 22135
Phone: 703 632-4594
Fax: 703 632-4562

RIN: 1110-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1701. REGULATIONS UNDER THE PAM LYCHNER SEXUAL OFFENDER TRACKING AND 
IDENTIFICATION ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 
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. It is anticipated 
that this regulation will be finalized by August 2001.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7562
NPRM Comment Period End         04/19/99
Final Action                    10/00/01

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)                           Completed Actions


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



_______________________________________________________________________




1702. OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

Priority: Other Significant

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

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Delay of Effective Date         03/01/01                    66 FR 12854

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Fanny L. Haslebacher
Phone: 304 625-2000

RIN: 1110-AA02

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                               Prerule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1703. CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS (MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS) AND E, H, L 
NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.1(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

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM With Request for Comments 12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1797-96

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3365

RIN: 1115-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________




1704. 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                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1998-99

Agency Contact: Robert Evans, Detention and Deportation Officer, 
Detention and Deportation Division, Department of Justice, Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, 801 I Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 353-7218

RIN: 1115-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________




1705.  CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THE B NONIMMIGRANT VISA 
CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The INS is soliciting comments from the public on the issue 
of aliens admitted to the U.S. as B nonimmigrant visitors whose intent 
is to engage in construction work during the alien's stay. In 
particular the Service is exploring the feasibility of defining the 
term construction as it relates to B nonimmigrant visitors. A standard 
definition of construction may assist both the public and the Service 
in determining if an alien admitted as a B nonimmigrant visitor may 
engage in construction during his or her period of authorized stay.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2126-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Adjudications 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-AG15

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_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1706. REVISED GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY, WAIVERS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND 
NONIMMIGRANTS, AND EXCEPTIONS

Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 1159; 8 USC 1160; 8 USC 
1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1184; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 
1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1157

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, among others.

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               09/00/01

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, Adjudications 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-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________




1707. FEES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AT SELECTED 
PORTS OF ENTRY; COLLECTION OF FEES UNDER THE DEDICATED COMMUTER LANE 
PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules provide for the collection of a fee at the time 
of application for participation in a Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL), 
instead of at the time of approval of the application. The DCL program 
is a pilot project established at selected land border ports of entry 
to expedite the transborder movement of eligible, pre-screened, low-
risk groups through designated traffic lanes. The first rule clarifies 
the requirements for the use of the DCL (INS No. 1675). A second rule 
will set forth the fee required of participants in order to cover the 
technological costs (INS No. 1794).
INS No. 1820 will propose to remove restrictions currently in place 
that limit the locations where the INS can establish commuter lanes. In 
addition, the proposed rule will incorporate other projects designed to 
enhance border security and effective traffic management at port of 
entry. Finally, the rule may adjust the fee structure in order to 
administer these projects.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1675 
Eff. 9/29/95; Comment Period End 
11/28/95                        09/29/95                    60 FR 50386
Interim Rule-INS No. 1794       10/11/96                    61 FR 53303
Final Rule-INS No.1675-94 
Effective 10/16/96              10/16/96                    61 FR 53830
NPRM-INS No. 1820-96            09/00/01
Final Rule-INS No. 1794-96      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1675 and 1794-96

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

RIN: 1115-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________




1708. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; S CLASSIFICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INITIATIVES; ALIEN WITNESSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

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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               09/00/01
Final Action-INS No. 1683       09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

Agency Contact: Song Park, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AD86
_______________________________________________________________________




1709. 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: This proposed rule will amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service regulations regarding employment authorization 
to establish filing and eligibility requirements for Form I-765, 
Application for Employment Authorization. With few exceptions, only 
those nonimmigrant aliens who have been issued a Form I-766, Employment 
Authorization Document (EAD), are authorized to accept employment in 
the U.S. as evidence of their authorization for temporary employment in 
the United States. The EAD may be presented to an employer to satisfy 
the employment eligibility documentation requirements of IRCA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: The employment authorization document (EAD) 
applications and process proposed rule (INS No. 1707-95) has been 
pending for some time due to document reduction issues. The Service 
published a proposed rule (I-9) on 2/2/98 at 63 FR 5287. The remaining 
policy issues on the I-765 proposed rule are expected to be resolved 
during the next few months.

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE06
_______________________________________________________________________




1710. 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                            09/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1711. DEFINITION OF THE TERM ``LAWFULLY PRESENT'' FOR PURPOSES OF 
ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 31 USC 9701; EO 12356; 47 FR 14874 to 
15557; 3 CFR 1982 comp; 8 CFR 2; 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

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.

[[Page 25637]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/06/96                    61 FR 47039
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/05/96
NPRM                            08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1792-96

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Divison, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________




1712. PETITION FOR EMPLOYMENT CREATION ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1186b; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1224; 8 USC 
1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 
1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a

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            10/00/01
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: Morrie Berez, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-7767

RIN: 1115-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________




1713. FILING FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT ALIEN PROSTITUTES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 U.S.C., 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            10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1714. USE OF PAROLE FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS 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                            06/00/01
Final Rule-INS No. 1817-96      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1840-97
This rule affects the following section of the I&NA--section 212, as 
amended by sections 602 IIRIRA.
(See also RIN 1115-AF53.)

Agency Contact: Ken Leutbecker, Director, Parole Branch, Office of 
Field Operations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Attn: ULLICO Bldg, Third Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670

RIN: 1115-AE68

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1715. 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: Other, Statutory, January 19, 2001, Abraham v. Reno 
(D.D.C.).

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. A 
third interim rule (INS 2082-00) was published on January 16, 2001, to 
address certification requirements for Speech Language Pathologist, 
Audiologist, Medical Technologist, and Physican Assistants. Litigation 
over the implementation of this rule has led to a decision to publish 
interim rules granting temporary authority to issue certificates.
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.
INS No. 2089-00 adds five additional occupation categories for foreign 
health care workers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS 1879     10/14/98                    63 FR 55007
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS 
1879                            12/14/98
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End-INS 1879             02/11/99
Interim Final Rule-INS 1979-99  04/30/99                    64 FR 23174
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End-INS 1979-99          06/29/99
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS 
1979-99                         06/29/99
Interim Final Rule-INS 2089-00  01/16/01                     66 FR 3440
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      03/19/01
Interim Final Rule Effective-INS 
2089-00                         03/19/01
NPRM-INS 1824-98                10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2089-000 adds five additional 
occupation categories for foreign health care workers: Speech-Language 
Pathologists and Audiologists, Medical Technologists and Technicians, 
and Physician Assistants

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

RIN: 1115-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________




1716. 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. The INS anticipates 
rulemaking in the following areas:
INS document No. 1845-97 is necessitated by 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 document No. 1838-97, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, is 
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 Final Rule-INS No. 1845-
97                              11/13/97                    62 FR 60769
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End-INS 1845-97          01/12/98
NPRM-INS No. 1838-97            09/00/01
Final Rule-INS No. 1845-97      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

Agency Contact: 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-AE77

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1717. 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                            09/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1718. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE PETITIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend its regulations to add 
eligibility and consent requirements for approvals of special immigrant 
juvenile petitions (Form I-360). The proposed rule would require 
petitioners for special immigrant juvenile classification to 
demonstrate that a dependency order relating to the juvenile 
beneficiary (juvenile) was granted on account of abuse, neglect, or 
abandonment and establish that a court has determined that the juvenile 
should not be returned to the home country. The proposed rule would 
also provide that a dependency order may not serve as a precondition to 
the approval of the petition unless the Attorney General gives her 
express consent. These changes are necessary to conform the regulations 
to the statutory eligibility changes made by the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 1998 (the Appropriations Act of 1998).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1948-98

Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Rooom 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________




1719. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On June 8, 1995, at 60 FR 29751, INS published a final rule 
that provided that all persons, other than ministers, immigrating to 
the U.S. as religious workers must immigrate or adjust status to 
permanent residence before October 1, 1997. By statute this special 
immigrant category for religious workers expired on October 1, 2000. 
Congress has extended the category again for an additional 3 years, 
until October 1, 2003. This regulation will implement the extension of 
this category and impose additional qualifying employment experience 
requirements for those persons affected by this provision of 
immigration regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1436-94            12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1436-94

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3365

RIN: 1115-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________




1720. PROGRESSIVE CLEARANCE STOPOVERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 231.1; 8 CFR 231.4

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1721. 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            08/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1722. 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                            10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1723. 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 December 6, 2000, the Service published a final rule to 
implement the asylum provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This rule proposes to 
amend the current rule to clarify that dismissal of an asylum 
application will result in ineligibility for asylum-based employment 
authorization.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01

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 Service, 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________




1724. H-1B NONIMMIGRANT WORKER COMPLAINTS REGARDING U.S. EMPLOYER 
VIOLATIONS UNDER THE AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT 
ACT (ACWIA)

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 248; 8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
(ACWIA), enacted as

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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                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: By a related rule (RIN 1115-AF41, INS No.2021-
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.
INS No. 1974-99

Agency Contact: Jacquelyn A. Bednarz, Special Assistant, Office of 
Policy and Planning, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 7309, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 514-3242

RIN: 1115-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




1725. 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. 2021-99) 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                            06/00/01

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 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 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, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3365

RIN: 1115-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________




1726. 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                            10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

[[Page 25642]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1984-99

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________




1727. 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                            07/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1728. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER THE 1966 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1966-99

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________




1729. 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 
three documents processed at land border ports-of entry (POEs): (1) 
Form I-94, (2) Form I-94W, and (3) Form I-68. The I-94 and I-94(W) 
Arrival/Departure Record grants nonimmigrant visitors entering the U.S. 
the privilege to stay longer than 72 hours and to travel more than 25 
miles from the border point of entry. The I-68, Canadian Border Boat 
Landing Permit, grants the privilege of making entries on the U.S. side 
of a body of water without reporting to a U.S. port of entry when 
traveling by small pleasure craft. Visits shall not exceed 72 hours nor 
shall travel exceed 25 miles from the border. 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 fees 
collected from persons filing those documents are deposited into the 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IFEA).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2007-99

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-AF55
_______________________________________________________________________




1730. 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

[[Page 25643]]

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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1731. ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN FEES OF THE IMMIGRATION EXAMINATIONS FEE 
ACCOUNT

Priority: Other Significant

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 naturalization 
applications, petitions, the cost of asylum refugee, and other support 
costs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2072-00

Sectors 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-AF61
_______________________________________________________________________




1732. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 
ISLANDS, THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND PALAU

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; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 211; 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by adding documentary requirements for a naturalized 
citizen of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or 
Palau (Compact Countries) to enter into the United States, lawfully 
engage in occupations, accept employment, and establish residence as a 
nonimmigrant in the United States and its territories and possessions. 
This rule also clarifies the documentary requirements for an adopted 
child from Compact Countries who is immigrating to the United States. 
Without clarification of the documentary requirements for an adopted 
child from the Compact Countries, the Compact Countries may not consent 
to the adoption of children by U.S. citizens and legal permanent 
residents.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2047-00

Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Rooom 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF65
_______________________________________________________________________




1733. INADMISSIBILITY TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES FOR FORMER U.S. 
CITIZENS WHO RENOUNCED CITIZENSHIP TO AVOID TAXATION

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(a)(10); PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by establishing regulatory procedures to be followed by 
Service personnel and Department of State personnel in determining 
whether or not an expatriate alien is inadmissible to the United States 
under section 212(a)(10)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
This ground of inadmissibility relates to former U.S. citizens who 
renounced U.S. citizenship on or after September 30, 1996, and the 
Attorney General has determined that such renunciation was done for the 
purpose of avoiding taxation by the United States.

[[Page 25644]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2039-99

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, Adjudications 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-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________




1734. IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION AND 
NATIONALITY ACT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1223; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 
1229

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service's (Service) regulations to reflect the actual 
process used to recommend and impose fines for violations of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). Since the publication of 8 CFR 
part 280, the Service had centralized the fines process and made some 
adjustments to certain procedures. The 8 CFR part 280 will be 
renumbered sequentially and reordered to group related issues in one 
section. This part will also be expanded to provide for fines imposed 
under section 231A(d)(2) and 274D of the Act and will introduce 
procedures for detaining vessels and posting bonds, as well as giving 
the Commissioner discretion in requiring bonds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2041-00

Sectors Affected: None

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-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________




1735. ADJUSTMENT OF SERVICE FEE FOR FINGERPRINTING FOR IMMIGRATION AND 
NATURALIZATION BENEFITS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 532; 5 USC 532a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1201; 8 USC 1252 note

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service's (Service) fee schedule of the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account (IEFA) by adjusting the fee for the 
fingerprinting of applicants who apply for certain immigration and 
naturalization benefits from $25 to $50. The fees collected from 
persons fingerprinted in connection with an application or petition for 
certain immigration and naturalization benefits are deposited into the 
IEFA. The IEFA funds the full cost for operation of the Application 
Support Centers (ASCs) where the majority of fingerprinting is 
accomplished. The Service has determined that the current fee for this 
service needs to be adjusted. This rule is necessary to ensure that the 
fee charged fully recovers the cost to the Service of fingerprinting 
persons applying for certain immigration and naturalization benefits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No 2061-00

Agency Contact: Bert Rizzo, Immigration Services Division, Department 
of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 10 th Floor, 800 K 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-8996

Ann Palmer, Special Assistant, Immigration Services Division, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
900, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1229

RIN: 1115-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________




1736. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE FOR PROCESSING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH REQUESTS 
FOR INS RECORDS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 
1252b

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) processes all requests 
for Service records including historical and genealogical records. This 
rule proposes to amend the Service's regulations by establishing the 
Historical Records Services (HRS) Program to process requests for the 
Service's historical records. The Service will charge a fee to recover 
the cost of searching, locating, retrieving, copying, reviewing, and 
mailing these records to the requester. The HRS program is necessary to 
provide a more timely response to requests for genealogical and 
historical records.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2074-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marian L. Smith, Historian, Office of Files and Forms 
Management, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 1100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2837
Fax: 202 305-8251

RIN: 1115-AF88

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1737.  INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153; 8 USC 
1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641; 9 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, January 6, 2001.

Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) proposes 
to amend its regulations regarding the immigration of children of 
foreign states adopted by United States citizens. The proposed rule 
would establish a new definition of child to include children adopted 
from countries which have implemented the Hague Convention on 
Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry 
Adoption (Convention). The proposed rule would also change evidentiary 
requirements for the immigration of adopted children to state that a 
certificate of adoption or custody issued by the Secretary of State of 
the United States is conclusive evidence of the relationship between an 
adoptive parent and the adoptive child. These changes are necessary to 
conform the regulations to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000(IAA). 
(Public Law 106-279)
The proposed rule would also remove section 204.3(e)(10) from the 
regulations. Section 204.3(e)(10) provides that a home study properly 
completed in conformance with the regulation in force prior to 
September 30, 1994, will be considered acceptable if submitted to the 
Service within 90 days of September 30, 1994. Since 90 days have passed 
since September 30, 1994, this provision is no longer applicable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2098-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Rooom 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________




1738.  ACADEMIC HONORARIUM FOR B NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 105-277; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service is proposing to 
amend its regulations relating to the acceptance of academic honoraria 
by nonimmigrant aliens admitted to the United States as a B visa 
visitor status. This is necessary to implement changes to section 212 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act made by the American 
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. The amendment 
outlines the proposed procedures necessary for a nonimmigrant alien 
visiting the United States in valid B visa status to accept honoraria 
in connection with usual academic activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2100-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Adjudications 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-AF97
_______________________________________________________________________




1739.  TIME LIMIT FOR APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF RELATIVE VISA 
PETITION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In this rule, the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
proposes to amend the regulations to provide a 15-day time-limit for an 
appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from the denial of a 
relative visa petition. Previously, the regulation specified a 15-day 
limit for such appeal. However, in 1992, that time-limit was 
inadvertently omitted from an amendment to the regulation, although the 
form for filing such an Appeal, Form EOIR-29, Notice of Appeal to the 
Board of Immigration Appeals for Decision of the Director still states 
that there is a 15-day limit. Nevertheless, the Board of Immigration 
Appeals has allowed appeals filed at any time after the denial on the 
ground that the regulations do not specify a time-limit. A time-limit 
is needed so that appeals my not be filed years after a denial and so 
that decisions will become final within a reasonable time period.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2105-00

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AF99
_______________________________________________________________________




1740.  APPLICATION PETITION FEE WAIVERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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1201; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252(b); 8 USC 1252(note); 8 USC 1304; 8 USC 
1356

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 244

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the INS regulations concerning 
the adjudication of requests for fee waivers filed by applicants for 
Service benefits pursuant to 8 CFR 103.7(c). This applies to a waiver 
of fees by an immigration judge for benefit applications, petitions, 
appeals, motions, or requests in any case when an alien substantiates 
that they cannot pay the fee. When implemented, this rule will 
facilitate the adjudication of these requests. This rule also proposes 
to amend 8 CFR 244.20, which is a waiver of fees for Temporary 
Protected Status (TPS) applicants, for the same reasons as stated in 8 
CFR 103.7(c). The rule will also be implemented in conjunction with the 
new Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver Form.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2091-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Irene Hoffman, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-3365

RIN: 1115-AG02
_______________________________________________________________________




1741.  ADOPTION OF SIBLINGS, ADOPTED ALIEN CHILDREN LESS THAN 18 
YEARS OF AGE CONSIDERED A ``CHILD''

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 106-139; 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule changes the definition of an adopted 
``child'' or ``orphan'' from 16 years old to 18 years old in cases 
where the child's sibling, who is under 16, is petitioned by the same 
U.S. citizen(s). The change is necessary to conform the regulations to 
the statutory eligibility changes made by Public Law 106-139. This 
change allows natural siblings, who might otherwise be separated, to be 
adopted together into the family of a citizen or lawful permanent 
resident of the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2110-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Rooom 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AG04
_______________________________________________________________________




1742.  PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING JUVENILE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND 
SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS OF THAT ADDITIONAL CLASS OF ALIENS INELIGIBLE 
FOR FAMILY UNITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 18 USC 5031

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule describes procedures necessary for INS Service 
Centers, District Offices, and Application Support Centers to follow 
when checking juvenile criminal records and fingerprints of aliens who 
committed a specific act of juvenile delinquency that, if committed by 
an adult, would be classified as a felony ``crime of violence against 
another individual.'' Section 383 of Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) provides that aliens who 
committed a specific act of juvenile delinquency, as defined in 18 
U.S.C. 5031, are ineligible for benefits under the Family Unity 
Program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 2116-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Peters, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2454

RIN: 1115-AG07
_______________________________________________________________________




1743.  AUTHORIZING PART-TIME STUDY FOR F-1 COMMUTER STUDENTS IN 
CONTIGUOUS TERRITORIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will outline INS's requirements to qualify as a 
part-time commuter student from contiguous territories. Also, this rule 
will assist colleges and universities in the southern border regions to 
recruit students from Mexico. For example, Texas State law allows 
residents of Mexico to attend border area institutions of higher 
education and pay in-State tuition rates. In response, many students 
living close to the U.S. border are commuting from Mexico in order to 
pursue a part-time course of study at U.S. institutions of higher 
education and enter the U.S. territory using border crossing cards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2118-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Song Park, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AG09
_______________________________________________________________________




1744.  ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS UNDER SECTION 245(K)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 105-119

CFR Citation: 9 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes amending Service regulations for persons 
using section 245(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust 
status to that of lawful permanent resident (LPR). Section 245(k) of 
the Act provides for an alien with an approved employment-based 
petition to adjust status to LPR despite the fact that the alien has 
been out of status or work without authorization for a period of more 
than 180 days. This rule proposes eligibility criteria and adjustment 
procedures for persons wishing to use this section of the Act to become 
an LPR without leaving the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS 2120-01

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AG10
_______________________________________________________________________




1745.  ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AND 
SECURE ELECTRONIC NETWORK FOR TRAVELERS' RAPID INSPECTION (SENTRI) 
PROGRAMS AT LAND BORDER PORTS-OF-ENTRY

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to adjust the fees for the Land Border 
Inspection Fee Account (LBIFA) for the Form I-823, Application for 
Alternative Inspection Services at land border ports-of-entry and 
related systems cost fees for participants in the Dedicated Commuter 
Lane (DCL) program. Form I-823 is used by applicants to the Port 
Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) that includes the DCL 
program and several other land border programs. The Secure Electronic 
Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Program at certain 
assigned POEs is part of the overall DCL program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/01

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-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1746. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER CHANGES 
TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, March 31, 1998, An interim rule, 
published September 30, 1997, makes the minimal changes required by 
statute. The provisions will remain in effect until completion of this 
rulemaking.

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 
Section 412(a) of IIRIRA requires a reduction in the number of 
documents that may be accepted in the employment verification process. 
Section 412(d) clarifies the applicability of section 274A to the 
Federal Government. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
requires agencies to review rules that have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities every 10 years. The 
Service is conducting this review in conjunction with IIRIRA 
implementation. The proposed rulemaking published 2/12/98 implements 
sections 212(a) and (d) of IIRIRA and proposes other changes to the 
employment verification process identified through that review. A 
revised Form I-9 was included with the proposed rulemaking.
The comment period closed on 4/3/98. The Service is analyzing the 
comments and taking into consideration issues raised by the Alien 
Registration (MD) (I-551) program. It should be noted that this action 
supersedes the previously published regulatory plan titled ``Reduction 
in the Number of Documents Accepted for Employment Verification.'' In 
order to avoid confusion, this regulatory action is being referenced 
under the current RIN,

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which captures all prior actions related to employment verification.
INS No. 1947-98, Interim Rule published 2/9/99 (64 FR 6187). The 
``Receipt Rule'' permits employees to present their employer certain 
types of ``receipts'' in lieu of a document listed on the Form I-9. 
(Previously under RIN 1115-AE94, which was withdrawn and placed under 
AB73 due to the relationship of the regulations.)

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1399 Comment Period 
End 12/23/93                    11/23/93                    58 FR 61846
NPRM-INS No. 1339S Comment 
Period End 07/24/95             06/22/95                    60 FR 32472
Notice-INS No. 1713 INS No. 1713 
Applications Due 01/29/96       11/30/95                    60 FR 61630
Appl. Extension Through 3/8/96 
Notice Pilot Demonstration 
Program-INS No. 1713            02/06/96                     61 FR 4378
Final Rule-INS No. 1399E        09/04/96                    61 FR 46534
Interim Final Rule INS No. 1818 09/30/97                    62 FR 51001
NPRM-INS No. 1890-97 Comment 
Period End 04/03/98             02/02/98                     63 FR 5287
Final Rule INS No. 1890-97      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: The deadline for implementing section 412(a) of 
IIRIRA was extended to March 31, 1998, by Public Law 105-54. This 
rulemaking has been delayed by the need to coordinate implementation 
with other provisions of IIRIRA, by several complex policy and 
regulatory issues that have taken time to resolve, and by the review 
required by section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
INS No. 1890-97; PL 104-208, title 4.
INS Nos. 1399 and 1399S-94, Control of Employment of Aliens, 
Supplemental Rule; Action for INS No. 1399 and 1399S is canceled as a 
result of IIRIRA requirements.
INS No. 1399E is an extracted portion of INS No. 1399, published 
separately to allow for the production of a new, more secure Employment 
Authorization Document.
INS No. 1713-95, Demonstration Project for Electronic I-9s, contact Bob 
Reed, (202) 514-2998.
Interim Rule INS No. 1818 was published on 9/30/97 at 62 FR 51001 to 
maintain the status quo as much as possible until the Service completes 
the more comprehensive document reduction initiative designated by INS 
No. 1890-97.

Agency Contact: Linda Dodd-Major, Director, Business Liaison Branch, 
Immigration Services Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2529
Fax: 202 305-2523
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




1747. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1103; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 217

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 30, 2000, Public Law 106-396, made the Visa Waiver 
Pilot Program (VWPP) a permanent program. This permanent program, Visa 
Waiver Program (VWP), allows nationals of designated countries to apply 
for admission to the United States at land border ports, air and sea 
ports, and to enter the United States for business or pleasure for up 
to 90 days without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa.
INS Rule No. 1799 finalizes all those Visa Waiver Program countries 
that were added through the publication of interim regulations. This 
rule will also incorporate those statutory changes made to section 217 
of the INA by IIRIRA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1406-91 Comment 
Period End 5/22/91              05/07/91                    56 FR 21101
Final Rule-INS No. 1406-91 Eff. 
7/18/91*                        07/18/91                    56 FR 32952
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1447 
Eff. 10/1/91; Comment Period End 
10/15/91                        09/13/91                    56 FR 46716
Interim Final Rule-1622-93; Eff. 
7/29/93; Com. End 8/30/93; (To 
be merged with 1447R-93)*       07/29/93                    58 FR 40581
Public Notice-INS No. 1674 Eff. 
10/25/94, Comment Period End 09/
30/96                           02/21/95                     60 FR 9699
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1685 
Eff. 4/1/95; Comment Period End 
5/30/95                         03/28/95                    60 FR 15855
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1777 07/08/96                    61 FR 35598
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1782-
96 With Comments (Australia)    07/29/96                    61 FR 39721
Interim Final Rule-INS 1786-96 
With Comments (Slovenia)        09/30/97                    62 FR 50998
Final Rule-INS No. 1799         12/30/98                    63 FR 71726
Interim Final Rule-INS 2002-99 
With Comments (Portugal, 
Singapore, and Uruguay)         08/03/99                    64 FR 42006
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 2002-99 Interim Rule Adding Portugal, 
Singapore, and Uruguay to the List of Countries Authorized to 
Participate in the VISA Waiver Pilot Program. Published on 8/3/99 at 64 
FR 42006.
INS No. 1447-91, 1622-94, 1685-95, 1777-96, and 1782 are to be 
consolidated into one final rulemaking, which is designated as INS No. 
1799.
INS No. 1799 will be jointly published by INS and the Department of 
State.

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AB93

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1748. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE: CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND FIANCE(E)S

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 
1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1257; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule clarifies procedures for fiance(e)s who marry after 
the 90-day period of fiance(e) admission has ended and also clarifies 
that persons who have had conditional residence terminated are not 
eligible to adjust status.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/20/96                    61 FR 43028
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/96
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1353-91

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

Suzy Nguyen, Adjudications 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-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1749. 90-DAY MODIFIED INSPECTION OF ALIEN CREW MEMBERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 252

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (the Service) regulations by establishing a 
procedure whereby bona fide alien crewmen actively serving on board a 
maritime ferry or a maritime commercial cruise ship may, at the 
discretion of the Service, be inspected one time during every 90-day 
period during which the cruise ship conducts operations between Ports-
of-Entry (POEs) in the United States and a foreign country. This rule 
is necessary in order for the Service to formally codify the long-
standing practice of authorizing certain maritime crewmen landing 
privileges in the United States without further inspection during the 
intervening time between 90-day full-crew inspections.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/97                    62 FR 43676
NPRM Comment Period End         10/14/97
Final Action                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1695-95

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

RIN: 1115-AD95
_______________________________________________________________________




1750. ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS ARE 
INELIGIBLE FOR THE TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2; 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 
1221; 8 USC 1229

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 234.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Service regulations by removing 
the list of those countries that are ineligible to participate in the 
TWOV program from the regulation. In its place the Service proposes to 
publish and update the list of countries that are ineligible to 
participate in the TWOV program by Federal Register notice. This rule 
also sets forth a non-exhaustive list of factors that may be considered 
in determining those countries whose citizens or nationals are 
ineligible countries and provide for a regular review of all countries 
to determine their eligibility for participation in the TWOV program. 
The TWOV program allows the Service, acting jointly with the Department 
of State, to waive the passport and visa requirement for aliens from 
certain countries who request immediate and continuous transit 
privileges through the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/05/01                     66 FR 1053
NPRM Comment Period End         03/05/01
Final Action                    10/00/01

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.

Sectors Affected: None

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1751. PETITION TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A U.S. CITIZEN 
OR AS A PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; SELF-PETITIONING FOR CERTAIN BATTERED OR 
ABUSED ALIEN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

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Abstract: The INS intends to finalize the interim rule published on 5/
26/1996. This final rule allows battered and abused spouses and 
children of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to 
petition for immigrant classification. The consent of the abuser would 
not be required. The final rule will define the term abuser to mean one 
who has battered his or spouse or child to extreme cruelty. The final 
rule uses the term abused to mean either battered or subjected to 
extreme cruelty.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/26/96                    61 FR 13061
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/26/96
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/28/96
Final Rule                      07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1705-95

Sectors Affected: None

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-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________




1752. CONDITIONS ON NONIMMIGRANT STATUS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/96                    61 FR 30188
NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/96
Final Action                    07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1732-95

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________




1753. AGREEMENT PROMISING NON-DEPORTATION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 0.197

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/13/96                    61 FR 48405
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/12/96
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1791-96

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

RIN: 1115-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________




1754. AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF IMMIGRANTS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213a; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations by establishing that an 
individual (the sponsor) who files an affidavit of support under 
section 213A of the INA on behalf of an intending immigrant incurs an 
obligation that may be enforced by a civil action. This rule also 
specifies the requirements that Federal, State, or local agencies or 
private entities must meet to request reimbursement from the sponsor 
for provision of means-tested public benefits and provides procedures 
for imposing the civil penalty provided for under section 213A of the 
INA, if the sponsor fails to give notice of any change of address. This 
rule is necessary to ensure that sponsors of aliens meet their 
obligations under section 213A of the INA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule - INS No. 
1807-96; Comment Period End 02/
7/98                            10/20/97                    62 FR 52346
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

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Government Levels Affected: None

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

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

Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Divison, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________




1755. SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGE TO TRANSPORT ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 273

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/23/98                    63 FR 56869
NPRM Comment Period End         12/22/98
Final Rule                      06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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

Agency Contact: Una Brien, Director, National Fines Office, Inspections 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Suite 425, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 202 305-7018

RIN: 1115-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________




1756. IMPLEMENTATION OF HERNANDEZ V. RENO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; CERTAIN 
ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY UNITY BENEFITS AFTER SPONSORING FAMILY 
MEMBER'S NATURALIZATION

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.23

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1823-
96                              07/14/00                    65 FR 43677
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/12/00
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

Agency Contact: Rebecca Peters, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2454

RIN: 1115-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________




1757. ESTABLISHMENT OF PREINSPECTED AUTOMATED LANE (PAL) PROGRAM AT 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 287; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulation by establishing a Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program 
for the use of eligible persons and vehicles at immigration checkpoints 
within the United States. This rule will facilitate the passage of 
people and vehicles through INS checkpoints while safeguarding the 
integrity of law enforcement objectives at the checkpoints.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule With Request 
for Comments by 06/17/97        04/18/97                    62 FR 19024
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1830-97

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

RIN: 1115-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________




1758. SURRENDER OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Other Significant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule requires aliens subject to a final order of removal 
to

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surrender to the INS. This rule also establishes procedures for 
surrender and bars persons violating these procedures from obtaining 
discretionary immigration benefits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/04/98                    63 FR 47205
NPRM Comment Period End         11/03/98
Final Rule                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daniel Brown, Assistant General Counsel, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7977

RIN: 1115-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




1759. EARLY RELEASE FOR REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS IN STATE CUSTODY FOR 
NONVIOLENT OFFENSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1848-97            07/12/99                    64 FR 37461
NPRM Comment Period End         09/10/99
Final Action-INS No. 1848-97    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: INS No.1848-97

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

Ron Dodson, Supervisory Special Agent, Headquarters Investigations, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
1000, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7310

RIN: 1115-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________




1760. AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF ARRIVING ALIEN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/20/98                    63 FR 19382
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      06/19/98
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Re: INS No. 1868-97

Agency Contact: Frances De Choudens, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 353-0591

RIN: 1115-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________




1761. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, CONTINUED VALIDITY OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS 
AND UNEXPIRED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR APPLICANTS MAINTAINING 
NONIMMIGRANT H OR L STATUS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/01/99                    64 FR 29208
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/02/99
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1881-97

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

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

RIN: 1115-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________




1762. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1642

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 104

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

Abstract: This regulatory action requires entities (other than 
nonprofit charitable organizations) providing Federal public benefits 
(with certain exceptions) to verify by examining documents and using an 
INS automated verification system that alien applicants are eligible 
for the benefits under Federal benefit reform legislation. This rule 
also sets forth provisions by which State or local governments can 
verify whether aliens applying for State or local public benefits are 
eligible for such benefits under Federal laws. In addition, the rule 
establishes procedures for verifying the U.S. nationality of 
individuals applying for benefits in a fair and nondiscriminatory 
manner.
The Interim Verification Guidelines were published as a notice on 11/
17/97 at 62 FR 61344. The guidelines set forth procedures that benefit 
granting agencies can use to verify U.S. citizens, non-citizen 
nationals, and qualified aliens for eligibility under title IV of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
(PRWORA) prior to issuance of final regulations.
The proposed rule for the Verification of Eligibility for Public 
Benefits was published on 8/04/98 at 63 FR 41662. The changes made in 
response to the comments received on the proposed rule were significant 
enough and dealt with complex and important issues that another 
opportunity to comment is warranted. The next version of the rule will 
be issued as an interim rule, rather than a final rule, in order to 
implement the statutory directive to promulgate verification 
regulations and start the subsequent 2-year period in which Federal 
public benefit granting agencies must come into compliance. The interim 
rule is in the concurrence process and has not yet been published.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1902-98            08/04/98                    63 FR 41662
NPRM Comment Period End         10/05/98
Interim Rule-INS No. 1902-98    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1902-98 should be referenced for any 
inquiries concerning this rulemaking action.

Agency Contact: John Nahan, Director, SAVE Branch, Files and Forms 
Management Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, Ullico Building, 1st Floor, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2317

RIN: 1115-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________




1763. FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS AND PETITIONERS FOR IMMIGRATION 
BENEFITS; ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR FINGERPRINTING BY THE SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations relating to fingerprinting applicants and petitioners for 
benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act by: Canceling the 
Designated Fingerprinting Service program; requiring applicants and 
petitioners for benefits to be fingerprinted at either a Service 
Office, a State or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States 
consular or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by 
the Service; and requiring confirmation from the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) that a full criminal background check has been 
completed before adjudication of a naturalization application is 
completed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/17/98                    63 FR 12979
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/29/98
Interim Final Rule Correction   04/09/98                    63 FR 17489
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1891-97

Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Staff Officer, Immigration Services 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 980, 801 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-1229

RIN: 1115-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




1764. PROCESSING, DETENTION, AND RELEASE OF JUVENILES

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 236.3

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

Abstract: The rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations by establishing the

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procedures for processing alien juveniles from custody and the 
detention of unreleased juveniles in State-licensed programs and 
detention facilities. This rule also governs the transportation and 
transfer of juveniles in Service custody.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1906-98            07/24/98                    63 FR 39759
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/98
Final Rule                      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1906-98.

Agency Contact: Arthur Srathern, III, Attorney, Department of Justice, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6100, 425 I Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7975

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

RIN: 1115-AF05
_______________________________________________________________________




1765. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL 
FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, AND FORMER SOVIET BLOC 
COUNTRIES

Priority: Other Significant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM-INS No. 1915-98            11/24/98                    63 FR 64895
NPRM Comment Period End-INS No. 
1915-98                         01/25/99
Interim Rule-INS No. 1915-98    05/21/99                    64 FR 27856
Interim Rule Comment Period End 07/20/99
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1915-98

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

RIN: 1115-AF14
_______________________________________________________________________




1766. AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ON 
THE BASIS OF SEVERE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR F-1 STUDENTS AND EMERGENT 
CIRCUMSTANCES

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends INS regulations applying to on-campus 
employment, off-campus employment authorization, and duration of status 
for nonimmigrant F-1 students. The rule permits the Commissioner to 
suspend some or all of the requirements for on-campus or off-campus 
employment where emergent circumstances exist as provided through 
notice in the Federal Register. The rule also amends the regulations to 
provide that an F-1 student who carries less than a full course of 
study as a result of this special employment authorization will be 
deemed to be maintaining status for the duration of the authorization, 
as long as the student carries a minimum course load of 6 credit hours 
if the student is an undergraduate, or 3 credit hours if the student is 
in graduate school.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1914-
98                              06/10/98                    63 FR 31871
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/10/98
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1914-98 (Employment Authorization for 
Certain F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Whose Means of Financial Support 
Comes From Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, or the 
Philippines)

Agency Contact: Song Park, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF15
_______________________________________________________________________




1767. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AUTHORIZE STATE OR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

[[Page 25655]]

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 65

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/08/99                    64 FR 17128
NPRM Comment Period End         06/07/99
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: INS No. 1924

Agency Contact: Ron Dodson, Supervisory Special Agent, Headquarters 
Investigations, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 1000, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7310

RIN: 1115-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




1768. ELIMINATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE-ISSUED 
MEXICAN AND CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING CARDS AND CONSENT TO REAPPLY FOR 
ADMISSION AFTER REMOVAL

Priority: Other Significant

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

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

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

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1931-98

Agency Contact: Michael J. Flemmi, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 305-9247

RIN: 1115-AF24
_______________________________________________________________________




1769. FILING OF PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNATION AS A REGIONAL CENTER APPROVED 
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PILOT PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation changes the location for the filing and 
adjudication of proposals to participate in the Immigrant Investor 
Pilot Program from Headquarters, Adjudication, to the Texas and 
California Service Centers. This change is necessary to ensure the 
uniform and effective adjudication of these complex proposals related 
to economic development, export trade, and job creation. Full 
regulation development is pending legislative action.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1944-98

Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications 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-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________




1770. NONIMMIGRANT VISA EXEMPTION FOR NATIONALS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN 
ISLANDS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ST. THOMAS, UNITED STATES 
VIRGIN ISLANDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization

[[Page 25656]]

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/18/99                     64 FR 7989
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/18/99
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1956-98

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

RIN: 1115-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________




1771. DELEGATION OF THE ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN H-2A PETITIONS TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 
1186a; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1258; 8 USC 1281; 8 USC 1282; 8 
CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 264

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service's 
regulations by delegating the adjudication of certain H-2A petitions to 
the United States Department of Labor (DOL). The Service has made these 
changes in order to streamline the existing H-2A petitioning process 
for certain foreign agricultural workers. This rule will make it easier 
and less burdensome for United States employers to file petitions for 
foreign agricultural workers.
A related proposed rule, INS No. 2059-00, will require alien workers to 
sign a petition request for change of status or extension of stay. It 
also provides that all petition requests including extension of stay 
and change of status petitions must be filed with the Department of 
Labor (DOL) and provides that the current Service petition fee will be 
collected by DOL as part of a combined fee. These changes will further 
streamline the H-2A petitioning process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

INS No. 1946-98  NPRM 12/07/98 (63 FR 67431)  NPRM Comment Period End 
02/05/99  Final Action 07/13/00 (65 FR 43527)  Final Action-Delay of 
effective date until 10/01/2001 11/13/00 (65 FR 67616)

INS No. 2059-00  NPRM 07/13/00 (65 FR 43535)  NPRM Comment Period End 
08/14/00  NPRM Comment Period End-Extended Date 08/17/00 (65 FR 
50166)  Final Action 09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1946-98

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




1772. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE

Priority: Other Significant

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

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

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

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/19/99                     64 FR 8478
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/22/99
Interim Final Rule Corrections  03/22/99                    64 FR 13881
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/20/99
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1976-99

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

Charles Adkins-Blanch, 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: 1115-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________




1773. INTERIM DESIGNATION OF ACCEPTABLE RECEIPTS FOR EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

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: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) made several amendments to the employment 
eligibility verification provisions of the INA. An interim rule 
implementing some of these amendments was issued

[[Page 25657]]

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

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

RIN: 1115-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________




1774. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY ON PUBLIC CHARGE GROUNDS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 237

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/26/99                    64 FR 28676
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/99
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: INS No. 1989-99

Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, Adjudications 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-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________




1775. APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS; ACCEPTABLE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT 
GUARANTY OF TRANSPORTATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 207

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/21/99                    64 FR 27660
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/20/99
Final Rule                      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1999-99

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________




1776. NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES: Q-2 IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND 
TRAINING PROGRAM VISITOR

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations to establish a new visa 
classification, Q-2. Public Law 105-319, also known as the Irish Peace 
Process

[[Page 25658]]

Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998, provides the basis for this 
regulatory change. The Q-2 visa classification identifies those 
visitors from Northern Ireland and certain designated counties in the 
Republic of Ireland to come to the United States temporarily for 
training employment and to experience coexistence and conflict 
resolution in a diverse society.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/17/00                    65 FR 14774
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/17/00
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/16/00
Revised Interim Final Rule      08/00/01
Final Rule                      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2000-99

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

RIN: 1115-AF51
_______________________________________________________________________




1777. CLARIFICATION OF PAROLE AUTHORITY

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(Service) regulations concerning the authority to grant the parole of 
aliens from Service custody by specifically identifying the scope of 
that authority to include the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, 
the Executive Associate Commissioner for Field Operations, and regional 
directors. This action is being taken to clarify which individuals are 
authorized by the Attorney General, acting through the Commissioner, to 
grant parole from Service custody.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/28/00                    65 FR 82254
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      12/28/00
Interim Final Rule Delay of 
Effective Date until 03/30/2001 01/26/01                     66 FR 7863
Interim Final Rule Effective    01/29/01
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2004-99
(See Also 1115-AE68)

Agency Contact: Yvette LaGonterie, Director, Parole Branch, Office of 
International Affairs, Division Field Operations, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, ULLICO Bldg., Third 
Floor, 111 Massachuttes Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202 305-2670

RIN: 1115-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________




1778. EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF DURATION OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN F AND J 
NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/15/99                    64 FR 32146
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/16/99
Final Action                    06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 1992-99

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

Efren Hernandez, Chief, Business and Trade Branch, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________




1779. CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN 
ALIEN SPOUSES AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS; BATTERED AND ABUSED CONDITIONAL 
RESIDENTS

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

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

[[Page 25659]]

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/16/91                    56 FR 22635
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

Agency Contact: 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-AF59
_______________________________________________________________________




1780. EXTENSION OF 25-MILE LIMIT AT SELECT ARIZONA PORTS-OF-ENTRY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 
1201; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations to extend the distance Mexican nationals may travel into 
the United States without obtaining additional Immigration 
documentation at selected ports-of-entry (POEs) along the United States 
and Mexico border. The selected POEs are located in the State of 
Arizona at Sasabe, Nogales, Mariposa, Douglas, and Naco. Once visitors 
to Arizona meet the inspection requirements of legal entry to the 
United States, they will be able to travel within the 75-mile border 
region of Arizona. This rule is intended to promote border area while 
still ensuring that sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent 
illegal entry to the United States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/08/99                    64 FR 68616
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      02/07/00
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2026-99

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frances De Choudens, Assistant Chief Inspector, 
Inspections Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Room 4064, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 353-0591

RIN: 1115-AF60
_______________________________________________________________________




1781. REVOKING GRANTS OF NATURALIZATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1443

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 340

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the INS regulations relating to 
administrative revocation of naturalization by changing the burden of 
proof the INS must satisfy in order to administratively revoke a grant 
of naturalization and clarifying the 180-day period for the rendering 
of the district directors decision. This rule provides that INS will 
only initiate revocation proceedings based on clear, unequivocal, and 
convincing evidence with the burden of proof remaining with INS 
throughout the administrative process and through the issuance of the 
final decision. This rule clarifies the issues raised by the 
promulgation of the final rule that was published in 1996 at 61 FR 
5550. A final rule requesting comments was published in the Federal 
Register on October 28, 1996, at 61 FR 55550.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/31/00                    65 FR 17127
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/30/00
Final Rule                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.1858-97

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Janice B. Podolny, Associate General, Chief 
Examinations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 6100, 425 I 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________




1782. REGISTRATION AND FINGERPRINTING OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES: 
CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1201a; 8 USC 1301; 8 USC 
1305

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 264; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations governing applications for renewal of 10-year Permanent 
Resident Cards upon their expiration. This rule adds documents to the 
acceptable list of registration requirements and clarifies the 
requirements for Lawful Permanent Resident (LPRs) to file Form I-90, 
Application to Replace Alien Registration Card, if they are also 
applying for naturalization. This rule also provides additional methods 
to verify employment eligibility for those in the process of renewing 
their expired or expiring Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card. These 
changes are necessary to facilitate the 10-year Form I-551 renewal 
process. This rule also clarifies the fingerprinting requirements for 
lawful permanent residents who reach the age of 14 years. An interim

[[Page 25660]]

is necessary because the I-90 program must be implemented as the 10-
year I-551 begin to filed with INS. A proposed rulemaking will not 
allow the INS to meet its program requirement, and it will be 
burdensome on the public as it will create a class of aliens who have 
expired Alien Registration Cards with no means to renew their I-551.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.2042-00

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF71
_______________________________________________________________________




1783. NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS FOR SECOND PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
IMMIGRANT PHYSICIANS SERVING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS OR AT 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FACILITIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 106-113; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 
1153; 8 USC 1154; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1255; 8 USC 1641

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113 was enacted. Section 
117 amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) at section 203 to 
provide national interest waivers to alien physicians agreeing to 
practice 5 years in designated medically undeserved areas or at 
Veterans' Affairs facilities. The Service proposes an amendment to 8 
CFR 204 and 245 in order to implement the new statutory provisions. The 
Service is issuing an interim regulation so that applicants may begin 
to take advantage of the new provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/06/00                    65 FR 53889
Correction to Interim Final Rule09/27/00                    65 FR 57943
Interim Final Rule Effective    10/06/00
Correction to Interim Final Rule10/20/00                    65 FR 63118
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/06/00
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2048-00

Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Adjudications 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-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________




1784. PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE H-1C NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION 
UNDER PUBLIC LAW 106-95

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 
1187; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 12, 1999, the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged 
Areas Act (NRDAA) was enacted creating a new H-1C nonimmigrant nurse 
category. This rule amends the Service's regulations in order to 
implement the NRDAA as it relates to the adjudication petitions for H-
1C classification. This rule will facilitate the hiring of alien 
registered nurses to reduce the shortage of nurses in certain areas of 
the United States while protecting the rights of U.S. nurses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/01
Final Rule                      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2050-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________




1785. EXPANSION OF DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES; CLARIFICATION OF DRIVER'S 
LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO DEDICATED COMMUTER LANES AND 
AUTOMATED PERMIT PORT PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1183; 8 USC 
1201; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 235

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service regulations governing the Dedicated Communter Lanes (DCL) and 
Automated Permit Port programs by establishing DCLs along the northern 
borders of the United States. The rule proposes to clarify that non-
driving passengers who do not have a driver's license, for example, 
children, certain elderly people, and others who are ineligible to 
drive or otherwise choose not to drive, are not required to have or 
present a drivers license before their application is approved.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2058-00

Sectors Affected: None

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

[[Page 25661]]

Phone: 202 305-9246

RIN: 1115-AF77
_______________________________________________________________________




1786. WAIVING THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1181; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 
1447; 29 USC 794(a), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 316; 8 CFR 335

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Currently all naturalization applicants filing Form N-400, 
Application for Naturalization, are required to be fingerprinted on 
Form FD-258 Applicant Card for the purpose of conducting criminal 
background checks by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This 
rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations by 
providing a fingerprinting waiver for naturalization applicants who, 
because of a permanent impairment, are unable to provide any 
fingerprints. It also provides an alternative method for collecting the 
required background clearances.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule With Request 
for Comments                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2060-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 980, 801 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-9475

RIN: 1115-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________




1787. UPDATE OF LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS OR NATIONALS ARE 
INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES TO THE UNITED 
STATES UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 233

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule updates the list of those countries that 
the Service, acting on behalf of the Attorney General and jointly with 
the Department of State, has determined to be ineligible for 
participation in the TWOV program. This rule also removes certain 
countries from the ineligible listing so that aliens from these 
countries can have their passport and visa requirements waived. This 
rule is intended to benefit the traveling public by expanding the 
number of countries whose citizens or nationals may transit the United 
States without a visa while preventing an increase in the abuse of the 
TWOV program by citizens or nationals of countries placed on the 
ineligible list.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/05/01                     66 FR 1017
Interim Final Rule Delay of 
Effective Date                  02/02/01                     66 FR 8743
Interim Final Rule Effective    04/06/01
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No.2020-99

Sectors Affected: None

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-AF81
_______________________________________________________________________




1788. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUMERICAL LIMIT ON ASYLUM GRANTS AND REFUGEE 
ADMISSIONS BASED ON RESISTANCE TO COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1157; 8 USC 1158; 8 USC 
1226; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1282; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 601(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) provides that, for any 
fiscal year, not more than a total of 1,000 refugees may be admitted or 
granted asylum based solely on resistance to coercive population 
control measures. This rule authorizes the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
to make conditional grants of asylum in those cases in which an 
applicant is found to merit asylum solely on the basis of resistance to 
coercive population control measures and establishes a mechanism for 
converting no more than 1,000 conditional grants per fiscal year to 
final asylum grants. The rule also establishes procedures for 
administering a waiting list in those years that the number of 
conditional grants exceeds the statutory limit for final grants, 
reserves a certain number of authorization numbers for purposes of 
refugee admission, and addresses procedures for administering 
derivative conditional grants, terminating conditional grants, and 
other procedures specific to this rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule With Request 
for Comments                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2067-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel, Supervisor for Asylum Operations, 
International Affairs, Department of

[[Page 25662]]

Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 3rd Floor, 111 
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________




1789. ADDING ACTUARIES AND PLANT PATHOLOGISTS TO APPENDIX 1603.D.1 OF 
THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule proposes to amend 8 CFR 214.6 by adding the 
occupations of actuary and plant pathologists to Appendix 1603.D.1. 
This rule proposes to modify the licensure requirements for Canadian 
citizens seeking admission to the U.S. as a TN nonimmigrant category 
alien. These amendments are being proposed to reflect the agreements 
made among the three parties to the North American Free Trade 
Agreement. Also, this rule will facilitate travel to the U.S. and 
benefit U.S. businesses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/19/00                    65 FR 79320
NPRM Comment Period End         02/20/01
Final Action                    07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2068-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________




1790. POWER OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TERMINATE DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS AND 
INITIATE RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 104-208

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 309

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to implement section 309(c)(3) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) by 
affording certain aliens rendered ineligible for relief from 
deportation by recent changes in the law the opportunity to have their 
deportation proceedings terminated and removal proceedings initiated in 
order to apply for relief. Certain permanent resident aliens rendered 
ineligible for section 212(c) relief by the Antiterrorism and Effective 
Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and certain non-permanent resident aliens 
rendered ineligible for suspension of deportation by the stop time rule 
in IIRIRA may apply for ``repapering'' (as it is commonly known) under 
this rule. This process would not apply to aliens eligible for 212(c) 
relief pursuant to the procedures described in the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review (EOIR) rulemaking in response to the ``Soriano'' 
case (RIN 1125-AA29).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/30/00                    65 FR 71273
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/01
Final Action                    10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2083-00

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________




1791. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE; TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 205; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Immigration and Naturalization Service is amending its 
regulations governing eligibility for adjustment of status under 
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to conform the 
regulations to existing policy and procedures and to remove language 
that has been superseded by subsequent legislation. Specifically, this 
interim rule conforms the regulations to include the changes made by 
Public Law 105-119 and Public Law 106-544. It also provides for the 
changes contained in the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000 
(LIFE ACT). As required by the Life Act, this rule changes the sunset 
date of section 245(i) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act to the 
new date of April 30, 2001, for filing of qualifying petitions or 
applications that enable the applicant to apply to adjust status using 
section 245(i) and clarifies the effect of the new sunset date on 
eligibility. This means that in order to preserve the ability to apply 
for adjustment of status under section 245(i), an alien must be the 
beneficiary of a visa petition for classification under section 204 of 
the Act or application for labor certification properly filed on or 
before April 30, 2001, and determined to have approval when filed. This 
rule also provides guidance on the standard for review of filing for 
immigrant visa petitions and applications for labor certification on or 
before April 30, 2001.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/26/01                    66 FR 16383
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/26/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/25/01
Final Action                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 25663]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2078-00; This rulemaking supersedes RIN 
1115-AD83.

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AF91
_______________________________________________________________________




1792. ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING DEFINITIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Department regulations that 
govern establishing asylum eligibility. This rule is intended to 
provide guidance on certain issues that have arisen in the context of 
asylum adjudications. The amendments focus on portions of the 
regulations that deal with the definitions of persecution, membership 
in a particular social group, and State action. This rule codifies long 
standing concepts of the definition of persecution. It clarifies that 
gender can be a basis for membership in a particular social group. It 
also clarifies that a person who has suffered or fears domestic 
violence may be considered a member of a particular social group. The 
Department of Justice believes this issue required further examination 
after the Board of Immigration Appeals decision, Matter of R-A. This 
rule also clarifies that the factors considered in Ninth Circuit case 
law regarding membership in a particular social group are non-
determinative. Finally, the rule offers further guidance on what is 
required to show a State's inability or unwillingness to control a 
persecutor.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/07/00                    65 FR 76588
NPRM Comment Period End         01/22/01
Final Action                    09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS 2092-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dorthea Lay, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 
6100, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 305-8414
Fax: 202 514-0455

RIN: 1115-AF92
_______________________________________________________________________




1793. PETITION TO CLASSIFY ALIEN AS IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A U.S. CITIZEN 
OR PREFERENCE IMMIGRANT; ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF A PERSON 
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule amends regulations of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (Service) to provide an exception from the 
general prohibition against approval of immigration benefits based upon 
a marriage entered into during removal proceedings. The rule creates a 
good faith exception to the prohibition. This final rule completes the 
regulatory implementation of the Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: See INS No. 1419-91

Agency Contact: Michael C. Biggs, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Rooom 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AF94
_______________________________________________________________________




1794.  REMOVAL OF BURMA FROM GUAM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 
1252; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212.1(e)(3)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule removes from the list of countries authorized to 
participate in the Guam Visa Waiver Program without significantly 
restricting legitimate travel to Guam. The action is necessary to 
protect the U.S. Law Enforcement and National Security interest. This 
action is being taken because Burma has been designated as a country of 
Special Humanitarian concerns and because Burma has a visitor visa 
refusal rate that exceeds 16.9 percent.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/03/01                      66 FR 235
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      03/05/01
Final Rule                      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2099-00

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AF95

[[Page 25664]]

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1795.  CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; APPLICATIONS FOR 
CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 106-395

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299; 8 CFR 310; 8 CFR 320; 8 CFR 322; 8 
CFR 338; 8 CFR 341; 8 CFR 499; ...

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 27, 2001, Mandated by Law.

Abstract: This rule implements title I of the Child Citizenship Act of 
2000 (CCA), Pubic Law 106-395. First, it amends the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by adding a new part which 
addresses application procedures for foreign-born children residing in 
the United States pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent 
residence, who acquire citizenship automatically under section 320 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), as amended. This rule 
established procedures for these foreign-born children, including 
adopted children, to obtain certificates of citizenship. Second, this 
rule also addresses application procedures for foreign-born children 
residing outside the United States, who can acquire citizenship under 
section 322 of the Act, as amended, by approval of an application and 
taking the oath of allegiance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No 2101-00

Agency Contact: Ramona McGee, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 6100, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7965

RIN: 1115-AF98
_______________________________________________________________________




1796.  ALLOWING FOR THE FILING OF FORM I-140 VISA PETITION 
CONCURRENTLY WITH A FORM I-485 APPLICATION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 28, 2000.

Abstract: The current regulations provide that an alien worker who 
wants to apply for permanent residence by filing the appropriate Form 
I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, 
cannot do so until he or she obtains approval of the underlying 
petition, Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. This 
procedure has resulted in aliens experiencing unnecessary delays due to 
the heavy backlog created by increasing numbers of cases received by 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This rule amends the 
Service's regulations by allowing the Forms I-140 and I-485 to be filed 
concurrently when a visa is immediately available, thereby improving 
the efficiency of the system, as well as customer service. This rule 
will also allow the alien worker to apply for employment authorization 
(Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization) and advanced 
parole authorization (Form I-131, Application for Travel Document) 
while the Form I-485 is pending.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2104-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Maurice R. Berez, Adjudications 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-AG00
_______________________________________________________________________




1797.  SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA FOR FOURTH PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT-
BASED BROADCASTERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service regulations by establishing the procedure under which the 
International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (BBG), or a BBG grantee organization, may file 
special fourth preference immigrant petitions for alien broadcasters. 
This rule explains the requirements the alien broadcaster must meet in 
order to be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition. This 
regulatory change is necessary in order to assist the BBG in fulfilling 
its statutory obligation to hire alien broadcasters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2106-00

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Craig S. Howie, Adjudications 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-AG01

[[Page 25665]]

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1798.  ESTABLISHING PREMIUM PROCESSING SERVICE FOR EMPLOYMENT-
BASED PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule changes the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
regulations to establish premium processing service for certain 
employment-based petitions and applications. If an individual pays a 
fee for premium processing service, the INS will process the petition 
or application in 15 days. Premium Processing Service will give 
American businesses an option to pay for more rapid processing of 
petitions and applications to meet their needs for foreign workers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS NO. 2108-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tracy Renaud, Adjudications Officer, Immigration 
Services Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 10th Floor, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 305-8010

RIN: 1115-AG03
_______________________________________________________________________




1799.  ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF NICARAGUA, 
CUBA, AND HAITI

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 241; 8 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule implements the provisions of the Legal 
Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE) and its technical amendments to 
both the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act 
(NACARA), and the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998. 
Specifically, section 1505 of the amendments to LIFE states that 
section 241(a)(5) of the INA does not apply to adjustment applicants 
under NACARA/HRIFA and that the grounds of inadmissibility under 
section 212(a)(9)(A) and (C) of the INA may be waived for NACARA/HRIFA 
adjustment applicants. Section 241(a)(5) of the Act provides for the 
reinstatement of a removal order against any alien who illegally re-
enters the United States after having been removed or after having 
departed voluntarily under an order of removal. It also bars any alien 
whose removal order has been reinstated from receiving any relief under 
the Act, including any waivers of grounds of inadmissibility necessary 
for the grant of adjustment of status. Sections 212(a)(9)(A) and 
212(a)(9)(C) of the Act are grounds of inadmissibility relating to 
aliens previously removed and aliens who are unlawfully present in the 
United States after previous immigration violations, respectively. 
Section 1505 of the amendments to LIFE also states that an alien who 
has become eligible for benefits under NACARA/HRIFA as a result of the 
enactment of LIFE may file a motion to reopen his or her removal 
proceedings in order to apply for adjustment or to apply for 
cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2113-01

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin J. Cummings, Adjudications 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-AG05
_______________________________________________________________________




1800.  ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL RESIDENT STATUS OF CERTAIN CLASS 
ACTION PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTERED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1982, UNDER THE LEGAL 
IMMIGRATION AND FAMILY EQUITY ACT (LIFE ACT)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1255a; 8 USC 1225a note

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 245a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule implements section 1104 of the Legal 
Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) and LIFE Act Amendments 
pertaining to adjustment of status of certain class action participants 
(specifically, Catholic Social Services v. Meese (CSS), 509 U.S. 43 
(1993), League of United Latin American Citizens v. INS (LULAC), 509 
U.S. 43 (1993), and Zambrano v. INS, 509 U.S. 918 (1993) class 
applicants) who entered before January 1, 1982, to that of person 
admitted for lawful residence. This rule establishes procedures for a 
1-year application period to allow CSS, LULAC, and Sambrano class 
applicant to apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent 
residence.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2115-01

Agency Contact: Suzy Nguyen, Adjudications 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-AG06

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1801.  NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES; SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAWFUL 
PERMANENT RESIDENTS; V CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1102; PL 106-553

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 205; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 
CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 1102 of the LIFE Act of 2000 amends the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to create a new nonimmigrant classification V for 
the spouses and children of lawful permanent residents awaiting the 
availability of an immigrant visa number in the appropriate preference 
category in accordance with the State Department's monthly Visa 
Bulletin. Eligible spouses and children of lawful permanent residents 
residing abroad that obtain the V nonimmigrant visa from the Department 
of State may work and reside in the United States on the basis of the V 
classification until they can apply for adjustment of status to that of 
lawful permanent resident. Certain eligible spouses and children of 
lawful permanent residents already present in the United States on the 
basis of the V classification until they can apply to adjust status to 
that of lawful permanent resident. This rule sets forth eligibility 
criteria and procedures for obtaining the V visa classification and 
related employment authorization.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS NO. 2117-01

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AG08
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1802.  AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ACT 
OF 2000 AND OTHER RELATED BILLS

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 103; 8 CFR 202; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act, Public 
Law 106-313, was enacted on October 17, 2000, along with two bills, the 
Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act, Public Law 106-311, and a bill to 
increase the fee for certain H-1B petitions. Together, these bills make 
significant changes to the H-1B classification. Public Law 106-313 
increases the numerical H-1B cap to 195,000 for FYs 2000-2002 and the 
percentage of the fees that INS receives to 4 percent. It exempts 
certain aliens from the numerical cap, provides for the ``portability'' 
of employment authorization, in certain circumstances, 1-year 
extensions of stay for certain aliens who have permanent residence 
applications pending. It also authorizes the creation of an Immigration 
Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account for appropriation of 
funds to eliminate the immigration benefit application processing 
backlog. This regulation clarifies several interpretive questions 
raised by the bills and ensures INS practice is consistent with these 
laws.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: John W. Brown, Adjudications Officers, Adjudications 
Division, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7435

Deborah Misir, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 307-6596

RIN: 1115-AG11
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1803.  K NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION, LEGAL IMMIGRATION FAMILY 
EQUITY ACT (LIFE)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 106-553

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 248; 8 CFR 274a

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 21, 2000.

Abstract: Section 1103 of the Legal Immigration Equity Act (LIFE), 
Public Law 106-553, creates a new nonimmigrant classification under INA 
101(a)(15)(K) for the spouses and children of U.S. citizens who have 
pending immigrant Visa applications. This rule establishes this 
classification in the INS regulations, including creating filing and 
adjudication procedures, as well as procedures for adjusting status 
from this new nonimmigrant classification to that of a law permanent 
resident.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: LIFE creates another separate nonimmigrant 
classification V and also amends the INA for other purposes. Each of 
these will be addressed in a separate rule. [INS No. 2127-01]

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Hardin, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications 
Divison, Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Room 3214, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536

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Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AG12
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1804.  ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN SYRIAN NATIONALS GRANTED 
ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1255; sec 
202, PL 105-100, 111 Stat 2160, 2193; 8 CFR 2

CFR Citation: None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 27, 2000, the President signed into law Public Law 
106-378, which provides for the adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident of certain Syrian nationals, without regard to the 
annual numerical limitation requirement. This interim rule discusses 
eligibility and sets forth application procedures for persons wishing 
to adjust status on the basis of Public Law 106-378. The INS is issuing 
this action as an interim rule because Public Law 106-378 provided for 
a 1-year application period, which will end on October 26, 2001. This 
will ensure that applicants are provided with as much time as possible 
to apply for the benefits under Public Law 106-378.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AG13
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1805.  ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN ALIENS FROM VIETNAM, 
CAMBODIA, AND LAOS IN THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 6, 2000, the President signed into law Public Law 
106-429, the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act of 2001, section 586 
of which provides for the adjustment of status for certain aliens from 
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. To apply for adjustment under this 
provision, eligible applicants must have been physically present in the 
United States since October 1, 1997, and inspected and paroled into the 
United States from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program from a 
refugee camp in East Asia or from a displaced persons camp administered 
by the United Nations in Thailand. This rule further discusses 
eligibility, sets forth application procedures, and amends Service 
regulations to provide for adjustments of status on the basis of 
section 586 of Public Law 106-429.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/00/01
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No. 2124-01

Sectors Affected: None

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

RIN: 1115-AG14
_______________________________________________________________________




1806.  ADDING COLOMBIA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS 
OR NATIONALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV) PRIVILEGES 
TO THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE TWOV PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 
1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1228; 8 USC 
1252; 8 USC 1227

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Transit Without Visa program allows certain aliens to 
transit the United States en route to a specified foreign country 
without a passport or visa provided they are traveling on a carrier 
signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service in accordance with section 233(c) of the Act. This interim rule 
adds Colombia to the list of those countries that the Service, acting 
on behalf of the Attorney General and jointly with the Department of 
State, has determined to be ineligible for participation in the TWOV 
program

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/30/01                    66 FR 17321
Interim Final Rule Effective    04/02/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      05/29/01
Final Action                    11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: INS No 2129-01

Sectors Affected: None

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-AG16

[[Page 25668]]

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1807.  NEW CLASSIFICATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND 
VICTIMS OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 
1103; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 
1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252a; 22 
USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule sets forth application requirements for two new 
nonimmigrant visa categories. The ``T'' classification permits victims 
and witnesses in trafficking cases, up to 5,000 principals per year, to 
remain in the United States when assisting law enforcement agencies 
with investigation and/or prosecution of traffickers. The ``U'' 
classification is for non-United States Citizen/Lawful Permanent 
Resident (USC/LPR) victims of certain violent crimes who cooperate with 
an investigation and/or prosecution. There is a limit of 10,000 
principals per year.
This rule also provides both immigrant and nonimmigrant relief by 
expanding eligibility for lawful permanent residency to spouses who 
self-petition by filing an appropriate application within 2 years of 
divorce from an abusive USC/LPR spouse and adds numerous other changes 
to the existing regulations at 8 CFR 204.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Agency Contact: Anne M. Veysey, Director, Program Strategy and 
Development Branch, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7372

RIN: 1115-AG19
_______________________________________________________________________




1808.  PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

Priority: Other Significant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 
1104; 8 USC 1252; 22 USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 95

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, April 28, 2001, Statutory deadline 
for promulgation of regulations.

Abstract: This rule will amend 28 CFR and sets forth implementing 
guidance for section 107(c) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000. The Attorney General and the Secretary of State 
are promulgating these regulations for law enforcement, Immigration, 
and Department of State (DOS) officials regarding the protection of 
victims of severe forms of trafficking who are in custody, the access 
of such victims to information about their rights and translation 
services, and the training of appropriate Department of Justice and DOS 
personnel in identifying and protecting such victims. The rule also 
addresses the authority of Federal law enforcement officials to permit 
the continued presence in the United States of certain victims of 
severe forms of trafficking who are potential witnesses in order to aid 
prosecutions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Federalism:  Undetermined

Sectors Affected: All

Agency Contact: Anne M. Veysey, Director, Program Strategy and 
Development Branch, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7372

RIN: 1115-AG20
_______________________________________________________________________




1809.  REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES FOR VICTIMS OF 
TRAFFICKING AND CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8 USC 1101; 8 USC 1102; 8 USC 
1103; 8 USC 1104; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1184; 8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 
1224; 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226; 8 USC 1227; 8 USC 1252; 8 USC 1252a; 8 
USC 1255; 22 USC 7101; 22 USC 7105; ...

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule sets forth measures by which certain victims of 
severe forms of trafficking and victims of certain crimes may apply for 
adjustment to permanent resident status in accordance with Public Law 
106-386, the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anne M. Veysey, Director, Program Strategy and 
Development Branch, Department of Justice, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, Investigations Division, 425 I Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: 202 616-7372

RIN: 1115-AG21

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1810. EMPLOYER SANCTIONS MODIFICATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1738 10/07/96                    61 FR 52235
Correction (Interim Final Rule) 10/29/96                    61 FR 55840
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/06/96


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Angelo Sorrento
Phone: 202 514-0747

RIN: 1115-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________




1811. REGULATIONS RELATING TO TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

Priority: Other Significant

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

TPS Final Rule (INS No. 1612) 
Removal of Obsolete Sections 
Covering TPS for Salvadorans    09/10/96                    61 FR 47667
TPS Notice (INS No. 1832-97) 
Designation of Liberia          04/07/97                    62 FR 16608
TPS Notice (INS No. 1853-97) 
Designation of Rwanda Eff. 06/
07/97                           06/19/97                    62 FR 33442
TPS Notice (INS No. 1862-97) 
Designation of Bosnia-
Hercegovina                     08/01/97                    62 FR 41420
TPS Notice (INS No. 1863-97) 
Designation of Somalia          08/01/97                    62 FR 41421
TPS Notice (INS No. 1878-97) TPS 
Designation of Montserrat       08/28/97                    62 FR 45685
TPS Notice (INS No. 1775-96) TPS 
Designation of Burundi          11/04/97                    62 FR 59735
TPS Notice (INS No. 1877-97) TPS 
Designation of Sierra           11/04/97                    62 FR 59736
TPS Notice (INS No. 1780-97) TPS 
Designation of Sudan            11/04/97                    62 FR 59737
TPS Notice (INS No. 1910-98) 
Termination of Designation of 
Liberia                         03/31/98                    63 FR 15437
TPS Notice (INS No. 1929-98) TPS 
Designation of Kosovo           06/09/98                    63 FR 31527
TPS Notice (INS No. 1945-98) 
Extension of Designation of 
Somalia                         09/28/98                    63 FR 51602
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-98) 
Redesignation of Liberia        09/29/98                    63 FR 51958
TPS Notice (INS No. 1957-98) TPS 
Extension of Designation of 
Burundi                         11/03/98                    63 FR 59334
TPS Notice (INS No. 1958-98) TPS 
Extension of Designation of 
Sierra Leone                    11/03/98                    63 FR 59336
TPS Notice (INS No. 1959-98) 
Extension of Designation of 
Sudan                           11/03/98                    63 FR 59337
Final Action                    11/16/98                    63 FR 63593
TPS Notice (INS No. 1964-98) TPS 
Designation of Honduras         01/05/99                      64 FR 524
TPS Notice (INS No. 1965-98) TPS 
Designation of Nicaragua        01/05/99                      64 FR 526
TPS Notice (INS No. 1960-98) TPS 
Designation of Guinea-Bissau    03/11/99                    64 FR 12181
TPS Notice (INS No. 1986-99) TPS 
Redesignation of the Province of 
Kosovo                          06/08/99                    64 FR 30542
TPS Notice (INS No. 1953-99) 
Termination of TPS Designation 
of Liberia                      07/30/99                    64 FR 41463
TPS Notice (INS No. 2009-99) 
Extension of the TPS 
Registration Period for 
Hondurans and Nicaraguans       08/06/99                    64 FR 42991
TPS Notice (INS No. 2006-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Bosnia-Herzegovina              08/11/99                    64 FR 43720
TPS Notice (INS No. 2010-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Montserrat                      09/02/99                    64 FR 48190
TPS Notice (INS No. 2015-99) 
Extension of TPS Designation of 
Somalia                         09/13/99                    64 FR 49511
TPS Notice (INS No. 2022-99) 
Extension and Redesignation of 
Burundi Under Temporary 
Protected Status                11/09/99                    64 FR 61123
TPS Notice (INS No. 2024-99) 
Extension and Redesignation of 
Sierra Leone Under Temporary 
Protected S                     11/09/99                    64 FR 61125
TPS Notice (INS No. 2023-99) 
Extension and Redesignation of 
Sudan Under the Temporary 
Protected Stat                  11/09/99                    64 FR 61128
TPS Notice (INS No. 2043-00) 
Extension and Termination of 
Designation of Guinea-Bissau 
Under TPS                       03/20/00                    65 FR 15016
TPS Notice (INS No. 2044-00) 
Designation of Angola Under TPS 03/29/00                    65 FR 16634
TPS Notice (INS No. 2065-00) 
Extension of Designation 
Hondurans                       05/11/00                    65 FR 30438
TPS Notice (INS No. 2064-00) 
Extension of Nicaragua 
Designation                     05/11/00                    65 FR 30440
TPS Notice (INS No. 2066-00) 
Termination of the Kosovo...    05/23/00                    65 FR 33356
TPS Notice (INS No. 2065R-00) 
Extension of Re-Registration for 
Hondurans                       06/09/00                    65 FR 36719
TPS Notice (INS No. 2064R-00) 
Extension of Re-Registration for 
Nicaraguans                     06/09/00                    65 FR 36729
TPS Notice (INS No. 2079-00) 
Termination of Bosnia-
Herzegovina                     08/30/00                    65 FR 52789

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TPS Notice (INS No. 2087-00) 
Extension of Designation of 
Montserrat Under Temporary 
Protected Status                10/02/00                    65 FR 58806
TPS Notice (INS No. 2096-00) 
Extension of Designation of 
Burundi                         11/09/00                    65 FR 67404
TPS Notice (INS No. 2095-00) 
Extension of Designation of 
Sierra Leone                    11/09/00                    65 FR 67405
TPS Notice (INS No. 2094-00) 
Extension of Designation of 
Sudan                           11/09/00                    65 FR 67407
Correction TPS Notice (INS 
No.2090-00) Extension of 
Designation of Somalia          12/08/00                    65 FR 77074
TPS Notice (INS 2125-01) 
Designation of El Salvador      03/09/01                    66 FR 14214
TPS Notice (INS 2114-01) 
Extension and Redesignation of 
Angola                          04/05/01                    66 FR 18111

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Peters
Phone: 202 514-2454

RIN: 1115-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________




1812. INSPECTION AND EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF ALIENS; DETENTION AND REMOVAL 
OF ALIENS; CONDUCT OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS

Priority: Other Significant

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action-INS No. 1669-94)   03/22/96                    61 FR 11717
NPRM-INS No. 1788-96 Comment 
Period End 2/3/97               01/03/97                      62 FR 444
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1788-
96 Comment Period End 7/15/97   03/06/97                    62 FR 10312
Interim Final Rule Correction 
(Effective 04/01/97)            04/01/97                    62 FR 15362
Interim Final Rule-INS No. 1788-
96 Correction                   04/09/97                    62 FR 17048
Final Rule-INS No. 1920-98      07/22/98                    63 FR 39217


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Linda Loveless
Phone: 202 616-7489

Charles Adkins-Blanch
Phone: 703 305-0470

RIN: 1115-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________




1813. F-1 VISA ABUSERS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS

Priority: Other Significant

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mava Deadrick
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________




1814. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION BY EMPLOYERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF A MULTI-
EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________




1815. LIMITING LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS 
OF PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/07/98                    63 FR 16909
NPRM Comment Period End         06/08/98
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marguerite Przbylski
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AE70
_______________________________________________________________________




1816. PUBLIC CHARGE BOND PILOT PROGRAM

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lisa Roney
Phone: 202 514-3242

Michael Hardin
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________




1817. AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF FEE LEVIED ON F, J, AND M NONIMMIGRANT 
CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT 
RESPONSIBILITY ACT (IIRIRA)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/21/99                    64 FR 71323
NPRM Comment Period End         02/22/00
Final Rule                       To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 25671]]

Agency Contact: Song Park
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AF56
_______________________________________________________________________




1818. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP APPLICANTS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a, 8 CFR 341

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule               To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Janice B. Podolny
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AF90
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)



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1819. PETITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR 214

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn per Program Office    01/29/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Brown
Phone: 202 616-7435

Craig S. Howie
Phone: 202 353-8177

RIN: 1115-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1820. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE; TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON ELIGIBILITY

Priority: Other Significant

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

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1115-AD83       03/23/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michael Valverde
Phone: 202 514-4754

Frances A. Murphy
Phone: 202 514-4754

RIN: 1115-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________




1821. MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO NATURALIZATION REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 322; 8 CFR 337

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/30/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Richard Sheridan
Phone: 202 616-0583

RIN: 1115-AE07
_______________________________________________________________________




1822. PETITIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE H NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214; 8 CFR 274

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1115-AF41       03/19/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Brown
Phone: 202 616-7435

RIN: 1115-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________




1823. ASYLUM PROCEDURES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/06/00                    65 FR 76121

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AE93
_______________________________________________________________________




1824. CHANGE IN BUSINESS PRACTICES: COLLECTION OF INTEREST, PENALTIES, 
AND HANDLING CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER SANCTIONS FINES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       03/12/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brenda Garland
Phone: 202 616-7683

RIN: 1115-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________




1825. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FEE AND OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 244

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/28/00                    65 FR 82256
Final Action Effective          01/29/01
Delay of Effective Date until 
03/30/2001                      01/26/01                     66 FR 7863

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Valverde
Phone: 202 514-2763

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Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1115-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________




1826. REGULATIONS REGARDING AUTHORITY TO GRANT ASYLUM TO CERTAIN 
ARRIVING ALIENS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 203.30

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       04/01/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joanna Ruppel
Phone: 202 305-2663

RIN: 1115-AF64
_______________________________________________________________________




1827. DUPLICATION AND ELECTRONIC GENERATION OF FORMS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 299

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      10/17/00                    65 FR 61259

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Pamela T. Wallace
Phone: 202 305-1229

Ann Palmer
Phone: 202 305-1229

RIN: 1115-AF66
_______________________________________________________________________




1828. DETENTION OF ALIENS ORDER REMOVED

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 212.13; 8 CFR 236.1; 8 CFR 241.4

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      12/21/00                    65 FR 80281

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joan S. Lieberman
Phone: 202 514-2895

RIN: 1115-AF82
_______________________________________________________________________




1829. CONCURRENT FILING OF FORM I-140 AND FORM I-485

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Duplicate of RIN 1115-AG00      02/09/01

RIN: 1115-AF93
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Legal Activities (LA)



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1830. REVISION OF 28 CFR PART 15 PERTAINING TO THE DEFENSE OF CERTAIN 
SUITS AGAINST FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO CONFORM TO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
LIABILITY REFORM AND TORT COMPENSATION ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 2679(b)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 15

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: CIV 102

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

RIN: 1105-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________




1831. DESIGNATION OF AGENCIES TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE REPORTS 
REQUIRED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 13032

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 28, 1999.

Abstract: On October 30, 1998, Congress passed the Protection of 
Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (PCSPA). The PCSPA requires 
providers of an electronic communication service or a remote computing 
service to the public, through a facility or means of interstate or 
foreign commerce, to report incidents of child pornography as defined 
by sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 of title 18, United 
States Code, to the appropriate Federal agency. In order to facilitate 
effective reporting, the PCSPA requires the Attorney General to 
``designate an agency'' to receive and investigate such reports of 
child pornography. The proposed rule previously published set forth the 
Attorney General's proposed designations and certain other matters 
covered by the PCSPA's reporting requirements.
On November 29, 1999, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2000, Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501,

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Congress amended 42 U.S.C. 13032 to require providers to report such 
incidents to the Cyber Tipline at the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children, which shall forward that report to a law 
enforcement agency or agencies designated by the Attorney General. A 
second proposed rule is being prepared for publication that will 
reflect the change in the Agency to receive the reports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/26/99                    64 FR 28422
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/99
Second NPRM                     08/00/01
Second NPRM Comment Period End  10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Terry R. Lord, Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity 
Section, Department of Justice, 1331 F Street NW, 6th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-5780

RIN: 1105-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________




1832. WAIVER FOR FIREARM PROHIBITION ON NONIMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1105-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________




1833. MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE REGULATIONS

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 49 USC 30504

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Attorney General is required to issue regulations 
directing junk yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers 
to file monthly reports with the operator of the National Motor Vehicle 
Title Information System (NMVTIS) concerning vehicles in their 
possession. The reports are required by statute, 49 U.S.C. section 
30504(a) and (b), to provide the vehicle identification numbers, the 
date on which the vehicle was obtained, and the name of the individual 
or entity from whom the vehicle was obtained. Salvage and junk yard 
operators are also required to provide a statement of whether the 
automobile was crushed or disposed of for sale or other purposes. 
Insurance carriers are also required to provide the name of the owner 
of the automobile at the time the report is filed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: On a related issue, the FBI expects to issue 
regulations implementing the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle 
Information System (NSPMVIS). (See RIN 1110-AA01.)

Agency Contact: Deborah Sorkin, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, 
Office of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division, 1301 New York 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 305-4023
Fax: 202 305-0562

RIN: 1105-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________




1834. CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 
2000: TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS; EXPANSION OF COVERAGE TO URANIUM MILL 
WORKERS AND ORE TRANSPORTERS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2210 note, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act; 
PL 106-245, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000; PL 
106-553, Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 79

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, January 6, 2001.

Abstract: The Department is amending existing regulations to implement 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000, enacted on 
July 10, 2000. The Department is issuing two related rulemakings under 
this RIN to implement the Act. The first of the two related rulemakings 
is a final rule, technical in nature, providing conforming amendments 
(CIV 100). These technical amendments expand the list of radiogenic and 
chronic diseases that are currently compensable, lower the amount of 
radiation exposure required in certain cases, enlarge the number of 
uranium mining states eligible for compensation, amend the list of 
geographical areas to provide additional compensable radiation-affected 
areas, and revise other eligibility criteria consistent with the 
amended Act.
The second related rulemaking under this RIN is a proposed rule (CIV 
101) expanding compensation to two new claimant categories: Uranium 
mill

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workers and individuals involved in the transport of uranium ore or 
vanadium-uranium ore. The amendments establish eligibility criteria for 
the new claimant categories, define evidence that will be considered, 
and develop other requirements necessary to expand compensation to 
eligible mill workers and ore-transporters.
On March 22, 1999, the Department published a final rule in the Federal 
Register, 64 FR 13686, amending its existing regulations to allow the 
use of pathology reports of tissue biopsies as evidence of disease; 
include ``in situ'' lung cancers under the definition of primary 
cancers of the lung; and to allow claimants whose claims had been 
denied prior to the implementation of the regulations to file another 
three times. Both rulemakings (CIV 100 and CIV 101) will make changes 
to Department regulations in addition to the changes that had been made 
by the 1999 final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

CIV 100 - Technical Amendments  Final Action 09/00/01

CIV 101 - Expansion of Coverage  NPRM 09/00/01  NPRM Comment Period End 
11/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dianne S. Spellberg, Trial Attorney, Department of 
Justice, Room 3123, 1425 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 616-4129
Fax: 202 616-4313
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1105-AA75
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Legal Activities (LA)



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1835. FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT; REGULATIONS REVISED AND CLARIFIED 
TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE LAW

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 5.5(d)(10); 28 CFR 5.203(a); 28 CFR 5.204(a); 28 
CFR 5.205(a); 28 CFR 5.206(b); 28 CFR 5.304(c); 28 CFR 5.306(a); 28 CFR 
5.5(d)(11); 28 CFR 5.100(c); 28 CFR 5.100(d); 28 CFR 5.200(b); 28 CFR 
5.201(a)(1); 28 CFR 5.201(a)(2); 28 CFR 5.202(b); 28 CFR 5.202(e); ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As a result of the passage of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (LDA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1998 
(LDTAA), the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the Criminal Division 
is issuing new regulations concerning changes in the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq. 
These regulations replace the term ``political propaganda'' in the 
existing regulations with ``informational materials'' as provided in 
the LDA and make other changes to the FARA regulations required by the 
passage of the LDA and the LDTAA. The regulations also make other 
modifications to the existing regulations to facilitate the 
administration of FARA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/09/99                    64 FR 37065
NPRM Comment Period End         09/07/99
Final Action                    08/00/01
Final Action Effective          09/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: CFR CITATIONS CONT: 28 CFR 5.307; 28 CFR 
5.400(a) to (c); 28 CFR 5.401; 28 CFR 5.402(a) to (g); 28 CFR 
5.500(a)(4); 28 CFR 5.600; 28 CFR 5.601(a); 28 CFR 5.601(b).

Agency Contact: Marshall R. Williams, Chief, Registration Unit, 
Internal Security Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, 
Room 9300, 1400 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-1216

RIN: 1105-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________




1836. ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 530B

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 77

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 19, 1999.

Abstract: This rule supersedes the Department of Justice regulations 
relating to Communications with Represented Persons and implements 28 
U.S.C. 530B pertaining to ethical standards for attorneys for the 
Government. Under that provision, an attorney for the Government shall 
be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules 
governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that 
attorney's duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other 
attorneys in that State. This rule fulfills the Attorney General's 
obligation under section 530B and provides guidance to all Department 
of Justice employees who are subject to section 530B regarding their 
obligations and responsibilities under this new provision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/19/99                    64 FR 19273
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      06/21/99
Final Action                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Claudia J. Flynn, Director, Professional Responsibility 
Advisory Office, Department of Justice, Suite 500, National Theatre 
Building, 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-0458
Fax: 202 353-7491

RIN: 1105-AA67

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1837. ENHANCED NOTICE AND RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR OWNERS OF SEIZED 
PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE CAFRA OF 2000; DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY 
TOO COSTLY TO MAINTAIN; CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1324(b); 15 USC 1177; 17 
USC 509; 18 USC 981 to 983; 18 USC 1467; 18 USC 1955; 18 USC 1963; 18 
USC 2253 to 2254; 18 USC 2513; 19 USC 1606 to 1608; 19 USC 1610; 19 USC 
1612(b); 19 USC 1613; 19 USC 1618; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 853; 21 USC 871 
to 872; 21 USC 880 to 881; 21 USC 958; 21 USC 965; 22 USC 401; 28 USC 
509 to 510; 28 USC 524; PL 100-690, sec 6079

CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274; 21 CFR 1316; 28 CFR 8 (Revision); 28 CFR 9 
(Revision)

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 23, 2000, CAFRA applies to all 
forfeiture actions commenced on or after 8/23/00.

Abstract: By this rule, the Department does four things.
First, the Department is implementing new forfeiture procedures 
required by the recently enacted Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 
2000 (CAFRA). CAFRA's procedural changes enhance the ability of 
property owners to contest the forfeiture of seized property. CAFRA 
also makes other changes beneficial to property owners. In particular: 
1) The requirement to file a bond for costs with a claim is eliminated; 
2) the time for filing a claim is extended; and 3) the release of 
seized property is required under various circumstances. Congress made 
CAFRA's changes applicable to forfeiture proceedings commenced on or 
after August 23, 2000.
Second, the Department is adding a provision allowing the pre-
forfeiture disposition of seized property when the expense of holding 
the property is disproportionate to its value. This provision is needed 
to implement the pre-existing authority of 19 U.S.C. section 1612(b)--
one of the customs laws procedural statutes incorporated by reference 
in forfeiture statutes enforced by the Department. This provision will 
enable the Department to use the authority of section 1612(b) in 
appropriate cases to avoid disproportionately high storage and 
maintenance costs for seized property pending forfeiture.
Third, this rule consolidates previously existing forfeiture 
regulations of the INS, DEA, and the FBI in order to achieve greater 
consistency and promote overall fairness in the administrative 
forfeiture process by avoiding unnecessary differences in component 
procedures.
Fourth, the rule modifies the regulations at 28 CFR part 9 governing 
petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeiture to refer to DEA's 
Forfeiture Counsel and not to DEA's Office of Chief Counsel as the 
pertinent DEA official in DEA forfeiture cases; to incorporate where 
applicable CAFRA's statutory criteria for innocent ownership; and to 
provide discretionary authority for the Ruling Official to waive the 
payment of forfeiture-related costs and expenses as a condition of 
remission in cases in which the petitioner is a victim of the 
underlying offense.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph T. Donnelly, Acting Director, Department of 
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of Asset 
Forfeiture, Room 1040, CAB Building, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 
20536
Phone: 202 305-8303

John Hieronymus, Forfeiture Counsel, Department of Justice, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Office of Domestic Operations, Asset 
Forfeiture Section, Caller Number 91017, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 202 307-7636

Stephen J. Jobe, Acting Forfeiture Counsel, Department of Justice, 
Legal Forfeiture Unit, FBI, Office of the General Counsel, J. Edgar 
Hoover Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, VA 20535
Phone: 202 324-9700

RIN: 1105-AA74
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Legal Activities (LA)



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1838. VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 92 (New)

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Hinchman
Phone: 202 514-8059
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1105-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1839. FALSE CLAIMS AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1986--CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 28

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michael F. Hertz
Phone: 202 514-7179

RIN: 1105-AA42

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Completed Actions


Legal Activities (LA)



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1840. FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS (FCCS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 4 CFR ch II; 31 CFR 900 to 904

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Related Justice, Treasury and 
GAO Final Rules                 11/22/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Kathleen A. Haggerty
Phone: 202 514-5343

RIN: 1105-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




1841. ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/15/00                    65 FR 68891
Final Action Effective          11/15/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Evelyn Tang
Phone: 202 514-3452

RIN: 1105-AA76
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Justice Programs (OJP)



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1842.  PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3711 et seq

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance is proposing amendments to 
28 CFR part 32, which governs operation of the Public Safety Officers' 
Benefits Program. These proposed amendments would specify the maximum 
hourly fee that may be charged by representatives of claimants for 
financial benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program 
in connection with services rendered by these representatives on behalf 
of claimants in any application or proceeding before the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance. These proposed amendments serve also to clarify 
that married children who are eighteen or younger or over eighteen and 
a student at the time of the death of a public safety officer parent 
are not eligible for the PSOB program benefits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Valerie Neal, Chief, Public Safety Officers' Benefits 
Office, Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 307-0635

RIN: 1121-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________




1843.  GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) 
AND GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: PL 103-355, sec 2455; EO 12549

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: First, this proposed common rule on debarment and suspension 
would limit the mandatory lower tier application of an exclusion to the 
first procurement level under a nonprocurement covered transaction. 
Second, this proposed common rule on debarment and suspension would set 
the dollar threshold on prohibited lower-tier procurement transactions 
with excluded persons at $25,000. Third, both this proposed rule on 
debarment and suspension and the proposed rule on drug-free workplace 
requirements would eliminate the mandate for agencies and participants 
to obtain written certifications from awardees or persons with whom 
they propose to enter into covered transactions. Fourth, the proposed 
rule on drug-free workplace requirements would be separated from this 
proposed rule on debarment and suspension.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Linda Fallowfield, Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the General Counsel, 810 
7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 305-2534

RIN: 1121-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________




1844.  NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR 
ACTIVITIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3783; 42 USC 3789(d)

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Justice Programs proposes to amend the 
regulations governing the nondiscrimination provisions in the Safe 
Streets Act, which apply by reference to the Juvenile Justice Act, and 
to implement the nondiscrimination provisions of the Victims of Crime 
Act. Collectively, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis 
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, and handicap in 
federally assisted programs. OJP interprets the nondiscrimination 
provisions of these statutes as being consistent with each other, as 
well as with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI). The 
proposed

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regulations also expand and clarify other definitions. Accordingly, OJP 
is proposing these new regulations to clarify and revise the 
nondiscrimination requirements connected to Federal funding under these 
statutes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Daphane Felton-Green, Senior Counsel, Department of 
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Civil Rights, 810 7th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202 616-9865

RIN: 1121-AA58
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Office of Justice Programs (OJP)



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1845. GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INDIAN TRIBES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 91

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              09/24/96                    61 FR 49969
Correction                      10/18/96                    61 FR 54333
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/24/96
Final Action                    05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Philip Merkle
Phone: 202 307-2550

RIN: 1121-AA41
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1846. BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT OF 1998

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 33

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              09/23/98                    63 FR 50759
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/23/98
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/23/98
Final Action                    05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Lluana McCann
Phone: 202 305-1772

RIN: 1121-AA48
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1847. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR THE VOI/TIS GRANT 
PROGRAM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 28 CFR 91

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              08/08/00                    65 FR 48592
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/08/00
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/10/00
Final Action                    05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Philip Merkle
Phone: 202 307-2550

RIN: 1121-AA52
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