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DHS/USCIS

RIN: 1615-AB71

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: Registration Requirements for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject To Numerical Limitations
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to amend its regulations governing petitions filed on behalf of alien workers subject to annual numerical limitations. This rule proposes an electronic registration program for petitions subject to numerical limitations contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act). Initially, the program would be for the H-1B nonimmigrant classification; however, other nonimmigrant classifications will be added as needed. This action is necessary because the demand for H-1B specialty occupation workers by U.S. companies generally exceeds the numerical limitation. This rule is intended to allow USCIS to more efficiently manage the intake and lottery process for these H-1B petitions.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 299
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1184(g)

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  08/00/2010     NPRM Comment Period End  10/00/2010

Additional Information: USCIS 2443-08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Claudia F. Young Branch Chief Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Service Center Operations, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529 Phone:202 272-8163 Email: cf1young@dhs.gov