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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AA57 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Board of Immigration Appeals: Composition of Board and Temporary Board Members 
Abstract: This rule amends the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) regulations relating to the organization of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) by adding four Board member positions, thereby expanding the Board to 15 members from its current level of 11. This rule also expands the list of persons eligible to serve as temporary Board members to include senior EOIR attorneys with at least 10 years of experience in the field of immigration law. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1003   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    6 USC 521    8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1154    8 USC 1155    8 USC 1158    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1226    8 USC 1229    8 USC 1229a    8 USC 1229b    8 USC 1229c    8 USC 1231    8 USC 1254a    8 USC 1255    8 USC 1324d    8 USC 1330    8 USC 1361    8 USC 1362    28 USC 509    28 USC 510    28 USC 1746    Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950, sec 2, 3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002    PL 105-100, sec 203, 111 Stat 2196–200    PL 106-386, sec 1506 and 1510, 114 Stat 1527 to 1529, 1531 to 1532    PL 106-554, sec 1505, 114 Stat 2763A-326 to 2763A-328    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  12/07/2006  71 FR 70855   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/05/2007    
Final Action  06/16/2008  73 FR 33875   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jean King
General Counsel
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 305-0470
Fax:703 305-0443
Email: eoir.regs@usdoj.gov