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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA63 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Removal of Limitations on the Validity Period for Employment Authorization Documents  
Abstract: This rule amends DHS regulations governing issuance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to give the Agency discretion to modify EAD validity periods for initial, renewal, and replacement EADs. This rule also amended the regulations to reflect that the Agency will issue EADs to aliens granted asylum by the Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), with validity periods of up to 5 years, unless otherwise appropriate. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 274a     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552 to 552a    8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1201    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  07/30/2004  69 FR 45555   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  09/28/2004    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: CIS No. 2152-01 Transferred from RIN 1115-AG32
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:
Mark Phillips
Residence and Naturalization Division Chief
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Phone:240 721-3000