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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB66 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Updates to Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
Abstract: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is taking direct final action to correct errors and to remove erroneous text from its regulations. By taking this action, USCIS intends to provide correct, up-to-date information to the regulated community with as little delay as possible. Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations contains minor inadvertent print errors, references to regulatory passages that no longer exist, and passages that are no longer enforced because they have been invalided by court decisions. This rule also codifies two existing USCIS practices. The first is the current USCIS practice of considering DNA testing results to establish familial relationships. The second is the current, long-standing USCIS practice of invalidating a visa petition after the petition has been used to support the beneficiary’s successful application for an immigrant visa or to adjust status to that of a lawful permanent resident (LPR). Because these are current USCIS practices, codifying them will not constitute a change for the regulated community. USCIS is taking direct final action to codify them solely to provide correct, up-to-date information to the regulated community with as little delay as possible. This rule also eliminates references to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to reflect the transfer of immigration benefit service functions to USCIS pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Similarly, this rule revises the display of control numbers for information collections currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act required in title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1    8 CFR 103    8 CFR 204    8 CFR 210    8 CFR 214    8 CFR 244 to 245a    8 CFR 274 to 274a    8 CFR 299   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Action  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: CIS 2430-07
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:
Laura M. Dawkins
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Room 3040, Suite 1200, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1470
Fax:202 272-1480
Email: laura.dawkins@uscis.dhs.gov