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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB70 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Professional Conduct for Practitioners Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances 
Abstract: This rule proposes to clarify who is authorized to represent applicants and petitioners in proceedings before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and to change the rules and procedures concerning the standards of professional conduct for attorneys and other practitioners who appear before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Current regulations set forth who may represent individuals in immigration proceedings and also set forth the rules and procedures for imposing disciplinary sanctions against attorneys or other practitioners who engage in criminal, unethical, frivolous, or unprofessional conduct before DHS. The proposed revisions are necessary due to the creation of DHS and reflect the adjudication authority of immigration proceedings before both DHS and the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The changes proposed are intended to maintain the integrity of the adjudicatory processes for DHS by updating and improving the rules of professional conduct for practitioners. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1    8 CFR 292   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2008    
NPRM Comment Period End  01/00/2009    
Additional Information: CIS 2446-08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Frederick Tournay
USCIS Ethics Officer
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Chief Counsel, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Room 4210,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1400
Email: frederick.tournay@dhs.gov