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RIN: 1615-AB77

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Revisions to Federal Immigration Regulations for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Conforming Regulations
Abstract: This proposed rule implements various CNMI provisions of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA) by removing reference to the CNMI as a territory or possession of the United State and inserting CNMI in all references to the geographical "United States." This rule also proposes that employers in CNMI be permitted for employment eligibility verification purposes to accept certain CNMI-issued documents as evidence of both identity and work authorization for a 2-year period starting from the Transition Program effective date. This rule further proposes to specify that the provisions of section 208 and section 209(b) of the Immigration Nationality Act (the Act) shall not apply to persons present or arriving in the CNMI during the transition period. Furthermore, this rule proposes specifications to the inspection, admission and/or removal of aliens as it pertains to referral to an immigration judge in the CNMI during and after the transition period These conforming regulations are necessary to ensure proper implementation of and regulatory compliance with the statute.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208 and 209 8 CFR 214 and 215 8 CFR 217 8 CFR 235 8 CFR 248 8 CFR 264 8 CFR 274a (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-229

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2008
NPRM Comment Period End	01/00/2009

Additional Information: CIS 2460-08
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: 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