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DHS/USICE RIN: 1653-AA44 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Clarification of Criteria for Certification, Oversight, and Recertification of Schools by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) To Enroll F or M Nonimmigrant Students 
Abstract: This rule amends DHS regulations 8 CFR 214.3 and 214.4 governing certification, oversight, and recertification of schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for attendance by F and/or M nonimmigrant students. The rule clarifies the criteria for initial certification, compliance, and recertification of SEVP-certified schools every two years. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 214.3    8 CFR 214.4   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356(m)    PL 107-56    PL 107-173   
Legal Deadline:  None

Statement of Need: SEVP recertification of schools will commence Apr 1, 2009. It is essential that this rule be implemented by that date to establish the standard for adjudications in the two-year recertification cycle that will commence on that date.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: It is extremely difficult to quantify monetarily the benefits of the Clarification of Criteria for Certification, Oversight and Recertification of Schools by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) To Enroll F or M Nonimmigrant Students regulation using standard economic accounting techniques. Nonimmigrant students, the schools that serve them, and the communities in which they live will benefit from the improvements and clarifications to the rules governing the certification, oversight, and recertification of schools certified by SEVP.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2009    
NPRM Comment Period End  11/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1653-AA42 
Agency Contact:
Louis Farrell
Director, Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Potomac Center North, 500 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20024-6121
Phone:703 603-3400