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DHS/OS RIN: 1601-AA58 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: Professional Conduct for Practitioners Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances 
Abstract: On February 2, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim rule with request for comments in the Federal Register implementing amendments to its regulations to conform the grounds of discipline and procedures regulations with those promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ); clarify who is authorized to represent applicants and petitioners in cases before DHS; remove duplicative rules, procedures, and authority; improve the clarity and uniformity of existing regulations; make technical and procedural changes; and conform terminology. The final rule will finalize the interim rule with additional changes to terminology. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1    8 CFR 292   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 and 1103    8 USC 1291   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  02/02/2010  75 FR 5225   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/04/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  03/04/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended  01/31/2011  76 FR 5267   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  03/02/2011    
Final Rule  03/00/2014 
Additional Information: CIS 2446-08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Catherine O'Connell
Disciplinary Counsel
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 4210,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1873
Email: disciplinarycounsel@uscis.dhs.gov