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RIN: 1400-AC36

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: Exchange Visitor Program--General Provisions
Abstract: EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM--GENERAL PROVISIONS-- The Department of State is amending the General Provisions (subpart A) of the existing Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) regulations. This section of the regulations establishes the procedures for designated Program sponsors and addresses overall Program administration. The regulations encompass technical changes to the General Provisions and address public diplomacy and foreign policy concerns, including the Department's ability to monitor Program sponsors and to ensure the safety and well-being of foreign nationals who come to the United States as Program participants. The final rule was effective on January 5, 2015, and this rulemaking incorporates any changes based on the 2014 public comments.
Agency: Department of State(STATE)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 22 CFR 62 subpart A
Legal Authority: Mutual Educational and Cultural Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87-256 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. sec 102 of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2452 sec 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	09/22/2009	74 FR 48177
NPRM Comment Period End	11/23/2009
Final Rule With Request for Comment	10/06/2014	79 FR 60294
Final Rule Comment Period End	12/05/2014
Final Rule	07/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
Public Comment URL: http://www.regulations.gov/index.cfm
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Jennifer Nupp Policy Analyst/Private Sector Exchange Department of State 5th Floor, 2200 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20522 Phone:202 632-9293 Fax:202 632-2701 Email: jexchanges@state.gov