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        <RIN>1125-AA59</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1125</CODE>
            <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EOIR</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOJ</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Professional Conduct for Practitioners--Rules and Procedures, and Representation and Appearances</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule proposes to change the rules and procedures concerning the standards of representation and professional conduct for attorneys and other practitioners who appear before Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which includes the immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board). Current regulations set forth who may represent individuals in proceedings before EOIR and also set forth the rules and procedures for imposing disciplinary sanctions against attorneys or other practitioners who engage in criminal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct before EOIR.  The proposed revisions would increase the number of grounds for discipline and improve the clarity and uniformity of the existing rules while incorporating miscellaneous technical and procedural changes.  The changes proposed herein are based upon the Attorney General's recent initiative for improving both the immigration courts and the Board, which includes measures to update the sanction authorities of the immigration judges and the Board for professional misconduct, as well as EOIR's operational experience in administering the program over the last 6 years.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>8 CFR 1003</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>6 USC 521</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1154</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1155</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1158</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1182</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1226</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1229</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1229a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1229b</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1229c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1231</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1254a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1255</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1324d</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1330</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1361</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1362</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 509</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 1746</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950, sec 2, 3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 105-100, sec 203, 111 Stat 2196-200</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 106-386, sec 1506 and 1510, 114 Stat 1527 to 1529, 1531 to 1532</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 106-554, sec 1505, 114 Stat 2763A-326 to 2763A-328</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/30/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 44178</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/29/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/18/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 76914</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jean</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>King</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>General Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1125</CODE>
                    <NAME>Executive Office for Immigration Review</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EOIR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 305-0470</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 305-0443</FAX>
                <EMAIL>eoir.regs@usdoj.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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