1400-AC36 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1400 Department of State STATE Exchange Visitor Program--General Provisions

The U.S. Department of State is preparing a Final Rule following review of comments submitted in response to an Interim Final Rule with Request for Comment (filed March 28, 2023) for Subpart A (General Provisions) of 22 CFR part 62 (Exchange Visitor Program regulations), the regulations that apply to sponsors the Department of State designates to conduct international educational and cultural exchange programs. The Department of State is making administrative changes to the regulations to include providing sponsors two new options: (1) Using digital signature software to sign Certificates of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status (Forms DS-2019) and (2) electronically transmitting Forms DS-2019.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 22 CFR 62, subpart A 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) 22 U.S.C. 2651a No NPRM 09/22/2009 74 FR 48177 Final Rule With Request for Comment 10/06/2014 79 FR 60294 Interim Final Rule 03/28/2023 88 FR 18249 Interim Final Rule Effective 04/27/2023 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/30/2023 Final Rule 11/00/2023 No Businesses Organizations None No No http://www.regulations.gov/index.cfm No Yes Elizabeth Dickerson 1400 Department of State STATE 202 634-4797 dickersoneb@state.gov 2201 C Street NW, Washington DC 20520