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            <NAME>Department of State</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--Documentary Services Fee</RULE_TITLE>
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<p class="RuleNotice1">The Department of State (the Department) proposes an adjustment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule of Fees) for authentication of a document in the United States.&nbsp; The Department is incorporating the domestic authentications fee into the Schedule of Fees and increasing it from $8 to $15 (in light of the findings of the fiscal year 2015 update to the cost of service model) to ensure that the fees for consular services better align with the costs of providing those services.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Fully or Partially Exempt</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>None</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1153 note, 1183a note, 1184(c)(12), 1351, 1351 note, 1714, 1714 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. 2602(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1157 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>22 U.S.C. 214, 214 note, 1475e, 2504(h), 2651a, 4206, 4215, 4219, 6551</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>31 U.S.C. 9701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Robert</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Schlicht</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1400</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of State</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>STATE</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 486-6685</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>schlichtrr@state.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20522</ZIP>
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