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            <NAME>Department of State</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Visas: Nonimmigrant Visas; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The Department proposes to amend its regulations at 22 CFR 41.84 governing trafficking victims and at section 41.12and 42.11 governing nonimmigrant and immigrant visa classifications. This rule is intended to clarify visa classification symbols that have become updated and ensure consistent formatting.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>22 U.S.C. 2651a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Andrea</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Lage</LAST_NAME>
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                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1400</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of State</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>STATE</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 663-1399</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>lageab@state.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20520</ZIP>
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