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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA30 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Revoking Grants of Naturalization 
Abstract: This rule amends DHS regulations by rescinding the regulations relating to administrative revocation of naturalization. This change is necessary since the previous regulations at 8 CFR 340.1 were invalidated on July 20, 2000, by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the class action lawsuit Gorbach v. Reno, 219 F.3d 1087 (9th Cir. 2000), and final injunction prohibiting the use of these regulations on February 14, 2001. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 340   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103    8 USC 1443   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/31/2000  65 FR 17127   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/30/2000    
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Additional Information: CIS No.1858-97 Transferred from RIN 1115-AF63; Rule is being adopted as a final rule in RIN 1615-AB83.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jack Bulger
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1001
Fax:202 272-1008
Email: jack.bulger@dhs.gov