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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services</NAME>
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            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Implementation of Amendments Affecting Petitions for Employment Creation Aliens</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule proposes amendments to the regulations of the Department of Homeland Security to implement changes made by the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization of 2001. This legislation made various changes to the EB-5 Alien immigrant classification. This rule is being issued as an interim rule to comply with the statutory requirement that implementing regulations be issued by the Department within 120 days of enactment, and to ensure that the Department's regulations are consistent with the new legislation.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>8 CFR 204</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 216</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 245</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 299</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1151</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1153</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1154</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>...</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>03/02/2003</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>  </DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2003</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2003</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>INS No. 2253-03; Regulatory actions announced in 1115-AF27 are merged with this rulemaking.

Transferred from RIN 1115-AG93</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Maurice</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Berez</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>R.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Adjudications Officer, Office of Program and Regulations Development</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1615</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USCIS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 353-8177</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 3214, (ULLICO) 3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20529</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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