Acting Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy

1615-AB77 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Application of Immigration Regulations to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

This final rule amends the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations to comply with the CNRA. The CNRA extends the immigration laws of the United States to the CNMI. This rule finalizes the interim rule and implements conforming amendments to their respective regulations.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Other 8 CFR 212.4(k)(1) and (2) 8 CFR 214.16(a), (b), (c) and (d) 8 CFR 245.1(d)(1)(v) and (vi) 8 CFR 274a.12(b)(24) 8 CFR 1245.1(d)(1)(v), (vi), and (vii) 8 CFR 2.1 Pub. L. 110-229 8 U.S.C. 1101 and note 8 U.S.C. 1102 8 U.S.C. 1103 8 U.S.C. 1182 and note 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1187 8 U.S.C. 1223 8 U.S.C. 1225 to 1227 8 U.S.C. 1255 8 U.S.C. 1185 note 8 U.S.C. 48 8 U.S.C. 1806 8 U.S.C. 1186a 8 U.S.C. 1187 8 U.S.C. 1221 8 U.S.C. 1281 and 1282 8 U.S.C. 1301 to 1305 8 U.S.C. 1372 Pub. L. 104-208 Pub. L. 106-386 Compacts of Free Association With the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and With the Government of Palau, sec. 141 48 U.S.C. 1901 (note) and 1931 note Pub. L. 105-100 Pub. L. 105-277 8 U.S.C. 1324a Statutory Final 11/28/2009 Consolidated Natural Resources Act (CNRA) of 2008. Public Law 110-229, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), was enacted on May 8, 2008. Title VII of this statute extended the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). No Interim Final Rule 10/28/2009 74 FR 55725 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/27/2009 Correction 12/22/2009 74 FR 67969 Final Action To Be Determined CIS 2460-08 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 1615-AB76 Related to 1615-AB75 Related to Brian Hunt Acting Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 202 272-8377 202 272-1480 brian.j.hunt@uscis.dhs.gov 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1200, Washington DC 20529-2200