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            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USICE</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Clarification of Criteria for Certification, Oversight, and Recertification of Schools by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) To Enroll F or M Nonimmigrant Students</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This proposed rule would clarify the criteria for nonimmigrant academic (F visa) and vocational (M visa) students and exchange aliens (J visa) to maintain visa status, and for the schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to enroll F or M nonimmigrant students to fulfill their recordkeeping, retention, and reporting requirements to SEVP. The proposed rule would incorporate significant refinements in policy and procedures that have evolved since the last major regulatory update in 2002  and since the establishment of SEVP nearly 6 years ago. The proposed rule would remove obsolete provisions in the regulations used prior to and during implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Program (SEVIS). In anticipation of the implementation of a major reprogramming of SEVIS, referred to as SEVIS II, that will begin in late 2009, the proposed rule would incorporate language to support that transition.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <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>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>8 CFR 103</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 214.3</CFR>
            <CFR>8 CFR 214.4</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>8 USC 1356(m)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 107-56</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 107-173</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1653-AA42</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Katherine</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Westerlund</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>H.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1653</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USICE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 603-3400</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>sevp@ice.dhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20536-5600</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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