1653-AA74 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program

ICE will propose to adjust fees that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) charges individuals and organizations. In 2017, SEVP conducted a comprehensive fee study and determined that current fees do not recover the full costs of the services provided. ICE has determined that adjusting fees is necessary to fully recover the increased costs of SEVP operations, program requirements, and to provide the necessary funding to sustain initiatives critical to supporting national security. ICE will propose to adjust its fees for individuals and organizations to establish a more equitable distribution of costs and to establish a sustainable revenue level. The SEVP fee schedule was last adjusted in a rule published on September 26, 2008.

 

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Other 8 CFR 214 8 U.S.C. 1372 8 U.S.C. 1762 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1356 31 U.S.C 901-903 31 U.S.C. 902 ... Yes

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) conducted a comprehensive fee study in 2017 and determined that current fees, most recently adjusted in 2008, do not recover the full costs of the services provided. ICE has determined that adjusting fees is necessary to fully recover the increased costs of SEVP operations, program requirements, and to provide the necessary funding to implement and sustain initiatives critical to supporting national security. ICE will propose to adjust its fees for individuals and organizations to establish a more equitable distribution and sustainable level of costs relevant to services.

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ICE is in the process of assessing the costs, benefits, and transfers of this rule. In order to recover the full cost of its budget for the services it provides, SEVP proposes to increase the amounts of its fees for SEVP certified schools and for those schools that will seek SEVP certification, for F and M nonimmigrant students, and for J nonimmigrant exchange visitors. The fee adjustment would allow to continue to maintain and improve SEVIS in order to uphold the integrity of the U.S. immigration laws regarding student and exchange visitors.

]]> ]]> NPRM 04/00/2018 Undetermined Federal Local State Undetermined Undetermined No No Sharon Snyder Unit Chief, Policy and Response Unit 1653 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USICE 703 603-5600 Potomac Center North STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20536-5600