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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AE93 Publication ID: Spring 2000 
Title: New Rules Regarding Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal 
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Services regulations that govern asylum and withholding of removal. This rule clarifies that, in cases where the applicant has established past persecution, the Attorney General may deny asylum in the exercise of discretion, if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant does not face a reasonable possibility of future persecution in the applicant's country of nationality or, if stateless, the applicant's country of last habitual residence. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103    8 USC 1158    8 USC 1226    8 USC 1252    8 USC 1282    8 CFR 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (INS No. 1865-97)  06/11/1998  63 FR 31945   
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 09/11/98  08/04/1998  63 FR 41478   
Final Rule (INS No. 1865-97)  12/00/2000    
Additional Information: INS No. 1865-97; AG Order No. 2164-98
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Lori Scialabba
Deputy Chief, Asylum Division
3rd Floor, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1625
Fax:202 272-1687
Email: joanna.ruppel@dhs.gov