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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AB59 Publication ID: Fall 2007 
Title: ●Modifications to Forwarding of Affirmative Asylum Applications to Department of State  
Abstract: Promulgation of this regulation is intended to alter the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) forwards affirmative asylum applications to the Department of State (DOS) under 8 CFR. 208.11(a). An alteration of the regulation would permit USCIS in its discretion to send asylum applications to DOS in those cases where USCIS would like DOS information for our consideration in the adjudication. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 208   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1158   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lori Scialabba
Deputy Chief, Asylum Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
3rd Floor, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1625
Fax:202 272-1687
Email: joanna.ruppel@dhs.gov