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RIN: 1615-AB59

Publication ID: Fall 2008

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: 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 1101 8 USC 1103 8 USC 1158

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	12/00/2008
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	01/00/2009

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: Jedidah Hussey Deputy Chief, Asylum Division Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Suite 3300, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529 Phone:202 272-1663 Email: jedidah.m.hussey@dhs.gov