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DHS/USCIS | RIN: 1615-AB80 | Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
Title: Adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule | |
Abstract: This rule will adjust the fee schedule for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration and naturalization benefit applications and petitions, including nonimmigrant applications and visa petitions. These fees fund the cost of processing applications and petitions for immigration benefits and services, and USCIS associated operating costs. USCIS is revising these fees because the current fee schedule does not adequately recover the full costs of services provided by USCIS. Without an adjustment of the fee schedule, USCIS cannot provide adequate capacity to process all applications and petitions in a timely and efficient manner. The fee review is undertaken pursuant to the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act), 31 U.S.C. 901-03. The CFO Act requires each agencys Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to review, on a biennial basis, the fees, royalties, rents, and other charges imposed by the agency for services and things of value it provides, and make recommendations on revising those charges to reflect costs incurred by it in providing those services and things of value. Id. at 902(a)(8). This rule will reflect recommendations made by the DHS CFO and USCIS CFO, as required under the CFO Act. | |
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103 | |
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1356(m) |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Rendell Jones Chief Financial Officer Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Suite 4018, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20259 Phone:202 272-1969 Fax:202 272-1970 Email: rendell.jones@dhs.gov |