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DHS/USICE RIN: 1653-AA31 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Requiring Certification of All Service-Approved Schools for Enrollment in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) 
Abstract: This rule continues the implementation of the process by which schools may be approved to obtain access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). On October 30, 2001, President George W. Bush issued Homeland Security Directive No. 2 requiring DHS to conduct periodic reviews of all institutions certified to receive nonimmigrant students. The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107-173 enacted May 14, 2002, also requires a periodic review of school approvals. This rule governs the review and certification process that DHS uses to approve schools to enroll foreign students. While DHS had in place an existing process for certifying and decertifying schools, DHS requires all previously approved schools to apply for certification in accordance with these new mandates cited above, prior to being allowed to enroll in SEVIS. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 214   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552 to 552a    8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1304    8 USC 1356    31 USC 1907    EO 12356   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  09/25/2002  67 FR 60107   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/25/2002    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  11/25/2002    
Final Action  To Be Determined 
Additional Information: CIS No. 2217-02 Transferred from RIN 1115-AG71
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 
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1115-AG71 
Agency Contact:
Katherine H. Westerlund
Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536-5600
Phone:703 603-3400
Email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov