[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Justice Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XII
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
8 CFR Ch. I and V
21 CFR Ch. I
27 CFR Ch. II
28 CFR Ch. I
Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its spring 2003
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
5 U.S.C. sections 601-612 (1988).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel,
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 7236, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
requires that, each year, the Department publish a list of those
regulations that have a significant economic impact upon a substantial
number of small entities and are to be reviewed under section 610 of
the Act during the succeeding 12 months. This edition of the
Department's unified agenda includes three regulations requiring such a
review: ``Commerce in Explosives (Including Explosives in the Fireworks
Industry)'' (RIN 1140-AA01); ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of
Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities'' (RIN
1190-AA44); and ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State
and Local Government Services'' (RIN 1190-AA46). In accordance with the
RFA, comments are specifically invited on these regulations. Those
comments should be addressed to the contact persons listed in the
entries for these items.
Dated: April 9. 2003.
Viet D. Dinh,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.
Bureau of Prisons--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1636 Release of Information.............................................................. 1120-AA96
1637 Drug Abuse Treatment Program: Subpart Revision and Clarification.................... 1120-AB07
1638 Good Conduct Time: Aliens With Confirmed Orders of Deportation, Exclusion, or 1120-AB12
Removal.............................................................................
1639 Civil Contempt of Court Commitments: Revision To Accommodate Commitments Under the 1120-AB13
DC Code.............................................................................
1640 Inmate Discipline--Subpart Revision................................................. 1120-AB18
1641 Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication.................. 1120-AB20
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Bureau of Prisons--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1642 Intensive Confinement Centers....................................................... 1120-AA11
1643 Postsecondary Education Programs.................................................... 1120-AA25
1644 Literacy Program.................................................................... 1120-AA33
1645 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA39
1646 Telephone Regulations and Inmate Financial Responsibility........................... 1120-AA49
1647 Good Conduct Time................................................................... 1120-AA62
1648 Designation of Offenses Subject to Sex Offender Release Notification................ 1120-AA85
1649 Inmate Commissary Account Deposit Procedures........................................ 1120-AA86
1650 Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Disincentives and Enhanced Incentives................ 1120-AA88
1651 Searches of Housing Units, Inmates, Inmate Work Areas, and Persons Other Than 1120-AA90
Inmates: Electronic Devices.........................................................
1652 Occupational Educational Programs................................................... 1120-AA92
1653 Drug Testing Program................................................................ 1120-AA95
1654 Correspondence: Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence....................... 1120-AA98
1655 Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens............................ 1120-AA99
1656 Infectious Disease Management....................................................... 1120-AB03
1657 Religious Beliefs and Practices: Nomenclature Change................................ 1120-AB04
1658 District of Columbia Educational Good Time Credit................................... 1120-AB05
1659 Suicide Prevention Program.......................................................... 1120-AB06
1660 National Security; Prevention of Acts of Violence and Terrorism..................... 1120-AB08
1661 District of Columbia Youth Rehabilitation Act (DCYRA) Sentences: No Further Benefit 1120-AB09
Determinations......................................................................
1662 Inmate Fees for Health Care Services................................................ 1120-AB11
1663 Central Inmate Monitoring (CIM) System: Streamlining Rules.......................... 1120-AB14
1664 Comments on UNICOR Business Operations: Clarification of Addresses.................. 1120-AB15
1665 Admission and Orientation Program: Removal From Rules............................... 1120-AB16
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1666 Bureau of Prisons Emergencies....................................................... 1120-AB17
1667 Clarifying of Release Gratuities--Release Transportation Regulations To More Closely 1120-AB21
Conform to Statutory Provisions.....................................................
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Bureau of Prisons--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1668 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications.................................................. 1120-AA81
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Bureau of Prisons--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1669 Volunteer Community Service Projects................................................ 1120-AA03
1670 Incoming Publications............................................................... 1120-AA15
1671 Incoming Publications: Nudity and Sexually Explicit Material or Information......... 1120-AA59
1672 Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship............................................ 1120-AA77
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Civil Rights Division--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1673 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial 1190-AA44
Facilities (Section 610 Review).....................................................
1674 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services 1190-AA46
(Section 610 Review)................................................................
1675 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; 1190-AA47
Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility Standards; Recreation
Facilities..........................................................................
1676 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Complaint Process.... 1190-AA48
1677 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State or Local Government 1190-AA50
Facilities; Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities; Accessibility
Standards; Play Areas...............................................................
1678 Amendments to Procedures Advising States and Political Subdivisions Specially 1190-AA51
Covered Under the Voting Rights Act How To Seek Preclearance From the Attorney
General of Proposed Voting Changes..................................................
1679 Amendments to Coordination of Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 1190-AA52
Programs; Implementation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act 1973......................................................
1680 Procedures To Review Police Departments for a Pattern or Practice of Conduct That 1190-AA53
Deprives Persons of Rights, Privileges, or Immunities Secured or Protected by the
Constitution or Laws of the U.S.....................................................
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Civil Rights Division--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1681 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in 1190-AA49
Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance......................
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1682 27 CFR 178 Implementation of Pub. L. 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and 1140-AA07
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for FY 1999, Relating to the Permanent
Provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.............................
1683 27 CFR 178 Implementation of Public Law 105-277 Relating to Secure Gun Storage...... 1140-AA10
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1684 Implementation of the Safe Explosives Act, Title XI, Subtitle C of Public Law 107- 1140-AA00
296.................................................................................
1685 27 CFR 55 Commerce in Explosives (Including Explosives in the Fireworks Industry) 1140-AA01
(Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review)....................................
1686 27 CFR Part 55 Identification Markings Placed on Explosive Materials................ 1140-AA02
1687 27 CFR 55 Commerce in Explosives--Explosive Pest Control Devices.................... 1140-AA03
1688 27 CFR 178 Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 1140-AA04
Act of 1997)........................................................................
1689 27 CFR 178 Residency Requirement for Persons Acquiring Firearms..................... 1140-AA05
1690 27 CFR 55 Implementation of Public Law 104-208, the Omnibus Consolidated 1140-AA06
Appropriations Act of 1997, Relating to the Establishment of a National Repository
for Arson and Explosives Information................................................
1691 27 CFR 178 Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 1140-AA08
Supplemental Appropriations for FY `99, Relating to Firearms Disabilities for
Nonimmigrant Aliens.................................................................
1692 27 CFR 178 Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition--Annual Inventory.................... 1140-AA09
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1140-AA13 27 CFR 47 Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition; Recodification of Regulations (2002R-013P) 01/24/2003 Withdrawn--Moot because of
ATF transfer to DOJ.
1140-AA14 27 CFR 47 Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms; Recodification of 01/24/2003 Withdrawn---Moot because of
Regulations ATF transfer to DOJ.
1140-AA17 27 CFR 55 Delegation of Authority in 27 CFR Part 55--Commerce in Explosives 01/24/2003 Withdrawn--Moot because of
ATF transfer to DOJ.
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1693 Guidelines for Providing Controlled Substances to Ocean Vessels..................... 1117-AA40
1694 Sale by Federal Departments or Agencies of Chemicals Usable To Manufacture a 1117-AA47
Controlled Substance................................................................
1695 Exemption From Import/Export Requirements for Personal Medical Use.................. 1117-AA56
1696 Electronic Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances....................... 1117-AA60
1697 Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances.................................. 1117-AA61
1698 Security Requirements for Handlers of Pseudoephedrine, Ephedrine, and 1117-AA62
Phenylpropanolamine.................................................................
1699 Reorganization and Clarification of DEA Regulations................................. 1117-AA63
1700 Chemical Mixtures Containing Listed Forms of Phosphorus............................. 1117-AA66
1701 Chemical Registration Waivers; Exemption From Chemical Registration Fees for Certain 1117-AA67
Persons.............................................................................
1702 Authority for Practitioners To Dispense or Prescribe Approved Narcotic (Opiod) 1117-AA68
Substances for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatment..............................
1703 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Drug Products Containing Gamma 1117-AA71
Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB)...........................................................
1704 Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees....................................... 1117-AA72
1705 Reports by Registrants of Theft or Significant Loss of Controlled Substances........ 1117-AA73
1706 Preventing the Accumulation of Surplus Controlled Substances at Long-Term Care 1117-AA75
Facilities..........................................................................
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1707 Definition and Registration of Reverse Distributors................................. 1117-AA19
1708 Exemption of Chemical Mixtures...................................................... 1117-AA31
1709 Chemical Registration and Reregistration Fees....................................... 1117-AA50
1710 Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substances Act (21 1117-AA52
U.S.C. 802).........................................................................
1711 Control of Red Phosphorus, White Phosphorus, and Hypophosphorous Acid (and Its 1117-AA57
Salts) as List I Chemicals..........................................................
1712 Allowing Central Fill Pharmacies To Fill Prescriptions for Controlled Substances on 1117-AA58
Behalf of Retail Pharmacies.........................................................
1713 Chemical Mixtures Containing Gamma-Butyrolactone.................................... 1117-AA64
1714 Implementation of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Thresholds for 1117-AA69
Retailers and for Distributors Required To Submit Reports Under 21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3);
Changes to Mail Order Reporting.....................................................
1715 Controlled Substances Registration and Reregistration Application Fees.............. 1117-AA70
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Drug Enforcement Administration--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1716 Industrial Use of Products and Materials Derived From Cannabis Plants............... 1117-AA55
1717 Correction to Code of Federal Regulations........................................... 1117-AA74
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Executive Office for Immigration Review--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1718 Authority of Immigration Judges To Issue Civil Money Penalties...................... 1125-AA18
1719 Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal for Certain Battered Spouses 1125-AA35
and Children; Motions To Reopen for Certain Battered Spouses and Children...........
1720 Executive Office for Immigration Review Attorney/Representative Registry............ 1125-AA39
1721 Review of an Arbitrator's Findings and Imposing Remedies Against Employers Hiring H- 1125-AA40
1B Visa Workers Over Equally or Better Qualified U.S. Workers.......................
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Executive Office for Immigration Review--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1722 Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal............................... 1125-AA25
1723 Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review 1125-AA27
1724 Motions To Reopen for Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of 1125-AA31
Removal Pursuant to Section 1505(c) of the LIFE Act Amendments......................
1725 Section 212(c) Relief for Aliens With Certain Criminal Convictions Before April 1, 1125-AA33
1997................................................................................
1726 Protective Orders in Immigration Administration Proceedings......................... 1125-AA38
1727 Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Appeals of Fines From the Board of Immigration Appeals 1125-AA41
to the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer...........................
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Executive Office for Immigration Review--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1728 Reorganization of Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations.............................. 1125-AA42
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Federal Bureau of Investigation--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
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1729 Implementation of Sections 104 and 109 of the Communications Assistance for Law 1110-AA00
Enforcement Act.....................................................................
1730 Implementation of the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System 1110-AA01
(NSPMVIS)...........................................................................
1731 Regulations Under the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act... 1110-AA04
1732 National Instant Criminal Background Check System................................... 1110-AA07
1733 Claims of Exemptions From Provisions of the Privacy Act as to FBI Records........... 1110-AA08
1734 Final Notice of Capacity; Supplement To Respond to Remand (Section 610 Review)...... 1110-AA10
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Immigration and Naturalization Service--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1115-AB45 Revised Grounds of Inadmissibility, Exceptions, and Waivers for Immigrants and 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Nonimmigrants, and Exceptions AA00
1115-AB73 Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Verification Requirements (Section 610 Review) AA01
1115-AB93 Visa Waiver Program 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA00
1115-AC70 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence: Conditional 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Residents and Fiance(e)s AA02
1115-AD82 Fees for Participation in Dedicated Commuter Lanes at Selected Ports of Entry; Collection 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
of Fees Under the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program AA01
1115-AD86 Nonimmigrant Classes; S Classification; Law Enforcement Initiatives; Alien Witnesses 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA00
1115-AD96 Establishing Criteria for Determining Countries Whose Citizens Are Ineligible for the 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Program AA02
1115-AE04 Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or as a Preference 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Immigrant; Self-Petitioning for Certain Battered or Abused Alien Spouses and Children AA03
1115-AE17 Conditions on Nonimmigrant Status; Disclosure of Information 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA98
1115-AE21 Employer Sanctions Modifications 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA01
1115-AE26 Regulations Relating to Temporary Protected Status 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA04
1115-AE37 Inspection of Persons Applying for Admission; International-to-International User Fee 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA03
1115-AE47 Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct of 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Removal Proceedings AA04
1115-AE50 Agreement Promising Non-Deportation or Other Immigration Benefits 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA02
1115-AE51 Definition of the Term ``Lawfully Present'' for Purposes of Eligibility for Public 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Benefits AA05
1115-AE58 Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA06
1115-AE59 Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens to the United States 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA05
1115-AE60 Filing Factual Statements About Alien Prostitutes 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA03
1115-AE67 Employment Verification by Employers That Are Members of a Multi-Employer Association 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA07
1115-AE68 Use of Parole for Humanitarian Reasons or Significant Public Benefit 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA04
1115-AE70 Limiting Liability for Certain Technical and Procedural Violations of Paperwork 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Requirements AA08
1115-AE72 Implementation of Hernandez v. Reno Settlement Agreement; Certain Aliens Eligible for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Family Unity Benefits After Sponsoring Family Member's Naturalization AA09
1115-AE73 Certification of Certain Health Care Workers 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA10
1115-AE77 International Matchmaking Organizations 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA11
1115-AE80 Establishment of Preinspected Automated Lane (PAL) Program at Immigration and 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Naturalization Service AA06
1115-AE82 Requiring Aliens Ordered Removed From the United States To Surrender to the Immigration 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
and Naturalization Service for Removal AA05
1115-AE83 Early Release for Removal of Criminal Aliens in State Custody for Nonviolent Offenses 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA06
1115-AE87 Amendment of the Regulatory Definition of Arriving Alien 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA07
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1115-AE96 Adjustment of Status, Continued Validity of Nonimmigrant Status, and Unexpired Employment 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Authorization for Applicants Maintaining Nonimmigrant H or L Status AA12
1115-AE99 Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA13
1115-AF03 Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a Fee for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Fingerprinting by the Service AA14
1115-AF05 Processing, Detention, and Release of Juveniles 04/10/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA22
1115-AF11 Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA15
1115-AF12 Immigrant and Nonimmigrant; Religious Workers 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA16
1115-AF14 Suspension of Deportation and Special Rule Cancellation of Removal for Certain Nationals 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Former Soviet Bloc Countries AA17
1115-AF15 Authorizing Suspension of Employment Authorization Requirements on the Basis of Severe 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Economic Hardship for F-1 Students and Emergent Circumstances AA99
1115-AF24 Elimination of Immigration and Naturalization Service-Issued Mexican and Canadian Border 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Crossing Cards AA08
1115-AF26 Documentary Requirements for Returning Residents 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA09
1115-AF27 Filing of Proposals for Designation as a Regional Center Approved To Participate in the 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Immigrant Investor Pilot Program AB00
1115-AF28 Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Nationals of the British Virgin Islands Entering the 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
United States Through St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands AA29
1115-AF32 Availability of Material Under Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1680-
AA00
1115-AF38 Dismissal of Asylum Application for Unexcused Failure To Appear and Effect on Eligibility 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
for Employment Authorization AA18
1115-AF39 Regulations Concerning the Convention Against Torture 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA19
1115-AF42 Interim Designation of Acceptable Receipts for Employment Eligibility Verification 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA20
1115-AF44 Special Immigrant Status for Certain NATO Civilian Employees 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA21
1115-AF45 Inadmissibility and Deportability on Public Charge Grounds 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA22
1115-AF46 Contracts With Transportation Lines 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA10
1115-AF48 Adjustment of Status Under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA23
1115-AF49 Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Transportation AA24
1115-AF50 Expansion of Expedited Removal of Certain Criminal Aliens Held in Federal, State, and 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
Local Jails AA07
1115-AF51 Nonimmigrant Classes: Q-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Visitor 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA25
1115-AF53 Clarification of Parole Authority 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA26
1115-AF54 Extending the Period of Duration of Status for Certain F and J Nonimmigrant Aliens 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA27
1115-AF56 Authorizing Collection of Fee Levied on F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications Under 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) AA23
1115-AF59 Battered and Abused Conditional Residents; Termination of Marriage by Conditional 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Residents AA29
1115-AF60 Extension of 25-Mile Limit at Select Arizona Ports-of-Entry 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA11
1115-AF63 Revoking Grants of Naturalization 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA30
1115-AF65 Entry Requirements for Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
States of Micronesia, and Palau AA31
1115-AF69 Inadmissibility To Enter the United States for Former U.S. Citizens Who Renounced 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Citizenship To Avoid Taxation AA32
1115-AF70 Imposition of Fines for Violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA12
1115-AF71 Registration and Fingerprinting of Aliens in the United States: Control of Employment of 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Aliens AA33
1115-AF75 National Interest Waivers for Second Preference Employment-Based Immigrant Physicians 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Serving in Medically Underserved Areas or at Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities AA34
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1115-AF76 Petitioning Requirements for the H-1C Nonimmigrant Classification Under Public Law 106-95 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA35
1115-AF77 Expansion of Dedicated Commuter Lanes; Clarification of Driver's License Requirement for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Applicants to Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Automated Permit Port Programs AA13
1115-AF80 Waiving the Fingerprinting Requirement for Certain Disabled Naturalization Applicants 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA36
1115-AF81 Update of List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for Transit Without 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program AA14
1115-AF84 Implementation of the Numerical Limit on Asylum Grants and Refugee Admissions Based on 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Resistance to Coercive Population Control Measures AA37
1115-AF85 Adding Actuaries and Plant Pathologists to the North American Free Trade Agreement 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA38
1115-AF87 Power of Attorney General To Terminate Deportation Proceedings and Initiate Removal 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
Proceedings AA08
1115-AF88 Establishment of Fee for Processing Genealogical Research Requests for INS Records 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1680-
AA01
1115-AF90 Employment Authorization for Certificate of Citizenship Applicants 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA39
1115-AF91 Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence; Temporary Removal 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
of Certain Restrictions of Eligibility AA40
1115-AF92 Asylum and Withholding Definitions 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA41
1115-AF94 Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or Preference 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Immigrant; Adjustment of Status to That of a Person Admitted for Permanent Residence AA42
1115-AF96 Intercountry Adoptions 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA43
1115-AF97 Academic Honorarium for B Nonimmigrant Aliens 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA44
1115-AF98 Children Born Outside the United States; Applications for Certificate of Citizenship 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA45
1115-AG00 Allowing for the Filing of Form I-140 Visa Petition Concurrently With a Form I-485 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Application in Certain Circumstances AA46
1115-AG01 Special Immigrant Visa for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA47
1115-AG02 Waiver of Fees 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA48
1115-AG03 Establishing Premium Processing Service for Employment-Based Petitions and Applications 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA49
1115-AG04 Adoption of Siblings, Adopted Alien Children Less Than 18 Years of Age Considered a 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
``Child'' AA50
1115-AG05 Adjustment of Status for Certain Nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA51
1115-AG06 Adjustment to Lawful Resident Status of Certain Class Action Participants Who Entered 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Before January 1, 1982, Under the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) AA52
1115-AG07 Procedures for Checking Juvenile Criminal Records and Submitting Fingerprints of That 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Additional Class of Aliens Ineligible for Family Unity AB01
1115-AG08 Nonimmigrant Classes; Spouses and Children of Lawful Permanent Residents; V Classification 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA53
1115-AG10 Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(k) 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA54
1115-AG11 Implementation of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
(ACWIA), the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21), and AA55
Other Related Bills
1115-AG12 K Nonimmigrant Classification, Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE) 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA56
1115-AG13 Adjustment of Status for Certain Syrian Nationals Granted Asylum in the United States 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA57
1115-AG14 Adjustment of Status of Certain Aliens From Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the United 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
States AB02
1115-AG15 Construction Work and the B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA58
1115-AG16 Adding Colombia to the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program AA15
[[Page 30505]]
1115-AG18 Adjustment of Fees for Dedicated Commuter Lanes and Secure Electronic Network for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Programs at Land Border Ports of Entry AA16
1115-AG19 New Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons Eligible for the 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
T Nonimmigrant Status AA59
1115-AG20 Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA09
1115-AG21 Removal and Adjustment Procedures for Victims of Trafficking and Certain Criminal 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Activities AA60
1115-AG22 Increasing the Number of Officers Authorized To Issue Notices To Appear and Arrest 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
Warrants for Immigration Violations AA10
1115-AG24 Definitions of Notice To Appear and Arrest Warrant 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA11
1115-AG25 Visa Waiver Program: Guam Visa Waiver Program 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA17
1115-AG26 Procedures for Detainee Hunger Strikes 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA12
1115-AG27 Removing Russia From the List of Countries Whose Citizens or Nationals Are Ineligible for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Privileges to the United States Under the TWOV Program AA18
1115-AG28 Consent To Reapply for Admission After Removal 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA61
1115-AG29 Detention of Aliens Subject to Final Orders of Removal 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA13
1115-AG30 Restricting Citizens of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka From Participation in 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
the International-to-International (ITI) Program AA19
1115-AG31 Waivers of the 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for Certain Exchange Visitors 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA62
1115-AG32 Extension of the Validity Period for Employment Authorization Documents for Aliens Seeking 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Adjustment of Status AA63
1115-AG33 Allowing Citizens and Nationals of the People's Republic of China Limited Transit Without 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Visa (TWOV) Privileges at TWOV-Designated Alaska International Airports AA20
1115-AG36 Illegal Entries, Unlawful Presence, and Automatic Voiding of Nonimmigrant Visas 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA64
1115-AG37 Medical Examination Requirements and Designation of Civil Surgeons 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA65
1115-AG38 Medical Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA66
1115-AG39 New Classification for Victims of Certain Criminal Activity; Eligibility for the U 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Nonimmigrant Status AA67
1115-AG40 Custody Procedures 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA14
1115-AG43 Limiting the Period of Admission for B Nonimmigrant Aliens 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA68
1115-AG44 Documentary Requirements for Certain Temporary Residents 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA69
1115-AG47 Establishment of a $3 Immigration User Fee for Certain Commercial Vessel Passengers 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
Previously Exempt AA30
1115-AG48 Change in Business Practices; Acceptance of Payments of Fees By Credit Card and Other 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Electronic Means Where Possible AA70
1115-AG49 Judicial Review of the Decisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA71
1115-AG52 Adding and Removing Institutions To and From the List of Recognized American Institutions 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
of Research AA72
1115-AG55 Revision of the Regulations Concerning F, J, and M Nonimmigrant Classifications 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA24
1115-AG57 Carrier Arrival and Departure Electronic Manifest Requirements 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA21
1115-AG59 Limiting the Number of Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Stops in the United States to One 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA22
1115-AG60 Requiring Change of Status From B to F-1 or M-1 Nonimmigrant Prior To Pursuing a Course of 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Study AA73
1115-AG61 Address Notification To Be Filed With Designated Applications 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA15
1115-AG62 Reengineering of Part 214, Nonimmigrant Classes To Clarify and Restate Admission 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Requirements AA74
1115-AG63 Waivers for Nonimmigrants Under Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Act AA75
1115-AG64 Termination of Lawful Permanent Resident Status Through Abandonment 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA76
1115-AG65 Strengthening Control Over Immigration Surety Bonds 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
AA16
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1115-AG66 Establishing San Bernardino, Santa Ana, and Ventura Suboffices Under the Jurisdiction of 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
the Los Angeles District Office AA17
1115-AG67 Release of Information Regarding Immigration and Naturalization Service Detainees in Non- 03/04/2003 Transferred to RIN 1653-
Federal Facilities AA21
1115-AG68 Removal of Visa and Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and Bermuda 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA23
1115-AG71 Requiring Recertification of All Service-Approved Schools for Enrollment in the Student 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) AA77
1115-AG72 Posting of Security Guard at Gangway of Vessel for Detaining Alien Crewman 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA24
1115-AG73 Electronic Arrival-Departure Manifest for Visa Waiver Program 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1651-
AA25
1115-AG74 Registration Requirements and Work Authorization Eligibility for Aliens in the United 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
States AA78
1115-AG75 Reduced Course Load for Certain F and M Nonimmigrant Students at Border Communities 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA79
1115-AG76 Limiting the Use of Duration of Status for Certain F, J, and I Nonimmigrants 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA80
1115-AG77 Procedures for Conducting Examinations and Waiving the Oath of Allegiance for 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Naturalization Applicants With Disabilities AA81
1115-AG78 Petitions for Aliens To Perform Temporary Nonagricultural Services or Labor (H-2B) 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
AA82
1115-AG79 Electronic Signature on Applications and Petitions for Immigration and Naturalization 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
Benefits AA83
1115-AG82 Adjustment of the Immigration Benefit Application Fee Schedule To Recover Costs Associated 02/28/2003 Transferred to RIN 1615-
With Additional Security Checks AA84
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Legal Activities--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1735 Motor Vehicle Salvage Regulations................................................... 1105-AA71
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1736 Foreign Agents Registration Act; Regulations Revised and Clarified To Reflect 1105-AA45
Changes in the Law..................................................................
1737 Certification and Decertification in Connection With Certain Suits Based Upon Acts 1105-AA62
or Omissions of Federal Employees and Other Persons.................................
1738 Designation of Agencies To Receive and Investigate Reports Required Under the 1105-AA65
Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act....................................
1739 Ethical Standards for Attorneys for the Government.................................. 1105-AA67
1740 Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000; Amendments 1105-AA75
Contained in the Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act of 2002.....
1741 DNA Sampling of Federal Offenders Under the USA Patriot Act of 2001................. 1105-AA78
1742 Minimum Qualifications for Annuity Brokers in Connection With Structured Settlements 1105-AA82
Entered Into by the United States...................................................
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Legal Activities--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1743 Waiver for Firearm Prohibition on Nonimmigrant Visa Holders......................... 1105-AA66
[[Page 30507]]
1744 Enhanced Notice and Release Procedures for Owners of Seized Property Pursuant to the 1105-AA74
CAFRA of 2000; Disposition of Seized Property Too Costly To Maintain; Consolidation
of Department Regulations...........................................................
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Legal Activities--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1745 Establishment of Minimum Safety and Security Standards for Private Companies That 1105-AA77
Transport Violent Prisoners.........................................................
1746 Screening of Aliens and Other Designated Individuals Seeking Flight Training........ 1105-AA80
1747 Guidelines for the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act Amendment to the Jacob 1105-AA81
Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act...
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Office of Justice Programs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1748 Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Grant Program............................... 1121-AA41
1749 Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program............................................ 1121-AA56
1750 Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies.................................... 1121-AA59
1751 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Program Regulations for the Victim Compensation Grant 1121-AA61
Program and Victim Assistance Program...............................................
1752 International Terrorism Victim Compensation Program................................. 1121-AA63
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Office of Justice Programs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1753 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of 1998 and 2000............................ 1121-AA48
1754 Environmental Impact Review Procedures for the VOI/TIS Grant Program................ 1121-AA52
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Office of Justice Programs--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence Title Identification
Number Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1755 Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide 1121-AA57
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants).......................................
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Office of Justice Programs--Discontinued Entries
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Regulation
Identification Title Date Comments
Number
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1121-AA64 Violence Against Women Grant Programs 03/10/2003 Withdrawn
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1636. RELEASE OF INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC
3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to
5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 3711(f)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 513
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations implementing the
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act in order to simplify the
procedures and to eliminate unnecessary regulatory text.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________
1637. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: SUBPART REVISION AND CLARIFICATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528, 4042, 4046, 4081, 4082, 5006 to
5024, 5039; 28 USC 848, 509, 510; 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18
USC 4001; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons proposes to amend its
regulations on the drug abuse treatment program. We intend this
amendment to streamline and clarify these regulations, eliminating
unnecessary text and obsolete language, and removing internal agency
procedures that need not be in rules text.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB07
_______________________________________________________________________
1638. GOOD CONDUCT TIME: ALIENS WITH CONFIRMED ORDERS OF DEPORTATION,
EXCLUSION, OR REMOVAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 509 to 510; 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622,
3568, 4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523.20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
amend its rules in 28 CFR part 523 on Good Conduct Time (GCT). When
considering GCT, we propose to allow 54 days GCT for each year served
if the inmate is an alien with a confirmed order of deportation,
exclusion, or removal from the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS).
This proposed rule will exempt such inmate aliens from the
``satisfactory progress in a literacy program'' provision of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) and/or
the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA). The Bureau's Literacy
Program, described in 28 CFR part 544, subpart H, currently comprises
only GED attainment.
This means that inmate aliens who have confirmed orders of deportation,
exclusion, or removal, but do not have a high school diploma or GED,
will not need to demonstrate satisfactory progress toward earning a GED
credential to be considered for the full benefits of GCT.
In this document, we also propose to reorganize the rule for clarity
and accuracy. Other than the substantive change regarding sentenced
deportable aliens, we make no further substantive changes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB12
_______________________________________________________________________
1639. CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITMENTS: REVISION TO ACCOMMODATE
COMMITMENTS UNDER THE DC CODE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3568, 3585, 4001,
4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510; DC Code 24-101(a) and (b)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 522
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) revises its
rules on Civil Contempt of Court Commitments to include references to
relevant DC Code provisions regarding civil contempt commitments. We
make this revision to accommodate DC Code offenders in Bureau
institutions or Bureau contract facilities under the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (DC
Revitalization Act), DC Code section 24-101(a) and (b). We also revise
this rule to clarify existing provisions by using simpler organization
and language. For further simplification, we remove language relating
solely to internal agency practices and procedures. We do not, however,
make any substantive changes to the current rules.
[[Page 30509]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB13
_______________________________________________________________________
1640. INMATE DISCIPLINE--SUBPART REVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4042, 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 541
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
amend its Inmate Discipline and Special Housing Unit (SHU) regulations.
We intend this amendment to streamline and clarify these regulations,
eliminating unnecessary text and obsolete language and removing
internal agency procedures (guidance to staff on how to implement
disciplinary processes) that need not be in rules text. The changes
involve extensive reorganization and updates to obsolete and
unnecessary disciplinary codes and processes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB18
_______________________________________________________________________
1641. ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND MEDICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 10 USC 876b; 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3524, 4001,
4005, 4042, 4045, 4081, 4082; 18 USC 4241 to 4247, 5006 to 5024, 5039;
28 USC 509, 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its
regulations on Psychiatric Treatment and Medication. We make several
minor word changes to conform more closely with the language of 18
U.S.C. sections 4241 to 4247 on psychiatric hospitalization. We remove
from the rule one element of the standard for determining whether
treatment or psychotropic medication is necessary because this element
is inconsistent with community standards and case law. We also change
the rules to conform with statutory authority regarding military
prisoners and District of Columbia (DC) Code violators in Bureau
custody. Previously, our procedures for involuntary psychiatric
treatment and medication did not apply to military prisoners or DC Code
violators. Under new statutory authority, military prisoners who are
incompetent to stand trial, or who have been found not guilty by reason
of lack of mental responsibility may now be committed to the Bureau's
custody. Sentenced DC Code offenders may now be involuntarily committed
to a Bureau psychiatric hospital. Such military prisoners and DC Code
violators are subject to our regulations. We revise the applicability
statement accordingly.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB20
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
_______________________________________________________________________
1642. INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT CENTERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC
5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524.31 to 524.34
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document finalizes procedures for the operation of a
specialized program combining features of a military boot camp with the
traditional correctional values of the Bureau of Prisons. Inmates who
successfully complete this program may be placed in community-based
programs for longer periods of time than ordinarily permitted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/26/96 61 FR 18658
Interim Final Rule Effective 05/28/96
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/25/96
Final Action 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First
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Street NW, HOLC Building, Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________
1643. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises the Bureau's regulations on
postsecondary education to exclude courses which are offered as part of
an occupational education program. Courses which are offered as part of
an occupational education program are to be covered by the Bureau's
regulations on occupational education. The inmate is consequently
responsible for paying postsecondary education tuition costs either
through personal funds, community resources, or scholarships available
to the inmate. This revision is intended to simplify the organization
of the Bureau's regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/17/00 65 FR 44400
NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/00
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1644. LITERACY PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544.70 to 544.76
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document makes changes to the Bureau's literacy program
regulations for the sake of clarification or simplification.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/26/97 62 FR 50791
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/25/97
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1645. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) is withdrawing certain
provisions in its rules on telephone regulations and on the inmate
financial responsibility program (IFRP) which were published in the
Federal Register on April 4, 1994 (59 FR 15812).
In the April 4, 1994, revision of its rules on telephone regulations
and on the IFRP, the Bureau delayed the effective date for provisions
in sections 540.105(c) and 545.11(d)(10) which imposed limitations on
the telephone privileges of inmates refusing to participate in the
IFRP. These provisions were to become effective January 3, 1995. Due to
ongoing litigation in Washington v. Reno, the effective date for these
provisions was further delayed until January 4, 1996 (60 FR 240).
In accordance with the Court-approved settlement in Washington v. Reno,
through this rule, the Bureau withdrew these provisions and the
reference to the IFRP telephone restrictions in 28 CFR section
540.100(a) and published at 61 FR 92 a new proposed rule to impose a
different restriction on the telephone privileges of inmates who refuse
to participate in the IFRP. This rule was finalized on December 28,
1999 (64 FR 72798, see RIN 1120-AA49).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 01/02/96 61 FR 90
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 03/04/96
Final Action 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
1646. TELEPHONE REGULATIONS AND INMATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 18 USC 3663; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18
USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18
USC 3013; 18 USC 3571; 18 USC 3572; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC
3624
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.105; 28 CFR 545.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On January 2, 1996, BOP published an NPRM proposing
limitations on telephone privileges and commissary privileges for
inmates who refuse to participate in the inmate financial
responsibility program (BOP
[[Page 30511]]
1050). On December 28, 1999, BOP finalized that portion of the NPRM
pertaining to limitations on commissary privileges. BOP is continuing
to work on addressing issues raised by its proposed limitations on
telephone privileges for inmates who are inmate financial
responsibility program refusees. BOP will finalize that portion of its
January 1996 NPRM in a separate document (BOP 1102).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
BOP 1050 NPRM 01/02/96 (61 FR 92) NPRM Comment Period End 03/04/
96 Final Action 12/28/99 (64 FR 72798) Final Action Effective 01/27/
00
BOP 1102 Final Action 10/00/03 Final Action Effective 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________
1647. GOOD CONDUCT TIME
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 3621 to 3622;
18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161
to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document notes the statutory requirements for the
awarding of good conduct time, including the Bureau's consideration in
instances where the inmate does not have a high school diploma or GED
and is not making satisfactory progress toward earning a high school
diploma or GED.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/26/97 62 FR 50786
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/03/97
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/25/97
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1648. DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO SEX OFFENDER RELEASE
NOTIFICATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5031 to 5042;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 2568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to
4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document designates various offenses as sexual offenses
for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 4042(c). The designations ensure that
notifications can be made for military offenders, for District of
Columbia Code offenders, and for these and other Federal inmates with a
sex offense in their criminal history.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 12/16/98 63 FR 69386
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 02/16/99
Final Action 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________
1649. INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT DEPOSIT PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 509 to 510; 31 USC 725; 18
USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4005; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082;
18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 506; 28 CFR 540.23; 28 CFR 540.51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document specifies how an inmate may receive funds from
family, friends, and other sources. Any funds sent from family or
friends will be sent directly to a centralized inmate commissary
account for receipt and posting. Funds received from other sources such
as tax refunds, dividends from stocks, or State benefits will be
forwarded for deposit to the centralized inmate commissary account.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/23/99 64 FR 20126
NPRM Comment Period End 06/22/99
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________
1650. DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: DISINCENTIVES AND ENHANCED
INCENTIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3521 to 3528; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001;
18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4046; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082
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CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document broadens the eligibility criteria for the drug
abuse education program. In addition, this document establishes
disincentives which may be imposed for the purpose of encouraging
inmates to participate in the residential drug treatment program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/20/00 65 FR 56840
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/00
Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________
1651. SEARCHES OF HOUSING UNITS, INMATES, INMATE WORK AREAS, AND PERSONS
OTHER THAN INMATES: ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 751 to 752; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 18 USC 1791 to 1793; 18 USC 3050; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4012; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081
to 4082
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 511; 28 CFR 552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document clarifies provisions in the Bureau's
regulations which pertain to the use of electronic devices in searches
of inmates and persons other than inmates.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/25/99 64 FR 9431
NPRM Comment Period End 04/26/99
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________
1652. OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509
to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 544
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises the Bureau's regulations on occupational
educational programs to remove obsolete or redundant provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/17/00 65 FR 44401
NPRM Comment Period End 09/15/00
Final Action 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA92
_______________________________________________________________________
1653. DRUG TESTING PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4251 to 4255; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18
USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 550
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document consolidates into a single drug testing program
separately stated regulations on alcohol testing and urine
surveillance. The consolidated regulations provide for more flexibility
in the use of testing methods.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/21/00 65 FR 57126
NPRM Comment Period End 11/20/00
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA95
_______________________________________________________________________
1654. CORRESPONDENCE: INSPECTION OF OUTGOING GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 551; 5 USC 552a; 18 USC 1791; 18 USC 3621 to
3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to 4082; 18
USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on
correspondence to require that outgoing inmate general correspondence
at all institutions may not be sealed and may be read and inspected by
staff. This amendment is intended to provide for the continued
efficient and secure operation of the institution and to protect the
public. The requirement does not apply to special mail.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/27/99 64 FR 40718
NPRM Comment Period End 09/27/99
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________
1655. RELEASE GRATUITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND CLOTHING: ALIENS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3565; 18 USC 3568 to 3569; 18 USC 3582; 18 USC
3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166; 18 USC 4201 to 4218; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18
USC 5031 to 5042; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571.21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document amends the Bureau's regulations on release
gratuities, transportation, and clothing to require that aliens being
released to immigration authorities for the purpose of release,
transfer to a community corrections center, or another processing
center, be provided a $10 gratuity. Aliens being released with an order
of deportation, exclusion, or removal, or aliens detained or serving 60
days or less in contract facilities would not receive the gratuity.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/04/99 64 FR 53872
NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/99
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________
1656. INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18 USC
4005; 18 USC 4042; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document is a proposed rule (split from the interim
final rule, RIN 1120-AA23) on the correctional management of
tuberculosis, HIV, and hepatitis B. The changes to the regulations
address the circumstances under which the Bureau conducts voluntary and
involuntary testing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/12/02 67 FR 46136
NPRM Comment Period End 09/10/02
Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB03
_______________________________________________________________________
1657. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES: NOMENCLATURE CHANGE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18 USC 4001; 18
USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039;
28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1996; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 548
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This regulation renames the special diet that accommodates
inmates' religious dietary practices. The old name was ``common fare''
and the new name will be ``the religious diet menu.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB04
_______________________________________________________________________
1658. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EDUCATIONAL GOOD TIME CREDIT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3568; 18 USC 3621; 18 USC 3622; 18 USC 3624; 18
USC 4001; 18 USC 4042; 18 USC 4081; 18 USC 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166;
18 USC 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 523
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule establishes procedures for awarding educational
good time credit consistent with the DC Code for DC Code offenders in
Bureau institutions or Bureau contract facilities, under the National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, who
committed their offenses before August 5, 2000.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/24/02 67 FR 48385
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/23/02
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
[[Page 30514]]
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________
1659. SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082, 5006
to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 552
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document revises Bureau regulations on the suicide
prevention program for the sake of clarity and in order to remove
Agency management procedures which do not need to be stated in
regulations. The revised regulations more clearly delineate for the
inmate the procedures used to identify and protect inmates deemed to be
at risk for suicide.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/13/00 65 FR 67670
NPRM Comment Period End 01/12/01
Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB06
_______________________________________________________________________
1660. NATIONAL SECURITY; PREVENTION OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081,
4082, 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024; 18 USC 5039; 28 USC 509, 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 500, 501
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current Bureau of Prisons regulations on institutional
management authorize the Bureau to impose special administrative
measures with respect to specified inmates, based on information
provided by senior intelligence or law enforcement officials, where it
has been determined to be necessary to prevent the dissemination either
of classified information that could endanger the national security or
of other information that could lead to acts of violence and terrorism.
This rule extends the period of time for which such special
administrative measures may be imposed from 120 days to up to 1 year
and modifies the standards for approving extensions of such special
administrative measures for further increments of time. In addition, in
those cases where the Attorney General has certified that reasonable
suspicion exists to believe that an inmate may use communications with
attorneys or their agents to further or facilitate acts of violence or
terrorism, this rule amends the existing regulations to provide that
the Bureau is authorized to monitor mail or communications with
attorneys in order to deter such acts, subject to specific procedural
safeguards, to the extent permitted under the Constitution and laws of
the United States. Finally, this rule provides that the head of each
component of the Department of Justice that has custody of persons for
whom special administrative measures are determined to be necessary may
exercise the same authority to impose such measures as the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/30/01 66 FR 55062
Interim Final Rule Effective 10/31/01
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/31/01
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB08
_______________________________________________________________________
1661. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA YOUTH REHABILITATION ACT (DCYRA) SENTENCES:
NO FURTHER BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 223, 3521 to 3528, 3621 to 3622,
4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4046, 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024,
5039; 21 USC 848; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes
rules describing how the Director of the Bureau will make ``no further
benefit'' (NFB) determinations for inmates convicted of violating the
District of Columbia (DC) criminal code and sentenced to a term of
imprisonment under the DC Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA), DC Code
sections 24-901 through 24-907. The Director of the Bureau is
authorized to make NFB determinations pursuant to DC Code sections 24-
10(a), (b), and 24-905.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB09
_______________________________________________________________________
1662. INMATE FEES FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4005, 4014,
4042, 4045, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 4241 to 4247, 5006 to
5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes
rules describing procedures we will follow for charging inmates fees
for certain
[[Page 30515]]
kinds of health services, as required under the Federal Prisoner Health
Care Copayment Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-294, October 12, 2000, 114
Stat. 1038).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/10/02 67 FR 63059
NPRM Comment Period End 12/09/02
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB11
_______________________________________________________________________
1663. CENTRAL INMATE MONITORING (CIM) SYSTEM: STREAMLINING RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081
to 4082; 18 USC 223; 18 USC 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 524
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
streamline its rules on the Central Inmate Monitoring system (CIM). We
intend this amendment to streamline our regulations by removing
internal agency management procedures that need not be stated in
regulation. Bureau policy is a more appropriate vehicle through which
to provide instruction and guidance to staff. All the provisions we
removed consist of our instruction and guidance to Bureau staff. These
provisions relate solely to internal agency management and practice and
do not impose obligations or confer any benefits upon our regulated
entities (the inmates) or the public. The procedures that were in these
regulations will continue to exist, unchanged, in our policy statement
on the Admission and Orientation Program. Any requirement imposed on
our staff in these rules will remain a Bureau-wide requirement in our
policy. It is important to note that we have not changed the substance
of the CIM rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________
1664. [bull] COMMENTS ON UNICOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS: CLARIFICATION OF
ADDRESSES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 18 USC 4126
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 302.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) changes the
addresses of the Chief Operating Officer and the Board of Directors of
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (also known as UNICOR), to correct and
update them.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB15
_______________________________________________________________________
1665. ADMISSION AND ORIENTATION PROGRAM: REMOVAL FROM RULES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 4001, 4042, 4081 to
4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 522
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to
remove its rules on the Admission and Orientation Program from the CFR.
We intend this amendment to streamline our regulations by removing
internal agency management procedures that need not be stated in
regulation.
The three rules in 28 CFR subpart E, sections 522.40, 522.41, and
522.43, contained descriptions of the Bureau's Admission and
Orientation Program. Although we are removing these rules from the CFR,
we retain the language of these rules in our Admission and Orientation
policy, which is an instructional document for Bureau employees and
institutional staff.
Section 522.40 required institutions and staff to ``offer each newly
committed inmate an orientation to the institution,'' which includes
information on inmate rights, responsibilities, obligations, and the
institution's programs and disciplinary system.
Section 522.41 delineated Warden and staff responsibility for
conducting the Admission and Orientation (A&O) program. This section
required staff involved in the A&O program to develop an outline of
information to present during A&O and develop written orientation
materials. This section also instructed staff to monitor inmates with
significant emotional stress during A&O, so that the institution could
provide them with appropriate assistance.
Section 522.42 contained guidelines for institution A&O programs,
including such details as location, activities, and length of the
program.
All of these rules consist of our instruction and guidance to Bureau
staff. These rules relate solely to internal agency management and
practice and do not impose obligations or confer any benefits upon our
regulated entities (the inmates) or the public.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 02/04/03 68 FR 5563
[[Page 30516]]
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/07/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB16
_______________________________________________________________________
1666. BUREAU OF PRISONS EMERGENCIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3621 to 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081
to 4082; 18 USC 4161 to 4166, 5006 to 5024, 5039; 28 USC 509 to 510
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 501.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) makes this interim final rule
to clarify that, when there is an institutional or system-wide Bureau
emergency which the Director or designee, such as a Warden, considers a
threat to human life or safety, the Director or designee may suspend
the operation of the rules in this chapter as necessary to handle the
emergency. This rule clarifies that the Director may suspend Bureau
rules as needed in light of any emergency affecting the Bureau, and the
Warden may do so to deal with emergencies at the institution level.
This rule change clarifying the Director's authority to modify Bureau
rules to handle emergencies is especially necessary in light of the
recent terrorist attacks, threats to national security, threats of
anthrax surrounding mail processing, and other events occurring on and
after September 11, 2001.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 04/16/03 68 FR 18544
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/16/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB17
_______________________________________________________________________
1667. CLARIFYING OF RELEASE GRATUITIES--RELEASE TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS TO MORE CLOSELY CONFORM TO STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 18 USC 3565, 3568 to 3569, 3582, 3621 to
3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081 to 4082; 18 USC 4161-4166, 4201 to 4218,
5006 to 5024, 5031 to 5042; 28 USC 509, 510; US Cost, Art II, sec 2
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 571.22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This document makes a minor clarifying change to the Bureau
of Prisons (Bureau) regulations on release gratuities, transportation,
and clothing. The amendment will clarify that the Bureau is authorized,
upon an inmate's release, to provide transportation to an inmate's
place of conviction or his legal residence only within the United
States, under 18 U.S.C. 3624(d)(3). We intend this clarification to
remove the misapprehension that the Bureau is authorized to provide
transportation outside the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi, Rules Administrator, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, HOLC Building,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AB21
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
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1668. OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.30 to 549.31
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/01/99 64 FR 10094
NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/99
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA81
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
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1669. VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 551.60
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 04/18/03 68 FR 19149
Final Action Effective 05/19/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA03
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1670. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.71
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 12/17/02 67 FR 77161
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA15
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1671. INCOMING PUBLICATIONS: NUDITY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL OR
INFORMATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.70 to 540.72
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 12/18/02 67 FR 77425
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA59
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1672. VISITING REGULATIONS: PRIOR RELATIONSHIP
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 540.44
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 03/06/03 68 FR 10656
Final Action Effective 04/07/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sarah N. Qureshi
Phone: 202 307-2105
Fax: 202 305-4577
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1120-AA77
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Civil Rights Division (CRT)
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1673. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509; 28 USC 510; 42 USC 12186(b)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1991, the Department of Justice published regulations to
implement title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA). Those regulations include the ADA Standards for Accessible
Design, which establish requirements for the design and construction of
accessible facilities that are consistent with the ADA Accessibility
Guidelines (ADAAG) published by the U.S. Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board). In the time
since the regulations became effective, the Department of Justice and
the Access Board have each gathered a great deal of information
regarding the implementation of the Standards. The Access Board is
currently in the process of revising ADAAG, and it published a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on November 16, 1999. In order to
maintain consistency between ADAAG and the ADA Standards, the
Department is reviewing its title III regulations and expects to
propose, in one or more stages, to adopt the revisions proposed by the
Access Board and to make related revisions to the Department's title
III regulations. In addition to maintaining consistency between ADAAG
and the Standards, the purpose of this review and these revisions will
be to more closely coordinate with voluntary standards; to clarify
areas which, through inquiries and comments to the Department's
technical assistance phone lines, have been shown to cause confusion;
to reflect evolving technologies in areas affected by the Standards;
and to comply with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which
requires agencies once every 10 years to review rules that have a
significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small
entities.
The adoption of revised ADAAG will also serve to address changes to the
ADA Standards previously proposed in RIN 1190-AA26 and RIN 1190-AA38,
which have been withdrawn. These changes will include technical
specifications for facilities designed for use by children and
accessibility standards for State and local government facilities that
have previously been published by the Access Board.
The timetable set forth below refers to the notice of proposed
rulemaking that the Department will issue as the first stage of the
above-described title III rulemaking. This notice of proposed
rulemaking will be issued under both title II and title III. For
purposes of the title III regulation, this notice will propose to adopt
revised ADAAG as the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and will
initiate the review of the regulation in accordance with the
requirements of section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (SBREFA).
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: RIN 1190-AA44, which will effect changes to 28
CFR 36 (the Department's regulation implementing title III of the ADA),
is related to another rulemaking of the Civil Rights Division, RIN
1190-AA46, which will effect changes to 28 CFR 35 (the Department's
regulation implementing title II of the ADA).
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________
1674. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 12134; PL 101-336
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On July 26, 1991, the Department published its final rule
implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On
November 16, 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board (Access Board) issued its first comprehensive review
of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, which form the basis of the
Department's ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The ADA (section
204(c)) requires the Department's standards to be consistent with the
Access Board's guidelines. Therefore, the Department will publish a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to adopt the revisions
proposed by the Access Board. The Department will also, in one or more
stages, review its title II regulations for purposes of section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act and make related changes to its title II
regulations.
In addition to the statutory requirement for the rule, the social and
economic realities faced by Americans with disabilities dictate the
need for the rule. Individuals with disabilities cannot participate in
the social and economic activities of the Nation without being able to
access the programs and services of State and local governments.
Further, amending the Department's ADA regulations will improve the
format and usability of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design;
harmonize the differences between the ADA Standards and national
consensus standards and model codes; update the ADA Standards to
reflect technological developments that meet the needs of persons with
disabilities; and coordinate future ADA Standards revisions with
national standards and model code organizations. As a result, the
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities so
that they can benefit from the goods, services, and activities provided
to the public by covered entities will be met.
The timetable set forth below refers to the notice of proposed
rulemaking that the Department will issue as the first stage of the
above-described title II rulemaking. This notice of proposed rulemaking
will be issued under both title II and title III. For purposes of the
title II regulation, this notice will propose to eliminate the Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) as an alternative to the ADA
Standards for Accessible Design and to adopt revised ADAAG as the ADA
Standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Additional Information: RIN 1190-AA46, which will effect changes to 28
CFR 35 (the Department's regulation implementing title II of the ADA),
is related to another rulemaking of the Civil Rights Division, RIN
1190-AA44, which will effect changes to 28 CFR 36 (the Department's
regulation implementing title III of the ADA). By adopting revised
ADAAG, this rulemaking will, among other things, address changes to the
ADA Standards previously proposed in RINs 1190-AA26, 1190-AA36, and
1190-AA38, which have been withdrawn and merged into this rulemaking.
These changes include accessibility standards for State and local
government facilities that had been previously published by the Access
Board (RIN 1190-AA26) and the timing for the compliance of State and
local governments with the curb-cut requirements of the title II
regulation (RIN 1190-AA36). In order to consolidate regulatory actions
implementing title II of the ADA, on February 15, 2000, RINs 1190-AA26
and 1190-AA38 were merged into this rulemaking and on March 5, 2002,
RIN 1190-AA36 was merged into this rulemaking.
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA46
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1675. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; RECREATION FACILITIES
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 12134; 42 USC
12186; PL 101-336
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On July 9, 1999, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to amend the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), which
form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for
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Accessible Design. After receiving public comments, the Access Board
published a summary of proposed changes to the guidelines for public
comment on July 21, 2000. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would, for
the first time, establish accessibility guidelines for the design of
recreation facilities, such as health clubs, golf courses, and
amusement parks. The ADA (sections 204(c) and 306(c)) requires the
Department's accessibility standards to be consistent with the Access
Board's guidelines. Therefore, the Department expects to publish a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to adopt the revisions proposed
by the Access Board and proposing related changes to the Department's
regulations with respect to the operation of recreation facilities.
Individuals with disabilities cannot participate in the social and
economic realms of the Nation without being able to access public
entities and public accommodations throughout the country. Promulgating
this amendment to the Department's ADA regulations will ensure that the
regulations are consistent with the ADAAG, thereby preventing the
confusion that could develop if the Department's regulations were
inconsistent with the Access Board guidelines. In addition, amending
the Department's ADA regulations will improve the Department's
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities. The
proposed rule will ensure that new recreation facilities are readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. As new
recreation facilities are designed and constructed to be accessible,
individuals with disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these
facilities. Operators of recreation facilities will experience
increased usage and patronage by individuals with disabilities.
Designers and manufacturers will have a clear and consistent set of
standards with which to work. Establishing uniform standards for
accessibility has resulted in innovation and new designs that are cost
effective and beneficial to everyone.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA47
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1676. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998
COMPLAINT PROCESS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(n)(5)
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 44.500
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act
(ACWIA)--enacted as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1998--made various changes to the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the INA) relating to temporary
nonimmigrant professionals. In this rule (RIN 1190-AA48), the
Department's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
Employment Practices (OSC) will implement the ACWIA ``failure to
select'' protections--codified in the INA at section 212(n)(5)--by
establishing a process under which U.S. workers may file complaints
against certain employers deemed ``H-1B dependent'' that deny
employment opportunities by improperly hiring temporary foreign
professionals on H-1B visas. Under this process, OSC may receive and
review these complaints, and then--if there is reasonable cause to
believe the allegations--initiate binding arbitration proceedings
through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). A
companion to this rule will include changes to the regulations of the
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) of the
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to provide for the
review of arbitrators' decisions and, where appropriate, the award of
administrative relief. These rules are being coordinated with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the Department of Labor
(DOL), and the FMCS.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: A rulemaking of the former Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS), now part of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), previously RIN 1115-AF40, through which the Department
of Justice had intended to implement the ACWIA, was merged into INS
rule RIN 1115-AG11 because of additional legislation relating to H-1B
classification which became law while RIN 1115-AF40 was being
developed. ACWIA increased the numerical cap on H-1B nonimmigrant
aliens; required certain dependent employers to make additional
attestations to the Department of Labor (DOL); increased the penalties
for employers who have been found to be in violation of DOL's rules;
and created a ``whistle blower'' clause to protect H-1B workers who
filed complaints against their employer.
Agency Contact: Katherine A. Baldwin, Deputy Special Counsel,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel
for Unfair Employment Practices, 1425 New York Avenue, Suite 9000,
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 616-5594
Fax: 202 616-5509
Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of Justice,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower, 5107
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1190-AA48
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1677. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS; PLAY AREAS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 12134; 42 USC
12186; PL 101-336
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 35; 28 CFR 36
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On October 18, 2000, the U.S. Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a
final rule to supplement the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG),
which form the basis of the Department's ADA Standards for Accessible
Design. These guidelines establish for the first time accessibility
guidelines for the design of play areas. The ADA (sections 204(c) and
306(c)) requires the Department's accessibility standards to be
consistent with the Access Board's guidelines. Therefore, the
Department expects to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing
to adopt the revisions of the Access Board and proposing related
changes to the Department's regulations with respect to the operation
of play areas.
Persons with disabilities cannot participate in the social and economic
realms of the Nation without being able to access public entities and
public accommodations throughout the country. Promulgating this
amendment to the Department's ADA regulations will ensure that the
regulations are consistent with the ADAAG, thereby preventing the
confusion that could develop if the Department's regulations were
inconsistent with the Access Board Guidelines. In addition, amending
the Department's ADA regulations will improve the Department's
overarching goal of improving access for persons with disabilities.
This rule is designed to ensure that new play areas are readily
accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. As new play
areas are designed and constructed to be accessible, persons with
disabilities will enjoy the benefits of these areas. Operators of play
areas will experience increased usage and patronage by persons with
disabilities. Designers and manufacturers will have a clear and
consistent set of standards with which to work. Establishing uniform
standards for accessibility has resulted in innovation and new designs
that are cost effective and beneficial to everyone.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66738,
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Phone: 800 514-0301
TDD Phone: 800 514-0383
Fax: 202 307-1198
RIN: 1190-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
1678. AMENDMENTS TO PROCEDURES ADVISING STATES AND POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS SPECIALLY COVERED UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT HOW TO SEEK
PRECLEARANCE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PROPOSED VOTING CHANGES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509 to 510; 42 USC 1973a(c); 42 USC
1973c
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that
certain States and their political subdivisions (covered jurisdictions)
obtain ``preclearance'' from the Federal Government of proposed changes
in voting practices and procedures prior to their implementation.
Preclearance may be obtained either through litigation in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia or administratively
from the Attorney General. In 1971 the Department first issued
procedures for the administration of section 5 to inform covered
jurisdictions concerning the manner in which they could comply with
section 5 in the administrative proceeding before the Attorney General.
In subsequent years, the Department has amended these procedures to
reflect changes in section 5 law, in the Attorney General's internal
practices, and to make the procedures clearer and easier to follow. In
the 16 years since the last major amendment to the procedures, there
have been significant changes in section 5 law and in the practices
employed by the Department in processing submissions, which are not
reflected in the existing Procedures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local
Agency Contact: Joseph D. Rich, Chief, Voting Section, Department of
Justice, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254, 1800 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202 307-2870
RIN: 1190-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
1679. AMENDMENTS TO COORDINATION OF ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN
FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS; IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT 1973
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000d et seq; 29 USC 706; 29 USC 794; EO 12250
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415; 28 CFR 41.1 to 41.58
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act (CRRA) added
definitions of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' to title VI and
added a definition of ``program or activity'' to section 504. The added
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. In a joint
rulemaking described at RIN 1190-AA49, the Department and other Federal
agencies are conforming their implementation regulations to the CRRA
and to several other statutes.
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In the rulemaking described under this RIN (1190-AA52) the Department
of Justice proposes to make amendments to its coordination regulations
concerning agency enforcement of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 28 CFR 42.401 to 42.415, and agency enforcement of section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, 28 CFR 41.1 to 41.58. The proposed
amendments explicitly incorporate the CRRA's definition of ``program or
activity'' and ``program'' into the Department's title VI and section
504 coordination regulations.
Further, this joint rule will include similar amendments to the
regulations of the Department of Defense and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development implementing title VI, section 504, and/or the
Age Discrimination Act, which are not participating in the joint rule
at 1190-AA49.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander, Chief, Coordination and Review
Section, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66560,
Washington, DC 20035-6560
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1190-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1680. PROCEDURES TO REVIEW POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR A PATTERN OR PRACTICE
OF CONDUCT THAT DEPRIVES PERSONS OF RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR IMMUNITIES
SECURED OR PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE U.S.
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 28 USC 509
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994, 42 U.S.C. section 14141 (``section 14141''), the Attorney
General is authorized to file lawsuits seeking court orders to reform
police departments engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct that
deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the
Constitution or laws of the United States. To date, the Department of
Justice has conducted reviews of police departments pursuant to section
14141 using informal procedures. The purpose of this rule is to
formalize the procedures by which the Department reviews police
departments for a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Robert Driscoll, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Room 5541, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 353-0742
RIN: 1190-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Civil Rights Division (CRT)
_______________________________________________________________________
1681. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7; 42 USC 6101 to
6107; EO 12250
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 42.101 to 42.112; 28 CFR 42.501 to 42.540; 28 CFR
42.700 to 42.736
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Justice is amending its regulations
implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI),
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (section 504), and the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). Together,
these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities that
receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights
Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of ``program or activity'' and
``program'' to title VI and added a definition of ``program or
activity'' to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added
definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of
recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The
promulgation of this regulation explicitly incorporates the CRRA's
definition of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' into the
Department's title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act
regulations. The Department's regulation will be published as part of a
joint final rule involving up to 24 Federal agencies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/06/00 65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/01
Final Action 09/00/03
Final Action Effective 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Agency Contact: Merrily A. Friedlander, Chief, Coordination and Review
Section, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66560,
Washington, DC 20035-6560
Phone: 202 307-2222
TDD Phone: 202 307-2678
Fax: 202 307-0595
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1190-AA49
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
_______________________________________________________________________
1682. IMPLEMENTATION OF PUB. L. 105-277, MAKING OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 1999, RELATING TO THE
PERMANENT PROVISIONS OF THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930; 44 USC
3504(h)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ATF will amend the regulations to implement the provision of
Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999, relating to the
permanent provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. The
new law allows a licensed pawnbroker to contact the national instant
criminal background check system (NICS) prior to taking or receiving a
firearm in pawn. If NICS advises the pawnbroker that receipt or
possession of the firearm would be in violation of the law, the
licensee must advise local law enforcement within 48 hours after
receipt of information.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB83
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA07
_______________________________________________________________________
1683. IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LAW 105-277 RELATING TO SECURE GUN
STORAGE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 18 USC 847; 18 USC 421 to 430; 44 USC
3504(h)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives will
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking amending the regulations to
implement the provisions of Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year
1999. Regulations are proposed with regard to: 1) Certification by
applicants for dealers' licenses that secure gun storage or safety
devices will be available at any place where firearms are sold to
nonlicensed individuals; and 2) an amended definition of ``antique
firearm,'' to include certain muzzle loading firearms.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AC67
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
_______________________________________________________________________
1684. [bull] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE EXPLOSIVES ACT, TITLE XI,
SUBTITLE C OF PUBLIC LAW 107-296
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-296, title XI, subtitle C
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, May 24, 2003.
Abstract: ATF is amending the regulations to implement the provisions
of the Safe Explosives Act, title XI, subtitle C, of Public Law 107-
296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (enacted November 25, 2002).
This interim rule implements the law which, among other things: (1)
Requires that all persons receiving explosives on and after May 24,
2003, obtain a Federal license or permit, and creates a new type of
permit, the ``limited permit;'' (2) requires applicants for licenses
and permits to provide as part of their application the names and
appropriate identifying information regarding employees authorized to
possess explosives as well as fingerprints and photographs of
``responsible persons;'' (3) extends the time for ATF to act on an
application for a license or permit from 45 days to 90 days; (4)
authorizes warrantless inspections of places of storage maintained by
applicants for limited permits and holders of limited permits; (5)
provides that only licensees and holders of user permits must post
their licenses and permits and make them available for inspection; (6)
requires that ATF conduct background checks on responsible persons and
employees authorized to possess explosive materials; (7) specifies
additional categories of persons who may not lawfully receive or
possess explosive materials, i.e., aliens (other than permanent
resident aliens and other excepted aliens), persons dishonorably
discharged from the military, and persons who have renounced their U.S.
citizenship; (8) broadens the interstate commerce element of the
prohibited persons section of the law to specify that a violation is
committed if possession of explosive materials affects interstate or
foreign commerce; (9) provides ATF the authority to require licensed
manufacturers and licensed importers and persons who manufacture or
import explosive materials or ammonium nitrate to provide samples,
information on chemical composition, and other information relevant to
the identification of the product; (10) broadens the scope of a
criminal violation of the law to include any institution or
organization receiving Federal financial assistance within the
categories of property covered by the violation; (11) expands ATF's
authority
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to grant relief from disabilities to all categories of prohibited
persons; and (12) adds a new theft-reporting violation, providing
felony penalties for a licensee or permittee who fails to report thefts
of explosives within 24 hours of discovery.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 03/20/03 68 FR 13768
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 06/18/03
Final Action 06/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James P. Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA00
_______________________________________________________________________
1685. COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES (INCLUDING EXPLOSIVES IN THE FIREWORKS
INDUSTRY) (RULEMAKING RESULTING FROM A SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 31 USC 9303; 31 USC 9304; 40 USC 304(k);
18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930; 18 USC 1261; 19 USC 1612; 19 USC 1613;
19 USC 1618; 26 USC 7101; 26 USC 7322 to 7326; 31 USC 9301
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ATF is proposing to amend the regulations, in part, pursuant
to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) which requires an agency to
review within 10 years of publication, rules for which an agency
prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis addressing the impact
of the rule on small businesses or other small entities. Based on
comments received in response to the RFA analysis, this notice proposes
amendments to the explosives regulations relating to fireworks. The
notice also proposes amendments to the regulations that have been
initiated by ATF, as well as amendments that have been proposed by
members of the explosives industry
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
General Notice of Regulatory
Review 01/10/97 62 FR 1386
NPRM 01/29/03 68 FR 4406
NPRM Comment Period End 04/29/03
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB48
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________
1686. IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS PLACED ON EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 847
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ATF is proposing to amend the regulations to require licensed
importers to identify by marking all imported explosive materials. ATF
is also proposing to incorporate into the regulations the provisions of
ATF Ruling 75-35, relating to methods of marking containers of
explosive materials. In addition, ATF is proposing to amend the
regulations to remove the requirement that a licensee or permittee file
for an amended license or permit in order to change the class of
explosive materials described in their license or permit from a lower
to a higher classification.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/03/00 65 FR 67669
ANPRM Comment Period End 01/12/01
NPRM 10/16/02 67 FR 63862
NPRM Comment Period End 01/14/03
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AC25
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________
1687. COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES--EXPLOSIVE PEST CONTROL DEVICES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 847
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is
proposing to amend the explosive regulations to provide a limited
exemption from the requirements of part 555 for wildlife pest control
devices that are used for agricultural and other pest control
operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/29/03 68 FR 4402
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/03
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AC80
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA03
_______________________________________________________________________
1688. COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION (OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1997)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 contains
amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1986 (18 U.S.C. chapter 44). These
amendments add to the category of ``prohibited persons'' anyone
convicted of a ``misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.'' The
amendments require individuals acquiring handguns from Federal firearms
licensees to certify (in accordance with the Brady Act) that they have
not been convicted of such a crime. The amendments also provide for
sales between Federal firearms licensees of curio and relic firearms
away from their licensed premises.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/30/98 63 FR 35551
Interim Final Rule 06/30/98 63 FR 35520
NPRM Comment Period End 09/28/98
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB64
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________
1689. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS ACQUIRING FIREARMS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930; 44 USC
3504(h)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The temporary rule amends the regulations to provide for a
firearms purchaser's affirmative statement of his or her State of
residence on ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record) and ATF Form
5300.35 (Statement of Intent to Obtain a Handgun) in acquiring a
firearm from a Federal firearms licensee. The temporary rule also
amends the regulations to require that aliens purchasing firearms
provide proof of residency through the use of substantiating
documentation, such as utility bills or a lease agreement. In addition,
the regulations are being amended to require that licensees examine a
photo identification document from aliens purchasing firearms. These
regulations implement firearms initiatives intended to protect the
American public from gun violence.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/21/97 62 FR 19446
Interim Final Rule 04/21/97 62 FR 19442
NPRM Comment Period End 07/21/97
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/21/97
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB66
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA05
_______________________________________________________________________
1690. IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LAW 104-208, THE OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1997, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL
REPOSITORY FOR ARSON AND EXPLOSIVES INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 846(b)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 555
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule is needed to implement certain provisions of Public
Law 104-208, the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (the
Act), enacted September 30, 1996. The Act amended the Federal
explosives laws in 18 U.S.C. chapter 40 to require all Federal agencies
to report to ATF any information involving arson or the suspected
criminal misuse of explosives. The Act also authorizes ATF to establish
a repository for this information. In addition, the law provides that
such repository will contain information on incidents voluntarily
reported to ATF by State and local authorities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/15/01 66 FR 57404
NPRM Comment Period End 02/13/02
Final Rule 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB73
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA06
_______________________________________________________________________
1691. PUBLIC LAW 105-277, MAKING OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND EMERGENCY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY `99, RELATING TO FIREARMS
DISABILITIES FOR NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930; 44 USC
3504(h)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the regulations to implement the provisions
of Public Law 105-277, Making Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 1999. The regulations
implement the law by prohibiting, with certain exceptions, the transfer
to and possession of firearms by aliens admitted to the United States
under a nonimmigrant visa.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/05/02 67 FR 5428
Interim Final Rule 02/05/02 67 FR 5422
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 05/06/02
Final Rule 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 30525]]
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AB93
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________
1692. COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION--ANNUAL INVENTORY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 18 USC 847; 18 USC 921 to 930; 44 USC
3504(h)
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: ATF is proposing to amend the regulations to require
federally licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers of firearms to
take at least one physical inventory each year. The proposed
regulations also specify the circumstances under which these licensees
must conduct a special physical inventory. In addition, these proposed
regulations clarify who is responsible for reporting a firearm that is
stolen or lost in transit between licensees.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/28/00 65 FR 52054
NPRM Comment Period End 11/27/00
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1512-AC08
Agency Contact: James Ficaretta, Program Manager, Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20226
Phone: 202 927-8203
RIN: 1140-AA09
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1693. GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO OCEAN VESSELS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is considering whether to propose amending its
regulations regarding the supply of controlled substances to ocean
vessels to provide a means of supply more consistent with current
industry practices for other materials. The decision on whether to
propose amendments will be based on the information and comments
submitted in response to this notice of proposed rulemaking and DEA's
experience with the existing procedures and practices for supplying
controlled substances to ocean vessels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 09/18/96 61 FR 49086
ANPRM Comment Period End 11/18/96
NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-142
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
1694. SALE BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES OF CHEMICALS USABLE TO
MANUFACTURE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 880; 21
USC 958(f); 21 USC 965; 21 USC 890
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1316
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to provide that a
Federal department or agency may not sell from the stocks of the
department or agency any chemical which could be used in the
manufacture of a controlled substance unless the Administrator of DEA
certifies in writing to the head of the department or agency that there
is no reasonable cause to believe that the sale of the chemical would
result in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. The
proposed rulemaking provides regulatory guidelines and establishes a
procedure for prospective bidder and/or broker to appeal if they are
aggrieved by DEA's failure to provide such certification.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Additional Information: DEA-176
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________
1695. EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT/EXPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL USE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 956
[[Page 30526]]
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to amend its regulations to restrict to 50
dosage units the total quantity of Schedule II, III, IV, and V
controlled substances that may be imported for personal medical use by
United States (U.S.) residents entering the U.S. A dosage unit is
considered by DEA to be the basic unit used to quantify the amount to
be taken in normal usage. The proposed 50 dosage unit limit would not
apply to a U.S. resident who has a valid U.S. practitioner's
prescription. This proposed rulemaking implements and extends the
provisions of the Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act of
1998.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-192
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________
1696. ELECTRONIC ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 828; 21 USC 871(b); 21
USC 958(e); 21 USC 965
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to provide the
option of ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances
electronically in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). The
regulations will propose that this electronic system may also be used
for controlled substances in Schedules III, IV, and V. These proposed
regulations would be in addition to, not a replacement of, the existing
rules. These regulations are needed to give manufacturers,
distributors, importers, exporters, pharmacies, and hospitals the
option to use modern technology for controlled substance transactions.
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times
for DEA registrants who distribute, purchase, or handle controlled
substances. These proposed regulations are consistent with paperwork
reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also respond to the
requirements of Public Law 106-229, the ``Electronic Signatures in
Global and National Commerce Act,'' while maintaining a closed system
of distribution of controlled substances and ensuring security and
authentication. In a separate related rulemaking (RIN 1117-AA61), DEA
is proposing to revise its regulations to permit DEA-registered
prescribers to electronically write, sign, and transmit prescriptions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Electronic Orders for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances ANPRM
03/05/01 (66 FR 13274) NPRM 05/00/03 NPRM Comment Period End 07/00/03
Notice of Intent To Conduct Performance Verification Testing of Public
Key Infrastructure Enabled Controlled Substance Orders Notice 01/11/02
(67 FR 1507)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: ANPRM: DEA-214
Notice: DEA-224
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA61
RIN: 1117-AA60
_______________________________________________________________________
1697. ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 829; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1306
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to permit DEA-
registered prescribers to electronically write, sign, and transmit
prescriptions. These proposed regulations would be an addition to, not
a replacement of, the existing rules. These regulations are needed to
give pharmacies, hospitals, and practitioners the ability to use modern
technology for controlled substance prescriptions, while maintaining
the closed system of distribution of controlled substances dispensing.
The proposed regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times
for DEA registrants who dispense or prescribe controlled substances.
The proposed regulations would also reduce the number of prescription
errors caused by illegible handwriting and misunderstood oral
prescriptions. They would allow pharmacies and hospitals to integrate
prescription records into other medical records more directly,
increasing efficiency, and would reduce the time patients spend waiting
to have prescriptions filled. These proposed regulations are consistent
with paperwork reduction mandates. These proposed regulations also
respond to the requirements of Public Law 106-229, the ``Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,'' while ensuring
security and authentication. In a separate related rulemaking (RIN
1117-AA60), DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to provide the
option of ordering Schedule I and II controlled substances
electronically in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
Controlled Substances Act (CSA)(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/05/01 66 FR 13274
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-214
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
[[Page 30527]]
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA60
RIN: 1117-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________
1698. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLERS OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, EPHEDRINE,
AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to require that manufacturers, distributors,
importers and exporters of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine implement security procedures similar to those of
Schedules III through V controlled substances to prevent the theft and
diversion of these List I chemicals. Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine are
used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, and
phenylpropanolamine is used in the illegal manufacture of amphetamine.
The vast majority of these clandestine laboratories were producing
methamphetamine using over-the-counter regulated drug products. Some of
the product found at these clandestine laboratories came from thefts at
manufacturers, distributors, importers and exporters. Almost all of the
reports of List I chemical thefts reported to DEA in the past few years
have involved pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.
Therefore, to address the problem of diversion of pseudoephedrine,
ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine through theft, DEA is proposing that
manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of these three
chemicals implement security procedures similar to those now used by
registrants handling Schedules III through V controlled substances.
These procedures include the storage of substances in a secure safe or
steel cabinet, cage, or room and installation of a monitored alarm
system linked to a central location. DEA will also be seeking input
regarding alternative means to effectively prevent the theft and
diversion of these products. Keeping pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine products in such secure areas will limit the
opportunity for theft.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-211
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________
1699. REORGANIZATION AND CLARIFICATION OF DEA REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1302; 21 CFR 1303; 21
CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305; 21 CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1307; 21 CFR 1308; 21 CFR
1309; 21 CFR 1310; 21 CFR 1312; 21 CFR 1313; ...
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing a revision and reorganization of title 21,
Code of Federal Regulations, chapter II. These regulations relate to
the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation, and exportation
of controlled substances and the manufacture, distribution,
importation, and exportation of listed chemicals. This action is being
taken to further clarify and reorganize the current regulations. The
regulations will be drafted in plain language to make them easier to
understand.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/00/04
NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-221
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA63
_______________________________________________________________________
1700. CHEMICAL MIXTURES CONTAINING LISTED FORMS OF PHOSPHORUS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In a previous rulemaking, (RIN 1117-AA57) DEA made red
phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid (and its salts)
List I chemicals. Although 1117-AA57 was effective as of November 16,
2001, (and it remains in effect) DEA asked for and received comments at
the final rule stage on an exemption. DEA is still considering these
comments and will publish a second final rule under the RIN 1117-AA57
finalizing that rulemaking.
By this rulemaking (1117-AA66) DEA is requesting information from
interested parties to propose regulations governing chemical mixtures
containing the List I chemicals red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and
hypophosphorous acid (and its salts). Currently, all chemical mixtures
containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid
(and its salts) are exempt from regulation. These mixtures will remain
exempt until publication of rulemakings regarding chemical mixtures
(see RIN 1117-AA31). These three List I chemicals are used industrially
and have multiple commercial purposes. They are also used in the
illicit production of methamphetamine and amphetamine. Information
sought will help determine whether there are chemical mixtures
containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid
(and its salts) which should be exempt from the regulations governing
listed chemicals.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 01/31/03 68 FR 4968
ANPRM Comment Period End 04/01/03
NPRM 09/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-228
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA57, Related To 1117-AA31
RIN: 1117-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________
1701. CHEMICAL REGISTRATION WAIVERS; EXEMPTION FROM CHEMICAL
REGISTRATION FEES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing amending its regulations to waive the
requirement of registration for contract processors, medical/first aid
kit providers, distributors of sample packages of drug products,
distributors of research/reference standards, and rural wholesale
distributors. These actions are being taken in response to industry
comments and suggestions. DEA has determined that requiring
registration for these activities is not necessary for effective
enforcement under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and waiving the
requirement of registration will ease regulatory burdens for the
affected industries. DEA is also proposing exempting charitable
organizations and governmental entities from initial and renewal
registration fees. These fee exemptions will bring the chemical
regulations into conformance with the controlled substances
regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal
Additional Information: DEA-189
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
1702. AUTHORITY FOR PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE OR PRESCRIBE APPROVED
NARCOTIC (OPIOD) SUBSTANCES FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
829; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 956; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1306
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing amendments to its regulations to implement
the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA). These amendments would
allow qualified practitioners to dispense and prescribe narcotic
(opiod) controlled substances approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) specifically for use in maintenance or
detoxification treatment.
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and current regulations require
that practitioners who want to conduct maintenance or detoxification
treatment using narcotic (opiod) controlled substances be registered
with DEA as narcotic treatment programs (NTPS) in addition to the
practitioners' personal registrations. The separate NTP registrations
authorize the practitioners to dispense or administer, but not
prescribe, narcotic (opiod) controlled substances.
These regulations establish an exemption from the separate registration
requirement for qualified practitioners dispensing or prescribing
Schedule III, IV, and V narcotic (opiod) controlled substances approved
by the FDA specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification
treatment. This NPRM would allow ``qualifying physicians,'' whether
they are already registered as NTPs or not, to dispense and prescribe
Schedule III, IV, and V narcotic (opiod) controlled substances or
combinations of controlled substances approved by FDA specifically for
use in maintenance or detoxification treatment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-202
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
1703. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG PRODUCTS
CONTAINING GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID (GHB)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 827; 21 USC 829; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 958; 21 USC 965; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is publishing a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulations to
require additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements for drug
products containing gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) for which an
application has been approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act. The Hillary J.
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Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000
establishes specific reporting and recordkeeping requirements with
respect to the distribution and dispensing of drug products containing
GHB.
This NPRM proposes recordkeeping requirements for practitioners
dispensing Schedule III GHB drug products and reporting requirements
for manufacturers and distributors of Schedule III GHB drug products.
Specifically, this NPRM would require pharmacies and practitioners
dispensing GHB to maintain and make available for inspection the name
of the prescribing practitioner, the prescribing practitioner's Federal
and State registration numbers with expiration dates, verification that
the prescribing practitioner possesses appropriate registration, the
patient's insurance provider, if available, as well as the patient's
medical need for the drug. This NPRM also proposes to include Schedule
III GHB drug products as controlled substances that must be reported
under the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-234
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________
1704. CHEMICAL REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION FEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On December 1, 1999, DEA published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (see RIN 1117-AA50) regarding its chemical registration and
reregistration fees. Subsequent to publication of this rule, DEA's
investigative activities increased. As has been previously noted
elsewhere, costs for investigative activities including, but not
limited to, extensive investigation and collection of documentation of
violative practices by registrants, attorney review and preparation by
DEA's Office of Chief Counsel, staff and attorney time to prepare for
proceedings to deny or revoke a registration, and Administrative Law
Judge and staff to conduct registration denial hearings were not
included in previous fee calculations. Due to the increased costs
associated with these investigative activities, DEA is re-evaluating
the costs of the chemical control program and calculating new fees to
incorporate these increased costs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-235
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA50
RIN: 1117-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________
1705. [bull] REPORTS BY REGISTRANTS OF THEFT OR SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is amending its regulations to clarify its policy
regarding reports by registrants of theft or significant loss of
controlled substances. There has been some confusion as to what
constitutes a significant loss, and when and how initial notice of a
theft or loss should be provided to DEA. This Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking proposes the clarification of DEA regulations and provides
guidance to registrants regarding the theft, significant loss, and
explained loss of controlled substances.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA 196
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA73
_______________________________________________________________________
1706. [bull] PREVENTING THE ACCUMULATION OF SURPLUS CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES AT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1307
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: To address the accumulation of excess controlled substances
at long term care facilities (LTCFs), the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) is proposing to permit the use of automated
dispensing systems operated by provider pharmacies. Specifically, this
proposed rule would permit a DEA-registered pharmacy to register at a
LTCF (without any additional registration fees) and to store controlled
substances in the automated dispensing system at the LTCF. The use of
automated dispensing systems would allow dispensing of single dosage
units of prescribed controlled substances, provide electronic records
of each dispensing, and mitigate the problem of excess stocks of
controlled substances at the LTCF and the disposal of those stocks.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-240
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1707. DEFINITION AND REGISTRATION OF REVERSE DISTRIBUTORS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In years past, most pharmaceutical manufacturers and
wholesalers, as a service to their customers, accepted returns of
outdated/damaged merchandise. Also, agencies such as DEA and State
Boards of Pharmacy accepted surrendered drugs or witnessed their
disposal by controlled substance registrants. Over the past several
years, environmental concerns and regulations have eliminated many of
the disposal options which had been available. As a result, drug
producers and government agencies alike are increasingly reluctant to
be involved in the disposal process. Due to these factors and the time
and resources expended by DEA and manufacturers, DEA is proposing the
establishment of this essential link in the legitimate distribution
chain.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/23/95 60 FR 43732
NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/95
Interim Final Rule 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-108
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________
1708. EXEMPTION OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 removed
the exemption from regulation for chemical mixtures. Chemical mixtures
are now regulated, unless specifically exempted by the Administrator.
In the proposed rule regarding the implementation of the Domestic
Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993, DEA proposed regulations
regarding exemption of chemical mixtures. Based on industry comments,
the proposed regulations were subsequently withdrawn for reassessment
and consultation with industry. Based on extensive consultations with
industry, DEA has published proposed regulations intended to establish
the least possible burden on industry while remaining consistent with
the requirements of the law. Comments received on the proposed
regulations are currently being reviewed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Exemption Chemical Mixtures NPRM 09/16/98 (63 FR 49506) NPRM Comment
Period End 04/16/99 NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/12/99 (64 FR
7144) Final Rule 10/00/03 Comment Period End 12/00/03
Exemption of Chemical Mixtures Containing the List I Chemicals
Ephedrine, N-Methylephedrine, N-Methylpseudoephdrine,
Norpseudoephedrine, Phenylpropanolamine, and Pseudoephedrine NPRM 09/
16/98 (63 FR 49506) NPRM Comment Period End 04/06/99 NPRM Comment
Period Extended 09/12/99 (64 FR 7144) Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-137
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
RIN: 1117-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1709. CHEMICAL REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION FEES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
830; 21 USC 871 (b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; 21 USC 958
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1309
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In December 1999, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
proposed to amend its application fees for registration and
reregistration of manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters
of List I chemicals, as authorized by section 3(a) of the Domestic
Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 (DCDCA), reducing the fees from
$595.00 to $326.00 for initial registration, and the reregistration
fees from $477.00 to $171.00. Fees for retail registrants were proposed
to increase from $255.00 to $326.00 for
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registration, and from $116.00 to $171.00 for reregistration. Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-25 requires a periodic review of user
charges for agency programs. Subsequent to publication, concerns were
raised about costs included in this user fee.
As DEA has noted in previous rulemakings on this subject, certain costs
for investigative activities have not been included in previous fees.
Specifically, costs for investigative activities including, but not
limited to, extensive investigation and collection of documentation of
violative practices by registrants, attorney review and preparation by
DEA's Office of Chief Counsel, staff and attorney time to prepare for
proceedings to deny or revoke a registration, and Administrative Law
Judge and staff to conduct registration denial hearings were not
included in previous fee calculations. Costs for these investigative
activities have risen as DEA activities have increased necessitating
the re-evaluation of this user fee. Based on these concerns, DEA will
be publishing a notice to formally withdraw the rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/01/99 64 FR 67216
NPRM Comment Period End 01/31/00
Notice: Withdrawing Rulemaking 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-185
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA72
RIN: 1117-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________
1710. PLACEMENT OF GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE IN LIST I OF THE CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT (21 U.S.C. 802)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Public Law 106-172, signed into law on February 18, 2000, and
known as the ``Hillary J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug
Prohibition Act of 2000'' amends section 102(34) of the Controlled
Substances Act as amended (CSA) by designating gamma-butyrolactone
(GBL), the precursor to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), as a List I
chemical. Reflecting this change in statute, on April 24, 2000, the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) amended its regulations to
reflect the status of GBL as a List I chemical subject to the
requirements of the CSA and its regulations. Establishment of a
threshold for GBL is the subject of a separate rulemaking, proposed on
October 24, 2001. Therefore, unless and until a threshold is
established, any distribution of GBL is a regulated transaction as
described by 21 CFR 1300.02(b)(28). All handlers of GBL must comply
with the CSA regulatory requirements pertaining to List I chemicals as
described in the body of this document. Further, DEA is considering
regulations regarding exemption of chemical mixtures containing GBL
(RIN 1117-AA64).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in List I of the Controlled Substance
Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802) Final Rule 04/24/00 (65 FR 21645)
Threshold for Gamma-Butyrolactone NPRM 10/24/01 (66 FR
53746) Correction 12/12/01 (66 FR 64173) NPRM Comment Period End 12/
24/01 Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-199, DEA-203
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA64
RIN: 1117-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1711. CONTROL OF RED PHOSPHORUS, WHITE PHOSPHORUS, AND HYPOPHOSPHOROUS
ACID (AND ITS SALTS) AS LIST I CHEMICALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Because of their use and importance in the illicit
manufacture of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, DEA
is proposing the addition of red phosphorus, white phosphorus (also
known as yellow phosphorus), and hypophosphorous acid (and its salts)
as List I chemicals. These phosphorus chemicals have been identified as
being important chemicals for the illicit production of
methamphetamine. As List I chemicals, handlers of these materials will
be subject to Controlled Substances Act (CSA) chemical regulatory
controls including registration, recordkeeping, reporting, and import/
export requirements. DEA has determined that these controls are
necessary to prevent the diversion of these chemicals to clandestine
drug laboratories.
DEA has conducted an extensive review of the phosphorus industry,
publishing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. DEA's review
indicated that there are only two domestic producers of white
phosphorus and three producers of red phosphorus, or hypophosphorous
acid (and its salts). While producers of white phosphorus will be
required to register with DEA and maintain records of each regulated
transaction (i.e., all transactions of these chemicals), over 98
percent of the phosphorus produced is converted to a form not impacted
by this regulation. The remaining 2 percent of the phosphorus (used
domestically) is utilized in its elemental form (i.e., as red
phosphorus or white phosphorus) or used to produce all other phosphorus
chemicals. Therefore, this regulation will only affect the distribution
of less than 2 percent of the industry at the end user level. Further,
DEA is considering regulations regarding the exemption of chemical
mixtures containing red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and
hypophosphorous acid (and its salts).
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 02/02/00 65 FR 4913
ANPRM Comment Period End 04/03/00
NPRM 09/25/00 65 FR 57577
NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/00
Final Rule 10/17/01 66 FR 52670
Comment Period End 11/16/01
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-198
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA66
RIN: 1117-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________
1712. ALLOWING CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON BEHALF OF RETAIL PHARMACIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC
824; 21 USC 871 (b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1301; 21 CFR 1304; 21 CFR 1305; 21
CFR 1306; 21 CFR 1307
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is amending its regulations to provide for the use of
central fill pharmacies, also known as refill pharmacies, fulfillment
centers, or call centers. Unlike retail pharmacies which dispense
controlled substances directly to the patient, central fill pharmacies
provide a service to retail pharmacies by preparing and packaging
prescriptions for retail pharmacies to dispense to the patient.
Prescription information is transmitted from a retail pharmacy to a
central fill pharmacy where the prescription is filled or refilled. The
filled prescription is delivered to the retail pharmacy for pickup by
the patient. Industry has expressed interest in utilizing central fill
pharmacy operations to allow for more efficient delivery of
prescriptions to patients.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/06/01 66 FR 46567
NPRM Comment Period End 11/05/01
Final Action 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-208
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________
1713. CHEMICAL MIXTURES CONTAINING GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In previous rulemakings, DEA made gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) a
List I chemical and established thresholds for transactions involving
this chemical. DEA is requesting information from interested persons in
order to propose regulations governing chemical mixtures containing
gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a List I chemical. Currently, all chemical
mixtures containing GBL are exempt from regulation. These mixtures will
remain exempt until publication of rulemakings regarding chemical
mixtures (see RIN 1117-AA31). GBL is used in the illicit manufacture of
GHB, a Schedule I controlled substance. Specifically, DEA is seeking
information on the types of products containing GBL; the concentration
levels of GBL in the product formulations; and the packaging,
distribution, use, and commercial availability of these products. This
information will help to determine whether there are chemical mixtures
containing GBL which should be exempt from the regulations governing
listed chemicals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 07/19/02 67 FR 47493
Correction 08/19/02 67 FR 53842
Correction 09/05/02 67 FR 56776
ANPRM Comment Period End 09/17/02
Interim Final Rule 11/00/03
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-222
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation
Section, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office
of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7183
Related RIN: Related To 1117-AA52, Related To 1117-AA31
RIN: 1117-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________
1714. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE ANTI-PROLIFERATION ACT:
THRESHOLDS FOR RETAILERS AND FOR DISTRIBUTORS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS
UNDER 21 U.S.C. 830(B)(3); CHANGES TO MAIL ORDER REPORTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC
824; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 977; 21 USC 951; 21
USC 958; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300; 21 CFR 1309; 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule is a conforming regulation that implements
the provisions of the Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000
(MAPA). For retailers and for distributors required to submit monthly
mail order reports under 21 U.S.C. 830(b)(3), MAPA reduced the
transaction thresholds for pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine drug
products to 9 grams per single transaction and added a package size
restriction of 3 grams. MAPA added the requirement that distributors
who are subject to submitting mail order reports must
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report certain export transactions. To reduce the burden on the
regulated industry, MAPA established certain exemptions to the mail
order reporting requirement and gave DEA authority to grant additional
exemptions as warranted.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 06/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-210
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________
1715. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION APPLICATION
FEES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 822; 21 USC 823; 21 USC 824; 21 USC
871(b); 21 USC 875; 21 USC 877; ...
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1301
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is proposing to adjust the current fee schedule for DEA
controlled substances registration to adequately recover necessary
costs associated with the Diversion Control Program (DCP) as mandated
by the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1993, section 111(b), Public Law
102-395. DEA published its last fee revision in 1993. Since that time,
fees have remained unchanged. This NPRM proposes the fee structure
under the existing registration system to fully support the operations
of the DCP for fiscal years 2003 through 2005. DEA is required by law
to collect the full costs of the DCP.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/18/03 68 FR 7728
NPRM Comment Period End 04/21/03
Final Action 09/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA-232
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1716. INDUSTRIAL USE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CANNABIS
PLANTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1308
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action (Clarification of
List of Tetra- hydrocannabinols 03/21/03 68 FR 14114
Final Action (Exemption fr.
Control of Cert Industr.
Products & Material Derived Fr
Cannabis Plant) 03/21/03 68 FR 14119
Final Action Effective
(Clarification of List of Tetra-
hydrocannabinols) 04/21/03
Final Action Effective
(Exemption fr. Control of
Cert.Indus. Products Derived
fr.Cannabis Plant) 04/21/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza
Phone: 202 307-7183
RIN: 1117-AA55
_______________________________________________________________________
1717. [bull] CORRECTION TO CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802; 21 USC 830; 21 USC 871(b)
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: DEA is hereby correcting title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations, section 1310.04 to reinstate paragraph (g) which was
inadvertently removed by a previous rulemaking. Paragraph (g) addresses
listed chemicals for which no threshold has been established.
Prior to October 2001, this paragraph had listed only one chemical,
ephedrine, as having no threshold. On October 17, 2001, three
chemicals--red phosphorus, white phosphorus, and hypophosphorous acid
(and its salts)--were added to paragraph (g) by final rulemaking. On
March 28, 2002, DEA published another final rule amending 21 CFR
1310.04. In this rulemaking, DEA failed to note the October 2001
amendments to paragraph (g) and thus removed the paragraph, and
inserted its contents in paragraph (f). This final rule seeks to
correct the inadvertent removal of paragraph (g) and its subparagraphs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 03/11/03 68 FR 11471
Final Rule Effective 03/11/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: DEA 242
Agency Contact: Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section,
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of
Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537
Phone: 202 307-7297
RIN: 1117-AA74
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
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1718. AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES TO ISSUE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 3 CFR, 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002; 8 USC
1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1362; 28 USC 509; 8 USC
1324b; 28 USC 510; 28 USC 1746; Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950, sec 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the regulations by implementing
the statutory authority given to Immigration Judges to sanction by
civil money penalty any action or inaction in contempt of the Judge's
proper exercise of authority. This statutory authority is derived from
section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law 104-208 (IIRIRA), September 30,
1996. This rule sets forth the types of conduct for which civil money
penalty sanctions may be imposed, the procedures for imposing these
sanctions, the affirmative defenses which may excuse the imposition of
a civil money penalty sanction, and the procedures for appealing such
sanctions. The rule also adds an additional ground for disciplinary
sanctions under 8 CFR section 3.102 for engaging in a pattern and
practice of conduct which has been found to be in contempt of the
Immigration Judge's proper exercise of authority.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________
1719. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN
BATTERED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN; MOTIONS TO REOPEN FOR CERTAIN BATTERED
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1101 note; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8
USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224 to 1227; 8 USC 1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC
1251a; 8 USC 1252b; 8 USC 1324b; 8 USC 1362; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC
1746; Reorg Plan No 2 of 1950; 3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, sec 2; PL 105-
100, sec 202-203; PL 105-277, sec 902; PL 106-386, sec 1506; PL 106-
554, sec 1505; PL 106-554, sec 1510; 8 CFR 2; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends Department regulations by establishing
procedures incorporating the amended requirements of cancellation of
removal for battered spouses and children under 240A(b)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), and suspension of deportation
under former section 244(a)(3) of the Act (as it existed before April
1, 1997), which were amended by section 1504 of the Battered Immigrant
Women Protection Act of 2000.
This rule also amends Department regulations by establishing procedures
for certain battered spouses and children to reopen their removal or
deportation proceedings to apply for the relief of cancellation of
removal or suspension of deportation under 240(c)(6)(C)(iv) of the Act
(as amended by section 1506 of the Battered Immigrant Women Protection
Act of 2000).
Additionally, this rule establishes procedures which must be followed
by EOIR when an alien applies for a domestic violence victim waiver
under section 237(a)(7) of the Act (as amended by section 1505(b) of
the Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA35
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1720. [bull] EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW ATTORNEY/
REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1362
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1.1(f) and (g); 8 CFR 3.0(e)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule concerns the Attorney General's authority
to authorize practitioners, as defined under 8 CFR sections 1.1(f) and
(g), respectively, to represent aliens in immigration proceedings
pursuant to statute. Under the pertinent statutory provision, aliens in
immigration proceedings ``shall have the privilege of being represented
(at no expense to the government) by such counsel, authorized to
practice in such proceedings, as he shall choose.'' 8 U.S.C. 1362
The proposed rule arises out of EOIR's electronic government
initiatives which, when fully implemented, will enable electronic case
access and filing for individuals in immigration proceedings before
EOIR. In essence, the rule amends the current definitions of
``attorney'' and ``representative,'' the classes of individuals
authorized to represent aliens, to include only those persons who have
registered with EOIR.
Additionally, the rule delegates authority to the Director to require
such a registration, and to establish procedures for registration. In
concert with that authority, the rule permits the Director to
administratively suspend from practice before EOIR any practitioner who
fails to comply with registration procedures and requirements.
Functionally, practitioners will be required to register with EOIR over
a secure internet connection, by providing name, address(es), date-of-
birth, last four digits of social security number, and bar admission
data.
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Registered practitioners will be assigned a unique UserId and password
that will authorize them to conduct electronic transactions with EOIR
from desktop personal computers.
Registration of practitioners assures the functionality, security, and
success of EOIR's electronic government initiative, and serves as a
prerequisite to electronic case access and filing by practitioners.
The proposed practitioner registration rule furnishes the Attorney
General with the optimum measure of adaptability to establish the
criteria and procedures for practitioner registration, while also
preserving fairness for regulated parties and ensuring efficiency in
government operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA39
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1721. [bull] REVIEW OF AN ARBITRATOR'S FINDINGS AND IMPOSING REMEDIES
AGAINST EMPLOYERS HIRING H-1B VISA WORKERS OVER EQUALLY OR BETTER
QUALIFIED U.S. WORKERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103(a); 8 USC 1182(n); 8 USC 1324b
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 44
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule provides administrative review and the imposition
of remedies for a ``failure to select'' cause of action under the
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1988. This
new cause of action allows an aggrieved party to file a complaint
against a covered employer when it seeks to hire an H-1B visa holder
over an equally or better qualified United States worker who applied
for the job. Arbitrators of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service will adjudicate the complaints. The regulation also allows for
a review of the Arbitrator's findings, if necessary, imposing remedies
against the employer.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA40
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
_______________________________________________________________________
1722. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224 to
1227; 8 USC 1251 to 1252; 8 USC 1362; PL 105-100, sec 202
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 240
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review and the Immigration and Naturalization Service by
eliminating the conditional grant process at 8 CFR 240.21 and
establishing a permanent procedure for processing suspension of
deportation and cancellation of removal cases. This rule is necessary
to implement the numerical limitation on suspension of deportation and
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status imposed by the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
and the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997
(NACARA).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 09/30/98 63 FR 52134
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 11/30/98
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA25
_______________________________________________________________________
1723. AUTHORITIES DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
IMMIGRATION REVIEW
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252b; 8
USC 1362; 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 240; 28 CFR
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule outlines the authorities and powers (and
limitations thereto) delegated by the Attorney General to the Director
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Chairman of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the Chief Immigration
Judge. These authorities include such managerial responsibilities as:
Issuing operational instructions, setting policies, providing for the
training of staff, and ensuring the efficient disposition of cases. One
of the limitations on the powers of the Director of EOIR, the Chairman
of the
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BIA, and the Chief Immigration Judge is that they cannot direct the
result of a case adjudication assigned to someone else. Further, the
Director of EOIR cannot adjudicate cases.
Additionally, this rule makes technical amendments to better describe
EOIR's components: The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Office
of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ), and the Office of the Chief
Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/26/00 65 FR 81434
NPRM Comment Period End 02/26/01
Final Action 02/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA27
_______________________________________________________________________
1724. MOTIONS TO REOPEN FOR SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION AND SPECIAL RULE
CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 1505(C) OF THE LIFE ACT
AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1103, 1252 note, 1252b, 1324b, 1362;
28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746; sec 203 of PL 105-100; secs 1506 and
1510 of PL 106-386; sec 1505 of PL 106-554
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule amends the regulations of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR) by establishing a special procedure for the
filing and adjudication of motions to reopen to apply for suspension of
deportation and cancellation of removal pursuant to section 1505(c) of
the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act Amendments of 2000 (LIFE Act
Amendments). Motions to reopen under this rule must have been filed on
or before October 16, 2001.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 07/17/01 66 FR 37119
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 09/17/01
Final Action 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________
1725. SECTION 212(C) RELIEF FOR ALIENS WITH CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
BEFORE APRIL 1, 1997
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1103; 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1224-1227;
8 USC 1251; 8 USC 1252 note; 8 USC 1252a; 8 USC 1252b; PL 105-110, sec
202-203; PL 105-277, sec 902; 8 CFR 2
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule amends the regulations of the EOIR and the INS by
establishing procedures for certain lawful permanent residents (LPRs)
with certain criminal convictions to apply for a waiver of
inadmissibility pursuant to former section 212(c) of the INA. It is
only applicable to certain LPRs whose convictions were prior to April
1, 1997. It applies to certain LPRs who have cases pending before EOIR
or are under final administrative orders. This rule will broaden
eligibility for INA section 212(c) relief in light of the recent
Supreme Court decision in INS v. St. Cyr, 121 (S. Ct. 2271 (2001)).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/13/02 67 FR 52627
Correction 08/22/02 67 FR 54360
NPRM Comment Period End 10/15/02
Final Rule 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________
1726. PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDINGS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 8 USC 1101 note, 1103, 1231, 1252 note,
1252b, 1324b, 1253, 1362; 28 USC 509, 510, 1746; sec 2, Reorg Plan No 2
of 1950; 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp, p 1002; section 203 of PL 105-100, 111
Stat 2196-200; sections 1506 and 1510 of PL 106-386, 114 Stat 1527-29,
1531-32; section 1505 of PL 106-554, 114 Stat 2763A-326 to 2763A-328
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule amends regulations governing the Executive Office
for Immigration Review (EOIR) by authorizing immigration judges to
issue protective orders to limit public disclosure of sensitive law
enforcement or national defense information during immigration
proceedings. The rule is applicable in all proceedings before
immigration judges, but involves only a small number of cases.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 05/28/02 67 FR 36799
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 07/29/02
Final Action 05/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA38
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1727. [bull] TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER APPEALS OF FINES FROM THE
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARING OFFICER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 280.61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule removes the Board of Immigration Appeals'
(Board) jurisdiction over appeals of INS decisions involving
administrative fines under part 280 of title 8 CFR, and transfers that
authority to Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
(OCAHO). Part 280 governs the administration of fines under a variety
of provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), most of
which pertain to common carriers. Most of the appeals are fines imposed
under section 273 of the INA. The transfer is essentially a
reallocation of agency resources within the Executive Office for
Immigration Review to improve caseload management by substituting a
different set of decision makers, the OCAHO for the Board, while
preserving the same procedures for the adjudication of appeals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/19/02 67 FR 7309
NPRM Comment Period End 03/21/02
Final Rule 10/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703 305-0470
Related RIN: Split From 1125-AA36
RIN: 1125-AA41
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Completed Actions
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
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1728. [bull] REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 8, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 3 CFR; 8 CFR 2; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 8
USC 226a; 8 USC 451; 8 USC 1101 to 1104; 8 USC 1151; 8 USC 1153 to
1155; 8 USC 1157 to 1159; 8 USC 1181 to 1184; 8 USC 1186a; 8 USC 1186b;
8 USC 1187; 8 USC 1201; 8 USC 1203; 8 USC 1221; 8 USC 1223 to 1229; 8
USC 1231; 8 USC 1251 to 1257; 8 USC 1259; 8 USC 1281 to 1286; 8 USC
1301 to 1305; 8 USC 1322 to 1323; 8 USC 1324a; 8 USC 1324b; 8 USC
1324c; 8 USC 1330; 8 USC 1356 to 1357; 8 USC 1359; 8 USC 1362; 8 USC
1372; 8 USC 1429; 8 USC 1443; 8 USC 1448; 18 USC 4002; 18 USC
4013(a)(4); 18 USC 4013(c)(4); 28 USC 509 to 510; 28 USC 1746; 31 USC
9701; 48 USC 1901 note; 48 USC 1931 note; Homeland Security Act of
2002; Proc 3004; PL 101-410, secs 103 and 104; sec 141 of the Compacts
of Free Association With the Federated States of Micron; sec 2, Reorg.
Plan No. 2 of 1950; secs 202 and 203 of PL 105-100; secs 262, 289, and
643 of PL 104-208; secs 1506 and 1510 of PL 106-386; sec 1505 of PL
106-554; sec 902, PL 105-227; EO 12356; 18 FR 489; 47 FR 14874; 47 FR
15557; 3 CFR, 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1002; 1953 Supp Interpret or apply
sec 215; 3 CFR, 1982 Comp, p 166; 104 Stat 890, as amended by PL 104-
134; 110 Stat 1321; 110 Stat 3309-708; 111 Stat 2160; 111 Stat 2193;
111 Stat 2196-200; 112 Stat 2681; 114 Stat 2763a-326 to -328; 114 Stat
1531-32; 114 Stat 1527-29; 45 Stat 401; 54 Stat 670; 66 Stat 173-174;
66 Stat 190; 66 Stat 195; 66 Stat 197; 66 Stat 201; 66 Stat 203; 66
Stat 212; 66 Stat 219; 66 Stat 221-224; 66 Stat 226-227; 66 Stat 230;
66 Stat 234
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1; 8 CFR 3; 8 CFR 101; 8 CFR 103; 8 CFR 204; 8 CFR
205; 8 CFR 207; 8 CFR 208; 8 CFR 209; 8 CFR 211; 8 CFR 212; 8 CFR 214;
8 CFR 215; 8 CFR 216; 8 CFR 235; 8 CFR 236; 8 CFR 238; 8 CFR 239; 8 CFR
240; 8 CFR 241; 8 CFR 244; 8 CFR 245; 8 CFR 246; 8 CFR 249; 8 CFR 270;
8 CFR 274a; 8 CFR 280; 8 CFR 287; 8 CFR 292; 8 CFR 337; 8 CFR 507; 8
CFR 1001; 8 CFR 1003; 8 CFR 1101; 8 CFR 1103; 8 CFR 1204; 8 CFR 1205; 8
CFR 1207; 8 CFR 1208; 8 CFR 1209; 8 CFR 1211; 8 CFR 1212; 8 CFR 1214; 8
CFR 1215; 8 CFR 1216; 8 CFR 1235; 8 CFR 1236; 8 CFR 1238; 8 CFR 1239; 8
CFR 1240; 8 CFR 1241; 8 CFR 1244; 8 CFR 1245; 8 CFR 1246; 8 CFR 1249; 8
CFR 1270; 8 CFR 1274a; 8 CFR 1280; 8 CFR 1287; 8 CFR 1292; 8 CFR 1299;
8 CFR 1337; 28 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (HSA),
transfers the functions of the Immigration and Nationality Service
(INS) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The HSA also
retains in the Department of Justice, under the direction of the
Attorney General, the Executive Office for Immigration Review. This
final rule is a technical rule. It reflects the transfer of the
functions of the INS to DHS through the division of jurisdiction over
regulations currently codified in 8 CFR chapter I. A new chapter V has
been created in parallel to the existing structure of chapter I. This
rule transfers to chapter V those parts and sections that deal with
procedures before immigration judges and the Board of Immigration
Appeals. This rule also duplicates in chapter V a number of parts and
sections that affect both the EOIR and the INS, such as the asylum
regulations. For example, in asylum proceedings before immigration
judges, applicable provisions of chapter I, part 208 (e.g., 8 CFR
208.15(a)) are established in parallel in chapter V, part 1208 (e.g., 8
CFR 1208.15(a)).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 02/28/03 68 FR 9824
Final Rule Effective 02/28/03
Technical Amendment 03/05/03 68 FR 10349
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles Adkins-Blanch, General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2600 Skyline Tower,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
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Phone: 703 305-0470
RIN: 1125-AA42
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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1729. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 104 AND 109 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 103-414 Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act; PL 104-208 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of
1997
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 25, 1998, While CALEA
required telecommunications carriers to be in compliance with section
103 by October 25, 1998, the FCC exercised (continued in Additional
Information).
Abstract: As required by section 109 of the Communications Assistance
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FBI promulgated Cost Recovery
Regulations allowing telecommunications carriers to recover certain
costs associated with implementing CALEA. The final rule was published
on March 20, 1997 (62 FR 13307), and became effective on April 21,
1997. In response to public comment received during this rulemaking,
the FBI published an ANPRM on November 19, 1996 (61 FR 58799), which
solicited input on the definition of the term ``significant upgrade or
major modification'' as used by CALEA. The ``significant upgrade or
major modification'' NPRM was published on April 28, 1998 (63 FR
23231). The FBI is currently preparing a supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking, which will define the terms ``replaced'' and
``significantly upgraded or otherwise undergone major modification,''
which when codified will amend the Cost Recovery Regulations.
Additionally, CALEA section 104 requires the Attorney General to
publish a Notice of Actual and Maximum Capacity in order to provide
telecommunications carriers with the information they will need to meet
law enforcement's future simultaneous electronic surveillance
requirements. For local exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS, the FBI
published an Initial Notice of Capacity on October 16, 1995 (60 FR
53643), and a Second Notice of Capacity on January 14, 1997 (62 FR
1902). The FBI published the Final Notice of Capacity for local
exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS on March 12, 1998 (63 FR 12218).
Additionally, the FBI published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in the
Federal Register on December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70160), which solicited
information on and suggestions for developing reasonable methodologies
for characterizing capacity requirements for telecommunications
services and technologies other than local exchange, cellular, and
broadband PCS. Comments were due on February 16, 1999. Information
gathered in response to the NOI was used in publishing the Further
Notice of Inquiry (FNOI) on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40694). Comments were
due August 29, 2000. Information gathered in response to the FNOI will
be used in the publication of an Initial Notice of Capacity for
developing reasonable capacity methodologies for the paging, mobile
satellite, specialized mobile radio, and enhanced specialized mobile
radio services.
Timetable:
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``Significant upgrade or major modification'' ANPRM 11/19/96 (61 FR
58799) ANPRM Comment Period End 12/19/96 NPRM 04/28/98 (63 FR
23231) NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/98 Supplemental NPRM Proposing
Definitions 10/05/01 (66 FR 50931) Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End 12/04/01 Final Action 09/00/03
Cost Recovery Rule (Telecom. Carriers) NPRM 05/10/96 (61 FR
21396) NPRM Comment Period End 07/09/96 Final Rule 03/20/97 (62 FR
13307) Final Rule Effective 04/21/97
Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-local exch, cellular, broadb
PCS Initial Notice 10/16/95 (60 FR 53643) Second Notice 01/14/97 (62
FR 1902) Final Notice 03/12/98 (63 FR 12217)
Notice of Actual and Max. Cap.-paging, MSS, SMR, ESMR Notice of
Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 12/18/98 (63 FR 70160) Further Notice of
Inquiry (Cap Methodology) 06/30/00 (65 FR 40694) Initial Notice of
Capacity 04/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: STATUTORY DEADLINE CONT: its authority under
section 107 of CALEA to grant carriers extensions of this compliance
date. As a result of the FCC's order, carriers must now be in
compliance with section 103 by June 30, 2000. If compliance is not
reasonably achievable through application of available technology, the
carrier may petition the FCC for a section 107 extension of up to 2
years. By subsequent FCC orders, the assistance capability compliance
date for packet mode communication is November 19, 2001, and for the
additional capabilities/``punchlist'' capabilities is June 30, 2002.
Carriers may again petition the FCC for a section 107 extension.
Lastly, as a result of the publication of the Final Notice of Capacity
for local exchange, cellular, and broadband PCS carriers, these
carriers must be in compliance with section 104 by March 12, 2001.
Transferred from RIN 1105-AA39.
See also RIN 1110-AA10.
Agency Contact: Walter V. Meslar, Unit Chief, Telecommunications
Contracts and Audit Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA
20151
Phone: 703 814-4900
Leslie M. Szwajkowski, Unit Chief, Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference Center Drive,
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: 703 814-4800
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Fax: 703 814-4750
RIN: 1110-AA00
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1730. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE
INFORMATION SYSTEM (NSPMVIS)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 49 USC 33109 to 33111
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 89
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Attorney General is required to establish a National
Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle Information System (NSPMVIS) pursuant to
the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (49 U.S.C. 33109 to 33111). The FBI is
coordinating efforts in this matter and, under delegated authority from
the Attorney General, the FBI is issuing this rule to establish a
national system to verify the theft status of major motor vehicle
component parts and junk or salvage vehicles. The system will include
certain information about each passenger motor vehicle reported to a
law enforcement agency as stolen and not recovered. The rule provides
how an individual or entity may obtain information from the system on
whether a vehicle or part is listed as stolen. The rule also provides
verification procedures to be followed by insurance carriers and
certain motor vehicle part businesses. In order to verify the theft
status of a part or junk or salvage vehicle, an identification number
will have to be obtained from the part or vehicle.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 04/09/02 67 FR 17027
NPRM Comment Period End 06/10/02
Final Action 11/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: (RIN 1110-AA01 has been transferred from RIN
1105-AA44.)
The Criminal Division will issue a related regulation to implement the
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). As required
by statute, 49 U.S.C. section 30504(a), the regulation will direct junk
yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers to file monthly
reports with the operator of the NMVTIS concerning vehicles in their
possession. (See RIN 1105-AA71.)
Agency Contact: Buffy M. Bonafield, Criminal Info Coordination,
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division
Module C-3, Clarksburg, WV 26306
Phone: 304 625-2000
Fax: 304 625-3875
RIN: 1110-AA01
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1731. REGULATIONS UNDER THE PAM LYCHNER SEXUAL OFFENDER TRACKING AND
IDENTIFICATION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 104-236, sec 9
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, October 3, 1999, The Act does not
distinguish between NPRM and final regulations.
Abstract: The FBI is issuing regulations to carry out the Pam Lychner
Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996. These
regulations include guidelines as to the operation and use of the
national sex offender registry established by the FBI and the notice to
be provided to the FBI in the event a registered sex offender moves
interstate. The Bureau published its proposed rule on February 16,
1999, at 64 FR 7562.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/16/99 64 FR 7562
NPRM Comment Period End 04/19/99
Final Action 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1105-AA56.
Agency Contact: Susan R. Davis, Management Analyst, Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division MOD C3, 1000
Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306
Phone: 304 625-2000
RIN: 1110-AA04
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1732. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 922 to 925; 5 USC 605(b); EO 12866; EO 13132; 5
USC 804; ...
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 25(b)(1); 28 CFR 25(b)(2); 28 CFR 25(b)(3); 28 CFR
25.9(b)(4); 28 CFR 25.2; ...
Legal Deadline: Other, Judicial, October 22, 2001, Written comments
regarding proposed rule must be submitted on or before.
Abstract: The Department promulgated regulations to govern the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in 1998 when the NICS
became operational, and adopted amendments which became effective on
July 3, 2001.
In this proposed rule, the Department published for public comment and
further consideration five proposals to make additional changes in the
NICS regulations. The proposed changes balance the legitimate privacy
interests of law-abiding firearms purchasers and the Department's
obligation to enforce the Brady Act and the Gun Control Act to prevent
prohibited persons from purchasing firearms.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/06/01 66 FR 35567
NPRM Comment Period End 09/04/01
NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/20/01 66 FR 48390
NPRM Reopened Comment Period End10/22/01
Final Action 12/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Fanny L. Haslebacher, Attorney Advisor, Access
Integrity Unit, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306-0147
Phone: 304 625-2000
RIN: 1110-AA07
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1733. CLAIMS OF EXEMPTIONS FROM PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVACY ACT AS TO FBI
RECORDS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 16.96
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule clarifies the meaning of 28 CFR 16.96 ``Exemption
of Federal Bureau of Investigation Systems--Limited Access'' by
reorganizing the material and amplifying the reasons for exempting
various FBI record systems from some provisions of the Privacy Act. The
benefits will be greater ease of use by the public and more
understandable, targeted claims of exemptions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/31/03 68 FR 4974
NPRM Comment Period End 03/03/03
Final Action 07/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Beth Haley, Assistant General Counsel, Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Room 7338, J. Edgar Hoover
Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001
Phone: 202 324-4523
David M. Hardy, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 6296, J. Edgar Hoover Building, 935
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001
Phone: 202 324-3000
RIN: 1110-AA08
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1734. [bull] FINAL NOTICE OF CAPACITY; SUPPLEMENT TO RESPOND TO REMAND
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 47 USC 1003(a)(1)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As required by section 104 of the Communications Assistance
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FBI published a Notice of Actual
and Maximum Capacity in order to provide telecommunications carriers
with the information they will need to meet law enforcement's future
simultaneous electronic surveillance requirements. The FBI published
the Final Notice of Capacity for local exchange, cellular, and
broadband PCS on March 12, 1998 (63 FR 12218).
This Notice provided numerical requirements for the ``actual'' and
``maximum'' numbers of surveillance that wired and wireless telephone
networks should be able to accommodate, broken down by geographic
region. The numbers were derived from a survey and analysis of the
numbers of surveillance historically conducted at the same time in
every region throughout the country.
After its issuance, telecommunications carriers and trade associations
challenged the Final Notice on a number of grounds, primarily alleging
that the numbers of surveillance stated therein were too high. To
summarize, the FBI was directed by the Court of Appeals to provide
further explanation on two issues: (1) The decision to treat as
``simultaneous'' any two or more historical surveillance on the same
day and, (2) the decision to set forth only one ``actual'' and one
``maximum'' capacity requirement number per region, rather than
separate requirements for each type of surveillance.
This Supplemental Notice provides further explanation for the FBI's
interpretation of the term ``simultaneously,'' and sets forth a new
method of interpreting the existing capacity requirements that will
allow carriers to break out the number of communications interceptions
from the total requirement. The Supplement also sets forth new guidance
that will reduce the requirements for simultaneous communications
interceptions applicable to carriers operating in regions with high
capacity requirements. This is being done to reduce the concerns raised
by the Court of Appeals that such carriers could be unduly burdened
with requirements to accommodate an unduly high number of simultaneous
interceptions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule 08/00/03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: See also RIN 1110-AA00.
Agency Contact: Leslie M. Szwajkowski, Unit Chief, Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Suite 300, 14800 Conference
Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: 703 814-4800
Fax: 703 814-4750
RIN: 1110-AA10
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Proposed Rule Stage
Legal Activities (LA)
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1735. MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30504
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Attorney General is required to issue regulations
directing junk yard and salvage yard operators and insurance carriers
to file monthly reports with the operator of the National Motor Vehicle
Title Information System (NMVTIS) concerning vehicles in their
possession. The reports are required by statute, 49 U.S.C. section
30504(a) and (b), to provide the vehicle identification numbers, the
date on which the vehicle was obtained, and the name of the individual
or entity from whom the vehicle was obtained. Salvage and junk yard
operators are also required to provide a statement of whether the
automobile was crushed or disposed of for sale or other purposes.
Insurance carriers are also required to provide the name of the owner
of the automobile at the time the report is filed.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/04
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: On a related issue, the FBI expects to issue
regulations implementing the National Stolen Passenger Motor Vehicle
Information System (NSPMVIS). (See RIN 1110-AA01.)
Agency Contact: Deborah Sorkin, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice,
Office of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division, 1301 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 305-4023
Fax: 202 305-0562
RIN: 1105-AA71
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Final Rule Stage