[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44903-44908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17118]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
8 CFR Parts 1001, 1003, 1103, 1239 and 1287
[EOIR No. 139I; AG Order No. 2728-2004]
RIN 1125-AA43
Executive Office for Immigration Review; Definitions; Fees;
Powers and Authority of DHS Officers and Employees in Removal
Proceedings
AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends regulations relating to the Executive Office
for Immigration Review to conform with certain regulatory changes made
by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for consistency and
clarity. This rule makes no substantive changes in the Department of
Justice regulations, but makes appropriate revisions to the definitions
and fee provisions and the regulations relating to issuance of notices
to appear and subpoenas in the EOIR regulations, in order to avoid
confusing and unnecessary duplication of provisions already set forth
in the DHS regulations. Finally, this rule makes a necessary technical
change to an existing regulation.
DATES: Effective date: This interim rule is effective on July 28, 2004.
Comment date: Written comments must be submitted on or before
August 27, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to Kevin Chapman, Acting
General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of the
General Counsel, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, Virginia
22041. To ensure proper handling, please reference RIN No. 1125-AA43 on
your correspondence. You may view an electronic version of this interim
rule at www.regulations.gov. You may also comment via the Internet to
EOIR at [email protected] or by using the www.regulations.gov comment
form for this regulation. When submitting comments electronically, you
must include RIN No. 1125-AA43 in the subject box.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Chapman, Acting General Counsel,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of the General Counsel,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, telephone
(703) 305-0470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 25, 2002, the President signed into law the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (HSA) creating the new Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and transferring the functions of the former Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Department of Homeland
Security. Public Law 107-296, tit. IV, subtits. D, E, F, 116 Stat.
2135, 2192 (Nov. 25, 2002). The Attorney General retained the functions
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in the Department
of Justice. HSA section 1101, 116 Stat. at 2273.
In order to implement the transfer of functions under the HSA, the
Attorney General reorganized title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations
and divided the regulations into chapters relating to the functions of
the then-INS (chapter I) and the functions of EOIR (chapter V). 68 FR
9824 (Feb. 28, 2003); see also 68 FR 10349 (March 5, 2003). The
Attorney General transferred appropriate parts, subparts and sections
of the regulations, and duplicated other parts, subparts and sections,
to ensure continuity in the regulations pertaining to EOIR, while
making the appropriate division of authority under the HSA. The
Secretary of Homeland Security has since issued two regulations
amending 8 CFR
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chapter I. In light of those changes, the Attorney General is making
conforming amendments to ensure continuity and to clarify the
regulations in 8 CFR chapter V.
Definitions; Powers and Authority of DHS Officers in Removal
Proceedings
On June 13, 2003, the Secretary of Homeland Security issued a final
regulation conforming portions of the regulations in 8 CFR chapter I
regarding legacy INS functions transferred into the structures
established in the HSA in accordance with DHS' reorganization plan. 68
FR 35273 (June 13, 2003). Relevant changes made by DHS included revised
definitions in 8 CFR part 1, and revisions to provisions in part 239
and part 287 designating DHS officers who are authorized to issue
Notices to Appear in connection with proceedings before immigration
judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals, and who are authorized to
issue and serve administrative subpoenas. The Attorney General has
determined that it is appropriate to adjust the regulations in 8 CFR
parts 1001, 1239, and 1287 relating to EOIR in order to reflect these
changes, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and ensure greater clarity.
Specifically, in 8 CFR 1.1, DHS has changed the definitions of the
terms ``Service'' and ``Commissioner,'' and added the terms
``Secretary,'' ``Bureau,'' ``BCIS,'' ``CBP,'' and ``ICE.'' These
definitions refer directly to DHS or legacy components of the INS, and
this rule revises the definitions in 8 CFR 1001.1 to cross-reference
relevant terms rather than attempting to duplicate the specific DHS
definitions, which DHS may change over time.
This rule makes two exceptions to the definitions promulgated by
DHS. Unless otherwise specifically noted, the term ``Department'' in 8
CFR chapter V refers to the Department of Justice, while the DHS
regulations in 8 CFR chapter I use the term to refer to the Department
of Homeland Security. Moreover, this rule revises the definition of the
term ``Director'' in 8 CFR chapter V to refer to the Director of EOIR,
unless otherwise specified. The definition in 8 CFR 1001.1(o) now
cross-references the term ``director,'' when used in the context of a
DHS official, to the definitions in the DHS regulations in 8 CFR
1.1(o).
The rule also revises 8 CFR 1239.1 to cross-reference rather than
duplicate the list of officers authorized to issue a notice to appear
in 8 CFR 239.1 and to make conforming changes to regulatory references
reflecting the transfer of functions to DHS from the former INS. Cross-
referencing the list of officers authorized to issue a notice to
appear, a rule within DHS' authority, will simplify the regulations.
Additionally, 8 CFR 1239.2 has been amended to remove unnecessary
provisions, and cross-reference the provisions of 8 CFR 239.2 regarding
motions to dismiss a notice to appear.
The rule also amends 8 CFR 1287.4 to focus solely on the issuance
of subpoenas by immigration judges during the course of immigration
proceedings. As revised, the rule eliminates duplicative provisions
relating to DHS's authority by simply cross-referencing the provisions
of the DHS regulations relating to the issuance and service of
subpoenas by DHS officers and employees. The authority of DHS officers
to issue and serve subpoenas prior to commencement of proceedings is
within the jurisdiction of DHS. Additionally, a reference to
naturalization proceedings under 8 CFR part 335 has been removed from 8
CFR 1287.4(a)(2)(ii) as unnecessary.
Changes to the Fees Provisions
The Secretary of Homeland Security published a final rule in the
Federal Register on April 15, 2004 altering the schedule of fees
collected from persons filing immigration benefit applications, and
making other changes in 8 CFR 103.7. 69 FR 20528. In this interim rule,
the Department removes provisions from 8 CFR 1103.7 that relate solely
to DHS in order to eliminate the duplicative schedule of DHS fees
contained in 8 CFR 1103.7(b) as well as in 8 CFR 103.7(b). This rule
also makes revisions in 8 CFR 1103.7 to clarify the requirements and
processes for filing fees charged in proceedings before immigration
judges.
In addition, this rule refines the provisions regarding filing fees
before the immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals in 8
CFR 1003.24 and 1003.8, respectively. The Department is not changing
the amount of the fee required for filing appeals, motions, or fees
related solely to EOIR Forms. Fees for applications for relief based on
DHS Forms that are filed with the immigration court or the Board
continue to depend on the DHS fee schedule. Nor is the Department
changing the existing process for how fees are paid for such filings.
Instead, this rule changes the structure of the fees regulations at
8 CFR 1003.8, 1003.24, and 1103.7 to make it easier for the public to
understand when and how to pay a filing fee in matters relating to
proceedings before the immigration judges and the Board. The Department
is providing a clearer enumeration of when fees are and are not
required, clearer direction on how fees are paid, and cross-references
to the list of forms and fees published by the Department of Homeland
Security that may be filed during the course of removal and related
proceedings that require a fee, such as Form I-485 (Application to
Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status), and Form I-881
(NACARA, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule
Cancellation of Removal). All forms published by the Department of
Justice that require a fee are now listed separately from Department of
Homeland Security forms. This rule also includes new language to allow
for future electronic fee payment before the Board, a concept that is
under consideration.
The provisions in this interim rule with request for comments that
have not previously appeared in the regulations of the Department are
extracted from the Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual and
explain with greater clarity when fees are not required, how fees may
be waived, the amount required, payment of single fees in consolidated
proceedings, forms of payment, and payment to DHS of application fees.
These provisions reflect current practice and reduce that practice to
regulatory form.
Technical Change
A technical change removes 8 CFR 1003.1(a)(7) to eliminate
potential confusion with the language of 8 CFR 1003.1(e)(4). On August
26, 2002, the Department published a final rule improving the
management of the Board of Immigration Appeals. 67 FR 54878. That rule
included new provisions relating to the Board's case management
process, and incorporated into that process the authority for the
issuance of an affirmance without opinion. See 8 CFR 1003.1(e)(4). The
final regulation inadvertently failed to remove the prior regulatory
language addressing affirmance without opinion, contained in 8 CFR
1003.1(a)(7), which serves no further purpose in view of the regulatory
changes incorporating this subject into the broader case management
provisions in Sec. 1003.1(e). Therefore, this rule removes 8 CFR
1003.1(a)(7).
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department of Justice is publishing this rule as an interim
rule, with provisions for post-promulgation public comments, because
the rule affects only the internal management of the Department of
Justice and does not make any substantive changes to rules that affect
the general public. 5 U.S.C.
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552(d). The language of the regulations pertaining to payment of fees
is intended to state more clearly the existing standards and procedures
for payment of fees, and is drawn from previously published guidance
from the Executive Office for Immigration Review. These changes do not
alter the amount, standards, or procedures for payment of fees that are
payable in connection with proceedings before the immigration judges
and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Other changes in this rule merely
make conforming changes in response to regulations promulgated by the
Department of Homeland Security, and delete an outdated procedural
provision that the Department inadvertently failed to remove when it
published new procedural rules for the Board in 2002.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule
under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the provisions
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, do not apply to this final rule because there are no new or
revised recordkeeping or reporting requirements.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 251 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C.
804. This rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or
significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based
companies to compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and
export markets.
Executive Order 12866
This rule has been drafted and reviewed in accordance with
Executive Order 12866, section 1(b), Principles of Regulation. The
Department has determined that this rule is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review.
Executive Order 13132
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6 of
Executive Order 13132, the Department of Justice has determined that
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant a
federalism summary impact statement.
Executive Order 12988
This rule meets the applicable standards set forth in sections 3(a)
and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform.
List of Subjects
8 CFR Part 1001
Administrative practice and procedure and Immigration.
8 CFR Part 1003
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Immigration, Legal
Services, Organization and function (Government agencies).
8 CFR Part 1103
Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations
(Government agencies), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 1239
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, and Immigration.
8 CFR Part 1287
Immigration and Law enforcement officers.
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Accordingly, chapter V of title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 1001--DEFINITIONS
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1. The authority citation for 8 CFR part 1001 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103.
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2. Amend Sec. 1001.1 by revising paragraphs (c), (d), (o), (p), and
(s), and adding paragraphs (u) through (w) to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.1 Definitions.
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(c) The term Service means the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, as it existed prior to March 1, 2003. Unless otherwise
specified, references to the Service on or after that date mean the
offices of the Department of Homeland Security to which the functions
of the former Service were transferred pursuant to the Homeland
Security Act, Public Law 107-296 (Nov. 25, 2002), as provided in 8 CFR
chapter I.
(d) The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service prior to March 1, 2003. Unless otherwise
specified, references to the Commissioner on or after that date mean
those officials of the Department of Homeland Security who have
succeeded to the functions of the Commissioner of the former Service,
as provided in 8 CFR chapter I.
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(o) The term Director, unless otherwise specified, means the
Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review. For a
definition of the term Director when used in the context of an official
with the Department of Homeland Security, see 8 CFR 1.1(o).
(p) The term lawfully admitted for permanent residence means the
status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege of residing
permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the
immigration laws, such status not having changed. Such status
terminates upon entry of a final administrative order of exclusion,
deportation, removal, or rescission.
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(s) The terms government counsel or Service counsel, in the context
of proceedings in which the Department of Homeland Security has
appeared, mean any officer assigned to represent the Department of
Homeland Security in any proceeding before an immigration judge or the
Board of Immigration Appeals.
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(u) The term Department, unless otherwise specified, means the
Department of Justice.
(v) The term Secretary, unless otherwise specified, means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(w) The term DHS means the Department of Homeland Security. These
rules incorporate by reference the organizational definitions for
components of DHS as provided in 8 CFR 1.1.
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PART 1003--EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
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3. The authority citation for 8 CFR part 1003 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1103, 1252 note,
1252b, 1324b, 1362; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 1746; sec. 2 Reorg. Plan No.
2 of 1950; 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1002; section 203 of Pub. L.
105-100, 111 Stat. 2196-200; sections 1506 and 1510 of Pub. L. 106-
386, 114 Stat. 1527-29, 1531-32; section 1505 of Pub. L. 106-554,
114 Stat. 2763A-326 to -328.
Sec. 1003.1 [Amended]
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4. Section 1003.1 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph
(a)(7).
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5. Section 1003.8 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1003.8 Fees before the Board.
(a) Appeals and motions before the Board--(1) When a fee is
required. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a
filing fee prescribed in 8 CFR 1103.7, or a fee waiver request pursuant
to paragraph (a)(3) of this section, is required in connection with the
filing of an appeal, a motion to reopen, or a motion to reconsider
before the Board.
(2) When a fee is not required. A filing fee is not required in the
following instances:
(i) A custody bond appeal filed pursuant to Sec. 1003.1(b)(7);
(ii) A motion to reopen that is based exclusively on an application
for relief that does not require a fee;
(iii) A motion to reconsider that is based exclusively on a prior
application for relief that did not require a fee;
(iv) A motion filed while an appeal, a motion to reopen, or a
motion to reconsider is already pending before the Board;
(v) A motion requesting only a stay of removal, deportation, or
exclusion;
(vi) Any appeal or motion filed by the Department of Homeland
Security;
(vii) A motion that is agreed upon by all parties and is jointly
filed; or
(viii) An appeal or motion filed under a law, regulation, or
directive that specifically does not require a filing fee.
(3) When a fee may be waived. The Board has the discretion to waive
a fee for an appeal, motion to reconsider, or motion to reopen upon a
showing that the filing party is unable to pay the fee. Fee waivers
shall be requested through the filing of a Fee Waiver Request (Form
EOIR-26A), including the declaration to be signed under penalty of
perjury substantiating the filing party's inability to pay the fee. The
fee waiver request shall be filed along with the Notice of Appeal or
the motion. If the fee waiver request does not establish the inability
to pay the required fee, the appeal or motion will not be deemed
properly filed.
(4) Method of payment. When a fee is required for an appeal or
motion, the fee shall accompany the appeal or motion.
(i) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this
section, the fee for filing an appeal or motion with the Board shall be
paid by check, money order, or electronic payment in a manner and form
authorized by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. When paid by
check or money order, the fee shall be payable to the ``United States
Department of Justice,'' drawn on a bank or other institution that is
located within the United States, and payable in United States
currency. The check or money order shall bear the full name and alien
registration number of the alien. A payment that is uncollectible does
not satisfy a fee requirement.
(ii) Appeals from Department of Homeland Security decisions. The
fee for filing an appeal, within the jurisdiction of the Board, from
the decision of a Department of Homeland Security officer shall be paid
to the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 8 CFR
103.7(a).
(b) Applications for relief. Fees for applications for relief are
not collected by the Board, but instead are paid to the Department of
Homeland Security in accordance with 8 CFR 103.7. When a motion before
the Board is based upon an application for relief, only the fee for the
motion to reopen shall be paid to the Board, and payment of the fee for
the application for relief shall not accompany the motion. If the
motion is granted and proceedings are remanded to the immigration
judge, the application fee shall be paid in the manner specified in 8
CFR 1003.24(c)(1).
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6. Section 1003.24 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1003.24 Fees pertaining to matters within the jurisdiction of an
immigration judge.
(a) Generally. All fees for the filing of motions and applications
in connection with proceedings before the immigration judges are paid
to the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 8 CFR 103.7,
including fees for applications published by the Executive Office for
Immigration Review. The immigration court does not collect fees.
(b) Motions to reopen or reconsider--(1) When a fee is required.
Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a filing fee
prescribed in 8 CFR 1103.7, or a fee waiver request pursuant to
paragraph (d) of this section, is required in connection with the
filing of a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider.
(2) When a fee is not required. A filing fee is not required in the
following instances:
(i) A motion to reopen that is based exclusively on an application
for relief that does not require a fee;
(ii) A motion to reconsider that is based exclusively on a prior
application for relief that did not require a fee;
(iii) A motion filed while proceedings are already pending before
the immigration court;
(iv) A motion requesting only a stay of removal, deportation, or
exclusion;
(v) A motion to reopen a deportation or removal order entered in
absentia if the motion is filed pursuant to section 242B(c)(3)(B) of
the Act (8 U.S.C. 1252b(c)(3)(B)), as it existed prior to April 1,
1997, or section 240(b)(5)(C)(ii) of the Act (8 U.S.C.
1229a(b)(5)(C)(ii)), as amended;
(vi) Any motion filed by the Department of Homeland Security;
(vii) A motion that is agreed upon by all parties and is jointly
filed; or
(viii) A motion filed under a law, regulation, or directive that
specifically does not require a filing fee.
(c) Applications for relief--(1) When filed during proceedings.
When an application for relief is filed during the course of
proceedings, the fee for that application must be paid in advance to
the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 8 CFR 103.7. The
fee receipt must accompany the application when it is filed with the
immigration court.
(2) When submitted with a motion to reopen. When a motion to reopen
is based upon an application for relief, the fee for the motion to
reopen shall be paid to the Department of Homeland Security and the fee
receipt shall accompany the motion. Payment of the fee for the
application for relief must be paid to the Department of Homeland
Security within the time specified by the immigration judge.
(d) Fee waivers. The immigration judge has the discretion to waive
a fee for a motion or application for relief upon a showing that the
filing party is unable to pay the fee. The request for a fee waiver
must be accompanied by a properly executed affidavit or unsworn
declaration made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746 substantiating the filing
party's inability to pay the fee. If the request for a fee waiver is
denied, the application or motion will not be deemed properly filed.
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PART 1103--APPEAL, RECORDS, AND FEES
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7. The authority citation for 8 CFR part 1103 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1304, 1356; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 28
U.S.C. 509, 510.
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8. Section 1103.7 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1103.7 Fees.
(a) Remittances--(1) In general. Fees shall be submitted in
connection with any formal appeal, motion, or application prescribed in
this chapter in the amount prescribed by law or regulation. Payment of
any fee under this section does not constitute filing of the appeal,
motion, or application with the Board of Immigration Appeals or with
the immigration court.
(2) Board of Immigration Appeals. The fee for filing an appeal or a
motion with the Board of Immigration Appeals shall be paid pursuant to
the provisions of 8 CFR 1003.8 when a fee is required.
(3) All other fees payable in connection with immigration
proceedings. Except as provided in 8 CFR 1003.8, the Executive Office
for Immigration Review does not accept the payment of any fee relating
to Executive Office for Immigration Review proceedings. Instead, such
fees, when required, shall be paid to, and accepted by, an office of
the Department of Homeland Security authorized to accept fees, as
provided in 8 CFR 103.7(a)(1). The Department of Homeland Security
shall return to the payer, at the time of payment, a receipt for any
fee paid, and shall also return to the payer any documents, submitted
with the fee, relating to any immigration proceeding. The fee receipt
and the application or motion shall then be submitted to the Executive
Office for Immigration Review. Remittances to the Department of
Homeland Security for applications, motions, or forms filed in
connection with immigration proceedings shall be payable subject to the
provisions of 8 CFR 103.7(a)(2).
(b) Amounts of fees--(1) Appeals. For filing an appeal to the Board
of Immigration Appeals, when a fee is required pursuant to 8 CFR
1003.8, as follows:
Form EOIR-26. For filing an appeal from a decision of an
immigration judge--$110.
Form EOIR-29. For filing an appeal from a decision of an officer
of the Department of Homeland Security--$110.
Form EOIR-45. For filing an appeal from a decision of an
adjudicating official in a practitioner disciplinary case--$110.
(2) Motions. For filing a motion to reopen or a motion to
reconsider, when a fee is required pursuant to 8 CFR 1003.8 or
1003.24--$110.
(3) Multiple parties. When an appeal or motion is filed on behalf
of two or more aliens and the aliens are covered by one decision, only
one fee is required.
(4) Applications for Relief--(i) Forms published by the Executive
Office for Immigration Review. Fees for applications for relief shall
be paid in accordance with 8 CFR 1003.8(b) and 1003.24(c) as follows:
Form EOIR-40. Application for Suspension of Deportation--$100.
Form EOIR-42A. Application for Cancellation of Removal for
Certain Permanent Residents--$100.
Form EOIR-42B. Application for Cancellation of Removal and
Adjustment of Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents--$100.
(ii) Forms published by the Department of Homeland Security. The
fees for applications published by the Department of Homeland Security
and used in immigration proceedings are governed by 8 CFR 103.7.
(c) Fee waivers. For provisions relating to the authority of the
Board or the immigration judges to waive any of the fees prescribed in
paragraph (b) of this section, see 8 CFR 1003.8 and 1003.24. No waiver
may be granted with respect to the fee prescribed for a Department of
Homeland Security form or action that is identified as non-waivable in
regulations of the Department of Homeland Security.
(d) Requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act. Fees
for production or disclosure of records under 5 U.S.C. 552 may be
waived or reduced in accordance with 28 CFR 16.11.
PART 1239--INITIATION OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
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9. The authority citation for 8 CFR part 1239 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1229.
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10. In Sec. 1239.1, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1239.1 Notice to appear.
(a) Commencement. Every removal proceeding conducted under section
240 of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a) to determine the deportability or
inadmissibility of an alien is commenced by the filing of a notice to
appear with the immigration court. For provisions relating to the
issuance of a notice to appear by an immigration officer, or supervisor
thereof, see 8 CFR 239.1(a).
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11. Section 1239.2 is amended by:
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a. Removing and reserving paragraph (b); and by
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b. Revising paragraphs (a), (c), and (d), to read as follows:
Sec. 1239.2 Cancellation of notice to appear.
(a) Prior to commencement of proceedings. For provisions relating
to the authority of an immigration officer to cancel a notice to appear
prior to the vesting of jurisdiction with the immigration judge, see 8
CFR 239.2(a) and (b).
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Motion to dismiss. After commencement of proceedings pursuant
to 8 CFR 1003.14, government counsel or an officer enumerated in 8 CFR
239.1(a) may move for dismissal of the matter on the grounds set out
under 8 CFR 239.2(a). Dismissal of the matter shall be without
prejudice to the alien or the Department of Homeland Security.
(d) Motion for remand. After commencement of the hearing,
government counsel or an officer enumerated in 8 CFR 239.1(a) may move
for remand of the matter to the Department of Homeland Security on the
ground that the foreign relations of the United States are involved and
require further consideration. Remand of the matter shall be without
prejudice to the alien or the Department of Homeland Security.
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PART 1287--FIELD OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES
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12. The authority citation for Part 1287 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1225, 1226, 1251, 1252, 1357.
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13. Section 1287.4 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(ii)(A), and paragraph
(c) to read as set forth below; and
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b. Amending paragraph (d) by removing the words ``officer or''.
Sec. 1287.4 Subpoena.
(a) Who may issue--(1) Criminal or civil investigations. For
provisions relating to the authority of immigration officers to issue a
subpoena requiring the production of records and evidence for use in
criminal or civil investigations, see 8 CFR 287.4(a)(1).
(2) Proceedings other than naturalization proceedings--(i) Prior to
commencement of proceedings. For provisions relating to who may issue a
subpoena requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of
documentary evidence, or both, for use in any proceeding under this
title, other
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than under 8 CFR part 335, or any application made ancillary to the
proceeding, see 8 CFR 287.4(a)(2)(i).
(ii) Subsequent to commencement of any proceeding. (A) In any
proceeding under this chapter and in any proceeding ancillary thereto,
an immigration judge having jurisdiction over the matter may, upon his/
her own volition or upon application of government counsel, the alien,
or other party affected, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of
witnesses or for the production of books, papers and other documentary
evidence, or both.
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(c) Service. For provisions relating to who may serve a subpoena
issued under this section, see 8 CFR 287.4(c).
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Dated: July 21, 2004.
John Ashcroft,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 04-17118 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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