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Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,’’
and applications for derivative benefits
associated with Forms I–485. This rule
removes the temporary adjustment of
This appendix lists the places approved for
fees promulgated in previously and
a cost-of-living allowance and shows the
permits the application of the fees as
authorized allowance rate for each area. The
were originally published in the final
allowance rate shown is paid as a percentage
rule of May 30, 2007, that became
of an employee’s rate of basic pay. The rates
are subject to change based on the results of
effective on July 30, 2007.
future surveys.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective August 18, 2007.
Allowance rate
Geographic coverage
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(percent)
Efren Hernandez III, Business and Trade
State of Alaska:
Services, Service Center Operations,
City of Anchorage and 80U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
kilometer (50-mile) raServices, Department of Homeland
dius by road ...................
24.0 Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
City of Fairbanks and 80Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20529
kilometer (50-mile) radius by road ...................
24.0 telephone (202) 272–8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
City of Juneau and 80-kiloAppendix A to Subpart B of Part 591—
Places and Rates at Which Allowances
Are Paid
meter (50-mile) radius
by road ..........................
Rest of the State ...............
State of Hawaii:
City and County of Honolulu .................................
Hawaii County, Hawaii ......
County of Kauai ................
County of Maui and County of Kalawao .................
Territory of Guam and
Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands ..............................
Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico ...................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ................
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
8 CFR Part 103
[Docket No. USCIS–2007–0040; CIS No.
2417–07]
RIN 1615–AB61
Removal of Temporary Adjustment of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Benefit Application and Petition Fee
Schedule
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This document amends the
fee schedule for petitions and
applications for immigration and
naturalization benefits administered by
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services. This rule re-adjusts the fees for
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I. Background
On May 30, 2007, USCIS published
the final rule, effective July 30, 2007,
‘‘Adjustment of the Immigration and
Naturalization Benefit Application and
Petition Fee Schedule,’’ amending 8
CFR part 103 to prescribe new fees to
fund the cost of processing applications
and petitions for immigration and
naturalization benefits and services, and
USCIS’ associated operating costs
pursuant to section 286(m) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8 U.S.C. 1356(m). 72 FR 29851. Then
USCIS subsequently announced on July
17, 2007 that, beginning on as of that
date and ending at the close of business
on August 17, 2007, it will accept
employment-based Forms I–485 filed by
aliens whose priority dates are current
under the Department of State’s Visa
Bulletin No. 107. Also, USCIS decided
that aliens in employment-based
categories filing applications pursuant
to Visa Bulletin No. 107 should not be
required to pay filing fees based on the
fee schedule that was to become
effective July 30, 2007, but, instead
should be allowed to pay the fees that
existed prior to July 30, 2007. This rule
provides that the fee schedule that
became effective for all immigration and
naturalization petitions and
applications as of July 30, will now
apply for Forms I–485 filed pursuant to
Visa Bulletin No. 107 and to all
subsequent or ‘‘renewal’’ applications
for advance parole and employment
authorization based on pending Forms
I–485 filed pursuant to Visa Bulletin No.
107. Applications that are submitted
with the incorrect fee will be rejected.
Similarly, this rule amends the
Biometric Services Fee that must
accompany Forms I–485, or Forms I–
131 or I–765 that are based on a pending
I–485, that are submitted pursuant to
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Visa Bulletin No. 107 to set it at $80 as
it is for all other benefits for which
biometrics must be provided.
II. Informal Rulemaking Requirements
This rule relates to internal agency
management, procedure, and practice
and is temporary in nature. 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). This rule does not alter
substantive criteria by which USCIS
will approve or deny applications or
determine eligibility for any
immigration benefit, but relieves certain
requirements for a definite period of
time for specific applications. As a
result, DHS is not required to provide
the public with notice of a proposed
rule and the opportunity to submit
comments on the subject matter of this
rule. DHS finds that good cause exists
for adopting this final rule, without
prior notice and public comment
because the urgency of adopting this
rule make prior notice and comment
impractical and contrary to the public
interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
This rule relates to internal agency
management, and, therefore, is exempt
from the provisions of Executive Order
Nos. 12630, 12866, 12988, 13045,
13132, 13175, 13211, and 13272.
Further, this action is not a rule as
defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., and is
therefore exempt from the provisions of
that Act. In addition, this rule is not
subject to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq., Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C.
Ch. 17A, 25, or the E-Government Act
of 2002, 44 U.S.C. 3501, note.
DHS finds that good cause exists for
promulgating this rule without delaying
the effective date of the rule because the
rule terminates a relief from a
requirement of existing regulations that
are adopted simultaneously with this
rule. This rule must be adopted with an
effective date commensurate with the
adoption of the rule granting the relief
from the requirements. 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(1). This rule is promulgated only
in conjunction with the temporary relief
from requirements in the rule
previously published elsewhere in the
Federal Register.
This rule does not affect any
information collections, reporting or
recordkeeping requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 103
Administrative practice and
procedures; Authority delegations
(government agencies); Freedom of
Information; Privacy; Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements; and Surety
bonds.
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I Accordingly, part 103 of chapter I of
title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 103—POWERS AND DUTIES;
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS
1. The authority citation for part 103
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552(a); 8
U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1304, 1356; 31 U.S.C.
9701; Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6
U.S.C. 1 et seq.); E.O. 12356, 47 FR 14874,
15557; 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p.166; 8 CFR part
2.
2. Section 103.7 is amended by
revising the entries for ‘‘For capturing
biometric information’’ and the entries
for ‘‘Form I–131’’, ‘‘Form I–485’’, and
‘‘Form I–765’’ in paragraph (b)(1), to
read as follows:
I
§ 103.7
Fees.
parent; no fee for an applicant filing as
a refugee under section 209(a) of the
Act; provided that no additional fee will
be charged for a request for travel
document (advance parole) or
employment authorization filed by an
applicant who has paid the Form I–485
application fee, regardless of whether
the Form I–131 or Form I–765 is
required to be filed by such applicant to
receive these benefits.
*
*
*
*
*
Form I–765. For filing an application
for employment authorization pursuant
to 8 CFR 274a.13—$340.
*
*
*
*
*
Dated: July 27, 2007.
Michael Chertoff,
Secretary.
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For capturing biometric information
(Biometric Fee). A service fee of $80
will be charged for any individual who
is required to have biometric
information captured in connection
with an application or petition for
certain immigration and naturalization
benefits (other than asylum), and whose
residence is in the United States;
provided that: Extension for
intercountry adoptions: If applicable, no
biometric service fee is charged when a
written request for an extension of the
approval period is received by USCIS
prior to the expiration date of approval
indicated on the Form I–171H if a Form
I–600 has not yet been submitted in
connection with an approved Form I–
600A. This extension without fee is
limited to one occasion. If the approval
extension expires prior to submission of
an associated Form I–600, then a
complete application and fee must be
submitted for a subsequent application.
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Form I–131. For filing an application
for travel document—$305.
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Form I–485. For filing an application
for permanent resident status or creation
of a record of lawful permanent
residence—$930 for an applicant
fourteen years of age or older; $600 for
an applicant under the age of fourteen
years when submitted concurrently for
adjudication with the Form I–485 of a
parent and the applicant is seeking to
adjust status as a derivative of the
parent, based on a relationship to the
same individual who provides the basis
for the parent’s adjustment of status, or
under the same legal authority as the
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 229
[Regulation CC; Docket No. R–1293]
Availability of Funds and Collection of
Checks
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Board of Governors is
amending appendix A of Regulation CC
to delete the reference to the Helena
branch office of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis and reassign the
Federal Reserve routing symbols
currently listed under that office to the
Denver branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City. These
amendments will ensure that the
information in appendix A accurately
describes the actual structure of check
processing operations within the
Federal Reserve System.
DATES: The final rule will become
effective on October 20, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack
K. Walton II, Associate Director (202/
452–2660), or Joseph P. Baressi,
Financial Services Project Leader (202/
452–3959), Division of Reserve Bank
Operations and Payment Systems; or
Kara L. Handzlik, Attorney (202/452–
3852), Legal Division. For users of
Telecommunications Devices for the
Deaf (TDD) only, contact 202/263–4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulation
CC establishes the maximum period a
depositary bank may wait between
receiving a deposit and making the
deposited funds available for
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withdrawal.1 A depositary bank
generally must provide faster
availability for funds deposited by a
local check than by a nonlocal check. A
check drawn on a bank is considered
local if it is payable by or at a bank
located in the same Federal Reserve
check processing region as the
depositary bank. A check drawn on a
nonbank is considered local if it is
payable through a bank located in the
same Federal Reserve check processing
region as the depositary bank. Checks
that do not meet the requirements for
local checks are considered nonlocal.
Appendix A to Regulation CC
contains a routing number guide that
assists banks in identifying local and
nonlocal banks and thereby determining
the maximum permissible hold periods
for most deposited checks. The
appendix includes a list of each Federal
Reserve check processing office and the
first four digits of the routing number,
known as the Federal Reserve routing
symbol, of each bank that is served by
that office for check processing
purposes. Banks whose Federal Reserve
routing symbols are grouped under the
same office are in the same check
processing region and thus are local to
one another.
As explained in the Board’s final rule
published in the Federal Register on
May 18, 2007, the Federal Reserve
Banks have decided to restructure their
check processing services by reducing
further the number of locations at which
they process checks.2 The Board issues
separate final rules amending appendix
A for each phase of the restructuring,
and the amendments set forth in this
notice are such final rules.3
As part of the restructuring process,
the Helena branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will cease
processing checks on October 20, 2007.4
As of that date, banks with routing
symbols currently assigned to the
Helena branch office for check
processing purposes will be reassigned
to the Denver branch office of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As
1 For purposes of Regulation CC, the term ‘‘bank’’
refers to any depository institution, including
commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit
unions.
2 See 72 FR 27951, May 18, 2007.
3 In addition to the general advance notice of
future amendments provided by the Board, and the
Board’s notices of final amendments, the Reserve
Banks strive to inform affected depository
institutions of the exact date of each office
transition at least 120 days in advance. The Reserve
Banks’ communications to affected depository
institutions are available at https://
www.frbservices.org.
4 The Reserve Banks intend, however, for the
Helena branch to continue serving as a site at which
substitute checks are printed for delivery to paying
banks.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
8 CFR Part 103
[Docket No. USCIS-2007-0040; CIS No. 2417-07]
RIN 1615-AB61
Removal of Temporary Adjustment of the Immigration and
Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This document amends the fee schedule for petitions and
applications for immigration and naturalization benefits administered
by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This rule re-adjusts the
fees for Forms I-485, ``Application to Register Permanent Residence or
Adjust Status,'' and applications for derivative benefits associated
with Forms I-485. This rule removes the temporary adjustment of fees
promulgated in previously and permits the application of the fees as
were originally published in the final rule of May 30, 2007, that
became effective on July 30, 2007.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective August 18, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Efren Hernandez III, Business and
Trade Services, Service Center Operations, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20529 telephone (202)
272-8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On May 30, 2007, USCIS published the final rule, effective July 30,
2007, ``Adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit
Application and Petition Fee Schedule,'' amending 8 CFR part 103 to
prescribe new fees to fund the cost of processing applications and
petitions for immigration and naturalization benefits and services, and
USCIS' associated operating costs pursuant to section 286(m) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1356(m). 72 FR 29851.
Then USCIS subsequently announced on July 17, 2007 that, beginning on
as of that date and ending at the close of business on August 17, 2007,
it will accept employment-based Forms I-485 filed by aliens whose
priority dates are current under the Department of State's Visa
Bulletin No. 107. Also, USCIS decided that aliens in employment-based
categories filing applications pursuant to Visa Bulletin No. 107 should
not be required to pay filing fees based on the fee schedule that was
to become effective July 30, 2007, but, instead should be allowed to
pay the fees that existed prior to July 30, 2007. This rule provides
that the fee schedule that became effective for all immigration and
naturalization petitions and applications as of July 30, will now apply
for Forms I-485 filed pursuant to Visa Bulletin No. 107 and to all
subsequent or ``renewal'' applications for advance parole and
employment authorization based on pending Forms I-485 filed pursuant to
Visa Bulletin No. 107. Applications that are submitted with the
incorrect fee will be rejected.
Similarly, this rule amends the Biometric Services Fee that must
accompany Forms I-485, or Forms I-131 or I-765 that are based on a
pending I-485, that are submitted pursuant to Visa Bulletin No. 107 to
set it at $80 as it is for all other benefits for which biometrics must
be provided.
II. Informal Rulemaking Requirements
This rule relates to internal agency management, procedure, and
practice and is temporary in nature. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). This rule does
not alter substantive criteria by which USCIS will approve or deny
applications or determine eligibility for any immigration benefit, but
relieves certain requirements for a definite period of time for
specific applications. As a result, DHS is not required to provide the
public with notice of a proposed rule and the opportunity to submit
comments on the subject matter of this rule. DHS finds that good cause
exists for adopting this final rule, without prior notice and public
comment because the urgency of adopting this rule make prior notice and
comment impractical and contrary to the public interest. 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B).
This rule relates to internal agency management, and, therefore, is
exempt from the provisions of Executive Order Nos. 12630, 12866, 12988,
13045, 13132, 13175, 13211, and 13272. Further, this action is not a
rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq., and is therefore exempt from the provisions of that Act. In
addition, this rule is not subject to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. Ch. 17A, 25, or the E-Government
Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. 3501, note.
DHS finds that good cause exists for promulgating this rule without
delaying the effective date of the rule because the rule terminates a
relief from a requirement of existing regulations that are adopted
simultaneously with this rule. This rule must be adopted with an
effective date commensurate with the adoption of the rule granting the
relief from the requirements. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). This rule is
promulgated only in conjunction with the temporary relief from
requirements in the rule previously published elsewhere in the Federal
Register.
This rule does not affect any information collections, reporting or
recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 103
Administrative practice and procedures; Authority delegations
(government agencies); Freedom of Information; Privacy; Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements; and Surety bonds.
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Accordingly, part 103 of chapter I of title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 103--POWERS AND DUTIES; AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS
0
1. The authority citation for part 103 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552(a); 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1304,
1356; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1
et seq.); E.O. 12356, 47 FR 14874, 15557; 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p.166;
8 CFR part 2.
0
2. Section 103.7 is amended by revising the entries for ``For capturing
biometric information'' and the entries for ``Form I-131'', ``Form I-
485'', and ``Form I-765'' in paragraph (b)(1), to read as follows:
Sec. 103.7 Fees.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
* * * * *
For capturing biometric information (Biometric Fee). A service fee
of $80 will be charged for any individual who is required to have
biometric information captured in connection with an application or
petition for certain immigration and naturalization benefits (other
than asylum), and whose residence is in the United States; provided
that: Extension for intercountry adoptions: If applicable, no biometric
service fee is charged when a written request for an extension of the
approval period is received by USCIS prior to the expiration date of
approval indicated on the Form I-171H if a Form I-600 has not yet been
submitted in connection with an approved Form I-600A. This extension
without fee is limited to one occasion. If the approval extension
expires prior to submission of an associated Form I-600, then a
complete application and fee must be submitted for a subsequent
application.
* * * * *
Form I-131. For filing an application for travel document--$305.
* * * * *
Form I-485. For filing an application for permanent resident status
or creation of a record of lawful permanent residence--$930 for an
applicant fourteen years of age or older; $600 for an applicant under
the age of fourteen years when submitted concurrently for adjudication
with the Form I-485 of a parent and the applicant is seeking to adjust
status as a derivative of the parent, based on a relationship to the
same individual who provides the basis for the parent's adjustment of
status, or under the same legal authority as the parent; no fee for an
applicant filing as a refugee under section 209(a) of the Act; provided
that no additional fee will be charged for a request for travel
document (advance parole) or employment authorization filed by an
applicant who has paid the Form I-485 application fee, regardless of
whether the Form I-131 or Form I-765 is required to be filed by such
applicant to receive these benefits.
* * * * *
Form I-765. For filing an application for employment authorization
pursuant to 8 CFR 274a.13--$340.
* * * * *
Dated: July 27, 2007.
Michael Chertoff,
Secretary.
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