Department of Homeland Security August 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning FEMA's Request for Special Priorities Assistance, FEMA Form 009-0-142.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4555-DR), dated July 10, 2020, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-4553-DR), dated July 9, 2020, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-4550-DR), dated July 9, 2020, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Utah (FEMA-4548-DR), dated July 9, 2020, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4551-DR), dated July 9, 2020, and related determinations.

This final rule adjusts certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies intercountry adoption processing. USCIS conducted a comprehensive biennial fee review and determined that current fees do not recover the full cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is adjusting USCIS fees by a weighted average increase of 20 percent, adding new fees for certain immigration benefit requests, establishing multiple fees for nonimmigrant worker petitions, and limiting the number of beneficiaries for certain forms. This final rule is intended to ensure that USCIS has the resources it needs to provide adequate service to applicants and petitioners.