Federal Register: December 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 241)
DOCID: FR Doc 00-31740
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
State Department
CFR Citation: 22 CFR Part 22
DOCUMENT ID: [Public Notice 3503]
NOTICE: RULES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Interim rule; stay of regulation.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
DATES: Effective December 14, 2000, Item 61 of 22 CFR 22.1 is stayed until January 1, 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of State is staying the amendment of the schedule of fees for the affidavit of support processing fee published in the Federal Register of September 7, 2000 (65 FR 5414854150).
SUMMARY:
Consular services; fee schedule,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
On September 7, 2000, (65 FR 54148-54150)
the Department published a rule adding a new item, Item 61, to the
Schedule of Fees for consular services. Item 61 calls for a fee of
$50.00 for review of a newlyrequired Affidavit of Support, Form I864,
when submitted in support of an application for immigration to the
United States. The rule established October 1, 2000, as the effective
date for collection of this new fee. For technical reasons, the
Department was unable to begin this program on that date. This rule
applies to posts designated for this purpose by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 22
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services.
22 CFR Part 22 is amended as follows:
PART 22SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICESDEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE
1. The authority citation for Part 22 continues to read:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153 note, 1151, 1151 note; 10 U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 2504(a), 4201, 4206, 4215, 4219; 31 Y,/s,/c, 9701; E.O. 10718; 22 FR 4632, 3 CFR 19541958 Comp., p. 382; E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603, 3 CFR 19661970 Comp., p. 570.
Sec. 22.1 [Amended]
2. Stay Sec. 22.1, Item 61 until January 1, 2001.
Dated: November 27, 2000.
Bonnie R. Cohen,
Under Secretary for Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Susan Abeyta, Office of the Executive
Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, SA1, 10th
Floor, 2401 E Street, NW., Washington DC 205220111; telex (202) 663 2499;
email address abeytask@state.gov.