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GAO-17-199R 1 (2016-11-07)

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G     A     O       U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548


B-328525


November 7, 2016

The Honorable Chuck Grassley
Chairman
The Honorable Patrick Leahy
Ranking Member
Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate

The Honorable Bob Goodlatte
Chairman
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
Ranking Member
Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives

Subject: Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
        Fee Schedule

Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entitled U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule (RIN: 1615-AC09). We received
the rule on October 24, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on
October 24, 2016, with an effective date of December 23, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 73,292.

The final rule adjusts the fee schedule for immigration and naturalization benefit
requests processed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The fee
schedule was last adjusted on November 23, 2010. USCIS conducted a
comprehensive fee review for the fiscal year (FY) 2016/2017 biennial period and
determined that adjusting the fee schedule was necessary to fully recover costs and
maintain adequate service.

Enclosed is our assessment of DHS's compliance with the procedural steps required by
section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the
procedural steps taken indicates that DHS complied with the applicable requirements.


GAO-17-199R

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