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GAO-04-698R 1 (2004-04-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwkg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-293955 April 30, 2004 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Chairman The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Security Adjustment of the Immigration Benefit Application 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, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS), entitled Adjustment of the Immigration Benefit Application Fee Schedule (RIN: 1615-AA84). We received the rule on April 16, 2004. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule and confirmation of interim rules on April 15, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 20528. The final rule adjusts the fee schedule of the Immigration Examinations Fee Account for immigration benefit applications and petitions, as well as the fee for capturing biometric information of applicants or petitioners who apply for certain immigration benefits. On January 5, 2004, our Office issued a report entitled Immigration Application Fees: Current Fees Are Not Sufficient to Fund US. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Operations(GAO-4-309R). The report concluded that the current fee schedule was based on an outdated fee study that did not include all costs of BCIS's operations and that costs had increased since that study was completed due to an additional processing requirement and other actions. The final rule has an announced effective date of April 30, 2004. The Congressional Review Act requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is GAO-04-698R

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