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GAO-10-1026R 1 (2010-08-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxce0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-320422 August 24, 2010 The Honorable John F. Kerry Chairman The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Ranking Member Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate The Honorable Howard L. Berman Chairman The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ranking Member Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Department of State: Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Depaltment of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates 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 State (Department), entitled Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates (RIN: 1400-AC58). We received the rule on August 13, 2010. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule on June 28, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 36,522. The interim final rule adjusts the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule of Fees). The adjustment is based on an independent cost of service study's findings that the United States is not fully covering its costs for providing these services under the current fee structure. The Department's primary objective of the adjustments to the Schedule of Fees is to ensure that fees for consular services reflect the costs to the United States of providing the services to the extent possible. The interim final rule is effective on July 13, 2010. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date, following publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). Notwithstanding the 60-day requirement, the Congressional Review Act allows any rule--that an agency for good cause finds that the notice and public comment procedures are impractical, GAO-10-1026R

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