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

handle is hein.gao/gaobadstx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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