This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996. This rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets.

Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform .

    This rule meets the applicable standards set forth in section 3 of Executive Order 12988.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local and tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

Executive Order 13132

    This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6 of Executive Order 13132, the Department of Justice has determined that this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.

List of Subjects

8 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration.

8 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegation (Government agencies), Immigration.

8 CFR Part 103

    Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Freedom of information, Immigration, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.

8 CFR Part 239

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Immigration, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Authority and Issuance

    Accordingly, chapter I of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

    1. The chapter heading is revised to read as set forth above.

PART 1--DEFINITIONS

    1a. The authority citation for Part 1 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 U.S.C. 1103; 5 U.S.C. 301; Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

    2. In § 1.1, paragraph (o) is revised to read as follows:

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    (o) The term director , when used with respect to any function, geographic area, office or authority, means the district director, service center director, district director for interior enforcement or for other specified function, or other official within the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, or other component of the Department of Homeland Security who has been delegated the function or authority by the Secretary of Ho meland Security for an office, region, district or geographic area.

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