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United States Code U.S. Code: Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Title 28 published on 03-Aug-2017 03:50
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to Title 28 after this date.
2017-02-14; vol. 82 # 29 - Tuesday, February 14, 2017 82 FR 10546 - Delegation of Authority Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of the Attorney General Final rule. Effective February 14, 2017. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary The Attorney General has delegated to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, with certain restrictions, the authority to perform the functions of the “Central Authority” or “Competent Authority” under treaties and executive agreements between the United States and other countries on mutual assistance in criminal matters that designate the Attorney General or the Department of Justice as such authority. The Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division is authorized to re-delegate this authority to the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and to the Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs (OIA). This final rule will expand the scope of persons to whom this authority may be re-delegated to include OIA's Associate Directors.
2016-12-19; vol. 81 # 243 - Monday, December 19, 2016 81 FR 91768 - Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Rights Division Final rule. This rule is effective on January 18, 2017. 28 CFR Parts 0 and 44 Summary This rule revises the Department of Justice's (Department's) regulations implementing a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) concerning unfair immigration-related employment practices. The revisions conform the regulations to the statutory text as amended, simplify and add definitions of statutory terms, update and clarify the procedures for filing and processing charges of discrimination, ensure effective investigations of unfair immigration-related employment practices, reflect developments in nondiscrimination jurisprudence, reflect changes in existing practices ( e.g., electronic filing of charges), reflect the new name of the office within the Department charged with enforcing this statute, and replace outdated references.
2016-10-21; vol. 81 # 204 - Friday, October 21, 2016 81 FR 72692 - Conforming Justice Department Regulations to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of the Attorney General Final rule. This rule is effective October 21, 2016. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This final rule amends the Department of Justice (DOJ) organizational regulations to remove authority from United States Attorneys (USAs) to designate any Assistant United States Attorney as Acting United States Attorney. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 governs designations of Acting USAs. The removal of authority from USAs is designed to bring DOJ's organizational regulations in compliance with the Act.
2016-09-14; vol. 81 # 178 - Wednesday, September 14, 2016 81 FR 63155 - Revision of Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of Section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. The comment period for the NPRM published on August 15, 2016 (81 FR 53965), is extended. All comments must be received by October 14, 2016. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of the day. 28 CFR Parts 0 and 44 Summary On August 15, 2016, the Department of Justice (Department) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to revise regulations implementing section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, concerning unfair immigration-related employment practices. The comment period for the NPRM is scheduled to close on September 14, 2016. The Department is extending the comment period by 30 days until October 14, 2016, in order to provide additional time for the public to prepare comments.
2016-08-15; vol. 81 # 157 - Monday, August 15, 2016 81 FR 53965 - Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Rights Division Notice of proposed rulemaking. Comments must be submitted on or before September 14, 2016. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of the day. 28 CFR Parts 0 and 44 Summary The Department of Justice (Department) proposes to revise regulations implementing a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning unfair immigration-related employment practices. The proposed revisions are appropriate to conform the regulations to the statutory text as amended, simplify and add definitions of statutory terms, update and clarify the procedures for filing and processing charges of discrimination, ensure effective investigations of unfair immigration-related employment practices, reflect developments in nondiscrimination jurisprudence, reflect changes in existing practices ( e.g., electronic filing of charges), reflect the new name of the office within the Department charged with enforcing this statute, and replace outdated references.
2016-07-01; vol. 81 # 127 - Friday, July 1, 2016 81 FR 43065 - Office for Access to Justice
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of the Attorney General Final rule. This rule is effective July 1, 2016. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This rule amends the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the establishment of the Office for Access to Justice as a distinct component of the Department of Justice. The Office for Access to Justice was created by the Attorney General to address the access-to-justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice systems. The office's mission is to help ensure that the justice system is efficient, fair, and accessible to all, irrespective of an individual's wealth and status. This rule sets forth the Office's organization, mission and functions.
2015-06-05; vol. 80 # 108 - Friday, June 5, 2015 80 FR 31998 - Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, Branch Directors, Heads of Offices, and United States Attorneys in Civil Division Cases
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Division, Office of the Assistant Attorney General Final rule. Effective Date: This rule is effective June 5, 2015, and is applicable beginning May 29, 2015. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This final rule amends Civil Directive 1-10, which sets forth the redelegation of authority by the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division to deputy assistant attorneys general, branch directors, heads of offices, and United States Attorneys. On May 21, 2015, the Attorney General signed Order No. 3532-2015 increasing the monetary thresholds for the authority of Assistant Attorneys General to compromise or close civil claims, and increasing the redelegation authority to the United States Attorneys with respect to accepting offers of compromise for affirmative claims. Pursuant to the Attorney General's order, the new rule increases the redelegated authority to Branch Directors, heads of offices, and United States Attorneys to close or compromise affirmative claims. Additionally, the new rule redelegates to United States Attorneys, directors, and attorneys-in-charge the authority to issue compulsory process, and makes a few “housekeeping” revisions.
2015-05-29; vol. 80 # 103 - Friday, May 29, 2015 80 FR 30617 - Authority of the Assistant Attorneys General To Compromise or Close Civil Claims
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of the Attorney General Final rule. Effective May 29, 2015 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This final rule amends the Department's regulations to increase the authority currently delegated to the Assistant Attorneys General to compromise or close civil claims and to make certain technical corrections.
2015-02-25; vol. 80 # 37 - Wednesday, February 25, 2015 80 FR 9987 - Authorization To Seize Property Involved in Drug Offenses for Administrative Forfeiture (2012R-9P)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Final rule. This rule is effective February 25, 2015. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary The Department of Justice is amending its regulations to delegate to the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) authority to seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled substance offenses.
2015-01-08; vol. 80 # 5 - Thursday, January 8, 2015 80 FR 1005 - Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office on Violence Against Women Final rule. This rule is effective March 9, 2015. 28 CFR Parts 0 and 90 Summary This rule amends the regulations for the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) to incorporate statutory changes, make minor technical corrections, and streamline existing regulations to reduce repetition of statutory language. This rule also amends the regulations to clarify that existing regulations on grant-related procedures continue to apply to grants made by the Office on Violence Against Women.
2014-09-11; vol. 79 # 176 - Thursday, September 11, 2014 79 FR 54187 - Office of the Pardon Attorney
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of the Attorney General Final rule. The rule is effective on September 11, 2014. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This rule revises certain regulations of the Department of Justice (the “Department”) that govern the Pardon Attorney. The rule conforms the regulations to current practice, under which the Pardon Attorney is subject to the direction of, and submits recommendations in clemency cases through, the Deputy Attorney General.
2014-08-05; vol. 79 # 150 - Tuesday, August 5, 2014 79 FR 45387 - Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office on Violence Against Women Proposed rule. Written comments must be submitted on or before October 6, 2014. 28 CFR Parts 0 and 90 Summary This rule proposes to amend the regulations for the Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) to incorporate statutory changes, make minor technical corrections, and streamline existing regulations to reduce repetition of statutory language. This rule would also amend the regulations to clarify that existing regulations on grant-related procedures continue to apply to grants made by the Office on Violence Against Women.
2014-03-04; vol. 79 # 42 - Tuesday, March 4, 2014 79 FR 12060 - Authorization To Seize Property Involved in Drug Offenses for Administrative Forfeiture (2012R-9P)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Final rule. Effective Date: This rule is effective March 4, 2014. Applicability Date: This delegation became operative on February 25, 2014, the date that it was issued by the Attorney General. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary The Department of Justice is amending its regulations to extend the trial period during which the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) may exercise, for an additional one-year period following the effective date of this rule, the authority under the United States Code to seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled substance offenses. The Attorney General has determined that the trial period that ends on February 25, 2014, should be extended for another year to give ATF more time to refine its processes, fully hire and train all necessary staff, and further demonstrate the effectiveness of the delegation in the investigation of violent crimes involving firearms.
2013-09-30; vol. 78 # 189 - Monday, September 30, 2013 78 FR 59817 - Revision to United States Marshals Service Fees for Services
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, United States Marshals Service Final rule. Effective October 30, 2013. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This rule revises the United States Marshals Service fees to reflect current costs to the United States Marshals Service for service of process in federal court proceedings. A proposed rule with invitation to comment was published in the Federal Register on April 12,2013, at 78 FR 21862. Only one comment was received within the 60-day comment period and that comment supported adoption of the rule. Accordingly, the proposed rule is finalized without change.
2013-04-12; vol. 78 # 71 - Friday, April 12, 2013 78 FR 21862 - Revision to United States Marshals Service Fees for Services
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, United States Marshals Service Proposed rule. Written comments must be postmarked and electronic comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2013. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until Midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary This rule proposes to increase the fee from $55 per person per hour to $65 per person per hour for process served or executed personally by a United States Marshals Service employee, agent, or contractor. This proposed fee increase reflects the current costs to the United States Marshals Service for service of process in federal court proceedings.
2012-08-27; vol. 77 # 166 - Monday, August 27, 2012 77 FR 51698 - Authorization To Seize Property Involved in Drug Offenses for Administrative Forfeiture (2012R-9P)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Final rule. This rule is effective February 25, 2013. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary The Department of Justice is amending its regulations to allow the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to exercise, for a one-year period following the effective date of this rule, the authority to seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled substance offenses. Many years of experience have demonstrated that forfeiting the assets of criminals is an essential tool in combating criminal activity and provides law enforcement with the capacity to dismantle criminal organizations that would continue to function after the conviction and incarceration of individual offenders. Moreover, administrative forfeiture permits the expedient and effective use of this crucial law enforcement tool.
2012-05-03; vol. 77 # 86 - Thursday, May 3, 2012 77 FR 26181 - Authorization To Redelegate Settlement Authority for Claims Submitted Under the Federal Tort Claims Act
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Final rule. This rule is effective June 4, 2012. 28 CFR Part 0 Summary The Department of Justice is amending its internal organizational regulations to clarify the authority of the respective agency heads of the Bureau of Prisons, the Federal Prison Industries, the United States Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to settle claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
