as

Planning and Evaluation serves principal staff adviser to each on all program issues including planning, research and development, budgeting, automated data processing, new programs and evaluation of Service program activities.

(c) The General Counsel advises, on legal matters, the Commissioner and his staff, the Attorney General, Solicitor General and other officers of the Department of Justice, also officers of other Departments of the Government. He prepares legislative reports, as necessary assists in litigation, including preparation of briefs. He directs the activities of the Regional Counsels and the Appellate Trial Attorneys and, acting through a Chief Trial Attorney, he has responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating and, counseling relating to the Trial Attorney program.

(d) The Chief Special Inquiry Officer has responsibility for exclusion and expulsion hearing programs.

(e) The Executive Assistant has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Commissioner.

(f) The Executive Assistant Deputy Commissioner has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.

(g) The Public Information Officer has responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the Public Information program activities of the Service and serves as principal adviser to the Commissioner and other Service officers on all matters relating to public information.

(h) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and direction of the Deputy Commissioner the following have responsibility for programs as stated: The Director of Field Inspections, planning, evaluating, conducting and reporting thereon, the Central Office programs for inspection of Field Office Operational and Administrative program activities and counseling on all matters relating thereto; the Director of Intelligence and the Director Internal Investigations, planning, coordinating, evaluat

ing and counseling relating to the Intelligence and Internal Investigations program, respectively.

(i) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Regional Commissioners are authorized to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their geographic areas of activity. The Deputy Regional Commissioners are authorized to exercise all power and authority of the Regional Commissioners unless any such power or authority is required to be exercised by the Regional Commissioner personally or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

(j) Subject to the general supervision of the Regional Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Regional Commissioner, district directors and chief patrol agents have been assigned authority to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their operational areas of activity, unless any such power and authority is required to be exercised by higher authority or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

[40 FR 30467, July 21, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 27311, July 2, 1976]

§ 100.3 Places where, and methods whereby, information may be secured or submittals or requests made.

Any person desiring information relative to a matter handled by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or any person desiring to make a submittal or request in connection with such a matter should communicate either orally or in writing with a district headquarters office or suboffice of the Service. If the office receiving the communication does not have jurisdiction to handle the matter, the communication, if written, will be forwarded to the proper office of the Service or, if oral, the person will be advised how to proceed. When the submittal or request consists of a formal application for one of the documents,

Sec.

100.1

PART 100-STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION

Introduction.

§ 100.2 Organization and delegations.

(a) The Attorney General has delegated to the Commissioner, the principal officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, authority to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization, except the authority delegated to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Deputy Commissioner is authorized to exercise all power and authority of the Commissioner unless any such power or authority is required to be exercised by the Commissioner personally or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer. Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, the Associate Commissioners have responsibility for Service program devel

opment, coordination, evaluation and counseling relating to Service policy and recommendations within their program areas of activity and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners with technical responsibility for each of the program areas as follows: The Associate Commissioner, Examinations, the Adjudications, Inspections, and Citizenship and Naturalization programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Adjudications, Inspections, and Naturalization; the Associate Commissioner, Enforcement, the Border Patrol, Investigations, and Detention and Deportation programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Border Patrol, Investigations, and Detention and Deportation; the Associate Commissioner, Management, the Administrative, Records and Information, and Personnel programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Administration, Information Services, and Personnel. The Assistant Commissioners have responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating, and technical counseling relating to their program areas as follows: The Assistant Commissioner for Adjudications, The Adjudicative programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Inspections, the Inspection programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Naturalization, the Citizenship and Naturalization programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Border Patrol, the Border Patrol programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Investigations, the Investigations programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Detention and Deportation, the Detention and Deportation programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Administration, the Administrative programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Information Services, the Records Administration and Information, Statistics, and Automated Data Processing programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Personnel, the Personnel programs.

(b) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and direction of the Deputy Commissioner, the Associate Deputy Commissioner for

as

Planning and Evaluation serves principal staff adviser to each on all program issues including planning, research and development, budgeting, automated data processing, new programs and evaluation of Service program activities.

(c) The General Counsel advises, on legal matters, the Commissioner and his staff, the Attorney General, Solicitor General and other officers of the Department of Justice, also officers of other Departments of the Government. He prepares legislative reports, as necessary assists in litigation, including preparation of briefs. He directs the activities of the Regional Counsels and the Appellate Trial Attorneys and, acting through a Chief Trial Attorney, he has responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating and, counseling relating to the Trial Attorney program.

(d) The Chief Special Inquiry Officer has responsibility for exclusion and expulsion hearing programs.

(e) The Executive Assistant has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Commissioner.

(f) The Executive Assistant Deputy Commissioner has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.

(g) The Public Information Officer has responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the Public Information program activities of the Service and serves as principal adviser to the Commissioner and other Service officers on all matters relating to public information.

(h) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and direction of the Deputy Commissioner the following have responsibility for programs as stated: The Director of Field Inspections, planning, evaluating, conducting and reporting thereon, the Central Office programs for inspection of Field Office Operational and Administrative program activities and counseling on all matters relating thereto; the Director of Intelligence and the Director Internal Investigations, planning, coordinating, evaluat

ing and counseling relating to the Intelligence and Internal Investigations program, respectively.

(i) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Regional Commissioners are authorized to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their geographic areas of activity. The Deputy Regional Commissioners are authorized to exercise all power and authority of the Regional Commissioners unless any such power or authority is required to be exercised by the Regional Commissioner personally or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

(j) Subject to the general supervision of the Regional Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Regional Commissioner, district directors and chief patrol agents have been assigned authority to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their operational areas of activity, unless any such power and authority is required to be exercised by higher authority or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

[40 FR 30467, July 21, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 27311, July 2, 1976]

§ 100.3 Places where, and methods whereby, information may be secured or submittals or requests made.

Any person desiring information relative to a matter handled by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or any person desiring to make a submittal or request in connection with such a matter should communicate either orally or in writing with a district headquarters office or suboffice of the Service. If the office receiving the communication does not have jurisdiction to handle the matter, the communication, if written, will be forwarded to the proper office of the Service or, if oral, the person will be advised how to proceed. When the submittal or request consists of a formal application for one of the documents,

Sec.

100.1

PART 100-STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION

Introduction.

§ 100.2 Organization and delegations.

(a) The Attorney General has delegated to the Commissioner, the principal officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, authority to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization, except the authority delegated to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Deputy Commissioner is authorized to exercise all power and authority of the Commissioner unless any such power or authority is required to be exercised by the Commissioner personally or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer. Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, the Associate Commissioners have responsibility for Service program devel

opment, coordination, evaluation and counseling relating to Service policy and recommendations within their program areas of activity and general direction of the Assistant Commission. ers with technical responsibility for each of the program areas as follows: The Associate Commissioner, Exami nations, the Adjudications, Inspections, and Citizenship and Naturalization programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Adjudications, Inspections, and Naturalization; the Associate Commissioner, Enforcement, the Border Patrol, Investigations, and Detention and Deportation programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Border Patrol, Investigations, and Detention and Deportation; the Associate Commissioner, Management, the Administrative, Records and Information, and Personnel programs and general direction of the Assistant Commissioners for Administration, Information Services, and Personnel. The Assistant Commissioners have responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating, and technical counseling relating to their program areas as follows: The Assistant Commissioner for Adjudications, The Adjudicative programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Inspections, the Inspection programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Naturalization, the Citizenship and Naturalization programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Border Patrol, the Border Patrol programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Investigations, the Investigations programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Detention and Deportation, the Detention and Deportation programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Administration, the Administrative programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Information Services, the Records Administration and Information, Statistics, and Automated Data Processing programs; the Assistant Commissioner for Personnel, the Personnel programs.

(b) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and direction of the Deputy Commissioner, the Associate Deputy Commissioner for

as

Planning and Evaluation serves principal staff adviser to each on all program issues including planning, research and development, budgeting, automated data processing, new programs and evaluation of Service program activities.

(c) The General Counsel advises, on legal matters, the Commissioner and his staff, the Attorney General, Solicitor General and other officers of the Department of Justice, also officers of other Departments of the Government. He prepares legislative reports, as necessary assists in litigation, including preparation of briefs. He directs the activities of the Regional Counsels and the Appellate Trial Attorneys and, acting through a Chief Trial Attorney, he has responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating and, counseling relating to the Trial Attorney program.

(d) The Chief Special Inquiry Officer has responsibility for exclusion and expulsion hearing programs.

(e) The Executive Assistant has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Commissioner.

(f) The Executive Assistant Deputy Commissioner has responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and serves as principal staff assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.

(g) The Public Information Officer has responsibility for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the Public Information program activities of the Service and serves as principal adviser to the Commissioner and other Service officers on all matters relating to public information.

(h) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and direction of the Deputy Commissioner the following have responsibility for programs as stated: The Director of Field Inspections, planning, evaluating, conducting and reporting thereon, the Central Office programs for inspection of Field Office Operational and Administrative program activities and counseling on all matters relating thereto; the Director of Intelligence and the Director Internal Investigations, planning, coordinating, evaluat

ing and counseling relating to the Intelligence and Internal Investigations program, respectively.

(i) Subject to the general supervision of the Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Regional Commissioners are authorized to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their geographic areas of activity. The Deputy Regional Commissioners are authorized to exercise all power and authority of the Regional Commissioners unless any such power or authority is required to be exercised by the Regional Commissioner personally or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

(j) Subject to the general supervision of the Regional Commissioner and the direction of the Deputy Regional Commissioner, district directors and chief patrol agents have been assigned authority to direct the administration of the Service and enforce the Act and all other laws relating to immigration and naturalization within their operational areas of activity, unless any such power and authority is required to be exercised by higher authority or has been exclusively delegated to another immigration official or class of immigration officer.

[40 FR 30467, July 21, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 27311, July 2, 1976]

§ 100.3 Places where, and methods whereby, information may be secured or submittals or requests made.

Any person desiring information relative to a matter handled by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or any person desiring to make a submittal or request in connection with such a matter should communicate either orally or in writing with a district headquarters office or suboffice of the Service. If the office receiving the communication does not have jurisdiction to handle the matter, the communication, if written, will be forwarded to the proper office of the Service or, if oral, the person will be advised how to proceed. When the submittal or request consists of a formal application for one of the documents,