AGENCY:

U.S. Department of State.

ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

On October 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (Department of State) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Exchange Visitor Program—Au pair category. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking provided a deadline for submitting comments by December 29, 2023. The Department of State received a request from the Alliance for International Exchange seeking an extension of the public comment period. The Department of State has reviewed this request and is announcing an extension of the public comment period for 30 days to allow public comments to be submitted on or before January 28, 2024.

DATES:

The comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2023 (88 FR 74071) is extended. Written comments must be received by January 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Interested parties may submit comments to the Department of State by any of the following methods:

• Visit the Regulations.gov website at: https://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket number DOS-2023-0025.
• Email: JExchanges@state.gov. You must include RIN 1400-AF12 in the subject line of your message.
• All comments should include the commenter's name, the organization the commenter represents, if applicable, and the commenter's email address. If the Department of State is unable to read your comment for any reason, and cannot contact you for clarification, the Department of State may not be able to consider your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Ward, Director, Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20522-0505. Telephone: 202-733-7852. Email: DesignationAuPair@state.gov.