Rule2026-00964

Ratification of Department Action

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Published
January 20, 2026

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Homeland Security Department

Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of the Secretary of Homeland Security's ratification of a rule.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2285-2287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00964]



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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 2026 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Chapter I

[USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2020-0013]
RIN 1615-AC57


Ratification of Department Action

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Ratification.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is publishing notice of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security's ratification of a rule.

DATES: The ratification was signed on December 15, 2025 and relates 
back to the original date of the action that it ratifies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the General Counsel, DHS, 
Washington, DC 20528, (202) 282-9822.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 15, 2025, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security ratified the approval and issuance of the final rule 
titled ``Security Bars and Processing,'' as well as the associated 
notice of proposed rulemaking. See 85 FR 41201 (July 9, 2020); 85 FR 
84160 (Dec. 23, 2020). DHS is now publishing the ratification in the 
Federal Register out of an abundance of caution. Neither the 
ratification nor the publication is a statement that the ratified 
action would be invalid absent the ratification, whether published or 
otherwise.

James H. Percival II,
General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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