This final rule adopts with amendments the interim rule that was published by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) on November 30, 1998. The interim rule implemented certain provisions of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA) by amending the Service's regulations to: Reflect an additional $500 filing fee for certain H-1B petitions filed on or after December 1, 1998, describe the organizations that are exempt from the new fee requirements, and reflect the new annual numerical limits on H-1B classifications. This final rule discusses the comments received in response to the interim rule and adopts as final the regulatory amendments contained in the interim rule. In addition, this final rule serves as public notice that Form I-129W, "H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption," has been revised and approved for use following the Service's request for emergency approval that was published in the Federal Register on October 7, 1999 at 64 FR 54646.
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