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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 232 / Monday, December 3, 2018 - "The Department of Homeland Security (‘‘DHS’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) is proposing to amend its regulations governing petitions filed on behalf of H– 1B beneficiaries who may be counted toward the 65,000 visa cap established under the Immigration and Nationality Act (‘‘H–1B regular cap’’) or beneficiaries with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education who are eligible for an exemption from the regular cap (‘‘advanced degree exemption’’). The proposed amendments would require petitioners seeking to file H–1B petitions subject to the regular cap, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (‘‘USCIS’’) during a designated registration period. USCIS would select from among the registrations timely received a sufficient number projected as needed to meet the applicable H–1B allocations. DHS also proposes to change the process by which USCIS counts H–1B registrations (or petitions, if the registration requirement is suspended), by first selecting registrations submitted on behalf of all beneficiaries, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. USCIS would then select from the remaining registrations a sufficient number projected as needed to reach the advanced degree exemption. Changing the order in which USCIS counts these separate allocations would likely increase the number of beneficiaries with a master’s or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education to be selected for further processing under the H–1B allocations. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 2, 2019."