[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2010]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR310.1]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 310_NATURALIZATION AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 310.1  Administrative naturalization authority.

Sec.
310.1 Administrative naturalization authority.
310.2 Jurisdiction to accept applications for naturalization.
310.3 Administration of the oath of allegiance.
310.4 Judicial naturalization authority and withdrawal of petitions.
310.5 Judicial review.

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1421, 1443, 1447, 1448; 8 CFR 2.

    Source: 56 FR 50480, Oct. 7, 1991, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Attorney General. Commencing October 1, 1991, section 310 of the 
Act confers the sole authority to naturalize persons as citizens of the 
United States upon the Attorney General.
    (b) Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 
Pursuant to Sec. 2.1 of this chapter, the Commissioner of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service is authorized to perform such 
acts as are necessary and proper to implement the Attorney General's 
authority under the provisions of section 310 of the Act.