[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR208.11]

[Page 148]
 
                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
               CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 208_PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL--Table of 
Contents
 
               Subpart A_Asylum and Withholding of Removal
 
Sec. 208.11  Comments from the Department of State.

    (a) The Service shall forward to the Department of State a copy of 
each completed application it receives. At its option, the Department of 
State may provide detailed country conditions information relevant to 
eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.
    (b) At its option, the Department of State may also provide:
    (1) An assessment of the accuracy of the applicant's assertions 
about conditions in his or her country of nationality or habitual 
residence and his or her particular situation;
    (2) Information about whether persons who are similarly situated to 
the applicant are persecuted or tortured in his or her country of 
nationality or habitual residence and the frequency of such persecution 
or torture; or
    (3) Such other information as it deems relevant.
    (c) Asylum officers and immigration judges may request specific 
comments from the Department of State regarding individual cases or 
types of claims under consideration, or such other information as they 
deem appropriate.
    (d) Any such comments received pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of 
this section shall be made part of the record. Unless the comments are 
classified under the applicable Executive Order, the applicant shall be 
provided an opportunity to review and respond to such comments prior to 
the issuance of any decision to deny the application.

[62 FR 10337, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 8488, Feb. 19, 1999]