Chapter 1 Introduction | 19 D. Preparation and approval of the report 15. The IACHR considered and approved the draft version of this report on January 30, 2015. Pursuant to Article 60(a) of its Rules of Procedure, the Commission forwarded the draft report to the Government of the United States on February 9, 2015, and requested it to present its observations within 30 days. On February 19, 2015, the United States requested an extension until March 27, 2015. By letter dated February 27, 2015, the IACHR informed the State that the requested extension had been granted. The United State filed its observations on March 30, 2015. In keeping with its Rules of Procedure, the Commission has analyzed the State’s observations and has included those that it deemed pertinent in this final version of the report. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | IACHR