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not change the required dates of 

continuous residence and continuous 

physical presence in the United States. 

This extension does not expand TPS 

availability to those beyond the current 

TPS eligibility requirements for 

Nicaragua. To be eligible for benefits 

under this extension, nationals of 

Nicaragua (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Nicaragua) must have continuously 

resided in the United States since 

December 30, 1998 and been 

continuously physically present in the 

United States since January 5, 1999, the 

date of the initial designation of TPS for 

Nicaragua. 

Are Certain Aliens Ineligible for TPS? 

Yes. There are certain criminal and 

terrorism-related inadmissibility 

grounds that render an alien ineligible 

for TPS. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(2)(A)(iii). 

Further, aliens who have been convicted 

of any felony or two or more 

misdemeanors committed in the United 

States are ineligible for TPS under 

section 244(c)(2)(B) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

254a(c)(2)(B), as are aliens described in 

the bars to asylum in section 

208(b)(2)(A) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1158(b)(2)(A). 

What Is Late Initial Registration? 

Some persons may be eligible for late 

initial registration under 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv) and 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) 

and (g). To apply for late initial 

registration an applicant must: 

(1) Be a national of Nicaragua (or alien 

who has no nationality and who last 

habitually resided in Nicaragua); 

(2) Have continuously resided in the 

United States since December 30, 1998; 

(3) Have been continuously physically 

present in the United States since 

January 5, 1999; and 

(4) Be both admissible as an 

immigrant, except as provided under 

section 244(c)(2)(A) of the Act, and not 

ineligible under section 244(c)(2)(B) of 

the Act. 

Additionally, the applicant must be 

able to demonstrate that during the 

initial registration period (from January 

5, 1999 to August 20, 1999), he or she: 

(1) Was a nonimmigrant or had been 

granted voluntary departure status or 

any relief from removal; 

(2) Had an application for change of 

status, adjustment of status, asylum, 

voluntary departure, or any relief from 

removal or change of status pending or 

subject to further review or appeal; 

(3) Was a parolee or had a pending 

request for reparole; or 

(4) Is the spouse or child of an alien 

currently eligible to be a TPS registrant. 

An applicant for late initial 

registration must file an application for 

late registration no later than 60 days 

after the expiration or termination of the 

conditions described above. 8 CFR 

244.2(g). All late initial registration 

applications for TPS pursuant to the 

TPS designation of Nicaragua should be 

submitted to the Lockbox address in 

Chicago, Illinois.

What Happens When This Extension of 

TPS Expires on July 5, 2006? 

At least 60 days before this extension 

of TPS designation of Nicaragua expires 

on July 5, 2006, the Secretary of DHS, 

after consultation with appropriate 

agencies of the Government, will review 

conditions in Nicaragua and determine 

whether the conditions for TPS 

designation continue to be met at that 

time, or whether the TPS designation 

should be terminated. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3). Notice of that 

determination, including the basis for 

the determination, will be published in 

the Federal Register.

Notice of Extension of Designation of 

TPS for Nicaragua 

By the authority vested in DHS under 

section 244(b)(1)(B), (b)(3)(A), and 

(b)(3)(C) of the Act, DHS has 

determined, after consultation with the 

appropriate Government agencies, that 

the conditions that prompted 

designation of Nicaragua for TPS 

continue to be met. Accordingly, DHS 

orders as follows: 

(1) The designation of Nicaragua 

under section 244(b)(1)(B) of the Act is 

extended for an additional 18-month 

period from January 5, 2005, to July 5, 

2006. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C). 

(2) There are approximately 4,309 

nationals of Nicaragua (or aliens having 

no nationality who last habitually 

resided in Nicaragua) who have been 

granted TPS and who are eligible for reregistration. 

(3) To maintain TPS, a national of 

Nicaragua (or an alien having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Nicaragua) who was granted TPS 

during the initial designation period 

and the subsequent extensions of this 

designation, or who was granted TPS 

during late initial registration, must reregister for TPS during the 60-day reregistration period from November 3, 

2004 until January 3, 2005. 

(4) To re-register, the applicant must 

file the following: (1) Form I–821, 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status; (2) Form I–765, Application for 

Employment Authorization; and (3) a 

biometric services fee of seventy dollars 

($70) if applicant is age 14 or older, or 

if applicant is under age 14, and 

(5) At least 60 days before this 

extension ends on July 5, 2006, the 

Secretary of DHS, after consultation 

with appropriate agencies of the 

Government, will review the 

designation of Nicaragua for TPS and 

determine whether the conditions for 

designation continue to be met. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(A). Notice of that 

determination, including the basis for 

the determination, will be published in 

the Federal Register. Id.

(6) Information concerning the 

extension of designation of Nicaragua 

for TPS will be available at local USCIS 

offices upon publication of this notice 

and on the USCIS Web site at http://

uscis.gov.

Dated: October 28, 2004. 

Tom Ridge, 

Secretary of Homeland Security.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Communications System 

Telecommunications Service Priority 

System Oversight Committee

AGENCY: National Communications 

System (NCS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation.

The November 9, 2004 meeting of the 

Telecommunications Service Priority 

(TSP) System Oversight Committee has 

been cancelled and will be rescheduled 

at a later date to be determined.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Flint, Office of Priority 

Telecommunications, (703) 607–4932. 

Media or press must contact Mr. Steve 

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Peter M. Fonash, 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

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[Docket No. FR–4903–N–90] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Materials and Equipment 

Specifications

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SUMMARY: The proposed information 

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