55000 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 

most up-to-date and comprehensive 

drug information available. 

Sections 314.70 and 601.12 (21 CFR 

314.70 and 601.12) of FDA regulations 

identify the types of supplemental 

applications that must be submitted to 

FDA to effect a labeling change to 

approved NDAs, ANDAs, and BLAs. 

Certain types of changes to labeling 

should receive FDA approval before the 

changes are implemented. These 

include all labeling changes that do not 

fall under § 314.70(c)(6)(iii), (d)(2)(ix), 

or (d)(2)(x), or under § 601.12(f)(2) or 

(f)(3). Other changes may be 

implemented by a sponsor upon the 

agency’s receipt of a CBE supplement. 

These changes are identified in 

§§ 314.70(c)(6)(iii) and 601.12(f)(2)(i). 

In the past, FDA has not made 

labeling publicly available until it has 

been approved, either under a preapproval supplement or under a CBE 

supplement. To make the most current 

labeling submitted to FDA available to 

health care practitioners and the public, 

and to facilitate the DailyMed initiative, 

FDA will make the revised labeling 

proposed in a CBE supplement publicly 

available on its Web site and through 

DailyMed shortly after the CBE 

supplement is received and before FDA 

has necessarily reviewed or approved it. 

If, after reviewing the CBE supplement, 

FDA decides it should not be approved, 

FDA will either: (1) Remove the labeling 

submitted with the CBE supplement 

from FDA’s Web site and from 

DailyMed and replace that labeling with 

the previous labeling; or (2) recommend 

the sponsor amend its labeling and, after 

the sponsor submits the amended 

labeling, post the amended labeling on 

FDA’s Web site and provide it to 

DailyMed promptly. 

A sponsor should not submit a CBE 

supplement to FDA until the sponsor is 

ready to distribute the labeling that it 

proposes in that CBE supplement. FDA 

will consider the submission of a CBE 

supplement to be consent by the 

sponsor to post the proposed labeling on 

FDA’s Web site and on DailyMed. 

This draft guidance is being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The draft guidance, when finalized, will 

represent the agency’s current thinking 

on public availability of labeling 

changes in CBE supplements. It does not 

create or confer any rights for or on any 

person and does not operate to bind 

FDA or the public. An alternative 

approach may be used if such approach 

satisfies the requirements of the 

applicable statutes and regulations. 

II. Comments 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments on the draft guidance. Submit 

a single copy of electronic comments or 

two paper copies of any mailed 

comments, except that individuals may 

submit one paper copy. Comments are 

to be identified with the docket number 

found in brackets in the heading of this 

document. The draft guidance and 

received comments may be seen in the 

Division of Dockets Management 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at either 

http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/ 

index.htm or http://www.fda.gov/ 

ohrms/dockets/default.htm. 

Dated: September 13, 2006. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 06–7983 Filed 9–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2384–06; DHS Docket No. USCIS–

2006–0048] 

RIN 1615–ZA39 

Termination of the Designation of 

Liberia for Temporary Protected 

Status; Automatic Extension of 

Employment Authorization 

Documentation for Liberia TPS 

Beneficiaries 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of termination of 

temporary protected status for Liberia. 

SUMMARY: Following a review of country 

conditions and consultations with the 

appropriate Government agencies, the 

Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) has 

determined that the temporary protected 

status (TPS) designation of Liberia 

should be terminated. This termination 

will not take effect until October 1, 

2007, to provide for an orderly 

transition. This Notice informs the 

public of the termination of the Liberia 

TPS designation and sets forth 

procedures for nationals of Liberia (or 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) with TPS 

to re-register for TPS benefits. Reregistration is limited to persons who 

have previously registered for TPS 

under the designation of Liberia and 

whose application was granted or 

remains pending. Liberians (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) who have 

not previously been granted TPS, or 

who do not already have a pending 

application for TPS under the 

designation for Liberia, may not file 

under late initial filing provisions. Late 

initial filings (LIFs) are only allowed 

during an extension of a designation of 

TPS. 

Given the timeframes involved with 

processing TPS re-registrants, DHS 

recognizes that re-registrants might not 

receive a new EAD until after their 

current EAD expires on October 1, 2006. 

Accordingly, this Notice automatically 

extends the validity of EADs issued 

under the designation of TPS for Liberia 

for six months through April 1, 2007, 

and explains how TPS beneficiaries and 

their employers may determine which 

EADs are automatically extended. New 

EADs with an expiration date of 

September 30, 2007, will be issued to 

eligible TPS beneficiaries who timely reregister and apply for an EAD. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The termination 

of Liberia’s TPS designation is effective 

12:01 a.m., local time, October 1, 2007. 

To maintain TPS benefits through the 12 

months leading up to the effective date 

of the termination, Liberian TPS 

beneficiaries must comply with the reregistration requirements described in 

this Notice. The 60-day re-registration 

period begins September 20, 2006 and 

ends November 20, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Horner, Status and Family 

Branch, Service Center Operations, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 2nd Floor, 

Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202) 

272–1505. This is not a toll free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abbreviations and Terms Used in This 

Document 

Act—Immigration and Nationality Act 

ASC—USCIS Application Support 

Center 

DHS—Department of Homeland 

Security 

DOS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization 

Document 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland 

Security 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 55001 

What authority does the Secretary of 

Homeland Security have to terminate 

the designation of TPS for Liberia? 

Section 244(b)(1) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (Act), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b) authorizes the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, after consultation 

with appropriate agencies of the 

Government, to designate a foreign state 

(or part thereof) for TPS. The Secretary 

may then grant TPS to eligible nationals 

of that foreign state (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in that state). 8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A). 

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of the TPS designation, or any extension 

thereof, the Secretary, after consultation 

with appropriate agencies of the 

Government, must review the 

conditions in a foreign state designated 

for TPS to determine whether the 

conditions for the TPS designation 

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

1254a(b)(3)(A). If the Secretary 

determines that the foreign state no 

longer meets the conditions for the TPS 

designation, he must terminate the 

designation. Such termination may not 

take effect earlier than 60 days after the 

date the Notice of termination is 

published in the Federal Register. 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B). The Secretary 

may determine the appropriate effective 

date of the termination for the purpose 

of providing an orderly transition. 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(d)(3). 

Why did the Secretary decide to 

terminate the designation of Liberia for 

TPS? 

On August 25, 2004, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security published a Notice 

in the Federal Register at 63 FR 52297 

re-designating Liberia for TPS due to 

‘‘extraordinary and temporary 

conditions’’ caused by the past armed 

conflict that prevented aliens from 

returning to Liberia in safety. The 

Secretary announced an extension of 

this TPS designation on August 16, 

2005, determining that the conditions 

warranting such designation continued 

to be met. 70 FR 48176. 

Over the past year, DHS and the 

Department of State (DOS) have 

continued to review conditions in 

Liberia. Based on this review, DHS has 

determined that the TPS designation of 

Liberia should be terminated because 

the extraordinary and temporary 

conditions that formed the basis of the 

designation have improved such that 

they no longer prevent Liberians (or 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) from 

returning to their home country in 

safety. 

The uncertain situation that 

characterized the immediate aftermath 

of the armed conflict’s end and the 

temporary and extraordinary conditions 

caused by the long war have improved. 

With the assistance of a large and robust 

peacekeeping mission, Liberia is now 

entering a long-term phase of 

reconstruction and rehabilitation and 

there exists a democratically-elected 

government with the capacity to accept 

the return of its nationals. Indeed, the 

United Nations High Commissioner for 

Refugees (UNHCR) decided in February 

2006 to shift its policy from 

‘‘facilitating’’ to ‘‘promoting’’ the 

voluntary repatriation of Liberian 

refugees based on the existence of 

conditions for refugees to return in 

‘‘safety and dignity.’’ (UNHCR Briefing 

Notes, ‘‘Liberia: UNHCR to promote 

voluntary repatriation following 

positive changes,’’ February 17, 2006). 

Further, UNHCR has withdrawn its 

recommendation (put forward last year) 

in favor of a moratorium on forced 

returns of rejected Liberian asylumseekers stating that, in regard to 

individuals found not to be eligible for 

refugee status under the 1951 

Convention or OAU Convention, as 

applicable, UNHCR would have no 

objection to their possible return to 

Liberia. (UNHCR Position on 

International Protection Needs of 

Asylum-Seekers from Liberia, March 31, 

2006). While much remains to be done 

after years of armed conflict and the 

destruction and neglect that 

accompanied it, UNHCR organized the 

return of more than 50,000 Liberian 

refugees as of April 2006. More than 

151,000 Liberians refugees have 

returned spontaneously due to the 

cessation of hostilities and presence of 

UN peacekeeping troops. Nearly 

300,000 internally displaced persons 

(IDPs) have also returned. While the 

situation remains fragile, progress has 

been made in Liberia and a majority of 

the objectives in the Government of 

Liberia’s 150-day Action Plan are either 

on track to be completed or due to 

commence shortly. 

Based upon this review, the Secretary, 

after consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, determined that 

the extraordinary and temporary 

conditions that prompted the redesignation of Liberia for TPS no longer 

prevent Liberians (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) from returning to their home 

country in safety, and that the 

designation of Liberia for TPS should be 

terminated. See 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A) 

(describing procedures for periodic 

review of TPS designations); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(B) (describing procedures 

for terminating a TPS designation). 

If I currently have benefits through the 

TPS designation of Liberia and would 

like to maintain those benefits until the 

effective date of the termination 

(October 1, 2007), do I need to reregister for TPS? 

Yes. If you already have received TPS 

benefits through the designation of 

Liberia for TPS, your benefits will 

expire on October 1, 2006. All Liberian 

TPS beneficiaries must comply with the 

re-registration requirements described 

below to maintain TPS benefits through 

September 30, 2007. TPS benefits 

include temporary protection against 

removal from the United States, as well 

as employment authorization, during 

the TPS designation period. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(a)(1), 1254a(f). Failure to reregister without good cause will result 

in the withdrawal of your temporary 

protected status and possibly your 

removal from the United States. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(3)(C). TPS beneficiaries who 

fail, without good cause, to re-register 

on time will not be issued a new EAD 

valid through September 30, 2007. 

If I am currently registered for TPS or 

have a pending application for TPS, 

how do I re-register to renew my 

benefits until the effective date of the 

termination (October 1, 2007)? 

All persons previously granted TPS 

under the designation of Liberia who 

would like to maintain such status and 

those whose applications remain 

pending but who wish to renew their 

benefits, must re-register by filing the 

following: 

(1) Form I–821, Application for 

Temporary Protected Status, without 

fee; 

(2) Form I–765, Application for 

Employment Authorization (see the 

chart below to determine whether you 

must submit the one hundred and 

eighty dollar ($180) filing fee with Form 

I–765 (for which a fee waiver may be 

requested)); 

(3) A biometric services fee of seventy 

dollars ($70) if you are 14 years of age 

or older, or if you are under 14 and 

requesting an EAD extension. The 

biometric services fee will not be 

waived. 8 CFR 103.2(e)(4)(i), (iii); and 

(4) A photocopy of the front and back 

of your EAD if you received an EAD 

during the most recent registration 

period. 

When filing Form I–821, it is 

important to place your Alien 

Registration Number on your 

application. You may find your Alien 

Registration Number, also known as 

your ‘‘A Number,’’ listed below your 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
55002 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 

name on your EAD. In addition, please 

note that you do not need to submit 

photographs with your TPS application 

because a photograph will be taken, if 

needed, when you appear at an USCIS 

Application Support Center (ASC) for 

collection of biometrics. 

Aliens who have previously registered 

for TPS but whose applications remain 

pending should follow these 

instructions if they wish to renew their 

TPS benefits. All TPS re-registration 

applications submitted without the 

required fees will be returned to the 

applicants. 

What edition of the Form I–821 should 

be submitted? 

Form I–821 has been revised. Only 

Forms I–821 with revision dates of 

November 5, 2004 or later will be 

accepted. The revision date can be 

found on the bottom right corner of the 

form. Submissions of older versions of 

Form I–821 will be rejected. You may 

obtain immigration forms, free of 

charge, on the Internet at http:// 

www.uscis.gov or by calling the USCIS 

forms hotline at 1–800–870–3676. 

Who must submit the $180 filing fee for 

the Form I–765, Application for 

Employment Authorization? 

If Then 

You are applying for an extension of your EAD valid through September 30, 2007.You must complete and file the Form I–765, Application for Employment Authorization, with the $180 fee. 

You are not applying for an extension of your EAD ................................ You must complete and file Form I–765 (for data-gathering purposes 

only) with no fee. 

You are applying for an extension of your EAD and are requesting a 

fee waiver.

You must complete and file: (1) Form I–765 and (2) a fee waiver request and affidavit (and any other supporting information) in accordance with 8 CFR 244.20. 

Applicants who are only seeking to reregister for TPS and are not requesting 

an EAD or applying for an extension of 

their EAD should not check any of the 

following boxes on the I–765 

(Application for Employment 

Authorization) in response to the 

question ‘‘I am applying for:’’

Permission to accept employment; 

Replacement (of lost employment 

authorization document); 

Renewal of my permission to accept 

employment (attach previous 

employment authorization document). 

If a TPS applicant is not applying for 

an EAD and he or she incorrectly checks 

any of these boxes without submitting a 

$180 fee with his or her Form I–765, the 

processing of their application may be 

delayed. 

Who must submit the $70 biometric 

services fee? 

The $70 biometric services fee must 

be submitted by all aliens 14 years of 

age and older who: (1) Have previously 

been granted TPS and are now reregistering for TPS; or (2) have an initial 

application for TPS currently pending, 

have an EAD bearing the notification 

‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the card under 

‘‘Category’’ and wish to renew 

temporary treatment benefits. In 

addition, any alien, including one who 

is under the age of 14, choosing to apply 

for a new EAD or an extension of an 

EAD must submit the $70 biometric 

services fee. This biometric services fee 

will not be waived. 8 CFR 103.2(e)(4)(i), 

(iii). 

When should I submit my reregistration application for TPS? 

Applications must be filed during the 

60-day re-registration period from 

September 20, 2006 until November 20, 

2006. You are encouraged to file the 

application as soon as possible after the 

start of the 60-day re-registration period. 

Where should I submit my reregistration application for TPS? 

To facilitate efficient processing, 

USCIS has designated two post office 

(P.O.) boxes with the Chicago Lockbox 

for the filing of TPS applications. The 

type of TPS re-registration application 

you submit will determine the P.O. Box 

where your application must be 

submitted. Certain applications for TPS 

re-registration may also be electronically 

filed or ‘‘E-Filed.’’ See below for further 

filing instructions. Please note that 

applications should not be filed with a 

USCIS Service Center or District Office. 

Failure to file your application properly 

may delay the processing of your 

application. 

Category 1: Applications for reregistration that do not require the 

submission of additional documentation 

and applications to renew temporary 

treatment benefits must either be 

electronically filed (‘‘E-Filed’’) (see 

below) or filed at this address: U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680–6943. 

Or, for non-United States Postal 

Service (USPS) deliveries: U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Attn: TPS—Liberia, 427 S. LaSalle—3rd 

Floor, Chicago, IL 60605–1029. 

E-Filing Your Application: If your 

application falls into Category 1, you are 

strongly encouraged to E-File your 

application. During the re-registration 

period from September 20, 2006 to 

November 20, 2006, aliens re-registering 

for TPS and those renewing temporary 

treatment benefits under this 

designation may electronically file Form 

I–821, Form I–765, and associated fees 

by using E-Filing at the USCIS Internet 

site, http://www.uscis.gov. In order to 

properly re-register using E-Filing, 

aliens must begin the E-Filing process 

by completing Form I–821 online. After 

the Form I–821 is completed, the system 

will then automatically link the alien to 

Form I–765. E-filing will only be 

available during the 60-day reregistration period. Attempts to E-file 

after the re-registration period ends 

November 20, 2006 will not be 

accepted. Aliens whose application falls 

into Category 2 (explained below) may 

not E-File and must send their 

application materials to the USCIS 

Chicago Lockbox at the address listed 

below. 

Category 2: Aliens who are filing a reregistration application that requires the 

submission of additional documentation 

cannot e-file and must file at the P.O. 

Box listed below: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, P.O. Box 8677, 

Chicago, IL 60680–8677. 

Or, for non-United States Postal 

Service (USPS) deliveries: U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Attn: TPS—Liberia—[EOIR/Additional 

Documents], 427 S. LaSalle—3rd Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60605–1029. 

Note: Please make sure to indicate either 

‘‘EOIR’’ or ‘‘Additional Documents’’ on the 

‘‘Attn:’’ line, as appropriate, after ‘‘Liberia,’’

above. 

Applications for re-registration 

require the submission of supporting 

documentation under the following 

circumstances: 

(A) If one or more of the questions 

listed in Part 4, Question 2 of Form I–

821 apply to the alien, then the alien 

must submit an explanation, on a 

separate sheet(s) of paper, and/or 

additional documentation. 

(B) If the alien was granted TPS by an 

Immigration Judge or the Board of 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 55003 

Immigration Appeals, then the alien 

must include evidence of the grant of 

TPS (such as an order from the 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review (EOIR)) with his or her 

application package. 

Are certain aliens ineligible for TPS? 

Yes. There are certain criminal and 

security-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, as are aliens 

described in the bars to asylum. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(2)(B), 1158(b)(2)(A). Aliens 

should also note that an individual 

granted TPS will have his or her TPS 

withdrawn if the alien was not in fact 

eligible for TPS, fails without good 

cause to timely re-register, or, with some 

exceptions, fails to maintain continuous 

physical presence in the United States 

from the date the alien first was granted 

TPS. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(A)–(C). 

Am I eligible to receive an automatic 

extension of my EAD from October 1, 

2006, through April 1, 2007? 

To receive an automatic extension of 

your EAD, you must be a national of 

Liberia (or an alien having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who has applied for and 

received an EAD under the TPS 

designation for Liberia and who has not 

had TPS withdrawn or denied. This 

automatic extension is limited to EADs 

(1) issued on Form I–766, Employment 

Authorization Document, (2) bearing an 

expiration date of October 1, 2006, and 

(3) bearing the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–

19’’ on the face of the card under 

‘‘Category’. 

If I am currently registered for TPS 

under the designation of Liberia and I 

am re-registering for TPS, how do I 

receive a new EAD after the six-month 

automatic extension expires? 

TPS re-registrants will receive a 

notice in the mail with instructions to 

appear at an ASC for biometrics 

collection. When you report to the ASC, 

you must bring the following 

documents: (1) Your receipt notice for 

your re-registration application; (2) your 

ASC appointment notice; and (3) your 

current EAD. If no further action is 

required for your case, you will receive 

a new EAD, valid through September 

30, 2007, through the mail. If your case 

requires further resolution, USCIS will 

contact you in writing to explain what 

additional information, if any, is 

necessary to resolve your case. If such 

application is approved, you will 

receive a new EAD in the mail with an 

expiration date of September 30, 2007. 

May I request an interim EAD at my 

local District Office? 

No. USCIS will not issue interim 

EADs to TPS applicants and reregistrants at District Offices. 

How may employers determine whether 

an EAD has been automatically 

extended for six months through April 

1, 2007, and is therefore acceptable for 

completion of the Form I–9? 

For purposes of verifying identity and 

employment eligibility or re-verifying 

employment eligibility on the Form I–9 

through April 1, 2007, employers of 

Liberian TPS beneficiaries whose EADs 

have been automatically extended by 

this Notice must accept the EAD, if it is 

presented and reasonably appears on its 

face to be genuine and to relate to the 

employee, as a valid ‘‘List A’’ document. 

Employers should not ask for additional 

Form I–9 documentation and should not 

request proof of Liberian citizenship. An 

EAD that has been automatically 

extended for six months by this Notice 

through April 1, 2007, will actually 

contain an expiration date of October 1, 

2006, and must be a Form I–766 bearing 

the notation ‘‘A–12 ‘‘ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the 

face of the card under ‘‘Category.’’ New 

EADs showing the April 1, 2007, 

expiration date of the six-month 

automatic extension will not be issued. 

This action by the Secretary of 

Homeland Security through this Federal 

Register Notice does not affect the right 

of an applicant for employment or an 

employee to present any legally 

acceptable document as proof of 

identity and eligibility for employment. 

Employers are reminded that the laws 

requiring employment eligibility 

verification and prohibiting unfair 

immigration-related employment 

practices remain in full force. This 

Notice does not supersede or in any way 

limit applicable employment 

verification rules and policy guidance, 

including those setting forth reverification requirements. See 8 CFR 

274a.2(b)(1)(vii) (employer reverification requirements). For 

questions, employers may call the 

USCIS Office of Business Liaison 

Employer Hotline at 1–800–357–2099 to 

speak to a USCIS representative. Also, 

employers may call the U.S. Department 

of Justice Office of Special Counsel for 

Immigration Related Unfair 

Employment Practices (OSC) Employer 

Hotline at 1–800–255–8155 or 1–800–

362–2735 (TDD). Employees or 

applicants may call the OSC Employee 

Hotline at 1–800–255–7688 or 1–800–

237–2515 (TDD) for information 

regarding the automatic extension. 

Additional information is available on 

the OSC Web site at http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/index.html. 

How may employers determine an 

employee’s eligibility for employment 

once the automatic extension has 

expired, between April 1, 2007, and the 

effective date of the termination of the 

TPS designation of Liberia on October 

1, 2007? 

TPS beneficiaries who successfully reregister will possess an EAD with an 

expiration date of September 30, 2007. 

This EAD must be accepted for the 

purposes of verifying identity and 

employment authorization. Employers 

are reminded that the laws requiring 

employment eligibility verification and 

prohibiting unfair immigration-related 

employment practices remain in full 

force, as described above. 

What can an employee present to an 

employer for purposes of completing 

Form I–9, Employment Eligibility 

Verification? 

Qualified individuals who have 

received a six-month extension of their 

EADs by virtue of this Federal Register 

Notice may present a TPS-based EAD to 

their employer, as described above, as 

proof of identity and employment 

authorization through April 1, 2007. To 

minimize confusion over this extension 

at the time of hire or re-verification, 

qualified individuals may also present a 

copy of this Federal Register Notice 

regarding the automatic extension of 

employment authorization 

documentation through April 1, 2007. 

After April 1, 2007, employees may 

present a new EAD valid through 

September 30, 2007. 

As an alternative to the 

aforementioned options, any legally 

acceptable document or combination of 

documents listed in List A, List B, or 

List C of the Form I–9 may be presented 

as proof of identity and employment 

eligibility; it is the choice of the 

employee. 

Does TPS lead to lawful permanent 

residence? 

No. TPS is a temporary benefit that 

does not lead to lawful permanent 

residence by itself or confer any other 

immigration status. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(e), 

(f)(1), (h). When a country’s TPS 

designation is terminated, TPS 

beneficiaries will maintain the same 

immigration status they held prior to 

TPS (unless that status has since 

expired or been terminated), or any 

other status they may have acquired 

while registered for TPS. Accordingly, if 

an alien held no lawful immigration 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
55004 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 

status prior to being granted TPS and 

did not obtain any other status during 

the TPS period, he or she will revert to 

unlawful status upon the termination of 

the TPS designation. Once the Secretary 

determines that a TPS designation 

should be terminated, aliens who had 

TPS under that designation are expected 

to plan for their departure from the 

United States and may apply for other 

immigration benefits for which they 

may be eligible. 

How does my TPS affect my eligibility 

to apply for other benefits? 

TPS does not prevent an alien from 

applying for another immigration 

benefit, such as non-immigrant status, 

adjustment of status based on an 

immigrant or employment-based 

petition, or asylum. Likewise, the grant 

of another immigration status has no 

bearing on your TPS. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(a)(5). For the purposes of change 

of status and adjustment of status, an 

alien is considered as being in, and 

maintaining, lawful status as a 

nonimmigrant during the period in 

which the alien is granted TPS. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(f)(4). The grounds for denying 

one immigration benefit, however, may 

also be grounds for denying or 

withdrawing TPS. For example, a 

person who has been convicted of a 

particularly serious crime is not eligible 

for asylum or TPS. 8 U.S.C. 

1158(b)(2)(A)(ii), 1254a(c)(2)(B)(ii). 

Are nationals of Liberia (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) who 

entered the United States after October 

1, 2002, eligible for TPS? 

No. This Notice terminating the TPS 

designation for Liberia does not change 

the required dates of continuous 

residence and continuous physical 

presence in the United States for 

Liberians (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) wishing to extend their TPS 

benefits until the effective date of the 

termination (October 1, 2007). This 

Notice does not expand TPS eligibility 

beyond the current TPS requirements 

for the Liberia designation. To be 

eligible for continued benefits until the 

effective date of the termination of the 

TPS designation of Liberia, nationals of 

Liberia (or aliens having no nationality 

who last habitually resided in Liberia) 

must have been continuously physically 

present in the United States since 

August 25, 2004, and continuously 

resided in the United States since 

October 1, 2002. 

May I register under the late initial 

registration provisions at this time? 

No. Certain nationals of Liberia (or 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) who have 

not previously applied for TPS cannot 

establish eligibility for TPS under the 

‘‘late initial registration’’ provisions. 

Late initial filings are only permitted 

during an extension of a TPS 

designation, pursuant to 8 CFR 

244.2(f)(2), whereas the TPS designation 

of Liberia is being terminated. Thus, 

Liberians (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who have not previously 

filed for TPS and been granted, or who 

do not already have a pending 

application for TPS under the 

designation for Liberia, may not file 

under late initial filing provisions. Late 

initial registration applications 

submitted to USCIS under the Liberia 

designation will be denied. 

How does the termination of TPS affect 

nationals of Liberia (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who currently receive TPS 

benefits? 

Once the termination of Liberia’s TPS 

designation becomes effective on 

October 1, 2007, these TPS beneficiaries 

will maintain the same immigration 

status they held prior to TPS (unless 

that status has since expired or been 

terminated), if any, or any other status 

they may have acquired while registered 

for TPS. Accordingly, if an alien held no 

lawful immigration status prior to being 

granted TPS and did not obtain any 

other status during the TPS period, he 

or she will revert to unlawful status 

upon the effective date of termination of 

the TPS designation (October 1, 2007). 

At that time, former TPS beneficiaries 

will no longer be eligible for a stay of 

removal or employment authorization 

based on TPS. TPS-related EADs issued 

under the Liberia designation will not 

be renewed or extended. 

Termination of the TPS designation 

for Liberia does not necessarily affect 

pending applications for other forms of 

immigration relief or protection. Former 

TPS beneficiaries, however, will begin 

to accrue unlawful presence as of 

October 1, 2007, if they have not been 

granted any other immigration status or 

protection or if they have no pending 

application for certain benefits. An alien 

is deemed to be unlawfully present in 

the United States if the alien is present 

in the United States after the expiration 

of the period of stay authorized or is 

present in the United States without 

being admitted or paroled. See 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(9)(B), (C) (aliens unlawfully 

present). 

Notice of Termination of the 

Designation of Liberia for TPS 

By the authority vested in the 

Secretary of Homeland Security under 

section 244(b)(3) of the Act, the 

Secretary determined on August 2, 

2006, after consulting with the 

appropriate Government agencies, that 

the conditions that prompted 

designation of Liberia for TPS no longer 

support the TPS designation. 

Accordingly, the Secretary orders as 

follows: 

(1) The designation of Liberia under 

section 244(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act is terminated 

effective 12:01 a.m., local time, October 

1, 2007. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B), (d)(3). 

(2) There are approximately 3,600 

nationals of Liberia (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who have been granted TPS 

and who may be eligible to re-register, 

in accordance with the terms and 

conditions set forth in this Notice, for 

continued TPS benefits until the 

effective date of the termination 

(October 1, 2007). 

(3) To maintain TPS and related 

benefits until the effective date of the 

termination (October 1, 2007), a national 

of Liberia (or an alien having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who was granted TPS and 

who has not had TPS withdrawn must 

re-register during the 60-day reregistration period from September 20, 

2006 until November 20, 2006. 

(4) To re-register, aliens must follow 

the aforementioned filing procedures set 

forth in this Notice. 

Information concerning the 

termination of the designation of Liberia 

for TPS will be available at local USCIS 

offices upon publication of this Notice 

and on the USCIS Web site at http:// 

www.uscis.gov. 

Dated: September 6, 2006. 

Michael Chertoff, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–7785 Filed 9–18–06; 12:07 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Export of Caviar or Meat of Paddlefish 

or Sturgeon Removed From the Wild 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES