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Custer, Hughes, Jefferson, McIntosh, and 

Pawnee Counties for Public 

Assistance. 

Payne County for Public Assistance 

(already designated for Individual 

Assistance.) 

Kiowa, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie 

Counties for Public Assistance 

(already designated for Individual 

Assistance and emergency protective 

measures [Category B], limited to 

direct Federal assistance under the 

Public Assistance program.) 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–18400 Filed 9–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2421–07; DHS Docket No. USCIS–

2007–0049] 

RIN 1615–ZA58 

Automatic Extension of Employment 

Authorization and Related 

Documentation for Liberians Provided 

Deferred Enforced Departure 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 18- 

month automatic extension of 

employment authorization and 

Employment Authorization Documents 

for Liberians (and persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who have been provided 

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) in 

accordance with the Memorandum from 

President George W. Bush, to Secretary 

of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, 

dated September 12, 2007. In addition, 

this notice informs the affected 

Liberians and their employers, or 

prospective employers, that a copy of 

this notice presented in conjunction 

with an Employment Authorization 

Document (EAD) expiring on September 

30, 2007, that was previously issued to 

the person as a beneficiary of 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS), may 

be accepted as evidence of a covered 

individual’s continued employment 

authorization through March 31, 2009. 

This notice further informs Liberians 

covered by DED and their employers 

how they may determine which EADs 

are automatically extended. Finally, this 

notice provides instructions for those 

Liberians who have been provided DED 

and who would like to apply for 

permission to travel outside the United 

States during the 18-month DED period. 

DATES: The 18-month automatic 

extension of employment authorization 

for Liberians who are eligible for DED, 

including the extension of their EADs, 

as specified in this notice, is effective as 

of 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2007. This 

automatic extension will expire on 

March 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Hock, Status and Family Branch, 

Office of Service Center Operations, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland 

Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, 

NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, 

telephone (202) 272–1533. This is not a 

toll-free call. Further information will 

also be available at local USCIS offices 

upon publication of this Notice and on 

the USCIS Web site at http:// 

www.uscis.gov. 

Note: The phone number provided here is 

solely for questions regarding this notice and 

the information it contains. It is not for 

individual case status inquiries. Applicants 

seeking information about the status of their 

individual cases can check Case Status 

Online available at the USCIS Web site listed 

above, or applicants may call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 1–800–

375–5283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Extension of Employment 

Authorization and EADs 

Who is eligible for an 18-month 

automatic extension of employment 

authorization through March 31, 2009? 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is granting an 18-month 

extension of employment authorization 

and the EADs specified in this notice to 

Liberians who are provided DED in 

accordance with President Bush’s 

Memorandum to Secretary of Homeland 

Security, Michael Chertoff, dated 

September 12, 2007 (‘‘Presidential 

Memorandum’’). As described in that 

Presidential Memorandum, such 

individuals who are nationals of Liberia 

(or persons having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Liberia) who 

have TPS status as of September 30, 

2007. In accordance with his 

constitutional authority to conduct the 

foreign relations of the United States, 

the President has directed that such 

Liberians, who are eligible as described 

in the Presidential Memorandum, be 

provided DED for an 18 month period 

after their TPS status ends. In addition, 

the President directed Secretary Chertoff 

and DHS to implement the necessary 

steps to authorize employment for 18 

months from October 1, 2007, for 

Liberians (and persons without 

nationality who last resided in Liberia) 

who are eligible for DED in accordance 

with the Presidential Memorandum. If 

TPS for an individual was withdrawn or 

denied as of September 30, 2007, he or 

she will not be eligible to receive DED 

or the automatic extension of 

employment authorization. 

Which EADs are automatically extended 

to March 31, 2009? 

This automatic extension is limited to 

EADs issued to Liberians (or persons 

without nationality who last habitually 

resided in Liberia) on Form I–766, 

Employment Authorization Document, 

bearing an expiration date of September 

30, 2007. These EADs must also bear the 

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

of the card under ‘‘Category.’’ These are 

the same EADs issued in conjunction 

with the individual’s TPS status that 

terminates as of 12:01 a.m. October 1, 

2007 (71 FR 55000 (September 20, 

2006)). 

How may employers determine whether 

an EAD has been automatically 

extended for 18 months through March 

31, 2009, and is therefore acceptable for 

completion of the Form I–9? 

A Form I–766 (EAD) issued to a 

Liberian national (or person with no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) bearing the notation ‘‘A–12’’

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

‘‘Category,’’ and having an expiration 

date of September 30, 2007, on the face 

of the card, is acceptable for completion 

of the Form I–9. This notice provides an 

18 month automatic extension of such 

EADs until March 31, 2009. Employers 

should not request proof of Liberian 

citizenship. 

Employers should accept an EAD as a 

valid ‘‘List A’’ document and not ask for 

additional Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, documentation 

if presented with an EAD that has been 

extended pursuant to this Federal 

Register Notice, and the EAD reasonably 

appears on its face to be genuine and to 

relate to the employee. This does not 


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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. 

Note to Employers 

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). For questions, 

employers may call the USCIS Office of 

Business Liaison Employer Hotline at 1–

800–357–2099. 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. Employees 

or applicants may call the OSC 

Employee Hotline at 

1–800–255–7688 for information 

regarding the automatic extension. 

Additional information is available on 

the OSC Web site at http:// 

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

What documents may a qualified 

individual show to his or her employer 

as proof of employment authorization 

and identity when completing Form I–9? 

Through March 31, 2009, Liberians 

(and persons having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Liberia) who 

are eligible for DED, as described in the 

Presidential Memorandum, may present 

a copy of this Federal Register Notice 

regarding the automatic extension of 

employment authorization 

documentation, along with their Form 

I–766 (EAD) bearing the notation ‘‘A–

12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the card 

under ‘‘Category,’’ and having an 

expiration date of September 30, 2007, 

on the face of the card. In the 

alternative, 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. 

Can an individual apply for an EAD if 

that individual is eligible for DED in 

accordance with the Presidential 

Memorandum, but he or she does not 

posses an EAD issued in conjunction 

with a prior grant of TPS? 

Yes. Individuals granted TPS for 

Liberia, who did not request or receive 

an EAD, or had their EAD lost, stolen or 

mutilated and who would like a 

replacement EAD, may apply for an 

EAD. Such persons may file USCIS 

Form I–765, Application for 

Employment Authorization Document, 

during the duration of the period that 

they are eligible for DED. Applicants for 

EADs must also carefully follow the 

instructions accompanying the Form I–

765. Please submit Form I–765 and 

supporting documentation to: Vermont 

Service Center, Attn: I–765, 75 Lower 

Welden St., St. Albans, VT 05479–0001. 

On the Form I–765, the individual must 

indicate that he or she was a beneficiary 

of Liberian TPS that expires as of 

October 1, 2007, and is now eligible for 

DED. The individual should also 

include a copy of his or her latest Form 

I–797, Notice of Action, showing that he 

or she was previously approved for TPS, 

if such copy is available. If biometrics 

are required to produce the secure EAD, 

the individual may be scheduled for an 

appointment at a USCIS Application 

Support Center. The EAD that is issued 

will contain an expiration date of March 

31, 2009. This EAD bearing a March 31, 

2009, expiration date may also be 

presented to employers as a valid 

document for I–9 purposes. 

May I request an interim EAD at my 

local district office? 

No. USCIS will not be issuing interim 

EADs to individuals eligible for DED 

under the Presidential Memorandum at 

local district offices. 

May an individual who is covered by 

DED under the Presidential 

Memorandum travel outside of the 

United States and be permitted to return 

during the 18 month DED period? 

Individuals eligible for DED who 

would like to travel outside of the 

United States must apply for and 

receive advance parole by filing Form I–

131, Application for Travel Document, 

with required fees. See 8 CFR 223.2(a). 

The determination whether to grant 

advance parole is within the discretion 

of DHS and is not guaranteed in all 

cases. 

Dated: September 14, 2007. 

Emilio T. Gonzalez, 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–4645 Filed 9–14–07; 3:10 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–190–0777–XG] 

Notice of Emergency Closure of 

Selected Public Lands in Monterey 

County, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

DOI. 

ACTION: Notice of Emergency Closure of 

Selected Public Lands to the 

Establishment of Geocaches. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 43 CFR 

8364.1(a), notice is hereby given that the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Hollister Field Office will immediately 

close selected public lands to the 

establishment of new geocaches on Fort 

Ord Public Lands (FOPL) within 

Monterey County, California. Existing 

geocaches will be evaluated and BLM 

will determine whether or not they need 

to be removed. Specifically, this closure 

pertains to public lands located within 

the 7,200-acre Fort Ord Public Lands in 

T.14, 15, & 16 S., R. 2 E., in Monterey 

County, California. The public is 

currently prohibited from engaging in 

off-trail recreation use as established in 

an Emergency Closure of Public Lands 

notice dated December 5, 1996 (Volume 

61, Number 235). 

This action is necessary to prevent 

geocachers from establishing new 

geocaches on the Fort Ord Public Lands 

that may expose themselves, and others, 

to munitions sites. The action is also 

intended to reduce off-trail use that can 

have considerable adverse effects on 

soil, vegetation, wildlife, endangered 

species, and authorized uses on the 

public lands. 

DATES: The emergency closure is 

effective immediately and will remain 

in effect until formal geocaching policy 

governing the Fort Ord Public Lands 

(FOPL) has been completed for this area 

in accordance with Title 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations 8364.1, or until the 

Authorized Officer determines it is no 

longer needed. 

ADDRESSES: Maps of the closure area 

may be obtained from the Hollister Field 

Office, 20 Hamilton Ct, Hollister, CA 

95023, Phone 831–630–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Cooper, Field Manager, Hollister Field 

Office, 20 Hamilton Ct, Hollister, CA 

95023. (831) 630–5000. E-mail: 

Rick_Cooper@ca.blm.gov or Eric 

Morgan, Fort Ord Project Manager, 831–

394–8314. E-mail: 

Eric_Morgan@ca.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Hollister Field Office initiated an 


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