41420 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices

Sincerely yours,

Philip F. Cody,

Assistant Chief.

[FR Doc. 97–20209 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1862–97; AG Order No. 2101–97]

RIN 1115–AE26

Extension of Designation of BosniaHercegovina Under Temporary

Protected Status Program

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice extends, until

August 10, 1998, the Attorney General’s

designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina

under the Temporary Protected Status

(TPS) program provided for in section

244 of the Immigration and Nationality

Act, as amended (Act). Accordingly,

eligible aliens who are nationals of

Bosnia-Hercegovina (or who have no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina) may reregister for TPS and extension of

employment authorization. This reregistration is limited to persons who

registered for the initial period of TPS,

which ended on August 10, 1993.

DATES: This extension of designation is

effective August 11, 1997, and will

remain in effect until August 10, 1998.

The re-registration procedures become

effective August 1, 1997, and will

remain in effect until September 2,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

514–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Subsection 308(b)(7) of Pub. L. 104–208

(September 30, 1996) renumbered

section 244A of the Act as section 244.

Under this section, the Attorney General

continues to be authorized to grant TPS

to eligible aliens who are nationals of a

foreign state designated by the Attorney

General (or who have no nationality and

last habitually resided in that state). The

Attorney General may designate a state

upon finding that the state is

experiencing ongoing armed conflict,

environmental disaster, or certain other

extraordinary and temporary conditions

that prevent nationals or residents of the

country from returning in safety.

On August 10, 1992, the Attorney

General designated Bosnia-Hercegovina

for Temporary Protected Status for a

period of 12 months (57 FR 35604). The

Attorney General extended the

designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina

under the TPS program for additional

12-month periods until August 10, 1997

(61 FR 39471).

This notice extends the designation of

Bosnia-Hercegovina under the

Temporary Protected Status program for

an additional 12 months, in accordance

with subsections 244(b)(3) (A) and (C) of

the Act. This notice also describes the

procedures with which eligible aliens

who are nationals of BosniaHercegovina (or who have no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina) must

comply in order to re-register for TPS.

In addition to timely re-registrations

and late re-registrations authorized by

this notice’s extension of BosniaHercegovina’s TPS designation, late

initial registrations are possible for some

Bosnians under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2). Such

late initial registrants must have been

‘‘continuously physically present’’ in

the United States since August 10, 1992,

must have had a valid immigrant or

non-immigrant status during the

original registration period, and must

register no later than 30 days from the

expiration of such status.

An Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, must always

be filed along with the Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, as part of either a re-registration or

a late initial registration. The

appropriate filing fee must accompany

Form I–756 unless a properly

documented fee waiver request is

submitted to the Immigration and

Naturalization Service or unless the

applicant does not wish to obtain

employment authorization. The

Immigration and Naturalization Service

requires TPS registrants to submit Form

I–765 for data-gathering purposes,

whether or not work authorization is

desired.

Notice of Extension of Designation of

Bosnia-Hercegovina Under the

Temporary Protected Status Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under section 244 of

the Act (8 U.S.C. 1254), and pursuant to

subsections 244(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the

Act, I had consultations with the

appropriate agencies of the Government

concerning (a) the conditions in BosniaHercegovina; and (b) whether permitting

nationals of Bosnia-Hercegovina (and

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in BosniaHercegovina) to remain temporarily in

the United States is contrary to the

national interest of the United States. As

a result, I determine that the conditions

for the original designation of

Temporary Protected Status for BosniaHercegovina continue to be met.

Accordingly, it is ordered as follows:

(1) The designation of BosniaHercegovina under subsection 244(b) of

the Act is extended for an additional 12-

month period from August 11, 1997, to

August 10, 1998.

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 400 nationals of BosniaHercegovina (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Bosnia-Hercegovina) who have been

granted Temporary Protected Status and

who are eligible for re-registration.

(3) In order to maintain current

registration for Temporary Protected

Status, a national of Bosnia-Hercegovina

(or an alien having no nationality who

last habitually resided in BosniaHercegovina) who received a grant of

TPS during the initial period of

designation, from August 10, 1992, to

August 10, 1993, must comply with the

re-registration requirements contained

in 8 CFR 244.17, which are described in

pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5)

of this notice.

(4) A national of Bosnia-Hercegovina

(or an alien having no nationality who

last habitually resided in BosniaHercegovina) who previously has been

granted TPS, must re-register by filing a

new Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, along

with an Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, within the

30-day period beginning on August 1,

1997, and ending on September 2, 1997,

in order to be eligible for Temporary

Protected Status during the period from

August 11, 1997, until August 10, 1998.

Late re-registration applications will be

allowed pursuant to 8 CFR 244.17(c).

(5) There is no fee for Form I–821

filed as part of the re-registration

application. A Form I–765 must be filed

at the same time. If the alien requests

employment authorization for the

extension period, the fee prescribed in

8 CFR 103.7(b)(1), currently seventy

dollars ($70), or a properly documented

fee waiver request pursuant to 8 CFR

244.20, must accompany the Form I–

765. An alien who does not request

employment authorization must

nonetheless file Form I–765 along with

Form I–821, but in such cases no fee

will be charged.

(6) Pursuant to subsection

244(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the Attorney

General will review, at least 60 days

before August 10, 1998, the designation

of Bosnia-Hercegovina under the TPS

program to determine whether the
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conditions for designation continue to

be met. Notice of that determination,

including the basis for the

determination, will be published in the

Federal Register.

(7) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of BosniaHercegovina (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Bosnia-Hercegovina) will be available

at local Immigration and Naturalization

Service offices upon publication of this

notice.

Dated: July 26, 1997.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

[FR Doc. 97–20374 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1863–97; AG Order No. 2102–97]

RIN 1115–AE26

Extension of Designation of Somalia

Under Temporary Protected Status

Program

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice extends, until

September 17, 1998, the Attorney

General’s designation of Somalia under

the Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

program provided for in section 244 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act, as

amended (Act). Accordingly, eligible

aliens who are nationals of Somalia (or

who have no nationality and who last

habitually resided in Somalia) may reregister for TPS and extension of

employment authorization. This reregistration is limited to persons who

registered for the initial period of TPS,

which ended on September 16, 1992.

DATES: This extension of designation is

effective September 18, 1997, and will

remain in effect until September 17,

1998. The re-registration procedures

become effective August 19, 1997, and

will remain in effect until September 17,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

514–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Subsection 308(b)(7) of Pub. L. 104–208

(September 30, 1996) renumbered

section 244A of the Act as section 244.

Under this section, the Attorney General

continues to be authorized to grant TPS

to eligible aliens who are nationals of a

foreign state designated by the Attorney

General (or who have no nationality and

last habitually resided in that state). The

Attorney General may designate a state

upon finding that the state is

experiencing ongoing armed conflict,

environmental disaster, or certain other

extraordinary and temporary conditions

that prevent nationals or residents of the

country from returning in safety.

On September 16, 1991, the Attorney

General designated Somalia for

Temporary Protected Status for a period

of 12 months (56 FR 46804). The

Attorney General extended the

designation of Somalia under the TPS

program for additional 12-month

periods until September 17, 1997 (61 FR

39472).

This notice extends the designation of

Somalia under the Temporary Protected

Status program for an additional 12

months, in accordance with subsections

244(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act. This

notice also describes the procedures

with which eligible aliens who are

nationals of Somalia (or who have no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Somalia) must comply in

order to re-register for TPS.

In addition to timely re-registrations

and late re-registrations authorized by

this notice’s extension of Somalia’s TPS

designation, late initial registrations are

possible for some Somalis under 8 CFR

244.2(f)(2). Such late initial registrants

must have been ‘‘continuously

physically present’’ in the United States

since September 16, 1991, must have

had a valid immigrant or non-immigrant

status during the original registration

period, and must register no later than

30 days from the expiration of such

status.

An Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, must always

be filed along with the Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, as part of either a re-registration or

a late initial registration. The

appropriate filing fee must accompany

Form I–765 unless a properly

documented fee waiver request is

submitted to the Immigration and

Naturalization Service or unless the

applicant does not wish to obtain

employment authorization. The

Immigration and Naturalization Service

requires TPS registrants to submit Form

I–765 for data-gathering purposes,

whether or not work authorization is

desired.

Notice of Extension of Designation of

Somalia Under the Temporary

Protected Status Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under section 244 of

the Act (8 U.S.C. 1254), and pursuant to

subsections 244(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the

Act, I had consultations with the

appropriate agencies of the Government

concerning (a) the conditions in

Somalia; and (b) whether permitting

nationals of Somalia (and aliens having

no nationality who last habitually

resided in Somalia) to remain

temporarily in the United States is

contrary to the national interest of the

United States. As a result, I determine

that the conditions for the original

designation of Temporary Protected

Status for Somalia continue to be met.

Accordingly, it is ordered as follows:

(1) The designation of Somalia under

subsection 244(b) of the Act is extended

for an additional 12-month period from

September 18, 1997, to September 17,

1998.

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 350 nationals of Somalia

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Somalia) who

have been granted Temporary Protected

Status and who are eligible for reregistration.

(3) In order to maintain current

registration for Temporary Protected

Status, a national of Somalia (or an alien

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Somalia) who

received a grant of TPS during the

initial period of designation, from

September 16, 1991, to September 16,

1992, must comply with the reregistration requirements contained in 8

CFR 244.17, which are described in

pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5)

of this notice.

(4) A national of Somalia (or an alien

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Somalia) who

previously has been granted TPS, must

re-register by filing a new Application

for Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, along with an Application for

Employment Authorization, Form I–

765, within the 30-day period beginning

on August 19, 1997, and ending on

September 17, 1997, in order to be

eligible for Temporary Protected Status

during the period from September 18,

1997, until September 17, 1998. Late reregistration applications will be allowed

pursuant to 8 CFR 244.17(c).

(5) There is no fee for Form I–821

filed as part of the re-registration

application. A Form I–765 must be filed

at the same time. If the alien requests

employment authorization for the

extension period, the fee prescribed in