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(3) Permitting nationals of Burundi

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Burundi) to

remain temporarily in the United States

is not contrary to the national interest of

the United States.

Accordingly, it is ordered as follows:

(1) Burundi is designated under

sections 244(b)(1)(A) and (C) of the Act.

Nationals of Burundi (and aliens having

no nationality who last habitually

resided in Burundi) who have been

‘‘continuously physically present’’ and

have ‘‘continuously resided in the

United States’’ since November 4, 1997

may apply for Temporary Protected

Status within the registration period

which begins on November 4, 1997 and

ends on November 3, 1998.

(2) I estimate that there are no more

than 500 nationals of Burundi (and

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Burundi) who are

currently in nonimmigrant or unlawful

status and therefore eligible for

Temporary Protected Status.

(3) Except as specificially provided in

this notice, applications for TPS by

nationals of Burundi (and aliens having

no nationality who last habitually

resided in Burundi) must be filed

pursuant to the provisions of 8 CFR part

244. Aliens who wish to apply for TPS

must file an Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, together

with an Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, during the

registration period, which begins on

November 4, 1997 and will remain in

effect until November 3, 1998.

(4) A fee of fifty dollars ($50) will be

charged for each Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, filed during the registration period.

(5) The fee prescribed in 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1), which is currently seventy

dollars ($70), will be charged for each

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, filed by an

alien requesting employment

authorization. An alien who does not

request employment authorization must

nevertheless file Form I–765, together

with Form I–821, for informational

purposes, but in such cases Form I–765

will be without fee.

(6) Pursuant to section 244(b)(3)(A) of

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before

November 3, 1998, the designation of

Burundi under the TPS program to

determine whether the conditions for

designation continue to exist. Notice of

that determination, including the basis

for the determination, will be published

in the Federal Register. If there is an

extension of designation, late initial

registration for TPS shall only be

allowed pursuant to the requirements of

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

(7) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Burundi (and

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Burundi) will be

available at local Immigration and

Naturalization Service offices upon

publication of this notice.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

[FR Doc. 97–29079 Filed 11–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1877–97; AG Order No. 2125–97]

RIN 1115–AE26

Designation of Sierra Leone Under

Temporary Protected Status

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under section 244 of the

Immigration and Nationality Act, as

amended, (the Act), the Attorney

General is authorized to grant

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the

United States to eligible nationals of

designated foreign states (or to eligible

aliens who have no nationality and who

last habitually resided in a designated

state) upon a finding that such states are

experiencing ongoing civil strife,

environmental disaster, or certain other

extraordinary and temporary conditions.

This notice designates Sierra Leone for

TPS pursuant to section 244(b)(1) of the

Act.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This designation is

effective on November 4, 1997 and will

remain in effect until November 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

425 I Street, NW., Room 3214,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

514–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sierra

Leoneans who wish to remain in the

United States under Temporary

Protected Status should apply during

the initial registration period announced

in this notice, unless they would be

eligible for late initial registration under

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) (formerly § 240.2(f)(2))

and they choose to wait. This

recommendation applies to any Sierra

Leonean who has already applied for, or

plans to apply for, asylum but whose

asylum application has not yet been

approved.

An application for Temporary

Protected Status does not preclude or

adversely affect an application for

asylum or any other immigration

benefit. Sierra Leoneans who apply for

TPS during the initial registration

period will remain eligible to re-register

if the designation of TPS is extended,

even if an application for asylum or

another immigration benefit is denied.

However, without a TPS application

during the initial registration period,

only those Sierra Leoneans who satisfy

the requirements for late initial

registration under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2)

(formerly § 240.2(f)(2)) would be eligible

for TPS registration during any

extension of this designation.

Sierra Leoneans who already have

employment authorization, including

some asylum applicants, and Sierra

Leoneans who have no need for

employment authorization, including

minor children, may register for TPS by

filing an Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, which

requires a filing fee. The Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, must always be accompanied by an

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, which is

required for data-gathering purposes.

The appropriate filing fee must

accompany Form I–765, unless a

properly documented fee waiver request

is submitted under 8 CFR 244.20

(formerly § 240.20) to the Immigration

and Naturalization Service or the

applicant does not wish to obtain

employment authorization.

Notice of Designation of Sierra Leone

Under Temporary Protected Status

Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under section 244 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act, as

amended (8 U.S.C.A. 1254 (West Supp.

1997)), I find, after consultation with the

appropriate agencies of the Government,

that:

(1) There exists an ongoing armed

conflict in Sierra Leone and a return of

aliens who are nationals of Sierra Leone

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Sierra Leone)

would pose a serious threat to their

personal safety as a result of the armed

conflict in that nation;

(2) There exist extraordinary and

temporary conditions in Sierra Leone

that prevent aliens who are nationals of

Sierra Leone (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Sierra Leone) from returning to Sierra

Leone in safety; and

(3) Permitting nationals of Sierra

Leone (and aliens having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sierra
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Leone) to remain temporarily in the

United States is not contrary to the

national interest of the United States.

Accordingly, it is ordered as follows:

(1) Sierra Leone is designated under

sections 244(b)(1) (A) and (C) of the Act.

Nationals of Sierra Leone (and aliens

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Sierra Leone) who

have been ‘‘continuously physically

present’’ and have ‘‘continuously

resided in the United States’’ since

November 4, 1997 may apply for

Temporary Protected Status within the

registration period which begins on

November 4, 1997.

(2) I estimate that there are no more

than 4,000 nationals of Sierra Leone

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Sierra Leone)

who are currently in nonimmigrant or

unlawful status and therefore eligible

for Temporary Protected Status.

(3) Applications for TPS by nationals

of Sierra Leone (and aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Sierra Leone) must be filed pursuant

to the provisions of 8 CFR part 244.

Aliens who wish to apply for TPS must

file an Application for Temporary

Protected Status, Form I–821, together

with an Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, during the

registration period, which begins on

November 4, 1997 and will remain in

effect until November 13, 1998.

(4) A fee of fifty dollars ($50) will be

charged for each Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, filed during the registration period.

(5) The fee prescribed in 8 CFR

103.7(b)(1), which is currently seventy

dollars ($70), will be charged for each

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, filed by an

alien requesting employment

authorization. An alien who does not

request employment authorization must

nevertheless file Form I–765, together

with Form I–821, for informational

purposes, but in such cases Form I–765

will be without fee.

(6) Pursuant to section 244(b)(3)(A) of

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before

November 3, 1998, the designation of

Sierra Leone under the TPS program to

determine whether the conditions for

designation continue to exist. Notice of

that determination, including the basis

for the determination, will be published

in the Federal Register. If there is an

extension of designation, late initial

registration for TPS shall only be

allowed pursuant to the requirements of

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

(7) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Sierra Leone

(and aliens having no nationality who

last habitually resided in Sierra Leone)

will be available at local Immigration

and Naturalization Service offices upon

publication of this notice.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

[FR Doc. 97–29078 Filed 11–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1780–97; AG Order No. 2126–97]

RIN 1115–AE26

Designation of Sudan Under

Temporary Protected Status

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under section 244 of the

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

as amended, (the Act), the Attorney

General is authorized to grant

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the

United States to eligible nationals of

designated foreign states (or to eligible

aliens who have no nationality and who

last habitually resided in a designated

state) upon a finding that such states are

experiencing ongoing civil strife,

environmental disaster, or certain other

extraordinary and temporary conditions.

This notice designates Sudan for TPS

pursuant to section 244(b)(1) of the Act.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This designation is

effective on November 4, 1997. and will

remain in effect until November 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

425 I Street NW., Room 3214,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

5t14–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sudanese

desiring safe haven in the United States

should apply for Temporary Protected

Status during the initial registration

period being announced now, unless

they would be eligible for late initial

registration under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2)

(formerly § 240.2(f)(2)) and they choose

to wait. This recommendation applies to

any Sudanese who has already applied

for, or plans to apply for, asylum but

whose asylum application has not yet

been approved.

An application for Temporary

Protected Status does not preclude or

adversely affect an application for

asylum or any other immigration

benefit. Sudanese who apply for TPS

during the initial registration period

will remain eligible to re-register if the

designation of TPS is extended, even if

an application for asylum or another

immigration benefit is denied. However,

without a TPS application during the

initial registration period, only those

Sudanese who satisfy the requirements

for late initial registration under 8 CFR

244.2(f)(2) (formerly § 240.2(f)(2)) would

be eligible for TPS registration during

any extension of designation.

Sudanese who already have

employment authorization, including

some asylum applicants, and Sudanese

who have no need for employment

authorization, including minor children,

may register for TPS by filing a

Application for Temporary Protected

Status, Form I–821, which requires a

filing fee. The Application for

Temporary Protected Status, Form I–

821, must always be accompanied by an

Application for Employment

Authorization, Form I–765, which is

required for data-gathering purposes.

The appropriate filing fee must

accompany Form I–765, unless a

properly documented fee waiver request

is submitted under 8 CFR 244.20

(formerly § 240.20) to the Immigration

and Naturalization Service or the

applicant does not wish to obtain

employment authorization.

Notice of designation of Sudan Under

Temporary Protected Status Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under section 244 of

the Immigration and Nationality Act, as

amended (8 U.S.C.A. 1254 (West Supp.

1997)), I find, after consultation with the

appropriate agencies of the Government,

that:

(1) There exists an ongoing armed

conflict in Sudan and a return of aliens

who are nationals of Sudan (and aliens

having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Sudan) would

pose a serious threat to their personal

safety as a result of the armed conflict

in that nation;

(2) There exist extraordinary and

temporary conditions in Sudan that

prevent aliens who are nationals of

Sudan (and aliens having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sudan)

from returning the Sudan in Safety; and

(3) Permitting nationals of Sudan (and

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Sudan) to remain

temporarily in the United States is not

contrary to the national interest of the

United States.

Accordingly, it is ordered as follows:

(1) Sudan is designated under

sections 244(b)(1) (A) and (C) of the Act.

Nationals of Sudan (and aliens having