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Program changes require a revision of 

the existing collection. These changes 

include: Updating the title of the 

collection and updates to the form itself 

and reflects the potential for increased 

sponsorship and associated 

justifications articulated in section 229 

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

and Presidential direction through the 

2013 and 2015 Executive Orders. 

The form will accommodate an 

increase in potential sponsorships and 

be used by additional programs in the 

same manner to sponsor private sector 

entities and individuals for security 

clearances. The additional sponsorships 

and programs will increase the burden 

totals by 360 responses, 60 burden 

hours, and $6,155 annual burden cost. 

For current programs using the form, the 

burden estimates have decreased by 200 

responses, 33 burden hours and $706 

annual burden cost based on actual 

responses received. As a result, the total 

burden estimates will increase overall 

by 160 responses, 27 burden hours, 

$5,448 annual burden costs. 

The changes to the form itself include: 

Updating the title; adding a program 

type field, adding justification guidance 

to the back of the form, and updating 

the wording of the field titles and 

instructions to improve clarity. A 

redlined mockup of the form changes 

will be included as a supplement to this 

supporting statement. The changes to 

the form itself will not change the 

burden estimates as the only field being 

added is an open text field to 

distinguish the justification for the 

nomination. 

The annual government cost for the 

collection has increased by $91,998, 

from $150,852 to $242,850, due to 

updated wage rates. 

This ICR was previously published at 

83 FR 4670 for 60-day comment, and 

NPPD is soliciting public comment for 

another 30 days. OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Title of Collection: Private Sector 

Clearance Program Request Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1670–0013. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Private and Public 

Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 660 

respondents. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 110 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–11966 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2623–18; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2014–0007] 

RIN 1615–ZB75 

Termination of the Designation of 

Honduras for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designation of Honduras 

for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is 

set to expire on July 5, 2018. After 

reviewing country conditions and 

consulting with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has determined that 

because conditions in Honduras no 

longer support its designation for TPS, 

termination of the TPS designation of 

Honduras is required by statute. To 

provide time for an orderly transition, 

the Secretary is terminating the 

designation effective on January 5, 2020, 

which is 18 months following the end 

of the current designation. 

Nationals of Honduras (and aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Honduras) who 

have been granted TPS and would like 

to maintain their TPS and receive TPSbased Employment Authorization 

Documents (EAD) valid through January 

5, 2020, must re-register for TPS in 

accordance with the procedures set 

forth in this Notice. After January 5, 

2020, nationals of Honduras (and aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Honduras) who 

have been granted TPS under the 

Honduras designation will no longer 

have TPS. 

DATES: The designation of Honduras for 

TPS is terminated effective at 11:59 

p.m., local time, on January 5, 2020. The 

60-day re-registration period runs from 

June 5, 2018 through August 6, 2018. 

(Note: It is important for re-registrants to 

timely re-register during this 60-day 

period.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Samantha 

Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, Office of Policy 

and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529– 

2060; or by phone at 800–375–5283. 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the reregistration process and additional 

information on eligibility, please visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find 

specific information about this 

termination of Honduras’s TPS by 

selecting ‘‘Honduras’’ from the menu on 

the left side of the TPS web page. 

• If you have additional questions 

about Temporary Protected Status, 

please visit uscis.gov/tools. Our online 

virtual assistant, Emma, can answer 

many of your questions and point you 

to additional information on our 

website. If you are unable to find your 

answers there, you may also call our 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283. 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

may check Case Status Online, available 

on the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

Contact Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 

800–767–1833). Service is available in 

English and Spanish. 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DOS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Nonconfirmation 

FR—Federal Register 

Government—U.S. Government 

IJ—Immigration Judge 


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1As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 

1517 of title XV of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135, any 

reference to the Attorney General in a provision of 

the INA describing functions transferred from the 

Department of Justice to the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) ‘‘shall be deemed to refer 

to the Secretary’’ of Homeland Security. See 6 

U.S.C. 557 (codifying the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, tit. XV, section 1517). 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

IER—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Through this Notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for eligible 

nationals of Honduras (or aliens having 

no nationality who last habitually 

resided in Honduras) to re-register for 

TPS and to apply for renewal of their 

EADs with USCIS. Re-registration is 

limited to persons who have previously 

registered for TPS under the designation 

of Honduras and whose applications 

have been granted. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under Honduras’s 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from June 5, 2018 through 

August 6, 2018. USCIS will issue new 

EADs with a January 5, 2020 expiration 

date to eligible Honduran TPS 

beneficiaries who timely re-register and 

apply for EADs. Given the timeframes 

involved with processing TPS reregistration applications, DHS 

recognizes that not all re-registrants will 

receive new EADs before their current 

EADs expire on July 5, 2018. 

Accordingly, through this Federal 

Register notice, DHS automatically 

extends the validity of EADs issued 

under the TPS designation of Honduras 

for 180 days, through January 1, 2019. 

Additionally, individuals who have 

EADs with an expiration date of January 

5, 2018, and who applied for a new EAD 

during the last re-registration period but 

have not yet received their new EADs 

are also covered by this automatic 

extension. These individuals may show 

their EAD indicating a January 5, 2018 

expiration date and their EAD 

application receipt (Notice of Action, 

Form I–797C) that notes the application 

was received on or after December 15, 

2017, to employers as proof of 

continued employment authorization 

through January 1, 2019. This Notice 

explains how TPS beneficiaries and 

their employers may determine which 

EADs are automatically extended and 

how this affects the Form I–9, 

Employment Eligibility Verification, 

and E-Verify processes. 

What is Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS)? 

• TPS is a temporary immigration 

status granted to eligible nationals of a 

country designated for TPS under the 

INA, or to eligible persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in the designated country. 

• During the TPS designation period, 

TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain 

in the United States, may not be 

removed, and are authorized to obtain 

EADs so long as they continue to meet 

the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of discretion. 

• The granting of TPS does not result 

in or lead to lawful permanent resident 

status. 

• To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries 

must meet the eligibility standards at 

INA section 244(c)(1)–(2), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)–(2). 

• When the Secretary terminates a 

country’s TPS designation, beneficiaries 

return to one of the following: 

Æ The same immigration status or 

category that they maintained before 

TPS, if any (unless that status or 

category has since expired or been 

terminated); or 

Æ Any other lawfully obtained 

immigration status or category they 

received while registered for TPS, as 

long as it is still valid beyond the date 

TPS terminates. 

When was Honduras designated for 

TPS? 

On January 5, 1999, former Attorney 

General Janet Reno designated 

Honduras for TPS based on an 

environmental disaster within that 

country, specifically the severe flooding 

and associated damage from Hurricane 

Mitch, which struck Honduras in 

October 1998. See Designation of 

Honduras Under Temporary Protected 

Status, 64 FR 524 (Jan. 5, 1999). The 

designation has been continuously 

extended since its initial designation. 

Most recently, on November 6, 2017, 

former Acting Secretary Duke 

announced that she had not made a 

decision on Honduras’s TPS designation 

by the statutory deadline, resulting in an 

automatic 6-month extension of the 

designation, through July 5, 2018. See 

DHS Press Release, Acting Secretary 

Elaine Duke Announcement on 

Temporary Protected Status for 

Nicaragua and Honduras (Nov. 6, 2017), 

available at https://www.dhs.gov/news/ 

2017/11/06/acting-secretary-elaineduke-announcement-temporaryprotected-status-nicaragua-and; see also 

Extension of the Designation of 

Honduras for Temporary Protected 

Status, 82 FR 59630 (Dec. 15, 2017). 

What authority does the Secretary have 

to terminate the designation of 

Honduras for TPS? 

Section 244(b)(1) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1), authorizes the Secretary, 

after consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, to designate a 

foreign state (or part thereof) for TPS if 

the Secretary determines that certain 

country conditions exist.1 The Secretary 

may then grant TPS to eligible nationals 

of that foreign state (or eligible aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in the designated 

country). See INA section 244(a)(1)(A), 

8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A). 

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of a country’s TPS designation or 

extension, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, must review the 

conditions in the foreign state 

designated for TPS to determine 

whether the conditions for the TPS 

designation continue to be met. See INA 

section 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 

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

determines that the foreign state 

continues to meet the conditions for 

TPS designation, the designation must 

be extended for an additional period of 

6 months and, in the Secretary’s 

discretion, may be extended for 12 or 18 

months. See INA section 244(b)(3)(C), 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C). If the Secretary 

determines that the foreign state no 

longer continues to meet the conditions 

for TPS designation, the Secretary must 

terminate the designation, but such 

termination may not take effect earlier 

than 60 days after the date the Federal 

Register notice of termination is 

published, or if later, the expiration of 

the most recent previous extension of 

the country’s TPS designation. See INA 

section 244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(B). The Secretary may 

determine the appropriate effective date 

of the termination and the expiration of 

any TPS-related documentation, such as 

EADs, for the purpose of providing for 

an orderly transition. See id.; INA 

section 244(d)(3), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(d)(3). 

Why is the Secretary terminating the 

TPS designation for Honduras as of 

January 5, 2020? 

DHS has reviewed conditions in 

Honduras. Based on the review, which 


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considered input received from other 

appropriate U.S. Government agencies, 

including the Department of State, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security has 

determined that the conditions 

supporting Honduras’s 1999 designation 

for TPS on the basis of environmental 

disaster due to the damage caused by 

Hurricane Mitch in October 1998 are no 

longer met. Recovery and reconstruction 

efforts relating to Hurricane Mitch have 

largely been completed. The social and 

economic conditions affected by the 

hurricane have stabilized, and people 

are able to conduct their daily activities 

without impediments directly related to 

damage from the hurricane. Honduras 

has, however, experienced some 

negative environmental conditions 

unrelated to Hurricane Mitch over the 

intervening years. Despite ongoing 

challenges relating to coffee rust, coffee 

bean production is up and Honduras is 

currently the third largest Arabica 

producer in the world. In 2017 

Honduras was devastated by a pine 

beetle plague but the Government of 

Honduras took aggressive steps to stem 

the invasion. Drought conditions 

Honduras has previously dealt with are 

not currently impacting the country, 

with USAID reporting as of January 

2018 that sufficient seasonal rainfall had 

led to higher agricultural production 

compared to recent years and an 

increase in employment opportunities, 

resulting in improvements in the food 

security situation in many parts of the 

country. While some housing issues 

remain, recent construction figures 

show sustained growth in 2017, with 

residential projects growing by 10% 

with respect to 2016, and commercial 

projects growing by 18% over the same 

period. Additionally, Honduras has 

been regularly accepting the return of its 

nationals with final removal orders over 

the last five years. From fiscal year 2013 

to fiscal year 2016, DHS removed 

120,047 individuals to Honduras. In 

fiscal year 2017, DHS removed 22,381 

Honduran nationals. As of May 2, 2018, 

in fiscal year 2018 DHS has removed 

13,800 Honduran nationals. 

Following Hurricane Mitch, Honduras 

received a significant amount of 

international aid to assist in its recovery 

efforts and to fund reconstruction 

projects. Accordingly, many 

reconstruction projects have now been 

completed. Reconstruction programs 

have helped to address Honduras’s 

ongoing housing shortage and improve 

infrastructure, in particular, roads and 

bridges. Schools and health centers 

damaged by the hurricane have also 

been repaired or rebuilt and reopened. 

Additionally, Honduras’s economy is 

steadily improving. The Honduran 

economy grew by 3.7% in 2016, and its 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annual 

growth rate is projected to trend around 

4.90% by the end of the first quarter of 

2018. The GDP in Honduras averaged 

$5.69 billion (USD) from 1960 until 

2016, reaching an all-time high of 

$21.52 billion in 2016. The Honduran 

Government estimated that the 

country’s unemployment rate was 7.4% 

in 2016. 

DHS estimates that there are 

approximately 86,000 nationals of 

Honduras (and aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Honduras) who hold TPS under 

Honduras’s designation. 

Notice of Termination of the TPS 

Designation of Honduras 

By the authority vested in the 

Secretary of Homeland Security under 

INA section 244(b)(3), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3), I have determined, after 

consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, that the 

conditions for the designation of 

Honduras for TPS under 244(b)(1)(B) of 

the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(B), are no 

longer met. 

Accordingly, I order as follows: 

(1) Pursuant to sections 244(b)(3)(B) and 

244(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act, the designation of Honduras for TPS is 

terminated effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, 

on January 5, 2020, which is 18 months 

following the end of the current designation, 

in order to provide for an orderly transition. 

(2) Information concerning the termination 

of TPS for nationals of Honduras (and aliens 

having no nationality who last habitually 

resided in Honduras) will be available at 

local USCIS offices upon publication of this 

Notice and through the USCIS Contact Center 

at 1–800–375–5283. This information will be 

published on the USCIS website at 

www.uscis.gov. 

Kirstjen M. Nielsen, 

Secretary. 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees To Re-Register for 

TPS 

To re-register for TPS based on the 

designation of Honduras, you must 

submit an Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821). You are 

not required to pay the filing fee for the 

Form I–821. See 8 CFR 244.17. You may 

be required to pay the biometric services 

fee. Please see additional information 

under the ‘‘Biometric Services Fee’’ 

section of this Notice. 

Through operation of this Federal 

Register notice, your existing EAD 

issued under the TPS designation of 

Honduras with the expiration date of 

July 5, 2018, is automatically extended 

for 180 days, through January 1, 2019. 

However, if you want to obtain a new 

EAD valid through January 5, 2020, you 

must file an Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) and pay the Form I–765 fee (or 

request a fee waiver). If you do not want 

a new EAD, you do not have to file 

Form I–765 or pay the Form I–765 fee. 

If you do not want to request a new EAD 

now, you may also file Form I–765 at a 

later date and pay the fee (or request a 

fee waiver), provided that you still have 

TPS or a pending TPS application. 

Additionally, individuals who have 

EADs with an expiration date of January 

5, 2018, and who applied for a new EAD 

during the last re-registration period but 

have not yet received their new EADs 

are also covered by this automatic 

extension through January 1, 2019. You 

do not need to apply for a new EAD in 

order to benefit from this 180-day 

automatic extension. If you have a Form 

I–821 and/or Form I–765 that was still 

pending as of June 5, 2018, then you do 

not need to file either application again. 

If your pending TPS application is 

approved, you will be granted TPS 

through January 5, 2020. Similarly, if 

you have a pending TPS-related 

application for an EAD that is approved, 

it will be valid through the same date. 

Unless you timely re-register and 

properly file an EAD application in 

accordance with this Notice, the validity 

of your current EAD will end on January 

1, 2019. You may file the application for 

a new EAD either prior to or after your 

current EAD has expired. However, you 

are strongly encouraged to file your 

application for a new EAD as early as 

possible to avoid gaps in the validity of 

your employment authorization 

documentation and to ensure that you 

receive your new EAD by January 1, 

2019. 

For more information on the 

application forms and fees for TPS, 

please visit the USCIS TPS web page at 

http://www.uscis.gov/tps. Fees for the 

Form I–821, the Form I–765, and 

biometric services are also described in 

8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i). 

Biometric Services Fee 

Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are 

required for all applicants 14 years and 

older. Those applicants must submit a 

biometric services fee. As previously 

stated, if you are unable to pay for the 

biometric services fee, you may 

complete a Form I–912 or submit a 

personal letter requesting a fee waiver 

with satisfactory supporting 

documentation. For more information 

on the biometric services fee, please 

visit the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you may be 

required to visit an Application Support 


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Center to have your biometrics 

captured. For additional information on 

the USCIS biometrics screening process 

please see the USCIS Customer Profile 

Management Service Privacy Impact 

Assessment, available at www.dhs.gov/ 

privacy. 

Refiling a Re-Registration TPS 

Application After Receiving a Denial of 

a Fee Waiver Request 

You should file as soon as possible 

within the 60-day re-registration period 

so USCIS can process your application 

and issue any EAD promptly. Properly 

filing early will also allow you to have 

time to refile your application before the 

deadline should USCIS deny your fee 

waiver request. If, however, you receive 

a denial of your fee waiver request and 

are unable to refile by the re-registration 

deadline, you may still refile your Form 

I–821 with the biometrics fee. This 

situation will be reviewed to determine 

whether you established good cause for 

late TPS re-registration. However, you 

are urged to refile within 45 days of the 

date on any USCIS fee waiver denial 

notice, if possible. See INA section 

244(c)(3)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(C)); 8 

CFR 244.17(b). For more information on 

good cause for late re-registration, visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. Following denial of 

your fee waiver request, you may also 

refile your Form I–765 with fee either 

with your Form I–821 or at a later time, 

if you choose. 

Note: Although a re-registering TPS 

beneficiary age 14 and older must pay the 

biometric services fee (but not the Form I– 

821 fee) when filing a TPS re-registration 

application, you may decide to wait to 

request an EAD. Therefore, you do not have 

to file the Form I–765 or pay the associated 

Form I–765 fee (or request a fee waiver) at 

the time of re-registration, and could wait to 

seek an EAD until after USCIS has approved 

your TPS re-registration application. If you 

choose to do this, to re-register for TPS you 

would only need to file the Form I–821 with 

the biometrics services fee, if applicable, (or 

request a fee waiver). 

Mailing Information 

Mail your application for TPS to the 

proper address in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you . . . Mail your application to: 

Are re-registering for TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package; 

or 

Were granted TPS by an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, and you 

wish to request an EAD; 

or 

You are re-registering for the first time after an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals granted you TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail 

your package.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS Honduras, P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 

60680–6943. 

Are using a non-U.S. Postal Service delivery service to mail your package (for re-registrations).U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS Honduras, 131 S Dearborn—3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an 

Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you 

wish to request an EAD or are reregistering for the first time following a 

grant of TPS by an IJ or the BIA, please 

mail your application to the appropriate 

mailing address in Table 1. When reregistering and requesting an EAD based 

on an IJ/BIA grant of TPS, please 

include a copy of the IJ or BIA order 

granting you TPS with your application. 

This will help us to verify your grant of 

TPS and process your application. 

Supporting Documents 

The filing instructions on the Form I– 

821 list all the documents needed to 

establish eligibility for TPS. You may 

also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for applying or registering for TPS on 

the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/tps 

under ‘‘Honduras.’’ 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD) 

How can I obtain information on the 

status of my EAD request? 

To get case status information about 

your TPS application, including the 

status of an EAD request, you can check 

Case Status Online at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Contact Center at 800–375– 

5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). If your Form 

I–765 has been pending for more than 

90 days, and you still need assistance, 

you may request an EAD inquiry 

appointment with USCIS by using the 

InfoPass system at https://

infopass.uscis.gov. However, we 

strongly encourage you first to check 

Case Status Online or call the USCIS 

National Contact Center for assistance 

before making an InfoPass appointment. 

Am I eligible to receive an automatic 

extension of my current EAD through 

January 1, 2019, using this Federal 

Register notice? 

Yes. Provided that you currently have 

a Honduras TPS-based EAD, this 

Federal Register notice automatically 

extends your EAD through January 1, 

2019, if you: 

• Are a national of Honduras (or have 

no nationality and last habitually 

resided in Honduras); and either, 

• Have an EAD with a marked 

expiration date of July 5, 2018, bearing 

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

of the card under Category, or 

• Have an EAD with a marked 

expiration date of January 5, 2018, 

bearing the notation A–12 or C–19 on 

the face of the card under Category and 

you applied for a new EAD during the 

last re-registration period but have not 

yet received a new EAD. 

Although this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends your EAD 

through January 1, 2019, you must reregister timely for TPS in accordance 

with the procedures described in this 

Federal Register notice if you would 

like to maintain your TPS. 

When hired, what documentation may I 

show to my employer as evidence of 

employment authorization and identity 

when completing Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)? 

You can find a list of acceptable 

document choices on the ‘‘Lists of 

Acceptable Documents’’ for Form I–9. 

Employers must complete Form I–9 to 

verify the identity and employment 

authorization of all new employees. 

Within three days of hire, employees 

must present acceptable documents to 

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and employment authorization to satisfy 

Form I–9 requirements. 

You may present any document from 

List A (which provides evidence of both 

identity and employment 

authorization), or one document from 

List B (which provides evidence of your 

identity) together with one document 

from List C (which is evidence of 

employment authorization), or you may 

present an acceptable receipt for List A, 

List B, or List C documents as described 

in the Form I–9 Instructions. Employers 

may not reject a document based on a 

future expiration date. You can find 

additional detailed information about 

Form I–9 on USCIS’ I–9 Central web 

page at http://www.uscis.gov/I–9Central. 

An EAD is an acceptable document 

under List A. If your EAD has an 

expiration date of July 5, 2018, or 

January 5, 2018 (and you applied for a 

new EAD during the last re-registration 

period but have not yet received a new 

EAD), and states A–12 or C–19 under 

Category, it has been extended 

automatically for 180 days by virtue of 

this Federal Register notice and you 

may choose to present this Notice along 

with your EAD to your employer as 

proof of identity and employment 

eligibility for Form I–9 through January 

1, 2019, unless your TPS has been 

withdrawn or your request for TPS has 

been denied. If you have an EAD with 

a marked expiration date of July 5, 2018, 

and you properly filed for a new EAD 

in accordance with this Notice, you will 

also receive Form I–797C, Notice of 

Action that will state your current A–12 

or C–19 coded EAD is automatically 

extended for 180 days. You may choose 

to present your EAD to your employer 

together with this Form I–797C as a List 

A document that provides evidence of 

your identity and employment 

authorization for Form I–9 through 

January 1, 2019, unless your TPS has 

been withdrawn or your request for TPS 

has been denied. See the subsection 

titled, ‘‘How do my employer and I 

complete the Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) using an 

automatically extended EAD for a new 

job?’’ for further information. 

To reduce confusion over this 

extension at the time of hire, you should 

explain to your employer that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through January 1, 2019. You may also 

provide your employer with a copy of 

this Federal Register notice, which 

explains that your EAD has been 

automatically extended. As an 

alternative to presenting evidence of 

your automatically extended EAD, you 

may choose to present any other 

acceptable document from List A, a 

combination of one selection from List 

B and one selection from List C, or a 

valid receipt. 

What documentation may I present to 

my employer for Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) if I am already 

employed but my current TPS-related 

EAD is set to expire? 

Even though your EAD has been 

automatically extended, your employer 

is required by law to ask you about your 

continued employment authorization no 

later than before you start work on July 

6, 2018 (or July 5, if you have an EAD 

with a marked expiration date of 

January 5, 2018). You will need to 

present your employer with evidence 

that you are still authorized to work. 

Once presented, you may correct your 

employment authorization expiration 

date in Section 1 and your employer 

should correct the EAD expiration date 

in Section 2 of Form I–9. See the 

subsection titled, ‘‘What corrections 

should my current employer and I make 

to Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) if my employment 

authorization has been automatically 

extended?’’ for further information. You 

may show this Federal Register notice 

to your employer to explain what to do 

for Form I–9 and to show that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through January 1, 2019. Your employer 

may need to reinspect your 

automatically extended EAD to check 

the expiration date and Category code if 

your employer did not keep a copy of 

this EAD when you initially presented 

it. In addition, if you have an EAD with 

a marked expiration date of July 5, 2018, 

and you properly filed your Form I–765 

to obtain a new EAD, you will receive 

a Form I–797C, Notice of Action. Form 

I–797C will state that your current A– 

12 or C–19 coded EAD is automatically 

extended for 180 days. You may present 

Form I–797C to your employer along 

with your EAD to confirm that the 

validity of your EAD has been 

automatically extended through January 

1, 2019, unless your TPS has been 

withdrawn or your request for TPS has 

been denied. To reduce the possibility 

of gaps in your employment 

authorization documentation, you 

should file your Form I–765 to request 

a new EAD as early as possible during 

the re-registration period. 

The last day of the automatic EAD 

extension is January 1, 2019. Before you 

start work on January 2, 2019, your 

employer must reverify your 

employment authorization. At that time, 

you must present any document from 

List A or any document from List C on 

Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable 

Documents, or an acceptable List A or 

List C receipt described in the Form I– 

9 Instructions to reverify employment 

authorization. 

By January 2, 2019, your employer 

must complete Section 3 of the current 

version of the form, Form I–9 07/17/17 

N, and attach it to the previously 

completed Form I–9, if your original 

Form I–9 was a previous version. Your 

employer can check the USCIS’ I–9 

Central web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/I–9Central for the most 

current version of Form I–9. 

Note that your employer may not 

specify which List A or List C document 

you must present and cannot reject an 

acceptable receipt. 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to prove my 

status, such as proof of my Honduran 

citizenship? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

including reverifying employment 

authorization, employers must accept 

any documentation that appears on the 

Form I–9 ‘‘Lists of Acceptable 

Documents’’ that reasonably appears to 

be genuine and that relates to you, or an 

acceptable List A, List B, or List C 

receipt. Employers need not reverify 

List B identity documents. Employers 

may not request documentation that 

does not appear on the ‘‘Lists of 

Acceptable Documents.’’ Therefore, 

employers may not request proof of 

Honduran citizenship or proof of reregistration for TPS when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. If presented with 

EADs that have been automatically 

extended, employers should accept such 

documents as a valid List A document 

so long as the EAD reasonably appears 

to be genuine and relates to the 

employee. Refer to the Note to 

Employees section of this Federal 

Register notice for important 

information about your rights if your 

employer rejects lawful documentation, 

requires additional documentation, or 

otherwise discriminates against you 

based on your citizenship or 

immigration status, or your national 

origin. 

How do my employer and I complete 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) using my automatically 

extended employment authorization for 

a new job? 

When using an automatically 

extended EAD to complete Form I–9 for 

a new job before January 2, 2019, you 

and your employer should do the 

following: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to work 

until’’ and enter January 1, 2019, the 


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automatically extended EAD expiration 

date as the ‘‘expiration date; and 

b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS 

number or A-Number where indicated 

(your EAD or other document from DHS 

will have your USCIS number or ANumber printed on it; the USCIS 

number is the same as your A-Number 

without the A prefix). 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended by ensuring it is in category 

A–12 or C–19 and has a July 5, 2018 

expiration date (or January 5, 2018 

expiration date provided you applied 

for a new EAD during the last reregistration period but have not yet 

received a new EAD); 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Write January 1, 2019, as the 

expiration date. 

Alternatively, if you have an EAD 

with a marked expiration date of July 5, 

2018, and you also filed for a new EAD, 

as proof of the automatic extension of 

your employment authorization, you 

may present your expired or expiring 

EAD with category A–12 or C–19 in 

combination with the Form I–797C 

Notice of Action showing that the 

qualifying eligibility category is either 

A–12 or C–19. Unless your TPS has 

been withdrawn or your request for TPS 

has been denied, this document 

combination is considered an unexpired 

EAD under List A. In these situations, 

to complete Section 2, employers 

should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended through January 1, 2019, by 

ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Write January 1, 2019, as the 

expiration date. Before the start of work 

on January 2, 2019, employers must 

reverify the employee’s employment 

authorization in Section 3 of Form I–9. 

What corrections should my current 

employer and I make to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) if my 

employment authorization has been 

automatically extended? 

If you presented a TPS-related EAD 

that was valid when you first started 

your job and your EAD has now been 

automatically extended, your employer 

may need to re-inspect your current 

EAD if they do not have a copy of the 

EAD on file. You may, and your 

employer should, correct your 

previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

1. For Section 1, you may: 

a. Draw a line through the expiration 

date in Section 1; 

b. Write January 1, 2019, above the 

previous date; and 

c. Initial and date the correction in the 

margin of Section 1. 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• Has a marked expiration date of 

July 5, 2018; or January 5, 2018, 

provided your employee applied for a 

new EAD during the last re-registration 

period but has not yet received a new 

EAD. 

b. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

c. Write January 1, 2019, above the 

previous date; and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the Additional Information field in 

Section 2. 

In the alternative, you may present 

your expired EAD with category A–12 

or C–19 in combination with the Form 

I–797C Notice of Action if you have an 

EAD with a marked expiration date of 

July 5, 2018. The Form I–797C should 

show that the qualifying eligibility 

category is either A–12 or C–19. To 

avoid confusion, you may also provide 

your employer a copy of this Notice. 

Your employer should correct your 

previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

c. Write January 1, 2019, above the 

previous date; and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the Additional Information field in 

Section 2. 

Note: This is not considered a 

reverification. Employers do not need to 

complete Section 3 until either the 180-day 

automatic extension has ended or the 

employee presents a new document to show 

continued employment authorization, 

whichever is sooner. By January 2, 2019, 

when the employee’s automatically extended 

EAD has expired, employers must reverify 

the employee’s employment authorization in 

Section 3. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

how do I verify a new employee whose 

EAD has been automatically extended? 

Employers may create a case in EVerify for a new employee using the 

EAD bearing the expiration date July 5, 

2018. Employers may also create a case 

in E-Verify for a new employee using 

the EAD bearing the expiration date 

January 5, 2018, provided the employee 

applied for a new EAD during the last 

re-registration period but has not yet 

received a new EAD. Employers may 

also create a case in E-Verify using the 

Form I–797C receipt information 

provided on Form I–9 for employees 

whose EADs have a January 5, 2018 or 

July 5, 2018 expiration date. In either 

case, the receipt number entered as the 

document number on Form I–9 should 

be entered into the document number 

field in E-Verify. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

what do I do when I receive a ‘‘Work 

Authorization Documents Expiration’’ 

alert for an automatically extended 

EAD? 

E-Verify automated the verification 

process for employees whose TPSrelated EAD was automatically 

extended. If you have employees who 

are TPS beneficiaries who provided a 

TPS-related EAD when they first started 

working for you, you will receive a 

‘‘Work Authorization Documents 

Expiring’’ case alert when the autoextension period for this EAD is about 

to expire. The alert indicates that before 

this employee starts to work on January 

2, 2019, you must reverify his or her 

employment authorization in Section 3 

of Form I–9. Employers should not use 

E-Verify for reverification. 

Note to All Employers 

Employers are reminded that the laws 

requiring proper employment eligibility 

verification and prohibiting unfair 

immigration-related employment 

practices remain in full force. This 

Federal Register notice does not 

supersede or in any way limit 

applicable employment verification 

rules and policy guidance, including 

those rules setting forth reverification 

requirements. For general questions 

about the employment eligibility 

verification process, employers may call 

USCIS at 888–464–4218 (TTY 877–875– 

6028) or email USCIS at I9Central@

dhs.gov. Calls and emails are accepted 

in English and many other languages. 

For questions about avoiding 

discrimination during the employment 

eligibility verification process (Form I– 

9 and E-Verify), employers may call the 

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Division, Immigrant and Employee 

Rights Section (IER) (formerly the Office 

of Special Counsel for ImmigrationRelated Unfair Employment Practices) 

Employer Hotline at 800–255–8155 

(TTY 800–237–2515). IER offers 

language interpretation in numerous 

languages. Employers may also email 

IER at IER@usdoj.gov. 

Note to Employees 

For general questions about the 

employment eligibility verification 

process, employees may call USCIS at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or 

email USCIS at I–9Central@dhs.gov. 

Calls are accepted in English, Spanish, 

and many other languages. Employees 

or applicants may also call the IER 

Worker Hotline at 800–255–7688 (TTY 

800–237–2515) for information 

regarding employment discrimination 

based upon citizenship, immigration 

status, or national origin, including 

discrimination related to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and EVerify. The IER Worker Hotline 

provides language interpretation in 

numerous languages. 

To comply with the law, employers 

must accept any document or 

combination of documents from the 

Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 

documentation reasonably appears to be 

genuine and to relate to the employee, 

or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt as described in the 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) Instructions. Employers may 

not require extra or additional 

documentation beyond what is required 

for Form I–9 completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from an 

employee’s Form I–9 differs from 

Federal or state government records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold pay, 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee because of the TNC 

while the case is still pending with EVerify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) 

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 

employees who receive an FNC may call 

USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 

(TTY 877–875–6028). For more 

information about E-Verify-related 

discrimination or to report an employer 

for discrimination in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

contact IER’s Worker Hotline at 800– 

255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515). 

Additional information about proper 

nondiscriminatory Form I–9 and EVerify procedures is available on the 

IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ 

ier and the USCIS website at http://

www.dhs.gov/E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

While Federal Government agencies 

must follow the guidelines laid out by 

the Federal Government, state and local 

government agencies establish their own 

rules and guidelines when granting 

certain benefits. Each state may have 

different laws, requirements, and 

determinations about what documents 

you need to provide to prove eligibility 

for certain benefits. Whether you are 

applying for a Federal, state, or local 

government benefit, you may need to 

provide the government agency with 

documents that show you are a TPS 

beneficiary and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples of such documents are: 

(1) Your current EAD; 

(2) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797C), the notice of receipt, for 

your application to renew your current 

EAD providing an automatic extension 

of your currently expired or expiring 

EAD; 

(3) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797C), the notice of receipt, for 

your Application for Temporary 

Protected Status for this re-registration; 

and 

(4) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797), the notice of approval, for 

a past or current Application for 

Temporary Protected Status, if you 

received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. 

Some benefit-granting agencies use 

the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements (SAVE) program to 

confirm the current immigration status 

of applicants for public benefits. In most 

cases, SAVE provides an automated 

electronic response to benefit-granting 

agencies within seconds, but, 

occasionally, verification can be 

delayed. You can check the status of 

your SAVE verification by using 

CaseCheck at the following link: https:// 

save.uscis.gov/casecheck/, then by 

clicking the ‘‘Check Your Case’’ button. 

CaseCheck is a free service that lets you 

follow the progress of your SAVE 

verification using your date of birth and 

one immigration identifier number. If an 

agency has denied your application 

based solely or in part on a SAVE 

response, the agency must offer you the 

opportunity to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE 

verification and you do not believe the 

response is correct, you may make an 

InfoPass appointment for an in-person 

interview at a local USCIS office. 

Detailed information on how to make 

corrections, make an appointment, or 

submit a written request to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

SAVE website at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

save. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6108–FA–01] 

Housing Trust Fund; Fiscal Year (FY) 

2018 Allocation Notice 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of fiscal year 2018 

funding awards. 

SUMMARY: The Housing and Economic 

Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) 

established the Housing Trust Fund 

(HTF) to be administered by HUD. 

Pursuant to the Federal Housing 

Enterprises Financial Security and 

Soundness Act of 1992 (the Act), as 

amended by HERA, Division A, eligible 

HTF grantees are the 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

American Samoa, Guam, the 

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 

Islands, and the United States Virgin 

Islands. In accordance with Section 

1338 (c)(4)(A) of the Act, this notice 

announces the formula allocation 

amount for each eligible HTF grantee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of 

Affordable Housing Programs, Room 

7164, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20410–7000; telephone 

(202) 708–2684. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) A telecommunications device 

for hearing- and speech-impaired 

persons (TTY) is available at 800–877– 

8339 (Federal Information Relay 

Service). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1131 of HERA Division A amended the 

Act to add a new section 1337 entitled 


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