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remain in effect until December 11,

2000.

How Does an Application for TPS

Affect My Application for Asylum or

Other Immigration Benefits?

An application for TPS does not affect

an application for asylum or any other

immigration benefit. A national of Sierra

Leone (or alien having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sierra

Leone) who is otherwise eligible for TPS

and has applied for, or plans to apply

for, asylum, but who has not yet been

granted asylum or withholding of

removal, may also apply for TPS. Denial

of an application for asylum or any

other immigration benefit does not

affect an applicant’s ability to register

for TPS, although the grounds of denial

may also be grounds of denial for TPS.

For example, a person who has been

convicted of a particularly serious crime

is not eligible for asylum or TPS. 8

U.S.C. 1158(b)(2); 8 U.S.C.

1254a(c)(2)(B).

Does This Extension Allow Nationals of

Sierra Leone (or Aliens Having No

Nationality Who Last Habitually

Resided in Sierra Leone) Who Entered

the United States After November 9,

1999, To File for TPS?

No. This is a notice of an extension of

the TPS designation for Sierra Leone,

not a notice of redesignation for Sierra

Leone for TPS. An extension of TPS

does not change the required dates of

continuous residence and continuous

physical presence in the United States

and does not expand TPS availability to

include nationals of Sierra Leone (or

aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Sierra Leone) who

arrived in the United States after the

date of the most recent redesignation, in

this case, November 9, 1999.

Is Late Initial Registration Possible?

Yes. In addition to timely reregistration, late initial registration is

possible for some persons from Sierra

Leone under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2). To apply

for late initial registration an applicant

must:

(1) be a national of Sierra Leone (or

an alien who has no nationality and

who last habitually resided in Sierra

Leone);

(2) have been continuously physically

present in the United States since

November 9, 1999;

(3) have continuously resided in the

United States since November 9, 1999;

and,

(4) be admissible as an immigrant,

except as otherwise provided under

section 244(c)(2)(A) of the Act, and not

ineligible under section 244(c)(2)(B) of

the Act.

Additionally, the applicant must be

able to demonstrate that, during the

registration period from November 9,

1999, through November 2, 2000, he or

she:

(1) was a nonimmigrant or had been

granted voluntary departure status or

any relief from removal,

(2) had an application for change of

status, adjustment of status, asylum,

voluntary departure or any relief from

removal or change of status pending or

subject to further review or appeal,

(3) was a parolee or had a pending

request for reparole, or

(4) was the spouse or child of an alien

currently eligible to be a TPS registrant.

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

An applicant for late initial

registration must register no later than

sixty (60) days from the expiration or

termination of the conditions described

above. 8 CFR 244.2(g).

Notice of Extension of Designation of

Sierra Leone Under the TPS Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under sections

244(b)(3)(A) and (C), and (b)(1) of the

Act, I have consulted with the

appropriate Government agencies

concerning whether the conditions

under which Sierra Leone was

designated for TPS continue to exist. As

a result, I determine that the conditions

for the original designation of TPS for

Sierra Leone continue to be met. 8

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A). Accordingly, I

order as follows:

(1) The designation of Sierra Leone

under section 244(b) of the Act is

extended for an additional 12-month

period from November 2, 2000, until

November 2, 2001. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(C).

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 5,000 nationals of Sierra

Leone (or aliens who have no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Sierra Leone) who have been

granted TPS and who are eligible for reregistration.

(3) In order to be eligible for TPS

during the period from November 2,

2000, to November 2, 2001, a national

of Sierra Leone (or an alien who has no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Sierra Leone) who has

already received a grant of TPS under

the Sierra Leone TPS designation or

who is eligible to file under the late

filing provision of 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2)

must register for TPS 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 November

9, 2000 and ending on December 11,

2000. Late registration will be allowed

only for good cause shown pursuant to

8 CFR 244.17(c).

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

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before

November 2, 2001, the designation of

Sierra Leone under the TPS program to

determine whether the conditions for

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

1254a(b)(3)(A). Notice of that

determination, including the basis for

the determination, will be published in

the Federal Register. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(A).

(5) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Sierra Leone (or

aliens who have no nationality and who

last habitually resided in Sierra Leone)

will be available at local Service offices

upon publication of this notice.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 2094–00; AG Order No. 2331–2000]

RIN 1115–AE 26

Extension of Designation of Sudan

Under the Temporary Protected Status

Program

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The designation of Sudan

under the Temporary Protected Status

(TPS) program expired on November 2,

2000. This notice extends the Attorney

General’s designation of Sudan under

the TPS program for 12 months until

November 2, 2001, and sets forth

procedures necessary for nationals of

Sudan (or aliens having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sudan)

with TPS to register for the additional

12-month period. Eligible nationals of

Sudan (or aliens having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sudan)

may re-register for TPS and an extension

of employment authorization. Reregistration is limited to persons who

registered during the initial registration

period, which ended on November 3,

1998, who registered under the

redesignation, which ended November

2, 2000, or who registered under the late

initial registration provisions. Nationals

of Sudan (or aliens having no

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nationality and who last habitually

resided in Sudan) who are eligible for

late initial registration may register for

TPS during this extension.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The extension of the

TPS designation for Sudan is effective

November 2, 2000, and will remain in

effect until November 2, 2001. The 30-

day re-registration period begins

November 9, 2000, and will remain in

effect until December 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca K. Peters, Residence and Status

Services Branch, Adjudications,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

514–4754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is the Statutory Authority for the

Attorney General To Extend Sudan’s

TPS Designation Under the TPS

Program?

Section 244(b)(3)(A) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)

states that at least 60 days before the

end of an extension or a designation, the

Attorney General must review

conditions in the foreign state for which

the designation is in effect. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(A). If the Attorney General

determines that the foreign state

continues to meet the conditions for

designation, the period of designation is

extended pursuant to section

244(b)(3)(C) of the Act. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(c). With respect to Sudan,

such an extension makes TPS available

only to persons who have been

continuously physically present since

November 9, 1999, and have

continuously resided in the United

States from November 9, 1999.

Why Did the Attorney General Decide

To Extend the TPS Designation for

Sudan?

On November 4, 1997, the Attorney

General designated Sudan for TPS for a

period of 12 months (62 FR 59737).

Since that date, the Departments of State

and Justice have annually reviewed

conditions within Sudan, resulting in

the Attorney General extending the

designation in 1998 (63 FR 59337), and

extending the designation and

redesignating Sudan in 1999 (64 FR

61128). The Departments of State and

Justice have recently reviewed

conditions within Sudan. The review

resulted in a consensus that a further

12-month extension is warranted. The

reasons for extension, as explained in a

State Department memorandum, are as

follows: ‘‘Civil war continues in Sudan,

causing extensive displacement of

populations and violations of human

rights. Insecurity and forced population

relocations and insecurity have

destroyed most of the indigenous

trading and production systems. The

risk of famine continues as fighting

impedes relief efforts.’’ Based on this

year’s review, the Attorney General

finds that conditions in Sudan warrant

a 12-month extension of the designation

of Sudan under section 244(b)(3)(C) of

the Act. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C). Because

the Attorney General did not determine,

at least 60 days before the end of the

designation period, that the conditions

in Sudan no longer warrant TPS, the

designation was automatically extended

six months by operation of statute on

November 2, 2000. 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(C). On the basis of the most

recent findings, the Attorney General

finds that the TPS designation for Sudan

should be extended for an additional 12-

month period, rather than the six month

period resulting from the automatic

extension.

If I Currently Have TPS Through the

Sudan TPS Program, Do I Still Need To

Register for an Extension and How Do

I Do So?

If you have already been granted TPS

through the Sudan TPS Program, your

TPS expired on November 2, 2000.

Persons previously granted TPS under

the Sudan program may apply for an

extension by filing a Form I–821,

Application for Temporary Protected

Status, without the fee, during the reregistration period that begins

November 9, 2000 and ends December

11, 2000. Additionally, you must file a

Form I–765, Application for

Employment Authorization. To

determine whether or not you must

submit the one-hundred dollar ($100)

filing fee with the Form I–765, see the

chart below.

If . . . Then . . .

You are applying for employment authorization until November 2, 2001 You must complete and file the Form I–765, Application for Employment Authorization, with the one-hundred dollar ($100) fee.

You have employment authorization until November 2, 2001, or do not

require employment authorization.

You must complete and file the Form I–765, Application for Employment Authorization, with no fee.

You are applying for employment authorization and are requesting a

fee waiver.

You must complete and file Form I–765 and a fee waiver request and

affidavit (and any other information) in accordance with 8 CFR

244.20.

To re-register for TPS, you must also

include two identification photographs

(11⁄2′ × 11⁄2′).

Where Must I File for an Extension of

TPS?

Nationals of Sudan (or aliens who

have no nationality and who last

habitually resided in Sudan) seeking to

register for the extension of TPS must

submit an application and

accompanying materials to the

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(Service) district office that has

jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of

residence.

When Must I File for an Extension of

TPS?

The 30-day re-registration period

begins November 9, 2000, and will

remain in effect until December 11,

2000.

How Does an Application for TPS

Affect My Application for Asylum or

Other Immigration Benefits?

An application for TPS does not affect

an application for asylum or any other

immigration benefit. A national of

Sudan (or alien having no nationality

who last habitually resided in Sudan)

who is otherwise eligible for TPS and

has applied for, or plans to apply for,

asylum, but who has not yet been

granted asylum or withholding of

removal, may also apply for TPS. Denial

of an application for asylum or any

other immigration benefit does not

affect an applicant’s ability to register

for TPS, although the grounds of denial

may also be grounds of denial for TPS.

For example, a person who has been

convicted of a particularly serious crime

is no eligible for asylum or TPS. 8

U.S.C. 1158(b)(2); 8 U.S.C.

1254a(c)(2)(B).

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Does This Extension Allow Nationals of

Sudan (or Aliens Having No Nationality

Who Last Habitually Resided in Sudan)

Who Entered the United States After

November 9, 1999, To File for TPS?

No. This is a notice of an extension of

the TPS designation for Sudan, not a

notice of redesignation for Sudan for

TPS. An extension of TPS does not

change the required dates of continuous

residence and continuous physical

presence in the United States and does

not expand TPS availability to include

nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Sudan) who arrived in the United

States after the date of the most recent

redesignation, in this case, November 9,

1999.

Is Late Initial Registration Possible?

Yes. In addition to timely reregistration, late initial registration is

possible for some persons from Sudan

under 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2). To apply for

late initial registration an applicant

must:

(1) be a national of Sudan (or an alien

who has no nationality and who last

habitually resided in Sudan);

(2) have been continuously physically

present in the United States since

November 9, 1999;

(3) have continuously resided in the

United States since November 9, 1999;

and,

(4) be admissible as an immigrant,

except as provided under section

244(c)(2)(A) of the Act, and not

ineligible under section 244(c)(2)(B) of

the Act.

Additionally, the applicant must be

able to demonstrate that, during the

registration period from November 9,

1999, through November 2, 2000, he or

she:

(1) was a nonimmigrant or had been

granted voluntary departure status or

any relief from removal,

(2) had an application for change of

status, adjustment of status, asylum,

voluntary departure or any relief from

pending or subject to further review or

appeal,

(3) was a parolee or had a pending

request for reparole, or

(4) was the spouse or child of an alien

currently eligible to be a TPS registrant.

8 CFR 244.2(f)(2).

An applicant for late initial

registration must register no later than

sixty (60) days from the expiration or

termination of conditions described

above. 8 CFR 244.2(g).

Notice of Extension of Designation of

Sudan Under the TPS Program

By the authority vested in me as

Attorney General under sections

244(b)(3)(A) and (C), and (b)(1) of the

Act, I have consulted with the

appropriate Government agencies

concerning whether the conditions

under which Sudan was designated for

TPS continue to exist. As a result, I

determine that the conditions for the

designation of TPS for Sudan continue

to be met. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A).

Accordingly, I order as follows:

(1) The designation of Sudan under

section 244(b) of the Act is extended for

an additional 12-month period from

November 2, 2000, until November 2,

2001. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C).

(2) I estimate that there are

approximately 1,500 nationals of Sudan

(or aliens who have no nationality and

who last habitually resided in Sudan)

who have been granted TPS and who

are eligible for re-registration.

(3) In order to be eligible for TPS

during the period from November 2,

2000, to November 2, 2001, a national

of Sudan (or alien who has no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in Sudan) who has already

received a grant of TPS under the Sudan

TPS designation or who is eligible to file

under the late filing provisions of 8 CFR

244.2(f)(2), must register for TPS 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 November

9, 2000 and ending on December 11,

2000. Late registration will be allowed

only for good cause shown pursuant to

8 CFR 244.17(c).

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

the Act, the Attorney General will

review, at least 60 days before

November 2, 2001, the designation of

Sudan under the TPS program to

determine whether the conditions for

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

1254a(b)(3)(A). Notice of that

determination, including the basis for

the determination, will be published in

the Federal Register 8 U.S.C.

1254a(b)(3)(A).

(5) Information concerning the TPS

program for nationals of Sudan (or

aliens who have no nationality and who

last habitually resided in Sudan) will be

available at local Service offices upon

publication of this notice.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Janet Reno,

Attorney General.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

November 1, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz ((202) 693–4127 or by e-mail

to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To obtain

documentation for ESA, MSHA, OSHA,

and VETS contact Darrin King ((202)

693–4129 or by e-mail to KingDarrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• 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;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 submission of

responses.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration (ESA).

Title: Uniform Health Insurance Claim

Form—UB–92.

OMB Number: 1215–0176.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal