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in preparation for OMB review and 

approval of the following information 

collection, TSA is soliciting comments 

to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0005; 

Security Programs for Foreign Air 

Carriers, 49 CFR part 1546. TSA uses 

the information collected to determine 

compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and 

to ensure passenger safety by 

monitoring foreign air carrier security 

procedures. Foreign air carriers must 

carry out security measures to provide 

for the safety and security of persons, 

property, and cargo transported on 

aircraft provided by the foreign air 

carrier against acts of criminal violence 

and air piracy, and the introduction of 

unauthorized explosives, incendiaries, 

or other destructive devices, items, or 

substances aboard an aircraft. The 

information TSA collects includes 

identifying information on foreign air 

carriers’ flight crews, passengers, and 

cargo. Specifically, TSA requires foreign 

air carriers to electronically submit the 

following information: (1) a master crew 

list of all flight and cabin crew members 

flying to and from the United States; (2) 

the flight crew list on a flight-by-flight 

basis; (3) passenger identifying 

information on a flight-by-flight basis; 

and (4) cargo shipment information. 

This information collection is 

mandatory for foreign air carriers and 

must be submitted before entry into the 

United States. 

Additionally, foreign air carriers must 

maintain these records, as well as 

training records for crew members and 

individuals performing security-related 

functions and other records of 

compliance associated with the security 

programs, and make them available to 

TSA for inspection upon request. TSA 

will continue to collect information 

described above to determine foreign air 

carrier compliance with requirements of 

49 CFR part 1546. TSA estimates that 

there will be approximately 180 

respondents to the information 

collection, with an annual burden 

estimate of 241,485 hours. 

Dated: September 19, 2024. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21787 Filed 9–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2781–24; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2022–0007] 

Implementation of Employment 

Authorization for Individuals Covered 

by Deferred Enforced Departure for 

Liberia 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Employment 

Authorization for Individuals Covered 

by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). 

SUMMARY: On June 28, 2024, President 

Joseph Biden issued a memorandum to 

the Secretary of State and the Secretary 

of Homeland Security (Secretary) 

determining that it was in the foreign 

policy interest of the United States to 

defer until June 30, 2026, the removal of 

certain Liberians present in the United 

States and to provide them with 

employment authorization 

documentation. This notice provides 

information about Deferred Enforced 

Departure (DED) for Liberians and how 

eligible individuals may apply for DEDbased Employment Authorization 

Documents (EADs) with USCIS, as well 

as for travel authorization. 

DATES: The extension of DED began on 

June 28, 2024, and ends on June 30, 

2026, for eligible noncitizens who are 

nationals of Liberia (or persons having 

no nationality who last habitually 

resided in Liberia) who are covered 

under DED by the June 28, 2024, 

Presidential Memorandum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Rena ́ CutlipMason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland 

Security, by mail at 5900 Capital 

Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 

20746, or by phone at 240–721–3000. 

• For further information on DED, 

including additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS DED 

web page at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

humanitarian/deferred-enforceddeparture. You can find specific 

information about DED for Liberia by 

selecting ‘‘DED Covered Country— 

Liberia’’ from the menu on the left of the 

DED web page. 

• If you have additional questions 

about DED, please visit https://

www.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 (TTY 

800–767–1833). 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual Form 

I–765, Application for Employment 

Authorization, or Form I–131, 

Application for Travel Document, may 

check Case Status Online, available on 

the USCIS website at https://

www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. 

• You can also find more information 

at local USCIS offices, listed on the 

USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

about-us/find-a-uscis-office, after this 

notice is published. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations 

DED—Deferred Enforced Departure 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DoS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Non-confirmation 

Form I–131—Application for Travel 

Document 

Form I–765—Application for Employment 

Authorization 

Form I–797—Notice of Action 

Form I–9—Employment Eligibility 

Verification 

Form I–912—Request for Fee Waiver 

Form I–94—Arrival/Departure Record 

FR—Federal Register 

Government—U.S. Government 

IER—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Purpose of This Action 

Under the President’s constitutional 

authority to conduct the foreign 

relations of the United States, President 

Biden has determined that it is in the 


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1See Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, June 28, 

2024, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

statements-releases/2024/06/28/memorandum-onextending-eligibility-for-deferred-enforceddeparture-for-liberians/. 

2See Designation of Liberia Under Temporary 

Protected Status Program, 56 FR 12746 (Mar. 27, 

1991) and Extension of Designation of Liberia 

Under Temporary Protected Status Program, 57 FR 

2932 (Jan. 24, 1992), 58 FR 7898 (Feb. 10, 1993), 

59 FR 9997 (Mar. 2, 1994), 60 FR 16163 (Mar. 29, 

1995), 61 FR 8076 (Mar. 1, 1996), Extension of 

Designation and Redesignation of Liberia Under 

Temporary Protected Status Program, 62 FR 16608 

(Apr. 7, 1997), and Termination of Designation of 

Liberia Under Temporary Protected Status Program 

After Final 6-Month Extension, 63 FR 15437 (Mar. 

31, 1998). 

3See Redesignation of Liberia Under Temporary 

Protected Status Program, 63 FR 51958 (Sept. 29, 

1998). 

4See Termination of Designation of Liberia Under 

the Temporary Protected Status Program, 64 FR 

41463 (Jul. 30, 1999). 

5See Presidential Memorandum for the Attorney 

General on Measures Regarding Certain Liberians in 

the United States, Sept. 27, 1999, https://

clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/1999/09/1999-09- 

27-memorandum-on-liberians.html. 

6See Presidential Memorandum for the Attorney 

General on Measures Regarding Certain Liberians in 

the United States, Sept. 25, 2001, https://

georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/ 

releases/2001/09/text/20010925-7.html. 

7See Designation of Liberia Under the Temporary 

Protected Status Program, 67 FR 61664 (Oct. 1, 

2002), Extension of the Designation of Liberia 

Under the Temporary Protected Status Program, 68 

FR 46648 (Aug. 6, 2003), Termination and Redesignation of Liberia for Temporary Protected 

Status, 69 FR 52297 (Aug. 25, 2004), and Extension 

of the Designation of Liberia for Temporary 

Protected Status, 70 FR 48176 (Aug. 16, 2005). 

8See Termination of the Designation of Liberia 

for Temporary Protected Status; Automatic 

Extension of Employment Authorization 

Documentation for Liberia TPS Beneficiaries, 71 FR 

55000 (Sept. 20, 2006). 

9See Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary 

of Homeland Security on Measures Regarding 

Certain Liberians in the United States, Sept. 12, 

2007, https://georgewbushwhitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/09/ 

20070912-10.html. 

10See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Mar. 23, 2009, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/presidential-memorandum-regardingdeferred-enforced-departure-liberians. 

11See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Mar. 19, 2010, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/presidential-memorandum-deferredenforced-departure-liberians. 

12See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Aug. 16, 2011, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/2011/08/16/memorandum-presidentregarding-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians. 

foreign policy interest of the United 

States to defer through June 30, 2026, 

the removal of certain Liberians who 

have been continually present in the 

United States since May 20, 2017, and 

were eligible for a grant of DED under 

the President’s 2022 memorandum.1

Through this Notice, as directed by the 

President, DHS is establishing 

procedures for Liberian individuals 

covered by DED to apply for EADs valid 

through June 30, 2026, and is 

automatically extending the validity of 

DED-related EADs bearing a Category 

Code of (a)(11) and a ‘‘Card Expires’’ 

date of March 30, 2020, January 10, 

2021, June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2024, 

through June 30, 2026. Employment 

authorization and the procedures for 

obtaining EADs in this notice apply to 

any of the following individuals who 

are not subject to any of the 

ineligibilities described in President 

Biden’s June 28, 2024, memorandum to 

the secretaries of State and Homeland 

Security: noncitizens of the United 

States who are nationals of Liberia, or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Liberia, 

regardless of country of birth, who have 

been continuously physically present in 

the United States since May 20, 2017. 

Liberians must meet all eligibility 

criteria, including required 

documentation, for DED described in 

this notice. Finally, this notice provides 

instructions for eligible Liberians in the 

United States on how to request 

advance travel authorization. 

What is DED? 

• DED is an administrative deferral of 

removal ordered by the President. The 

authority to extend DED arises from the 

President’s constitutional authority to 

conduct the foreign relations of the 

United States. DED has been authorized 

in situations where certain groups of 

noncitizens may face danger if required 

to return to countries, or any part of 

such countries, experiencing political 

instability, conflict, or other unsafe 

conditions, or when there are other 

foreign policy reasons for allowing a 

designated group of noncitizens to 

remain in the United States temporarily. 

• Although DED is not a specific 

immigration status and does not require 

Liberians to file an application with 

USCIS, individuals covered by DED are 

not subject to removal from the United 

States, usually for a designated period. 

Furthermore, the President may direct 

the Secretary to provide certain benefits 

that are authorized under the 

immigration laws, such as employment 

authorization, to noncitizens covered by 

the DED directive during the designated 

period. 

• USCIS publishes a Federal Register 

notice to inform the covered population 

on how to apply for any benefits 

provided. See instructions for Form I– 

765. 

• The eligibility requirements for 

individuals who are covered by DED are 

based on the terms of the President’s 

memorandum regarding DED and any 

relevant implementing requirements 

established by DHS. Since DED is a 

directive to defer removal of an 

individual, rather than a specific 

immigration status like Temporary 

Protected Status (TPS), there is no DED 

application form required for an 

individual to be covered by DED. If an 

individual covered by DED wants to 

apply for an EAD, they must file Form 

I–765. Similarly, if an individual 

covered by DED wants to apply for 

advance travel authorization, they must 

file Form I–131. 

Background 

The President has determined that 

there are compelling foreign policy 

reasons to extend DED for Liberians. 

Since 1991, the United States has 

provided safe haven for Liberians who 

were forced to flee their country as a 

result of armed conflict and widespread 

civil strife: 

• Due to ongoing civil war, Liberia 

was first designated for TPS for 12 

months effective March 27, 1991, with 

successive extensions by Attorneys 

General under President George H.W. 

Bush and President Clinton to 

September 28, 1998,2 and a new 

designation (also termed 

‘‘redesignation’’) from September 29, 

1998, until September 28, 1999.3

• Although Attorney General (AG) 

Reno announced the termination of TPS 

effective September 28, 1999,4 President 

Clinton authorized DED for certain 

Liberians in the United States until 

September 29, 2000, citing the fragile 

political and economic situation in the 

country at the time,5 and DED was 

subsequently extended through 

September 29, 2002.6

• In October 2002, due to the 

outbreak of another civil war, AG 

Ashcroft designated Liberia for TPS 

from October 1, 2002 to October 1, 2003 

and subsequently, Secretaries of 

Homeland Security redesignated Liberia 

for TPS and extended the designation 

through October 1, 2006.7 Secretary 

Chertoff announced the termination of 

TPS for Liberia effective October 1, 

2007.8 In September 2007, President 

Bush announced DED for certain 

Liberians in the United States for 18 

months, from October 1, 2007 until 

March 31, 2009.9 Following this DED 

authorization, DED was extended 5 

times: (1) from March 31, 2009, for 18 

months; 10 (2) from March 31, 2010, for 

18 months; 11 (3) from September 30, 

2011, for 18 months; 12 (4) from March 


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13See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Mar. 15, 2013, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/2013/03/15/presidential-memorandumdeferred-enforced-departure-liberians. 

14See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Sept. 26, 2014, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/2014/09/26/presidential-memorandumdeferred-enforced-departure-liberians. 

15See Designation of Liberia for Temporary 

Protected Status, 79 FR 69502 (Nov. 21, 2014). 

16See Extension of the Designation of Liberia for 

Temporary Protected Status, 81 FR 15328 (Mar. 22, 

2016). 

17See Six-Month Extension of Temporary 

Protected Status Benefits for Orderly Transition 

Before Termination of Liberia’s Designation for 

Temporary Protected Status, 81 FR 66059 (Sept. 26, 

2016). 

18See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of Homeland Security on Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Liberians, Sept. 28, 2016, 

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-pressoffice/2016/09/28/presidential-memorandumdeferred-enforced-departure-liberians. 

19See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, Mar. 27, 2018, https://trumpwhitehouse.

archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidentialmemorandum-secretary-state-secretary-homelandsecurity/. 

20See Presidential Memorandum on Extension of 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, Mar. 28, 

2019, https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/ 

presidential-actions/memorandum-extensiondeferred-enforced-departure-liberians/. 

21See National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2020, Public Law 116–92, Title LXXVIOther Matters, Sec. 7611 Liberian Refugee 

Immigration Fairness, https://www.govinfo.gov/ 

content/pkg/PLAW-116publ92/html/PLAW116publ92.htm. 

22See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security on Extending the Wind-Down Period for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, Mar. 30, 

2020, https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/ 

presidential-actions/memorandum-extending-windperiod-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians/. 

23See Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 

Part 1, Public Law 116–260, Dec. 27, 2020, Division 

O—Extensions and Technical Corrections, Title 

IX—Adjustment of Status for Liberian Nationals 

Extension, Sec. 901, https://www.congress.gov/116/ 

plaws/publ260/PLAW-116publ260.pdf. 

24See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security on Reinstating Deferred Enforced 

Departure for Liberians, Jan. 20, 2021, https://

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidentialactions/2021/01/20/reinstating-deferred-enforceddeparture-for-liberians/. 

25See Presidential Memorandum for the 

Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland 

Security on Extending and Expanding Eligibility for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, June 27, 

2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

presidential-actions/2022/06/27/memorandum-onextending-and-expanding-eligibility-for-deferredenforced-departure-for-liberians/. 

26See Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, June 28, 

2024, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

statements-releases/2024/06/28/memorandum-onextending-eligibility-for-deferred-enforceddeparture-for-liberians/. 

27See Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, June 28, 

2024, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

statements-releases/2024/06/28/memorandum-onextending-eligibility-for-deferred-enforceddeparture-for-liberians/. 

31, 2013, for 18 months; 13 and (5) from 

October 1, 2014, for 24 months.14

• In November 2014, Secretary 

Johnson designated Liberia for TPS from 

November 21, 2014, through May 21, 

2016, due to an outbreak of Ebola virus 

disease in West Africa.15 TPS for Liberia 

was then extended from May 22, 2016, 

through November 21, 2016.16 In 

September 2016, Secretary Johnson 

announced a six-month extension of 

TPS benefits for an orderly transition 

before termination of Liberia’s TPS 

designation effective May 21, 2017.17

• In September 2016, President 

Obama extended DED for Liberians from 

October 1, 2016, for 18 months.18 In 

March 2018, President Trump 

announced the expiration of DED for 

Liberians effective March 31, 2019, 

following a 12-month wind-down 

period.19 In March 2019, President 

Trump announced the extension of DED 

for Liberians for an additional 12-month 

wind-down period through March 30, 

2020.20

• On December 20, 2019, President 

Trump signed the National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 

Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116–92) which 

included a provision titled ‘‘Liberian 

Refugee Immigration Fairness’’ (LRIF). 

LRIF provided certain Liberians, 

including those who had been 

continuously physically present in the 

United States since November 20, 2014, 

as well as their spouses, children, and 

unmarried sons or daughters, the ability 

to adjust their status to that of a U.S. 

Lawful Permanent Resident. Under this 

provision, eligible Liberian nationals 

and eligible family members had until 

December 20, 2020, to apply for 

adjustment of status.21

• In March 2020, President Trump 

issued a memorandum extending the 

wind-down period for DED for Liberians 

through January 10, 2021.22 In 

December 2020, the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 

260) extended the LRIF application 

deadline for an additional year, from 

December 20, 2020, to December 20, 

2021.23

• In January 2021, President Biden 

reinstated DED for Liberians from 

January 10, 2021, through June 30, 2022, 

with limited exclusions for certain 

ineligibilities.24 In June 2022, President 

Biden extended and expanded DED for 

Liberians from June 30, 2022, through 

June 30, 2024.25 In addition to those 

individuals who were covered by DED 

on June 30, 2022, President Biden 

expanded DED coverage to certain 

Liberians, and individuals without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia, who had been continuously 

physically present in the United States 

since May 20, 2017, and were not 

subject to the categories of individuals 

excluded from DED by the President’s 

Memorandum. In June 2024, President 

Biden again extended DED for Liberians 

from June 30, 2024, through June 30, 

2026.26

Ur M. Jaddou, 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

Eligibility and Employment 

Authorization for DED 

How will I know if I am eligible for 

employment authorization under the 

DED presidential memorandum for 

Liberians? 

Consistent with the President’s June 

28, 2024, DED memorandum,27 the 

procedures for employment 

authorization in this notice apply to 

noncitizens of the United States who are 

nationals of Liberia (or individuals 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia), who have 

been continuously physically present in 

the United States since May 20, 2017, 

and who were eligible for a grant of DED 

under the President’s 2022 

memorandum, except for those: 

• individuals who would be 

ineligible for TPS for the reasons 

provided in section 244(c)(2)(B) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(c)(2)(B); 

• individuals who sought or seek LPR 

status under the LRIF provision but 

whose applications have been or are 

denied by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security due to ineligibility for the LRIF 

provision under sections 7611(b)(1)(C) 

and (b)(3) of the NDAA; 

• individuals whose removal the 

Secretary of Homeland Security 

determines is in the interest of the 

United States, subject to the LRIF 

provision; 

• individuals whose presence or 

activities in the United States the 

Secretary of State has reasonable 

grounds to believe would have 

potentially serious adverse foreign 

policy consequences for the United 

States; 

• individuals who have voluntarily 

returned to Liberia or their country of 

last habitual residence outside the 

United States for an aggregate period of 

180 days or more, as specified in 

subsection (c)(2) of the LRIF provision; 

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28For information about filing fee waiver requests 

including through Form I–912, Request for Fee 

Waiver, see https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/ 

additional-information-on-filing-a-fee-waiver. 

29See Memorandum on Extending Eligibility for 

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians, June 28, 

2024, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

statements-releases/2024/06/28/memorandum-onextending-eligibility-for-deferred-enforceddeparture-for-liberians/. 

• individuals who are subject to 

extradition. 

What will I need to file if I am covered 

by DED and would like to obtain an 

EAD? 

If you are a Liberian covered by DED 

and want a DED-based EAD, you must 

file Form I–765. Please carefully follow 

the Form I–765 instructions when 

completing the application for an EAD. 

When filing Form I–765, you must: 

• Indicate that you are eligible for 

DED by entering ‘‘(a)(11)’’ in response to 

Question 27 on Form I–765; and 

• Submit the fee for Form I–765 (or 

request a fee waiver,28 which you may 

submit on Form I–912, Request for Fee 

Waiver). See Fee Schedule (Form G– 

1055). 

Supporting Documentation 

The filing instructions on Form I–765 

list all the documents needed to apply. 

You may also find information on the 

initial required documents on the 

USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

i-765. If USCIS determines after 

reviewing your submission that it needs 

additional information, we will send 

you a request for evidence. 

How will I know if I must submit my 

biometrics to USCIS? 

If USCIS needs biometrics to produce 

your EAD after you apply, we will send 

you a biometrics services appointment 

notice with the time and location of 

your appointment. You can prepare for 

your biometrics appointment by visiting 

the Preparing for Your Biometric 

Services Appointment web page at 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filingguidance/preparing-for-your-biometricservices-appointment. Be sure to bring 

valid photo identification to your 

appointment. 

Where do I find the fees for a DEDbased Form I–765? 

You can find the most current filing 

fees for individuals covered by DED by 

visiting the Form I–765 page at https:// 

www.uscis.gov/i-765. No biometrics fees 

are required when you file. 

Where do I submit my completed DEDbased Form I–765? 

For a DED-based EAD, mail your 

completed Form I–765 and supporting 

documentation to the proper address in 

Table 1. 

TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you are . . . Mail to . . .

Using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ............... USCIS, Attn: DED Liberia, P.O. Box 805283, Chicago, IL 60680–5283. 

Using FedEx, UPS, or DHL ................................ USCIS, Attn: DED Liberia, (Box 805283), 131 S Dearborn Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 

60603–5517. 

You may file Form I–765 and Form I– 

131 together or separately. If you are 

filing multiple applications, petitions, 

or requests, USCIS recommends sending 

separate payments for each application. 

If you submit one payment covering all 

your applications and we reject one of 

the applications, petitions, or requests, 

we will need to reject all the others as 

well. Find more information below on 

filing Form I–131. 

Can I file my DED-based Form I–765 

electronically? 

No. Electronic filing is not available to 

file a DED-based Form I–765. 

What happens after June 30, 2026, to 

DED-based EADs? 

This DED authorization is set to end 

on June 30, 2026. After that date, 

employers can no longer accept EADs 

with the Category (a)(11) and a Card 

Expires date of June 30, 2026. You will 

need to present other evidence of 

continued employment authorization, if 

any, to your employer by July 1, 2026. 

Travel 

Liberians covered by DED may also 

apply for and be granted travel 

authorization as a matter of discretion. 

You must file for travel authorization if 

you wish to travel outside of the United 

States and be eligible to reenter the 

United States. If USCIS grants travel 

authorization, we generally give you 

permission to leave the United States 

and return during a specific period.To 

request travel authorization, you must 

file Form I–131, available at https://

www.uscis.gov/i-131. You may file Form 

I–131 together with your Form I–765 or 

separately. When completing Form I– 

131, carefully review the form 

instructions. 

If you leave the United States without 

first receiving travel authorization, you 

may no longer be eligible for DED and 

may not be permitted to reenter the 

United States. Please also be advised 

that if you return to Liberia or your 

country of last habitual residence, even 

with advance travel authorization, you 

may not be permitted to resume DED in 

the United States because the 

presidential memorandum providing for 

DED excludes individuals who have 

voluntarily returned to Liberia or their 

country of last habitual residence for an 

aggregate period of 180 days or more.29

Mailing Information 

Mail your completed Form I–131 to 

the proper address provided in Table 1. 

Supporting Documentation 

The filing instructions for Form I–131 

list all the documents you need to 

include with your application. You may 

also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and DED eligibility on 

the USCIS website at https://

www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/deferredenforced-departure. If USCIS needs 

additional evidence, we will send you a 

request for evidence. 

General Employment-Related 

Information for Individuals With DEDBased EADs and Their Employers 

How can I obtain information on the 

status of my EAD request? 

To get case status information about 

your DED-based EAD request, you can 

check Case Status Online at https://

www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. If you still need 

assistance, you may ask a question 

about your case online at https://

egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do or call 

the USCIS Contact Center at 800–375– 

5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 


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Does this Federal Register notice 

automatically extend my current EAD 

through June 30, 2026? 

Regardless of your country of birth, if 

you are a national of Liberia (or a person 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) and you 

are covered under DED by the June 28, 

2024 Presidential Memorandum, this 

notice automatically extends your DEDbased EAD bearing a March 30, 2020, 

January 10, 2021, June 30, 2022, or June 

30, 2024, ‘‘Card Expires’’ date and an 

(a)(11) Category Code through June 30, 

2026. This means that your EAD is valid 

through June 30, 2026, even though the 

expiration date on the face of the 

document has passed. 

When I am hired, what documentation 

may I show to my employer as evidence 

of identity and employment 

authorization when completing Form I– 

9? 

You can find the Lists of Acceptable 

Documents on Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, as well as the 

Acceptable Documents web page at 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/ 

acceptable-documents. Employers must 

complete Form I–9 to verify the identity 

and employment authorization of all 

new employees. Within three business 

days of hire, employees must present 

acceptable documents to their 

employers as evidence of identity and 

employment authorization to satisfy 

Form I–9 requirements. 

You may present any documentation 

from List A (which provides evidence of 

both identity and employment 

authorization) or documentation from 

List B (which provides evidence of your 

identity) together with documentation 

from List C (which provides evidence of 

employment authorization), or you may 

present an acceptable receipt as 

described in the Form I–9 Instructions. 

Employers may not reject a document 

based on a future expiration date. You 

can find additional information about 

Form I–9 on the I–9 Central web page 

at https://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. An 

EAD is an acceptable document under 

List A. If your EAD states (a)(11) under 

‘‘Category’’ and has a ‘‘Card Expires’’ 

date of March 30, 2020, January 10, 

2021, June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2024, 

this notice extends it automatically, and 

you may choose to present your EAD to 

your employer as proof of identity and 

employment eligibility for Form I–9 

through June 30, 2026. 

If I have an EAD based on another 

immigration status, can I obtain a new 

DED-based EAD? 

Yes, if you are covered by DED, you 

can obtain a new DED-based EAD, even 

if you already have an EAD or 

employment authorization based on 

another immigration status or category. 

If you want to obtain a DED-based EAD 

valid through June 30, 2026, you must 

file Form I–765 and pay the associated 

fee (unless USCIS grants your fee waiver 

request). 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to complete 

Form I–9, such as evidence of my status 

or proof of my Liberian citizenship? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

employers must accept any unexpired 

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 may not request proof of 

Liberian citizenship when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. 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. 

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 listing 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 I-9Central@

dhs.gov. USCIS accepts calls and emails 

in English, Spanish, 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 

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee 

Rights Section (IER) 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 or get 

more information online at https://

www.justice.gov/ier. 

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. 

USCIS accepts calls and emails 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 on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

including discrimination related to 

Form I–9 and E-Verify. 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 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’’ (mismatch) must 

promptly inform employees of the 

mismatch and give such employees an 

opportunity to resolve the mismatch. A 

mismatch means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from Form I–9 

differs from records available to DHS. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold or 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee because of a 

mismatch while the case is still pending 

with E-Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation 

(FNC) case result occurs if E-Verify 

cannot confirm an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Employmentauthorized employees who receive an 

FNC may call USCIS for assistance at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028). 

For more information about E-Verifyrelated discrimination or to report an 

employer for discrimination in the EVerify 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/ 

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at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central and 

https://www.e-verify.gov. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

If 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 

covered under DED or authorized to 

work based on DED or both. Check with 

the government agency requesting 

documentation about which documents 

the agency will accept. 

Some government agencies use SAVE, 

https://www.uscis.gov/save, to confirm 

the current immigration status of 

applicants for public benefits and 

licenses. SAVE can verify that an 

individual is covered by DED based on 

an EAD with category (a)(11) or a Form 

I–797, Notice of Action, reflecting 

approval of your Form I–765 for an EAD 

with a DED category of (a)(11). 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 https://www.uscis.gov/save/savecasecheck. CaseCheck is a free service 

that lets you follow the progress of your 

SAVE verification case using your date 

of birth and one immigration identifier 

number (such as your A-Number or 

USCIS number) or Verification Case 

Number. If an agency has denied your 

application based solely or in part on a 

SAVE response, the agency must allow 

you to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted on or will act on a SAVE 

verification, and you do not believe the 

SAVE response is correct, the SAVE 

website, https://www.uscis.gov/save/forbenefit-applicants, has detailed 

information on how to correct or update 

your immigration record, make an 

appointment, or submit a written 

request to correct records. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21661 Filed 9–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7082–N–09] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: CDBG Urban County 

Qualification/New York Towns 

Qualification/Requalification Process, 

Notice; OMB Control No.: 2506–0170 

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning 

and Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection can be sent 

within 60 days of publication of this 

notice to www.regulations.gov. 

Interested persons are also invited to 

submit comments regarding this 

proposal by name and/or OMB Control 

Number and can be sent to: Colette 

Pollard, Reports Management Officer, 

REE, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 

8210, Washington, DC 20410–5000; 

telephone (202) 402–3400 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or email at 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Coates, Senior Community 

Planning and Development Specialist, 

Entitlement Communities Division, 

Office of Block Grant Assistance, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 

7282, Washington, DC 20410–5000; 

email at gloria.l.coates@hud.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–2184. This is not a 

toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is 

prepared to receive calls from 

individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing, as well as individuals with 

speech or communication disabilities. 

To learn more about how to make an 

accessible telephone call, please visit 

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Coates. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: CDBG 

Urban County Qualification/New York 

Towns Qualification/Requalification 

Process. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0170. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974, as amended (the Act), at 

sections 102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires 

that any county seeking qualification as 

an urban county notify each unit of 

general local government within the 

county that such unit may elect to have 

its population excluded from that of the 

urban county. Section 102(d) of the Act 

specifies that the period of qualification 

will be three years. Based on these 

statutory provisions, counties seeking 

qualification or requalification as urban 

counties under the CDBG program must 

provide information to HUD every three 

years identifying the units of general 

local governments (UGLGs) within the 

county participating as a part of the 

county for purposes of receiving CDBG 

funds. The population of UGLGs for 

each eligible urban county is used in 

HUD’s allocation of CDBG funds for all 

entitlement and State CDBG grantees. 

New York Towns may qualify as 

metropolitan cities if they are able to 

secure the participation of all of the 

villages located within their boundaries. 

Any New York Town that is located in 

an urban county may choose to leave 

that urban county when that county is 

requalifying. A New York Town will be 

required to notify the urban county in 

advance of its decision to decline 

participation in the urban county’s 

CDBG program and complete the 

metropolitan city qualification process. 

Respondents: Urban counties that are 

eligible as entitlement grantees of the 

CDBG program. 

Estimation Number of Respondents: 

There are currently 195 qualified urban 

counties participating in the CDBG 

program that must requalify every three 

years. 

Estimation Number of Responses: The 

proposed frequency of the response to 

the collection is on an annual basis. 

Frequency of Response: On average, 

two new counties qualify each year. The 

burden on new counties is greater than 

for existing counties that requalify. The 

Department estimates new grantees use, 

on average, 120 hours to review 

instructions, contact communities in the 

county, prepare and review agreements, 

obtain legal opinions, have agreements 

executed at the local and county level, 

and prepare and transmit copies of 

required documents to HUD. The 

Department estimates that counties that 

are requalifying use, on average, 67 

hours to complete these actions. The 

time savings on requalification is 

primarily a result of a grantee’s ability 


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