14146 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Notices 

Which EADs are automatically extended 

through September 30, 2009? 

This automatic extension is limited to 

EADs issued to Liberians (or persons 

without nationality who last habitually 

resided in Liberia) on Form I–766, 

Employment Authorization Document, 

bearing an expiration date of September 

30, 2007. These EADs must also bear the 

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

of the card under ‘‘Category.’’ 

Additionally, this automatic 

extension includes EADs issued to 

Liberians (or persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) on Form I–766, Employment 

Authorization Document, bearing an 

expiration date of March 31, 2009. 

These EADs must also bear the notation 

‘‘A–11’’ on the face of the card under 

‘‘Category.’’ 

How may employers determine whether 

an EAD has been automatically 

extended for six months through 

September 30, 2009, and is therefore 

acceptable for completion of the Form I– 

9? 

A Form I–766 (EAD) issued to a 

Liberian national (or person without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) bearing the notation ‘‘A–12’’ 

or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the card under 

‘‘Category,’’ and having an expiration 

date of September 30, 2007, on the face 

of the card, is acceptable for completion 

of the Form I–9. Furthermore, a Form I– 

766 (EAD) issued to a Liberian national 

(or person without nationality who last 

habitually resided in Liberia) bearing 

the notation ‘‘A–11’’ on the face of the 

card under ‘‘Category,’’ and having an 

expiration date of March 31, 2009, on 

the face of the card, is acceptable for 

completion of the Form I–9. This notice 

provides a six-month automatic 

extension of such EADs until September 

30, 2009. Employers should not request 

proof of Liberian citizenship. 

Employers should accept an EAD as a 

valid ‘‘List A’’ document and not ask for 

additional Form I–9 documentation if 

presented with an EAD that has been 

extended pursuant to this Federal 

Register Notice, and the EAD reasonably 

appears on its face to be genuine and to 

relate to the employee. Employers are 

reminded that an applicant for 

employment or an employee can present 

any legally acceptable document as 

proof of identity and eligibility for 

employment. 

Note to Employers: Employers are 

reminded that the laws requiring 

employment eligibility verification and 

prohibiting unfair immigration-related 

employment practices remain in full force. 

This notice does not supersede or in any way 

limit applicable employment verification 

rules and policy guidance, including those 

setting forth re-verification requirements. For 

questions, employers may call the USCIS 

Customer Assistance Office at 1–800–357– 

2099. Employers may also call the U.S. 

Department of Justice Office of Special 

Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair 

Employment Practices (OSC) Employer 

Hotline at 1–800–255–8155. Additional 

information is available on the OSC Web site 

at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/index.html. 

What documents may a qualified 

individual show to his or her employer 

as proof of employment authorization 

and identity when completing Form I–9? 

Through September 30, 2009, 

Liberians (and persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Liberia) who are eligible for DED, as 

described in the Presidential 

Memorandum, may present a copy of 

this Federal Register Notice regarding 

the automatic extension of employment 

authorization documentation, along 

with: 

• Their Form I–766s (EADs) bearing 

the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the 

face of the cards under ‘‘Category,’’ and 

having an expiration date of September 

30, 2007, on the face of the cards, or 

• Their Forms I–766 (EADs) bearing 

the notation ‘‘A–11’’ on the face of the 

cards under ‘‘Category,’’ and having an 

expiration date of March 31, 2009, on 

the face of the cards. 

In the alternative, any legally 

acceptable document or combination of 

documents listed in List A, List B, or 

List C of the Form I–9 may be presented 

as proof of identity and employment 

eligibility. 

May I request an interim EAD at my 

local district office? 

No. USCIS will not issue interim 

EADs to individuals eligible for DED 

under the Presidential Memorandum at 

local district offices. 

May an individual who is covered by 

DED under the Presidential 

Memorandum travel outside of the 

United States and be permitted to return 

during the 12-month DED period? 

Individuals covered under DED who 

would want to travel outside of the 

United States must apply for and 

receive advance parole by filing Form I– 

131, Application for Travel Document, 

with required fees. See 8 CFR 223.2(a). 

The determination whether to grant 

advance parole is within the discretion 

of DHS and is not guaranteed in all 

cases. If you seek advance parole in 

order to go to Liberia, you may risk 

being found ineligible to re-enter the 

United States under DED because the 

President’s Memorandum excludes 

persons ‘‘who have voluntarily returned 

to Liberia.’’ 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Michael Aytes, 

Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Citzenship and 

Immigration Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–7092 Filed 3–26–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5288–N–02] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment; Indian 

Housing Block Grant Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 29, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name/or OMB Control 

number and should be sent to: Lillian L. 

Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000; telephone 202.402.8048, (this is 

not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 

Deitzer at Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov for 

a copy of the proposed forms, or other 

available information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, Programs 

and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410; 

telephone 202–708–0713, (this is not a 

toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department will submit the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is 

soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Notices 14147 

information to: (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; (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 collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Indian Housing 

Block Grant Information Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2577–0218. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: Section 

102 of the Native American Housing 

Assistance and Self-Determination 

Reauthorization Act of 2008 

(NAHASDA) requires that an Indian 

Tribe or Tribally designated housing 

entity for the Tribe submit an Indian 

Housing Plan (IHP), form HUD–52735. 

The IHP provides a description of how 

the Tribe or housing entity will use the 

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 

funds to provide affordable housing for 

its low to moderate income Tribal 

members. The IHP will be reviewed on 

a limited basis to determine that the 

planned activities are in compliance 

with NAHASDA requirements, as 

defined at 24 CFR Part 1000. 

Section 404 of NAHASDA requires 

the IHBG recipient to review progress 

made on implementing the IHP and 

submit an Annual Performance Report 

(APR), form HUD–52735–AS. The APR 

is to include a description of how the 

IHBG funds were used and to correlate 

the uses of the funds to the goals and 

objectives in the IHP. The regulations 

authorize HUD to extend the APR due 

date if the recipient submits a justified 

request. The information in the APR 

will be used to review the recipient’s 

progress in implementing the IHP, 

determine if the activities are eligible 

and to determine if the recipient has the 

capacity to continue implementing the 

IHP in a timely manner. The 

information in the APR also will be 

used to provide Congress, stakeholders, 

and other interested parties with 

information on how the IHBG funds are 

being used to meet affordable housing 

needs within Native American 

communities. 

Throughout the year, the recipient is 

to submit quarterly a Federal Cash 

Transactions Report (HUD–272–I) that 

provides a snapshot of the grant funds 

drawn from the recipient’s line of credit 

(Title 24 CFR 85.41 (c)). HUD uses the 

financial information to monitor IHBG 

expenses, investments, and activities. 

Participants in the IHBG program are 

responsible for notifying HUD of 

changes to the Formula Current Assisted 

Stock (FCAS) component of the IHBG 

formula. HUD is notified of changes in 

the FCAS through a Formula Response 

Form (HUD–4117), as defined at 24 CFR 

1000.302. A Tribe, TDHE, or HUD may 

challenge the data from the U.S. 

Decennial Census or provide an 

alternative source of data by submitting 

the Guidelines for Challenging U.S. 

Decennial Census Data Document 

(HUD–4119). Census challenges are due 

June 15 of each fiscal year, as defined 

at 24 CFR 1000.336. This information 

collection is required of participants in 

the IHBG program to demonstrate 

compliance with eligibility and other 

requirements of NAHASDA; provision 

of correction or challenge 

documentation of the formula 

calculation; and provision of data for 

HUD’s annual report to Congress. The 

information gathered will be used to 

allocate funds under the IHBG program. 

The quality assurance of data reported 

is a very important issue in maintaining 

HUD’s databases used to monitor 

participant’s proposed plans, 

accomplishments, determine program 

compliance, and to ensure fair and 

equitable allocations. In some cases, the 

FCAS information addressing the 

conveyances and conversions of units 

has resulted in the recouping of funds. 

The information collected will allow 

HUD to accurately audit the program. 

Agency Form Number: HUD–52735, 

HUD 52735–AS, HUD–272–I, HUD– 

4117, HUD–4119. 

Members of Affected Public: Native 

American Tribes and Tribally 

Designated Housing Entities, Alaska 

Natives and Corporations, and Native 

Hawaiians. 

ESTIMATION OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS NEEDED TO PREPARE THE INFORMATION COLLECTION INCLUDING NUMBER

OF RESPONDENTS, FREQUENCY OF RESPONSE, AND HOURS OF RESPONSE

Type of submission Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Estimated 

hours to 

complete 

Estimated 

annual burden 

in hours 

HUD–52735 ..................................................................................................... 366 1 120 43,920 

HUD–52735–AS .............................................................................................. 366 1 120 43,920 

HUD–272–I ...................................................................................................... 366 4 2 2,928 

HUD–4117 ....................................................................................................... 579 1 .5 290 

HUD–4119 ....................................................................................................... 15 1 150 2,250 

Total .......................................................................................................... 579 ........................ ........................ 93,308 

Status of the Proposed Information 

Collection: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: March 24, 2009. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Deputy Director for Policy, Program and 

Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. E9–6945 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5288–N–04] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment Public 

Housing Lease Requirements 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistance 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES