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• Allow principal applicants of any 

age to apply for derivative T 

nonimmigrant status for unmarried 

siblings under 18 years of age and 

parents as eligible family members if the 

family member faces a present danger of 

retaliation as a result of the principal 

applicant’s escape from a severe form of 

trafficking or cooperation with law 

enforcement. 8 CFR 214.11(k)(1)(iii) and 

(k)(5)(iv). 

• Allow principal applicants of any 

age to apply for derivative T 

nonimmigrant status for children (adult 

or minor) of the principal’s derivative 

family members if the derivative’s child 

faces a present danger of retaliation as 

a result of the principal’s escape from a 

severe form of trafficking or cooperation 

with law enforcement. 8 CFR 

214.11(k)(1)(iii). 

• Permit all derivative T 

nonimmigrants, if otherwise eligible, to 

apply for adjustment of status under 

INA section 245(l), 8 U.S.C. 1255(l). 8 

CFR 245.23(b)(2). 

• Remove the requirement that 

eligible family members must face 

extreme hardship if the family member 

is not admitted to the United States or 

was removed from the United States. 

See 81 FR 92282 (describing the 

change). 

• Exempt T nonimmigrant applicants 

from the public charge ground of 

inadmissibility. 8 CFR 212.16(b). 

• Limit duration of T nonimmigrant 

status to 4 years but providing 

extensions for LEA need, for exceptional 

circumstances, and for the pendency of 

an application for adjustment of status. 

8 CFR 214.11(c)(1) and (l). 

• Clarify that presence in the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands after being granted T 

nonimmigrant status qualifies toward 

the requisite physical presence 

requirement for adjustment of status. 8 

CFR 245.23(a)(3)(ii). 

• Conform the regulatory definition of 

sex trafficking to the revised statutory 

definition in section 103(10) of the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act. 22 

U.S.C. 7102(10), as amended by section 

108(b) of the JVTA, 129 Stat. 239. 8 CFR 

214.11(a). 

• Specify how USCIS will exercise its 

waiver of grounds of inadmissibility 

authority with respect to criminal 

inadmissibility grounds. 8 CFR 

212.16(b)(3). 

• Discontinue the practice of 

weighing evidence as primary and 

secondary in favor of an ‘‘any credible 

evidence’’ standard. 8 CFR 

214.11(d)(2)(ii) and (3). 

• Provide guidance on the definition 

of ‘‘severe form of trafficking in 

persons’’ where an individual has not 

performed labor or services, or a 

commercial sex act. 8 CFR 214.11(f)(1). 

• Remove the current regulatory 

‘‘opportunity to depart’’ requirement for 

those who escaped traffickers before law 

enforcement became involved. 8 CFR 

214.11(g)(2). 

• Address situations where trafficking 

has occurred abroad, but the applicant 

can potentially meet the physical 

presence requirement. 8 CFR 

214.11(g)(3). 

• Eliminate the requirement that an 

applicant provide three passport-style 

photographs. See 81 FR 92298 

(providing reasons for the change. 

• Remove the filing deadline for 

applicants victimized prior to October 

28, 2000. Update the regulation to 

reflect the creation of DHS, and to 

implement current standards of 

regulatory organization, plain language, 

and USCIS efforts to transform its 

customer service practices. See 81 FR 

92277. 

DHS believes the T nonimmigrant 

program is an effective tool in the 

investigation of and fight against human 

trafficking, disrupting and dismantling 

human trafficking organizations and 

providing support and protection to 

their victims. During the reopening of 

the public comment period, DHS 

encourages comments and suggestions 

on all aspects of the T-nonimmigrant 

program and USCIS administration of 

the program. 

DHS is reopening the comment period 

to allow interested persons to provide 

up-to-date comments on the IFR in 

recognition of the time that has lapsed 

since the initial publication of the IFR. 

Reopening the comment period ensures 

that we are fully considering all current 

factors, concerns and input of the 

parties who may be affected by this 

rulemaking. DHS also believes that the 

T nonimmigrant program will benefit 

from updated public comments 

regarding eligibility and procedures for 

the classification for T nonimmigrant 

status. Due to the lapse in time since the 

IFR was issued, DHS seeks to reengage 

the public and allow further input on 

the changes prior to finalizing this 

rulemaking. DHS will consider 

comments received during the entire 

public comment period in our 

development of a final rule. 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Part 655 

RIN 3052–AD47 

Federal Agricultural Mortgage 

Corporation Disclosure and Reporting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Notification of effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA) issued a direct 

final rule adopting administrative 

amendments to eliminate requirements 

for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 

Corporation (Farmer Mac) to submit 

paper copies of certain reports to the 

FCA’s Office of Secondary Market 

Oversight (OSMO). Electronic copies of 

the reports are sufficient for oversight 

and examination purposes. 

DATES: The direct final rule amending 

12 CFR part 655, published on May 24, 

2021 (86 FR 27797), is effective on July 

9, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical Information: Tiffany West, 

Assistant to the Director, Office of 

Secondary Market Oversight, Farm 

Credit Administration, McLean, VA 

22102–5090, (703) 883–4280, TTY (703) 

883–4056; or 

Legal Information: Hazem Isawi, 

Senior Attorney, Office of General 

Counsel, Farm Credit Administration, 

McLean, VA 22102–5090, (703) 883– 

4020, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

24, 2021, FCA issued a direct final rule 

adopting administrative amendments to 

eliminate requirements for Farmer Mac 

to submit paper copies of certain reports 

to OSMO. In accordance with 12 U.S.C. 

2252(c)(1), the effective date of the rule 

is no earlier than 30 days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register 

during which either or both Houses of 

Congress are in session. Based on the 

records of the sessions of Congress, the 

effective date of the regulations is July 

9, 2021. 

Dated: July 12, 2021. 

Dale Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15115 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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