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1The 60-day re-registration period (March 19, 

2021, through May 18, 2021) for existing TPS 

beneficiaries under TPS Syria is not changing. See 

86 FR 14946 (Mar. 19, 2021). 

2A Federal Register notice was published on 

March 24, 2021, correcting defects in the original 

notice of Designation of Venezuela for Temporary 

Protected Status and Implementation of 

Employment Authorization for Venezuelans 

Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure. See 86 FR 

15694. This notice provides further corrections. 

Current Actions: Extension. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Abstract: CBP Form 3311, Declaration 

for Free Entry of Returned American 

Products, which is authorized by, 

among others, 19 CFR 10.1, 10.66, 10.67, 

12.41, 123.4, and 143.23, is used to 

collect information from the importer or 

authorized agent in order to claim dutyfree treatment for articles entered under 

certain provisions of Subchapter I of 

Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS, 

https://hts.usitc.gov/current). The form 

serves as a declaration that the articles 

are: (1) The growth, production, and 

manufacture of the United States; (2) are 

returned to the United States without 

having been advanced in value or 

improved in condition while abroad; (3) 

the goods were not previously entered 

under a temporary importation under 

bond provision; and (4) drawback was 

never claimed and/or paid. 

This collection of information applies 

to members of the importing public and 

trade community who seek to claim 

duty-free treatment based on 

compliance with the aforementioned 

requirements. These members of the 

public and trade community are familiar 

with import procedures and with CBP 

regulations. Obligation to respond to 

this information collection is required to 

obtain benefits. 

Type of Information Collection: CBP 

Form 3311, Declaration for Free Entry of 

Returned American Products. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 35. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 420,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.10 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 42,000. 

Dated: July 30, 2021. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2695–21; DHS Docket No. USCISUSCIS–2021–0014] 

RIN 1615–ZB89 

Extension of Initial Registration 

Periods for New Temporary Protected 

Status Applicants Under the 

Designations for Venezuela, Syria, and 

Burma; Correction to the Notice on the 

Designation of Venezuela for 

Temporary Protected Status and 

Implementation of Employment 

Authorization for Venezuelans Covered 

by Deferred Enforced Departure 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of initial registration 

period extensions. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces extensions of the 

initial registration periods from 180 

days to 18 months for initial (new) 

applicants under the Temporary 

Protected Status (TPS) designations for 

Venezuela, Syria, and Burma. This 

notice also provides certain specific 

corrections to the Federal Register 

notice regarding Venezuela at 86 FR 

13574 (Mar. 9, 2021). 

DATES: DHS is extending the initial 

registration periods from 180 days to 18 

months for applicants who do not 

currently have TPS under the TPS 

designations for Venezuela, Syria, and 

Burma, as specified in this notice.1 This 

extension to 18 months is the same time 

period of the TPS designation itself, 

allowing an individual to apply as an 

initial applicant any time during the 18- 

month designation periods for these 

three countries. However, applicants 

should be aware that the ability to file 

a late initial TPS application may not be 

available during any potential 

subsequent extensions of these 

designations, so individuals desiring 

TPS should take action to apply during 

this 18-month initial registration period 

in order to ensure that they do not miss 

the opportunity to obtain TPS. These 

initial registration period extensions 

apply to the following Federal Register 

notices: 

Designation of Venezuela for 

Temporary Protected Status and 

Implementation of Employment 

Authorization for Venezuelans Covered 

by Deferred Enforced Departure (86 FR 

13574): 2 The 18-month registration 

period to apply for TPS now runs from 

March 9, 2021, through September 9, 

2022. See also corrections to Venezuela 

notice below. 

Extension and Redesignation of Syria 

for Temporary Protected Status (86 FR 

14946): The 18-month registration 

period for initial applications under the 

redesignation of TPS for Syria now runs 

from March 19, 2021, through 

September 30, 2022. 

Designation of Burma (Myanmar) for 

Temporary Protected Status (86 FR 

28132): The 18-month registration 

period now runs from May 25, 2021, 

through November 25, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• Andria Strano, Acting 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 800–375– 

5283. 

• For further information on TPS, 

please visit the USCIS TPS web page at 

www.uscis.gov/tps. 

• If you have additional questions 

about TPS, 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 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) Contact Center at 800– 

375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

may check Case Status Online, available 

on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov, 

or call the USCIS Contact Center at 800– 

375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

Form I–765—Application for Employment 

Authorization 

Form I–821—Application for Temporary 

Protected Status 

Government—U.S. Government 


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3See 8 CFR 244.2(f) and (g) (noting requirements 

for consideration of late initial TPS registration 

applications). A ‘‘good cause’’ exception to late 

filings is applicable only to persons re-registering 

for TPS as per INA § 244(c)(3)(C), not to initial 

registrants. 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Background on Temporary Protected 

Status (TPS) 

• TPS is a temporary immigration 

status granted to eligible nationals of a 

country designated for TPS under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (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, are employment authorized, 

and may obtain Employment 

Authorization Documents (EADs), so 

long as they continue to meet the 

requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for travel authorization as a matter of 

discretion. 

• 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 of Homeland 

Security (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 on the date TPS 

terminates. 

Purpose of This Action 

Through this Federal Register notice, 

DHS is extending the initial registration 

periods from 180 days to 18 months for 

initial applicants (that is, individuals 

who do not currently have TPS) under 

the TPS designations for Venezuela, 

Syria, and Burma, as specified in this 

notice. The initial registration periods 

will now run for the entire 18-month 

period of the TPS designations for 

Venezuela and Burma, and for the entire 

18-month period of TPS redesignation 

for Syria. This will allow individuals to 

submit an initial application for TPS 

and an application for employment 

authorization documentation (if 

desired), during the relevant country’s 

TPS designation or redesignation. 

DHS is extending the registration 

period for a number of reasons. In 

general, individuals must be given an 

initial registration period of no less than 

180 days to register for TPS, but the 

Secretary has discretion to provide for a 

longer registration period. See 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv). Historically, the 

length of the initial registration period 

has varied. Compare 66 FR 14214 

(March 9, 2001) (18 months initial 

registration period for applicants under 

TPS designation for El Salvador) with 80 

FR 36346 (June 24, 2015) (180-day 

initial registration period for applicants 

under TPS designation for Nepal). In 

recent years, this period has most 

typically been limited to the statutory 

minimum of 180 days, although later 

extensions of the initial registration 

period have also been announced for 

some countries. See, e.g., 81 FR 4051 

(Jan. 25, 2016) (setting 180-day initial 

registration period during extension and 

redesignation of South Sudan for TPS); 

78 FR 1866 (Jan. 9, 2013) (setting 180- 

day initial registration period during 

extension and redesignation of Sudan 

for TPS); 75 FR 39957 (July 13, 2010) 

(extending previously announced initial 

180-day registration period for Haiti 

TPS applicants to allow more time for 

individuals to apply). After reevaluating 

the initial 180-day registration periods 

announced for TPS under the new 

designations for Venezuela and Burma 

and the redesignation of Syria, DHS has 

determined that it will provide the full 

18 months of these designations for 

applicants to file their initial Form I– 

821 and Form I–765 to obtain an EAD, 

if desired. Limiting the initial 

registration period to 180 days may 

place a burden on applicants who are 

unable to timely file but would 

otherwise be eligible for a grant of TPS. 

In addition, permitting registration 

throughout the entirety of the 

designation period could reduce the 

operational burden on USCIS, as 

incoming applications may be spread 

out over a longer period of time. This 

extended registration period is in 

keeping with the humanitarian purpose 

of TPS and will better advance the goal 

of ensuring ‘‘the Federal Government 

eliminates . . . barriers that prevent 

immigrants from accessing government 

services available to them.’’ See 

Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith 

in Our Legal Immigration Systems and 

Strengthening Integration and Inclusion 

Efforts for New Americans, 86 FR 8277 

(Feb. 5, 2021). 

In addition, through this Federal 

Register notice, DHS is making 

corrections to the Federal Register 

notice regarding Venezuela’s TPS 

designation that was published on 

March 9, 2021, at 86 FR 13574. USCIS 

is correcting the second paragraph of the 

section titled ‘‘Required Application 

Forms and Application Fees To Register 

for TPS’’ to correct the end date of the 

EAD validity period noted in that 

section from ‘‘September 7, 2021’’ to 

‘‘September 9, 2022.’’ USCIS is also 

correcting the section titled ‘‘Refiling a 

TPS Registration Application After 

Receiving a Denial of a Fee Waiver 

Request’’ in order to remove erroneous 

references to a ‘‘good cause’’ exception 

to late filings for initial TPS applicants 

under the Venezuela designation.3

Corrections 

In FR Doc. 2021–04951, beginning on 

page 13574, in the Federal Register of 

March 9, 2021, make the following 

corrections: 

1. On page 13578, the sentence 

indicating ‘‘Although not required to do 

so, if you want to obtain an EAD valid 

through September 7, 2021, you must 

file an Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) and pay the 

Form I–765 fee (or submit a Request for 

a Fee Waiver (Form I–912))’’ is corrected 

to read as follows: ‘‘Although not 

required to do so, if you want to obtain 

an EAD valid through September 9, 

2022, you must file an Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) and pay the Form I–765 fee or 

request a fee waiver’’. 

2. On page 13578, the heading 

‘‘Refiling a TPS Registration Application 

After Receiving a Denial of a Fee Waiver 

Request’’ is corrected to read as follows: 

‘‘Refiling a TPS Registration Application 

after Receiving Notice that USCIS Did 

Not Grant the Fee Waiver Request’’. 

3. On page 13578, the first paragraph 

under the heading that currently reads 

‘‘Refiling a TPS Registration Application 

After Receiving a Denial of a Fee Waiver 

Request’’ is struck and replaced with the 

following correction: 

‘‘You should file as soon as possible 

so USCIS can process your application 

and issue an EAD promptly, if you 

requested one. If USCIS does not grant 

your fee waiver request related to your 

initial TPS application, you must refile 

your Form I–821 for TPS, along with the 

required fees, by September 9, 2022 to 

continue seeking initial TPS. If USCIS 

does not grant 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 as long as it is within the 

period that Venezuela is designated for 

TPS. For more information on late 


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initial registration, visit the USCIS TPS 

web page at uscis.gov/tps.’’ 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

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Notice To Reopen the Exxon Valdez Oil 

Spill Public Advisory Committee Call 

for Nominations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice to reopen a call for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: A request for nominations 

was published by the Department of the 

Interior in the Federal Register on April 

29, 2021, for specific positions on the 

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory 

Committee (Committee). This 

Committee advises the Exxon Valdez 

Oil Spill Trustee Council (Trustee 

Council) on decisions related to the 

planning, evaluation, funds allocation, 

and conduct of injury assessment and 

restoration activities related to the T/V 

Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 1989. 

DATES: The nomination period for the 

notice published on April 29, 2021, at 

86 FR 22703, is reopened. Nominations 

for the vacant positions are due 

September 3, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: A complete nomination 

package should be submitted by hard 

copy or via email to Shiway Wang, 

Acting Executive Director, Exxon 

Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, 4230 

University Drive, Suite 220, Anchorage, 

Alaska, 99508–4650, or at 

shiway.wang@alaska.gov. Also please 

copy Linda Kilbourne, Administrative 

Manager, on any email correspondence 

at linda.kilbourne@alaska.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Philip Johnson, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy 

and Compliance, telephone number: 

(907) 786–3914; email: philip_johnson@

ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was created pursuant to 

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of 

Agreement and Consent Decree entered 

into by the United States of America 

and the State of Alaska on August 27, 

1991, and approved by the United States 

District Court for the District of Alaska 

in settlement of United States of 

America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action 

No. A91–081 CV. The Committee 

advises the Trustee Council on matters 

relating to decisions on injury 

assessment, restoration activities, or 

other use of natural resource damage 

recoveries obtained by the government. 

The Trustee Council consists of 

representatives of the U.S. Department 

of the Interior, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, Alaska 

Department of Fish and Game, Alaska 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation, and Alaska Department of 

Law. 

The Committee consists of 10 

members to reflect balanced 

representation from each of the 

following principal interests: 

Aquaculture/mariculture, commercial 

tourism, conservation/environmental, 

recreation, subsistence use, commercial 

fishing, native landownership, sport 

hunting/fishing, science/technology, 

and public-at-large. 

We are soliciting nominations for 

seven positions that represent 

aquaculture/mariculture, commercial 

fishing, commercial tourism, recreation, 

Native landownership, subsistence, and 

public-at-large interests. The Committee 

members will be selected and appointed 

by the Secretary of the Interior to serve 

a two-year term. 

Nominations for membership may be 

submitted by any source. Nominations 

should include a re ́sume ́ providing an 

adequate description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, including information 

that would enable the Department of the 

Interior to make an informed decision 

regarding meeting the membership 

requirements of the Committee and 

permit the Department of the Interior to 

contact a potential member. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. appendix 2. 

Philip Johnson, 

Regional Environmental Officer, Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance. 

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Notice of Teleconference Meeting of 

the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of the Interior, Office of the 

Secretary, is announcing that the Exxon 

Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee 

Council’s Public Advisory Committee 

(PAC) will meet by video teleconference 

as noted below. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held 

on September 28–29, 2021, beginning at 

9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. 

Alaska Time (AKT) for both days. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual 

only using the Zoom meeting platform. 

To view a tutorial on how to join a 

Zoom meeting, please go to https://

support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/ 

201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-. 

The video feature will be turned off for 

all attendees except for the EVOS PAC, 

Trustee Council staff, presenters, and 

speakers during public comment to 

limit bandwidth use and maximize 

connectivity during the meeting. Please 

remain muted until you are called upon 

to speak. 

Connect to meeting using Zoom link 

(video and audio): 

https://zoom.us/j/93034091186?pwd=

MWNsVFdBNllveWhqSS8

xUFhwTTdGQT09 

Meeting ID: 930 3409 1186 

Passcode: 672577 

Follow the prompts; you will be asked 

if you would like to join audio with 

internet (your device microphone/ 

speaker) or use a telephone (follow the 

prompts accordingly). 

Connect to the meeting via telephone 

(audio only, no video): 

Dial any of the following numbers: 

(253) 215–8782 

(669) 900–6833 

(346) 248–7799 

(312) 626–6799 

(929) 205–6099 

(301) 715–8592 

Enter the Meeting ID 930 3409 1186#; 

there is no participant code, and use *6 

to mute. 

Please check the EVOS Trustee 

Council website for updates regarding 

the virtual meeting at 

www.evostc.state.ak.us/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Philip Johnson, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy 

and Compliance, telephone number: 

(907) 786–3914; email: philip_johnson@

ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EVOS 

PAC was created pursuant to Paragraph 

V.A.4 of the Memorandum of 

Agreement and Consent Decree entered 

into by the United States of America 

and the State of Alaska on August 27, 

1991, and approved by the United States 

District Court for the District of Alaska 

in settlement of United States of 


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