3476 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 13 / Thursday, January 21, 2010 / Notices 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd 

Street, Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Joann Mcconnell, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific 

Review Branch, NIH/NINDS/Neuroscience 

Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 3208, 

Msc 9529, Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, (301) 

496–5324, mcconnej@ninds.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research 

Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, 

Biological Basis Research in the 

Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1053 Filed 1–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Aging; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The contract proposals and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individualsassociated with the contract 

proposals, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Clinical 

Services. 

Date: January 29, 2010. 

Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Suite 2C212, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

(Telephone Conference Call) 

Contact Person: Ramesh Vemuri, PhD, 

Chief, Scientific Review Branch, National 

Institute on Aging, National Institutes of 

Health, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2C– 

212, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–7700, 

rv23r@nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1051 Filed 1–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2491–10; DHS Docket No. USCIS] 

RIN 1615–ZA96 

Designation of Haiti for Temporary 

Protected Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) has 

designated Haiti for temporary protected 

status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. 

Under section 244(b)(1) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, the 

Secretary is authorized to designate a 

foreign state for TPS or parts of such 

state upon finding that such state is 

experiencing ongoing armed conflict, an 

environmental disaster, or 

‘‘extraordinary and temporary 

conditions.’’ The Secretary may grant 

TPS to individual nationals of the 

designated foreign state (or to eligible 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in such state) who 

have been both continuously physically 

present in the United States since the 

effective date of the designation and 

continually residing in the United States 

since a date determined by the 

Secretary, and who meet other 

eligibility criteria. TPS is available only 

to persons who were continuously 

physically present in the United States 

as of the effective date of the 

designation. 

Under this designation, Haitian 

nationals (and aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Haiti) who have continuously resided 

in the United States since January 12, 

2010, and who remain in continual 

physical presence in the United States 

from the effective date of the notice, 

may apply for TPS within the 180-day 

registration period that begins on the 

date of publication of the notice. These 

nationals also may apply for 

employment authorization documents 

and for permission to depart from and 

return to the United States. 

This notice also sets forth procedures 

necessary for nationals of Haiti (or 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Haiti) to register 

and to apply for TPS and employment 

authorization documents with U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

DATES: This designation of Haiti for TPS 

is effective on January 21, 2010, and 

will remain in effect through July 22, 

2011. The 180-day registration period 

for eligible individuals to submit their 

TPS applications begins January 21, 

2010, and will remain in effect until 

July 20, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the application 

process and additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS Web 

site at http://www.uscis.gov. Select 

‘‘Temporary Protected Status’’ from the 

homepage under ‘‘Humanitarian.’’ You 

can find detailed information about this 

Haitian designation on our Web site at 

the Haitian Questions & Answers 

Section. 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

can check Case Status Online available 

at the USCIS Web site (http:// 

www.uscis.gov), or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 1– 

800–375–5283 (TTY 1–800–767–1833). 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abbreviations and Terms Used in This 

Document 

ASC—USCIS Application Support Center 

DHS—Department of Homeland Security 

DOS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

Government—United States Government 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

OSC—U.S. Department of Justice, Office of 

Special Counsel for Immigration Related 

Unfair Employment Practices 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

What Is Temporary Protected Status? 

TPS is a temporary immigration status 

granted to eligible nationals of a country 

(or to persons without nationality who 

last habitually resided in the designated 

country) that the Secretary has 

designated for TPS because the country 

is experiencing an ongoing armed 

conflict, an environmental disaster, or 

extraordinary and temporary conditions. 

During the period for which the 

Secretary has designated a country for 

TPS, TPS beneficiaries are eligible to 

remain in the United States and may 


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