Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 1996 / Notices 3053

Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK

99508

University of Alaska-Anchorage,

Consortium Library, 3211 Providence

Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508

University of Alaska-Juneau Library,

11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK

University of Alaska, Seward Marine

Center Library, PO Box 730, Seward,

AK 99664

Valdez Public Library, PO Box 609,

Valdez, AK 99686

Whittier Public Library, PO Box 749,

Whittier, AK 99693

Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali

Street, Anchorage, AK 99503

Dated: January 18, 1996.

Thomas Gernhofer,

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals

Management.

[FR Doc. 96–1676 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

National Park Service

Voyageurs National Park, MN; Historic

Resort Hotel and Villas Operations

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession contract

authorizing continued operation of

historic resort hotel and villas, with

food service, boat portaging, and waterrelated services for the public at

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, for

a period of approximately ten (10) years

from January 1, 1996, through December

31, 2005.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact the Superintendent, Voyageurs

National Park, 3131 Highway 53 South,

International Falls, Minnesota 56649, to

obtain a copy of the prospectus

describing the requirements of the

proposed contract.

SUPPLEMENARY INFORMATION: This

contract renewal has been determined to

be categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared. There was an existing

concessioner for this operation under a

previous contract which expired on

October 8, 1995, but that concessioner is

not entitled to a right of preference in

the negotiation of the new contract. This

means that the contract will be awarded

to the party submitting the best offer.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all proposals received as a

result of this notice. All proposals must

be received by the Superintendent not

later than the sixtieth (60) day following

publication of this notice to be

considered and evaluated.

Dated: December 12, 1995.

William W. Schenk,

Field Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 96–1605 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1740E–95]

RIN 1115–AC30

Further Extension of Work

Authorization for Salvadorans Under

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Immigration and

Naturalization Service (‘‘the Service’’ or

‘‘INS’’) is granting a further automatic

extension until April 30, 1996, of the

validity of any Employment

Authorization Document (EAD or work

permit) bearing an expiration date of

December 31, 1994, previously issued to

a Salvadoran on the basis of Deferred

Enforced Departure (DED). The Service

is taking this action in order to ensure

an ample opportunity for Salvadoran

beneficiaries of DED to apply for a new

EAD based on a pending asylum

application.

Salvadoran nationals currently

eligible for benefits under the American

Baptist Churches (ABC) settlement

agreement must mail an asylum

application to the appropriate INS

Service Center by January 31, 1996, if

they do not already have one on file, in

order to remain eligible for settlement

benefits. Asylum applications will be

considered timely filed if postmarked

on or before January 31, 1996. This

notice does not constitute an extension

of the ABC asylum application filing

deadline.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Examinations Division, 425 I Street,

NW, Room 3214, Washington, DC

20536, Telephone (202) 514–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Service announced on December

6, 1994, that it was automatically

extending work authorization until

September 30, 1995, for Salvadorans

covered by the DED program. 59 FR

62751. This extension allowed

Salvadorans covered by DED a

transitional period to apply for work

authorization under other immigration

law provisions. Almost all Salvadorans

covered by DED are class members of

the ‘‘ABC’’ lawsuit, which was settled in

1991. American Baptist Churches v.

Thornburgh, 760 F.Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal.

1991). Under the ABC settlement,

Salvadoran class members are entitled

to apply for asylum under the old

asylum regulations (promulgated in

1990) and may apply for work

authorization based upon a previously

or concurrently filed asylum

application.

On July 7, 1995, the Service published

in the Federal Register Special Filing

Instructions for ABC Class Members,

Form M–426, which provided

instructions to class members regarding

the filing of asylum and employment

authorization applications. 60 FR 35424.

On July 31, 1995, the Service mailed

ABC Notice 5 advising Salvadoran ABC

class members who have never filed an

asylum application to do so by January

31, 1996, in order to remain eligible for

ABC benefits. In a notice published

September 27, 1995, the Service

clarified the ABC Special Filing

Instructions, extended the validity of

DED-based work permits until January

31, 1996, and published the text of

Notice 5. 60 FR 49921.

Salvadoran ABC class members who

apply for asylum and employment

authorization in the period ending on

January 31, 1996, may face a lapse in

their employment authorization, since

the processing time for EAD

applications at the Service Centers is

approximately 60 to 90 days. In order to

avoid possible interruption of

employment authorization for class

members, this Notice extends the

validity of Salvadoran DED-based work

permits until April 30, 1996, and

reminds Salvadorans with DED work

authorization to file their requests for a

new work permit as soon as possible.

Automatic Extension of Employment

Authorization

In order to ensure an ample

opportunity for Salvadorans covered by

DED to apply for a new employment

authorization document (EAD), the

Service is granting an automatic

extension of the validity of their EADs

until April 30, 1996. This automatic

extension is limited to EAD cards which

expire on December 31, 1994, and were

previously issued to DED Salvadorans

pursuant to 8 CFR 274a.12(a)(11).

Salvadorans who need work