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p.m., Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 31, 2010, 75 FR 53317– 

53319. 

The meeting will be two days October 

6, 2010, 7 p.m. to October 7, 2010, 5 

p.m. The meeting location remains the 

same. The meeting is closed to the 

public. 

Dated: September 8, 2010. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23063 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. ICEB–2010–0003] 

RIN 1653–ZA01 

Employment Authorization for Haitian 

F–1 Nonimmigrant Students 

Experiencing Severe Economic 

Hardship as a Direct Result of the 

January 12, 2010 Earthquake in Haiti 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement; DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of suspension of 

applicability of certain requirements. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the suspension of certain regulatory 

requirements for F–1 nonimmigrant 

students whose country of citizenship is 

Haiti and who are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the January 12, 2010 earthquake in 

Haiti. The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is taking action to 

provide relief to these F–1 students so 

they may obtain employment 

authorization, work an increased 

number of hours while school is in 

session, and reduce their course load, 

while continuing to maintain their F–1 

student status. F–1 students who are 

granted employment authorization by 

means of this notice will be deemed to 

be engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for 

the duration of their employment 

authorization, provided that they satisfy 

the minimum course load requirement 

described in this notice. 

DATES: This notice is effective 

September 15, 2010 and will remain in 

effect until July 22, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Louis Farrell, Director, Student and 

Exchange Visitor Program; MS 5600, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement; 500 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20536–5600; (703) 603– 

3400. This is not a toll-free number. 

Program information can be found at 

http://www.ice.gov/sevis/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

What action is DHS taking under this 

notice? 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

is exercising her authority under 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(9) to temporarily suspend the 

applicability of certain requirements 

governing on-campus and off-campus 

employment. F–1 students granted 

employment authorization by means of 

this notice will be deemed to be engaged 

in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for the 

duration of their employment 

authorization if they satisfy the 

minimum course load described in this 

notice. See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). 

Who is covered by this notice? 

This notice applies exclusively to F– 

1 students whose country of citizenship 

is Haiti and who were lawfully present 

in the United States in F–1 

nonimmigrant status on January 12, 

2010 under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i) and (1) 

are enrolled in an institution that is 

Student and Exchange Visitor Program 

(SEVP)-certified for enrollment of F–1 

students; (2) are currently maintaining 

F–1 status; and (3) are experiencing 

severe economic hardship as a direct 

result of the January 12, 2010 

earthquake in Haiti. 

This notice applies both to 

undergraduate and graduate students, as 

well as elementary school, middle 

school, and high school students. The 

notice, however, applies differently to 

elementary school, middle school, and 

high school students, as discussed in 

Question, ‘‘Does this notice apply to 

elementary school, middle school, and 

high school students in F–1 status?’’ 

F–1 students covered by this notice 

who transfer to other academic 

institutions that are SEVP-certified for 

enrollment of F–1 students remain 

eligible for the relief provided by means 

of this notice. 

Why is DHS taking this action? 

DHS is taking action to provide relief 

to F–1 students whose country of 

citizenship is Haiti and who are 

experiencing severe economic hardship 

as a direct result of the January 12, 2010 

earthquake in Haiti. These students may 

obtain employment authorization, work 

an increased number of hours while 

school is in session, and reduce their 

course load, while continuing to 

maintain their F–1 student status. 

Haiti has limited resources to cope 

with a natural disaster like this 

earthquake, which was the strongest one 

to strike the island nation in 200 years. 

The country’s critical infrastructure was 

severely damaged, and many 

government offices, schools, businesses, 

and hospitals were completely 

destroyed. Millions of Haitians have 

been displaced from their homes and 

must depend on international aid 

organizations to receive basic 

necessities such as food and water. 

Approximately 1,127 F–1 students 

whose country of citizenship is Haiti are 

enrolled in schools in the United States. 

Given the extent of the destruction and 

humanitarian challenges in Haiti, 

affected F–1 students whose primary 

means of financial support comes from 

family members in Haiti may now need 

to be exempted from the normal student 

employment requirements to be able to 

continue their studies in the United 

States. Without employment 

authorization, these students may lack 

the means to meet basic living expenses. 

What is the minimum course load 

requirement set forth in this notice? 

Undergraduate students who are 

granted on-campus or off-campus 

employment authorization under this 

notice must remain registered for a 

minimum of six semester/quarter hours 

of instruction per academic term. 

Graduate-level F–1 students who are 

granted on-campus or off-campus 

employment authorization under this 

notice must remain registered for a 

minimum of three semester/quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term. 

See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(v). In addition, F– 

1 students (both undergraduate and 

graduate) granted on-campus or offcampus employment authorization 

under this notice may count up to the 

equivalent of one class or three credits 

per session, term, semester, trimester, or 

quarter of online or distance education 

toward satisfying this minimum course 

load requirement, unless the F–1 

student’s course of study is in a 

language study program. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(6)(i)(G). Elementary school, 

middle school, and high school students 

must maintain ‘‘class attendance for not 

less than the minimum number of hours 

a week prescribed by the school for 

normal progress toward graduation,’’ as 

required under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(E). 

May Haitian F–1 students who already 

have on-campus or off-campus 

employment authorization benefit from 

the suspension of regulatory 

requirements under this notice? 

Yes. Haitian F–1 students who 

already have on-campus or off-campus 

employment authorization may benefit 

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regulatory requirements relating to the 

minimum course load requirement 

under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(A) and (B) 

and the employment eligibility 

requirements under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) as 

specified in this notice. Such Haitian F– 

1 students may benefit without having 

to apply for a new Form I–766, 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD). To benefit from this notice, the 

student must request that his or her 

Designated School Official (DSO) enter 

the following statement in the remarks 

field of the SEVIS student record, which 

will be reflected on the student’s Form 

I–20: 

Approved for more than 20 hours per week 

of [DSO must insert ‘‘on-campus’’ or ‘‘offcampus,’’ depending upon the type of 

employment authorization the student 

already has] employment authorization and 

reduced course load under the Special 

Student Relief authorization from [DSO must 

insert the beginning date of employment] 

until [DSO must insert the student’s program 

end date, July 22, 2011, or the current EAD 

expiration date (if the student is currently 

working off campus), whichever date comes 

first]. 

Must the F–1 student apply for 

reinstatement after expiration of this 

special employment authorization if the 

student reduces his or her full course of 

study? 

No. F–1 students who are granted 

employment authorization under this 

notice will be deemed to be engaged in 

a ‘‘full course of study’’ for the duration 

of their employment authorization, 

provided that qualifying undergraduate 

level F–1 students remain registered for 

a minimum of six semester/quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term, 

and qualifying graduate level F–1 

students remain registered for a 

minimum of three semester/quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term. 

See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(v) and (f)(6)(i)(F). 

Such students will not be required to 

apply for reinstatement under 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(16) if they are otherwise 

maintaining F–1 status. 

Will F–2 dependents (spouse or minor 

children) of F–1 students covered by 

this notice be eligible to apply for 

employment authorization? 

No. An F–2 spouse or minor child of 

an F–1 student is not authorized to work 

in the United States and, therefore, may 

not accept employment under the F–2 

status. See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(15)(i). 

Will the suspension of the applicability 

of the standard student employment 

requirements apply to aliens who are 

granted an F–1 visa after this notice is 

published in the Federal Register? 

No. The suspension of the 

applicability of the standard regulatory 

requirements only applies to those F–1 

students whose country of citizenship is 

Haiti and who were lawfully present in 

the United States in F–1 nonimmigrant 

status on January 12, 2010 under section 

101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(F)(i) and (1) are enrolled in 

an institution that is Student and 

Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) 

certified for enrollment of F–1 students; 

(2) are currently maintaining F–1 status; 

and (3) are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the January 12, 2010 earthquake in 

Haiti. 

F–1 students who do not meet these 

requirements do not qualify for the 

suspension of the applicability of the 

standard regulatory requirements, even 

if they are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the January 12, 2010 earthquake in 

Haiti. 

Does this notice apply to an F–1 student 

who departs the United States after this 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register and who needs to obtain a new 

F–1 visa before he or she may return to 

the United States to continue his or her 

educational programs? 

Yes, provided that the DSO has 

properly notated the student’s SEVIS 

record, which will then appear on the 

student’s Form I–20. Subject to the 

specific terms of this notice, the normal 

rules for visa issuance (including those 

related to public charge and 

nonimmigrant intent) remain applicable 

to nonimmigrants that need to apply for 

a new F–1 visa in order to continue 

their educational programs in the 

United States. 

Does this notice apply to elementary 

school, middle school, and high school 

students in F–1 status? 

This notice does not reduce the 

required course load for elementary 

school, middle school, or high school 

students in F–1 status. Such students 

must maintain the minimum number of 

hours of class attendance per week 

prescribed by the school for normal 

progress toward graduation. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(6)(i)(E). 

Eligible F–1 students from Haiti 

enrolled in an elementary school, 

middle school, or high school do benefit 

from the suspension of the requirement 

in 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9)(i) that limits oncampus employment to 20 hours per 

week while school is in session. DHS 

notes, however, that the suspension of 

this requirement is solely for DHS 

purposes of determining valid F–1 

status. Nothing in this notice affects the 

applicability of federal and state labor 

laws limiting the employment of 

minors. With regard to off-campus 

employment, elementary school, middle 

school, and high school students benefit 

from the suspension of the requirement 

that a student must have been in F–1 

status for one full academic year in 

order to be eligible for off-campus 

employment and the requirement that 

limits a student’s work authorization to 

no more than 20 hours per week of offcampus employment while school is in 

session. With regard to on-campus 

employment, nothing in this notice 

affects the applicability of federal and 

state labor laws limiting the 

employment of minors. The suspension 

of certain regulatory requirements 

related to employment through this 

notice is applicable to all eligible F–1 

students—regardless of educational 

level—pursuant to the regulations at 8 

CFR 214.2(f)(9)(i) and (f)(9)(ii). 

On-Campus Employment Authorization 

Will F–1 students who are granted oncampus employment authorization 

under this notice be authorized to work 

more than 20 hours per week while 

school is in session? 

Yes. For F–1 students covered in this 

notice, the Secretary is suspending the 

applicability of the requirement in 8 

CFR 214.2(f)(9)(i) that limits an F–1 

student’s on-campus employment to 20 

hours per week while school is in 

session. A student whose country of 

citizenship is Haiti and who is 

experiencing severe economic hardship 

as a direct result of the January 12, 2010 

earthquake in Haiti is authorized to 

work more than 20 hours per week 

while school is in session if his or her 

DSO has entered the following 

statement in the remarks field of the 

SEVIS student record, which will be 

reflected on the student’s Form I–20 

Certificate of Eligibility for 

Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student: 

Approved for more than 20 hours per week 

of on-campus authorization and reduced 

course load, under the Special Student Relief 

authorization from [DSO must insert the 

beginning date of employment] until [DSO 

must insert the student’s program end date or 

July 22, 2011, whichever date comes first]. 

To obtain on-campus employment 

authorization, the student must 

demonstrate to his or her DSO that the 

employment is necessary to avoid 

severe economic hardship that is 

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1Minimum course load requirement for 

enrollment in a school must be established in a 

publicly available document (e.g., catalog, Web site, 

or operating procedure), and it must be a standard 

applicable to all students (U.S. citizens and foreign 

students) enrolled at the school. 

2Minimum course load requirement for 

enrollment in a school must be established in a 

publicly available document (e.g., catalog, Web site 

or operating procedure), and it must be a standard 

applicable to all students (U.S. citizens and foreign 

students) enrolled at the school. 

Haiti. A student authorized by his or her 

DSO to engage in on-campus 

employment by means of this notice 

does not need to make any filing with 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

The standard rules permitting fulltime work on-campus when school is 

not in session or during school 

vacations apply. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(9)(i). 

Will F–1 students who are granted oncampus employment authorization 

under this notice be authorized to 

reduce their normal course load and 

still maintain their F–1 nonimmigrant 

status? 

Yes. F–1 students who are granted oncampus employment authorization 

under this notice will be deemed to be 

engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for 

the purpose of maintaining their F–1 

status for the duration of their oncampus employment if they satisfy the 

minimum course load requirement 

described in this notice. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). 

However, the authorization for 

reduced course load is solely for DHS 

purposes of determining valid F–1 

status. Nothing in this notice mandates 

that a school allow a student to take a 

reduced course load if the reduction 

would not meet the school’s minimum 

course load requirement for continued 

enrollment.1

Off-Campus Employment Authorization 

What regulatory requirements does this 

notice temporarily suspend relating to 

off-campus employment? 

For F–1 students covered by this 

notice, as provided under 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(9)(ii)(A), the Secretary is 

suspending the following regulatory 

requirements relating to off-campus 

employment: 

(a) The requirement that a student 

must have been in F–1 status for one 

full academic year in order to be eligible 

for off-campus employment; 

(b) The requirement that an F–1 

student must demonstrate that 

acceptance of employment will not 

interfere with the student’s carrying a 

full course of study; and 

(c) The requirement that limits a 

student’s work authorization to no more 

than 20 hours per week of off-campus 

employment while school is in session. 

Will F–1 students who are granted offcampus employment authorization 

under this notice be authorized to 

reduce their normal course load and 

still maintain their F–1 nonimmigrant 

status? 

Yes. F–1 students who are granted 

employment authorization by means of 

this notice will be deemed to be engaged 

in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for purpose 

of maintaining their F–1 status for the 

duration of their employment 

authorization if they satisfy the 

minimum course load requirement 

described in this notice. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). However, the 

authorization for reduced course load is 

solely for DHS purposes of determining 

valid F–1 status. Nothing in this notice 

mandates that a school allow a student 

to take reduced course load if such 

reduced course load would not meet the 

school’s minimum course load 

requirement.2

How may Haitian F–1 students obtain 

employment authorization for offcampus employment with a reduced 

course load under this notice? 

F–1 students must file a Form I–765 

Application for Employment 

Authorization with USCIS if they wish 

to apply for off-campus employment 

authorization based on severe economic 

hardship resulting from the January 12, 

2010 earthquake in Haiti. Filing 

instructions are located at: http:// 

www.uscis.gov/i-765. If an F–1 student 

has obtained an EAD as a result of 

applying for Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS) for Haiti or is in the process of 

seeking a TPS EAD, please see Question, 

‘‘May Haitian F–1 students who already 

have on-campus or off-campus 

employment authorization benefit from 

this notice?’’ An F–1 student may use 

his or her TPS EAD to work, but in 

order to maintain F–1 status must 

comply with other requirements of the 

school’s DSO as described. 

Fee considerations. Submission of a 

Form I–765 currently requires payment 

of a $340 fee. If the applicant is unable 

to pay the fee, he or she must submit a 

written affidavit or unsworn declaration 

requesting a waiver of the fee and 

including the statement: ‘‘I declare 

under penalty of perjury that the 

foregoing is true and correct.’’ See http: 

//www.uscis.gov/feewaiver. The 

submission must include an explanation 

of why he or she should be granted the 

fee waiver and the reasons for his or her 

inability to pay. See 8 CFR 103.7(c). 

Supporting documentation. An F–1 

student seeking off-campus employment 

authorization due to severe economic 

hardship must demonstrate to the DSO 

at the school where the F–1 student is 

enrolled that this employment is 

necessary to avoid severe economic 

hardship and that the hardship is 

resulting from the January 12, 2010 

earthquake in Haiti. If the DSO agrees 

that the student should receive such 

employment authorization, he or she 

must recommend application approval 

to USCIS by entering the following 

statement in the remarks field of the 

student’s SEVIS record, which will then 

appear on the student’s Form I–20: 

Recommended for off-campus employment 

authorization in excess of 20 hours per week 

and reduced course load under the Special 

Student Relief authorization from the date of 

the USCIS authorization noted on Form I– 

766 until [DSO must insert the program end 

date or July 22, 2011, whichever date comes 

first]. 

The student must then file the 

properly endorsed Form I–20 and Form 

I–765, according to the instructions for 

the Form I–765. The student may begin 

working off campus only upon receipt 

of the EAD from USCIS. 

DSO recommendation. In making a 

recommendation that a student be 

approved for Special Student Relief, the 

DSO certifies that: 

(a) The student is in good academic 

standing as determined by the DSO; 

(b) The student is a citizen of Haiti 

and is experiencing severe economic 

hardship as a direct result of the January 

12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, as 

documented on the Form I–20; 

(c) The student is carrying a full 

course of study at the time of the request 

for employment authorization; 

(d) The student will be registered for 

the duration of his or her authorized 

employment for a minimum of six 

semester or quarter hours of instruction 

per academic term if the student is at 

the undergraduate level, or for a 

minimum of three semester or quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term 

if the student is at the graduate level; 

and 

(e) The off-campus employment is 

necessary to alleviate severe economic 

hardship to the individual caused by the 

January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 

Processing. To facilitate prompt 

adjudication of the student’s application 

for off-campus employment 

authorization under 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(9)(ii)(C), the student should: 

(a) Ensure that the application 

package includes: (1) A completed Form 

I–765; (2) the required fee or properly 


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documented fee waiver request as 

defined in 8 CFR 103.7(c); and (3) a 

signed and dated copy of the student’s 

Form I–20 with the appropriate DSO 

recommendation, as previously 

described in this notice; and 

(b) Send the application in an 

envelope which is clearly marked on the 

front of the envelope, bottom right-hand 

side, with the phrase ‘‘SPECIAL 

STUDENT RELIEF.’’ Failure to include 

this notation may result in significant 

processing delays. If USCIS approves 

the student’s Form I–765, the USCIS 

official will send the student a Form I– 

766 Employment Authorization 

Document (EAD) as evidence of his or 

her employment authorization. The 

EAD will contain an expiration date that 

does not exceed the earlier of the 

student’s program end date or July 22, 

2011. 

TPS Considerations 

Can an F–1 student apply for TPS and 

for benefits under this notice at the 

same time? 

Yes. An F–1 student who has not yet 

applied for TPS or for student relief 

under this notice has two options. 

Under the first option, the student may 

file the TPS application according to the 

instructions in the Federal Register 

Notice designating Haiti for TPS. See 75 

FR 3476. All TPS applicants must file a 

Form I–821 Application for Temporary 

Protected Status, and Form I–765, 

regardless of whether they are seeking 

employment authorization under TPS. 

The fee (or a properly documented fee 

waiver request) for Form I–765 is 

required only if the applicant is seeking 

employment authorization under TPS. 

See 8 CFR 244.6. If the student files a 

TPS application and requests 

employment authorization under TPS, 

once the student receives the TPSrelated EAD, the student may go to his/ 

her DSO and ask the DSO to make the 

required entry in SEVIS, issue an 

updated Form I–20, as described in this 

notice, and note that the student has 

been authorized to carry a reduced 

course load and is working pursuant to 

a TPS-related EAD. So long as the 

student maintains the minimum course 

load described in this notice, does not 

otherwise violate his/her nonimmigrant 

status as provided under 8 CFR 214.1(g), 

and maintains his or her TPS, then the 

student maintains F–1 status and TPS 

concurrently. Under the second option, 

the student may apply for an EAD under 

student relief. In this instance, Form I– 

765 must be filed with the location 

specified in the filing instructions. At 

the same time, the student may file a 

separate TPS application, but must 

submit the TPS filing according to the 

instructions provided in the Federal 

Register Notice designating Haiti for 

TPS. Because the student has already 

applied for employment authorization 

under student relief, the Form I–765 

submitted as part of the TPS application 

is without fee. Again, the student will 

be able to maintain F–1 status and TPS. 

When a student applies simultaneously 

for TPS status and benefits under this 

notice, what is the minimum course 

load requirement while an application 

for employment authorization is 

pending? 

The student must maintain normal 

course load requirements for a full 

course of study unless or until he or she 

is granted employment authorization 

under this notice. TPS-related 

employment authorization, by itself, 

does not authorize a student to drop 

below 12 credit hours. Once approved 

for ‘‘severe economic hardship’’ 

employment authorization, the student 

may drop below 12 credit hours (with 

a minimum of six semester or quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term 

if the student is at the undergraduate 

level, or for a minimum of three 

semester or quarter hours of instruction 

per academic term if the student is at 

the graduate level). See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(6), 214.2(f)(5)(v), 214.2(f)(9)(i) 

and (ii). 

If a student has been approved for 

employment authorization under TPS, 

how does he or she apply for 

authorization to take a reduced course 

load under this notice? 

There is no further application 

process. The student only needs to 

demonstrate economic hardship caused 

by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in 

Haiti to his or her DSO and receive the 

DSO recommendation in SEVIS. See 

‘‘supporting documentation,’’ above. No 

other EAD will be issued. 

Can a student who has been granted 

TPS, and has allowed his or her F–1 

status to lapse, apply for reinstatement 

to F–1 student status? 

Yes. Current regulations permit a 

student who falls out of student status 

to apply for reinstatement. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(16). For example, this provision 

would apply to a student who worked 

on a TPS-related EAD or dropped his or 

her course load before publication of 

this notice, and therefore fell out of 

student status. The student must satisfy 

the criteria set forth in the student status 

reinstatement regulations. 

How long will this notice remain in 

effect? 

This notice grants temporary relief 

until July 22, 2011 to a specific group 

of F–1 students whose country of 

citizenship is Haiti. During this period, 

DHS will continue to monitor the 

situation in Haiti. Should the special 

provisions authorized by this notice 

need to be modified or extended, DHS 

will announce such changes in the 

Federal Register. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

An F–1 student seeking off-campus 

employment authorization due to severe 

economic hardship must demonstrate to 

the DSO at the school where he or she 

is enrolled that this employment is 

necessary to avoid severe economic 

hardship. If the DSO agrees that the 

student should receive such 

employment authorization, he or she 

must recommend application approval 

to USCIS by entering information in the 

remarks field of the student’s SEVIS 

record. The authority to collect this 

information is currently contained in 

the Student and Exchange Visitor and 

Information System (SEVIS) collection 

of information currently approved by 

OMB under OMB Control Number 

1653–0038. 

This notice also allows F–1 students 

whose country of citizenship is Haiti 

and who are experiencing severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the January 12, 2010 earthquake in 

Haiti, to obtain employment 

authorization, work an increased 

number of hours while school is in 

session, and reduce their course load, 

while continuing to maintain their F–1 

student status. 

To apply for work authorization an F– 

1 student must complete and submit 

currently approved Form I–765 

according to the instructions on the 

form. The authority to collect the 

information contained on the current 

Form I–765, has previously been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (OMB Control No. 

1615–0040). Although there will be a 

slight increase in the number of Form I– 

765 filings because of this notice, the 

number of filings currently contained in 

the OMB annual inventory for Form I– 

765 is sufficient to cover the additional 

filings. Accordingly, there is no further 

action required under the PRA. 

Janet Napolitano, 

Secretary. 

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