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Note to Employees 

For general questions about the 

employment eligibility verification 

process, employees may call USCIS at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or 

email at I-9Central@dhs.gov. Calls are 

accepted in English and many other 

languages. Employees or applicants may 

also call the U.S. Department of Justice, 

Office of Special Counsel for 

Immigration-Related Unfair 

Employment Practices (OSC) Worker 

Information Hotline at 800–255–7688 

(TTY 800–237–2515) for information 

regarding employment discrimination 

based upon citizenship, immigration 

status, or national origin, or for 

information regarding discrimination 

related to Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) and E-Verify. 

The OSC Worker Information Hotline 

provides language interpretation in 

numerous languages. 

To comply with the law, employers 

must accept any document or 

combination of documents from the 

Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 

documentation reasonably appears to be 

genuine and to relate to the employee, 

or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt described in the Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) 

Instructions. Employers may not require 

extra or additional documentation 

beyond what is required for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) differs 

from the Social Security 

Administration, DHS, or DOS records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold pay, 

lower pay or take any adverse action 

against an employee based on the 

employee’s decision to contest a TNC or 

because the case is still pending with EVerify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) 

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 

employees who receive an FNC may call 

USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 

(TTY 877–875–6028). An employee that 

believes he or she was discriminated 

against by an employer in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship or 

immigration status, or based on national 

origin, may contact OSC’s Worker 

Information Hotline at 800–255–7688 

(TTY 800–237–2515). Additional 

information about proper 

nondiscriminatory Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and EVerify procedures is available on the 

OSC Web site at http://www.justice.gov/ 

crt/about/osc/ and the USCIS Web site 

at http://www.dhs.gov/E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

While Federal Government agencies 

must follow the guidelines laid out by 

the Federal Government, State and local 

government agencies establish their own 

rules and guidelines when granting 

certain benefits. Each State may have 

different laws, requirements, and 

determinations about what documents 

you need to provide to prove eligibility 

for certain benefits. Whether you are 

applying for a Federal, State, or local 

government benefit, you may need to 

provide the government agency with 

documents that show you are a TPS 

beneficiary and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples are: 

(1) Your unexpired EAD that has been 

automatically extended, or your EAD 

that has not expired; 

(2) A copy of this Federal Register 

Notice if your EAD is automatically 

extended under this Notice; 

(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; 

(4) A copy of your past or current 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 

you received one from USCIS; and/or 

(5) If there is an automatic extension 

of work authorization, a copy of the fact 

sheet from the USCIS TPS Web site that 

provides information on the automatic 

extension. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. You may also provide the 

agency with a copy of this Federal 

Register Notice. 

Some benefit-granting agencies use 

the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program (SAVE) to 

verify the current immigration status of 

applicants for public benefits. If such an 

agency has denied your application 

based solely or in part on a SAVE 

response, the agency must offer you the 

opportunity to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE 

verification and you do not believe the 

response is correct, you may make an 

InfoPass appointment for an in-person 

interview at a local USCIS office. 

Detailed information on how to make 

corrections, make an appointment, or 

submit a written request can be found 

at the SAVE Web site at http://

www.uscis.gov/save, then by choosing 

‘‘How to Correct Your Records’’ from 

the menu on the right. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24559 Filed 10–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2544–14; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2014–0006] 

RIN 1615–ZB29 

Extension of the Designation of 

Nicaragua for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) is 

extending the designation of Nicaragua 

for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 

for 18 months from January 6, 2015 

through July 5, 2016. 

The extension allows currently 

eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS 

through July 5, 2016 so long as they 

otherwise continue to meet the 

eligibility requirements for TPS. The 

Secretary has determined that an 

extension is warranted because the 

conditions in Nicaragua that prompted 

the TPS designation continue to be met. 

There continues to be a substantial, but 

temporary, disruption of living 

conditions in Nicaragua resulting from 

Hurricane Mitch, and Nicaragua 

remains unable, temporarily, to handle 

adequately the return of its nationals. 

Through this Notice, DHS also sets 

forth procedures necessary for nationals 

of Nicaragua (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Nicaragua) to re-register for TPS and 

to apply for renewal of their 

Employment Authorization Documents 

(EADs) with U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS). Reregistration is limited to persons who 

have previously registered for TPS 

under the designation of Nicaragua and 

whose applications have been granted. 

Certain nationals of Nicaragua (or aliens 

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1As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 

1517 of title XV of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135, any 

reference to the Attorney General in a provision of 

the INA describing functions transferred from the 

Department of Justice to DHS ‘‘shall be deemed to 

refer to the Secretary’’ of Homeland Security. See 

6 U.S.C. 557 (codifying the Homeland Security Act 

of 2002, tit. XV, section 1517). 

habitually resided in Nicaragua) who 

have not previously applied for TPS 

may be eligible to apply under the late 

initial registration provisions, if they 

meet: (1) At least one of the late initial 

filing criteria; and, (2) all TPS eligibility 

criteria (including continuous residence 

in the United States since December 30, 

1998, and continuous physical presence 

in the United States since January 5, 

1999). 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under the Nicaraguan 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from October 16, 2014 

through December 15, 2014. USCIS will 

issue new EADs with a July 5, 2016 

expiration date to eligible Nicaragua 

TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register 

and apply for EADs under this 

extension. Given the timeframes 

involved with processing TPS reregistration applications, DHS 

recognizes that not all re-registrants will 

receive new EADs before their current 

EADs expire on January 5, 2015. 

Accordingly, through this Notice, DHS 

automatically extends the validity of 

EADs issued under the TPS designation 

of Nicaragua for 6 months, through July 

5, 2015, and explains how TPS 

beneficiaries and their employers may 

determine which EADs are 

automatically extended and their impact 

on Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) and the E-Verify processes. 

DATES: The 18-month extension of the 

TPS designation of Nicaragua is 

effective January 6, 2015, and will 

remain in effect through July 5, 2016. 

The 60-day re-registration period runs 

from October 16, 2014 through 

December 15, 2014. (Note: It is 

important for re-registrants to timely reregister during this 60-day reregistration period, and not to wait until 

their EADs expire.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the application 

process and additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS 

Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. 

You can find specific information about 

this extension of Nicaragua for TPS by 

selecting ‘‘TPS Designated Country: 

Nicaragua’’ from the menu on the left of 

the TPS Web page. 

• You can also contact the TPS 

Operations Program Manager at the 

Family and Status Branch, Service 

Center Operations Directorate, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2060; or by 

phone at (202) 272–1533 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Note: The phone 

number provided here is solely for 

questions regarding this TPS Notice. It 

is not for individual case status 

inquires. 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

can check Case Status Online, available 

at the USCIS Web site at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 

800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

Service is available in English and 

Spanish. 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals 

DHS—Department of Homeland Security 

DOS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Nonconfirmation 

Government—U.S. Government 

IJ—Immigration Judge 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

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

Special Counsel for Immigration-Related 

Unfair Employment Practices 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USAID—U.S. Agency for International 

Development 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

What is 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 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, and may obtain work 

authorization, so long as they continue 

to meet the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also be 

granted travel authorization as a matter 

of discretion. 

• The granting of TPS does not result 

in or lead to permanent resident status. 

• When the Secretary terminates a 

country’s TPS designation, beneficiaries 

return to the same immigration status 

they maintained before TPS, if any 

(unless that status has since expired or 

been terminated), or to any other 

lawfully obtained immigration status 

they received while registered for TPS. 

When was Nicaragua designated for 

TPS? 

On January 5, 1999, the Attorney 

General designated Nicaragua for TPS 

based on an environmental disaster 

within that country, specifically the 

devastation resulting from Hurricane 

Mitch. See Designation of Nicaragua 

Under Temporary Protected Status, 64 

FR 526 (Jan. 5, 1999). The Secretary last 

announced an extension of the 

Nicaragua TPS designation on April 3, 

2013, based on her determination that 

the conditions warranting the 

designation continued to be met. See 

Extension of the Designation of 

Nicaragua for Temporary Protected 

Status, 78 FR 20128 (Apr. 3, 2014). This 

announcement is the twelfth extension 

of TPS for Nicaragua since the original 

designation in 1999. 

What authority does the Secretary of 

Homeland Security have to extend the 

designation of Nicaragua for TPS? 

Section 244(b)(1) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1), authorizes the Secretary, 

after consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, to designate a 

foreign state (or part thereof) for TPS if 

the Secretary finds that certain country 

conditions exist.1 The Secretary may 

then grant TPS to eligible nationals of 

that foreign state (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in that state). See INA section 

244(a)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A). 

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of a country’s TPS designation or 

extension, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, must review the 

conditions in a foreign state designated 

for TPS to determine whether the 

conditions for the TPS designation 

continue to be met. See INA section 

244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A). If 

the Secretary determines that a foreign 

state continues to meet the conditions 

for a TPS designation, the designation 

may be extended for an additional 

period of 6, 12, or 18 months. See INA 

section 244(b)(3)(C), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(C). If the Secretary 

determines that the foreign state no 

longer meets the conditions for TPS 

designation, the Secretary must 

terminate the designation. See INA 

section 244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 

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Why is the Secretary extending the TPS 

designation for Nicaragua through July 

5, 2016? 

Over the past year, DHS and the 

Department of State (DOS) have 

continued to review conditions in 

Nicaragua. Based on this review and 

after consulting with DOS, the Secretary 

has determined that an 18-month 

extension is warranted because the 

disruption in living conditions in 

affected areas of Nicaragua resulting 

from the environmental disaster that 

prompted the January 5, 1999 

designation persists. 

Hurricane Mitch made landfall in 

Nicaragua in October 1998. The storm 

killed 3,045 people and 885 were 

reported missing. The devastation of 

Hurricane Mitch affected nearly 868,000 

people. Landslides and floods destroyed 

entire villages and caused extensive 

damages to the transportation network, 

housing, medical and educational 

facilities, water supply and sanitation 

facilities, and the agricultural sector. 

Overall damage estimates ranged 

between $1.3–1.5 billion. Hurricane 

Mitch caused critical food and potable 

water shortages. Agricultural difficulties 

have continued, such as a significant 

shortage in the production of beans, a 

staple crop, as well as a struggling coffee 

sector. These events have contributed to 

an environment in which there are 

continual disruptions to living 

conditions. 

Estimates of houses destroyed by 

Hurricane Mitch ranged as high as 

145,000. Housing reconstruction costs 

were estimated at $143.7 million. 

Damages to roads and bridges accounted 

for approximately 60 percent of Mitchrelated reconstruction costs. 

Approximately 1,500 kilometers of 

paved and 6,500 kilometers of unpaved 

roads were damaged and 71 bridges 

were destroyed. The infrastructure 

damage resulted in the country’s main 

cities being physically disconnected 

from smaller towns and communities. 

Managua, for example, was left 

disconnected from cities in the 

northern, central, and western regions of 

the country, compromising 

communication and the movement of 

people and commercial goods. Road and 

bridge reconstruction and repair costs 

were estimated at $804 million. 

The international community 

continues to assist the government of 

Nicaragua to repair the damage and 

destruction left behind by Hurricane 

Mitch; the European Union’s Regional 

Programme for the Reconstruction of 

Central America constructed and 

rehabilitated 1,050 homes, the Canadian 

Red Cross and the United Nations 

Development Programme collaborated 

to build 1,300 homes, and local 

authorities with the assistance of 

various small Spanish NonGovernmental Organizations built 300 

homes in the municipality of Ocotal. 

Despite the effort of these programs, 

there currently still is a net housing 

deficit in Nicaragua. 

A significant amount of aid was 

dedicated to repairing and improving 

road infrastructure. The Inter-American 

Development Bank authorized two loans 

totaling $85 million for rehabilitation of 

the Pan-American Highway and the San 

Lorenzo to Muhan road. In 2004, the 

Inter-American Development Bank 

granted an additional $40 million for 

road improvement projects. The World 

Bank contributed funds to rehabilitation 

and maintenance projects for third and 

fourth roads, which are typically rural 

and unpaved. Although these projects 

have been completed, only 12 percent of 

Nicaragua’s roads are paved, 

representing the lowest percentage in 

Central America. Most rural roads in the 

northern mountainous region and the 

Atlantic coast have not been properly 

repaired since Hurricane Mitch and 

have suffered additional damage due to 

frequent flooding. 

By the end of 2001, the United States 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID) had completed a multi-year 

project to construct or repair 50 health 

units and 20 schools. USAID provided 

these institutions with medical and 

school supplies. Similarly, the European 

Union’s Regional Programme for the 

Reconstruction of Central America 

constructed or rehabilitated five health 

centers and 139 schools. 

Significant improvements have been 

made to water and sanitation systems. 

In 1999, the Inter-American 

Development Bank authorized a loan for 

$13.9 million to modernize potable 

water and sanitation systems. In 2000, 

the Inter-American Development Bank 

followed up with a $15 million loan to 

implement sanitation programs in Lake 

Managua. By 2001, the USAID 

contractor Environmental Health Project 

reported that 2,692 water supply 

systems, 7,226 household latrines, and 

295 wells had been constructed. In 

2001, the Nicaraguan Aqueducts and 

Sewage Company reported that 46 

percent of the rural population had 

access to safe water. In 2006, the InterAmerican Development Bank approved 

a loan in the amount of $30 million to 

provide potable water service to an 

additional 80,000 people and to 

strengthen the maintenance capacity of 

the national water and sanitation 

company. The Inter-American 

Development Bank has continued to 

fund potable water and sanitation 

improvement projects, most recently a 

2010 loan in the amount of $30 million, 

to increase coverage of potable water 

and sanitation services. Projects funded 

by this loan are currently being 

implemented. 

Following Mitch, various hurricanes, 

tropical depressions, and tropical 

storms have made landfall in Nicaragua. 

These ensuing natural disasters have 

hampered recovery and compounded 

the devastation and substantial 

disruption in living conditions resulting 

from Hurricane Mitch. In November 

2001, Hurricane Michelle damaged or 

destroyed 3,349 houses, seven bridges, 

and 7,000 hectares of staple crops which 

is equivalent to 80 percent of crop 

production. In September 2007, 

Hurricane Felix, a category 5 storm, 

killed more than 100 people and 

damaged or destroyed 16,400 houses. In 

May 2008, Tropical Storm Alma 

damaged seven Pacific coast 

departments, leaving more than 25,000 

people homeless. In October 2008, a 

tropical depression brought intense 

rains that affected 10,633 people in 

eight departments. In November 2009, 

Hurricane Ida brought heavy rains and 

winds to the northern coast of Nicaragua 

causing damage to 875 homes, 

contaminating 300 wells and affecting 

more than 13,000 people. 

More recently, in October 2011, heavy 

rains associated with a tropical 

depression caused flooding and 

landslides throughout Nicaragua. An 

assessment carried out by the 

Nicaraguan government concluded that 

87 of 153 municipalities in the country 

were damaged and nearly 149,000 

people suffered losses to their property, 

agricultural crops, and other 

livelihoods. A total of 8,924 homes were 

flooded; 1,235 were partially destroyed 

and 335 completely destroyed. Damages 

and losses totaled $445 million or 6.8 

percent of the gross domestic product in 

2010. The year 2013 was also a harsh 

period for the region, as heavy rains 

from Hurricane Barbara in May resulted 

in almost 600 homes being flooded, and 

over 3,000 people affected. During June 

and July of the same year, tropical 

storms and heavy seasonal rain resulted 

in fifteen deaths, widespread flooding, 

and 12,000 people affected. According 

to an August 12, 2014, Famine Early 

Warning System report, a lengthy 

drought in 2014 prevented many 

farmers, especially in the northern 

region, from planting food crops during 

the normal spring planting cycle, thus 

contributing to food insecurity. 

Nicaragua also continues to suffer from 

an infestation of coffee rust that reduces 

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farmers, and thereby cuts back on 

opportunities for coffee harvesters. 

Nicaragua’s poor economy has slowed 

down reconstruction efforts, 

undermining Nicaragua’s capacity to 

absorb additional Nicaraguan nationals. 

The regions of Nicaragua most 

devastated by Hurricane Mitch continue 

to be the poorest and least developed in 

the country. Weak global commodity 

prices and decreased profits for 

Nicaraguan exports will negatively 

impact the country’s gross domestic 

product. Nicaragua lies in a region 

vulnerable to hurricanes, tropical 

storms, seasonal rains, volcanoes and 

earthquakes, all of which have occurred 

in the years since Mitch. Consequently, 

the need for reconstruction, 

infrastructure improvement, and 

disaster preparedness projects remains 

ongoing. 

Based upon this review and after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, the Secretary 

finds that: 

• The conditions that prompted the 

January 5, 1999 designation of 

Nicaragua for TPS continue to be met. 

See INA section 244(b)(3)(A) and (C), 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A) and (C). 

• There continues to be a substantial, 

but temporary, disruption in living 

conditions in Nicaragua as a result of an 

environmental disaster. See section 

244(b)(1)(B) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(B). 

• Nicaragua continues to be unable, 

temporarily, to handle adequately the 

return of its nationals (or aliens having 

no nationality who last habitually 

resided in Nicaragua). See section 

244(b)(1)(B) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(B). 

• The designation of Nicaragua for 

TPS should be extended for an 

additional 18-month period from 

January 6, 2015 through July 5, 2016. 

See INA section 244(b)(3)(C), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(C). 

• There are approximately 2,800 

current Nicaraguan beneficiaries who 

are expected to file for re-registration 

and may be eligible to retain their TPS 

under the extension. 

Notice of Extension of the TPS 

Designation of Nicaragua 

By the authority vested in me as 

Secretary under INA section 244, 8 

U.S.C. 1254a, I have determined, after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Government agencies, that the 

conditions that prompted the 

designation of Nicaragua for TPS in 

1999 continue to be met. See INA 

section 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(A). On the basis of this 

determination, I am extending the 

existing TPS designation of Nicaragua 

for 18 months from January 6, 2015 

through July 5, 2016. See INA section 

244(b)(2) and (b)(3), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(2) 

and (b)(3). 

llllllllllllllllll

Jeh Charles Johnson, 

Secretary. 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees To Register or ReRegister for TPS 

To register or re-register for TPS for 

Nicaragua, an applicant must submit 

each of the following two applications: 

1. Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821). 

• If you are filing an application for 

late initial registration, you must pay 

the fee for the Application for 

Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821). See 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) and 244.6 

and information on late initial filing on 

the USCIS TPS Web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. 

• If you are filing an application for 

re-registration, you do not need to pay 

the fee for the Application for 

Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821). See 8 CFR 244.17. and 

2. Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765). 

• If you are applying for late initial 

registration and want an EAD, you must 

pay the fee for the Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) only if you are age 14 through 65. 

No fee for the Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) is required if you are under the age 

of 14 or are 66 and older and applying 

for late initial registration. 

• If you are applying for reregistration, you must pay the fee for the 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) only if you 

want an EAD, regardless of age. 

• You do not pay the fee for the 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) if you are 

not requesting an EAD, regardless of 

whether you are applying for late initial 

registration or re-registration. 

You must submit both completed 

application forms together. If you are 

unable to pay for the Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) and/or biometrics fee, you may 

apply for a fee waiver by completing a 

Request for Fee Waiver (Form I–912) or 

submitting a personal letter requesting a 

fee waiver, and by providing satisfactory 

supporting documentation. For more 

information on the application forms 

and fees for TPS, please visit the USCIS 

TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

tps. Fees for the Application for 

Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821), the Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765), and 

biometric services are also described in 

8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i). 

Biometric Services Fee 

Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are 

required for all applicants 14 years of 

age or older. Those applicants must 

submit a biometric services fee. As 

previously stated, if you are unable to 

pay for the biometric services fee, you 

may apply for a fee waiver by 

completing a Request for Fee Waiver 

(Form I–912) or by submitting a 

personal letter requesting a fee waiver, 

and providing satisfactory supporting 

documentation. For more information 

on the biometric services fee, please 

visit the USCIS Web site at http://

www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you may be 

required to visit an Application Support 

Center to have your biometrics 

captured. 

Re-Filing a Re-Registration TPS 

Application After Receiving a Denial of 

a Fee Waiver Request 

USCIS urges all re-registering 

applicants to file as soon as possible 

within the 60-day re-registration period 

so that USCIS can process the 

applications and issue EADs promptly. 

Filing early will also allow those 

applicants who may receive denials of 

their fee waiver requests to have time to 

re-file their applications before the reregistration deadline. If, however, an 

applicant receives a denial of his or her 

fee waiver request and is unable to refile by the re-registration deadline, the 

applicant may still re-file his or her 

application. This situation will be 

reviewed to determine whether the 

applicant has established good cause for 

late re-registration. However, applicants 

are urged to re-file within 45 days of the 

date on their USCIS fee waiver denial 

notice, if at all possible. See INA section 

244(c)(3)(C); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(C); 8 

CFR 244.17(c). For more information on 

good cause for late re-registration, visit 

the USCIS TPS Web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. Note: As previously 

stated, although a re-registering TPS 

beneficiary age 14 and older must pay 

the biometric services fee (but not the 

initial TPS application fee) when filing 

a TPS re-registration application, the 

applicant may decide to wait to request 

an EAD, and therefore not pay the 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) fee, until 

after USCIS has approved the 

individual’s TPS re-registration, if he or 

she is eligible. If you choose to do this, 

you would file the Application for 

Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

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for Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) without the fee and without 

requesting an EAD. 

Mailing Information 

Mail your application for TPS to the 

proper address in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If . . . Mail to . . . 

You are re-registering for TPS through the U.S. Postal Service ............. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Attn: TPS Nicaragua; P.O. 

Box 6943; Chicago, IL 60680–6943. 

or 

You were granted TPS by an Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA), and you wish to request an EAD, 

or 

You are re-registering for the first time following a grant of TPS by an 

IJ or BIA and you are mailing through the U.S. Postal Service 

You are registering late for a late initial filing through the U.S. Postal 

Service.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Attn: TPS Nicaragua; P.O. 

Box 6943; Chicago, IL 60680–6943. 

You would like to send your application using a non-U.S. Postal Service delivery service (for re-registrations AND late initial filings).U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Attn: TPS—Nicaragua; 131 

S. Dearborn—3rd Floor; Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an IJ or 

the BIA, and you wish to request an 

EAD, or are re-registering for the first 

time following a grant of TPS by an IJ 

or the BIA, please mail your application 

to the appropriate address in Table 1. 

Upon receiving a Notice of Action 

(Form I–797) from USCIS, please send 

an email to the appropriate USCIS 

Service Center handling your 

application providing the receipt 

number and stating that you submitted 

a re-registration and/or request for an 

EAD based on an IJ/BIA grant of TPS. 

If your USCIS receipt number begins 

with the letters ‘‘LIN,’’ please email the 

Nebraska Service Center at 

TPSijgrant.nsc@uscis.dhs.gov. If your 

USCIS receipt number begins with the 

letters ‘‘WAC,’’ please email the 

California Service Center at 

TPSijgrant.csc@uscis.dhs.gov. You can 

find detailed information on what 

further information you need to email 

and the email addresses on the USCIS 

TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

tps. 

E-Filing 

If you are re-registering for TPS 

during the re-registration period and 

you do not need to submit any 

supporting documents or evidence, you 

are eligible to file your applications 

electronically. For more information on 

e-filing, please visit http://

www.uscis.gov/e-filing. 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD) 

May I request an interim EAD at my 

local USCIS office? 

No. USCIS will not issue interim 

EADs to TPS applicants and reregistrants at local offices. 

Am I eligible to receive an automatic 

6-month extension of my current EAD 

through July 5, 2015? 

Provided that you currently have TPS 

under the Nicaragua designation, this 

notice automatically extends your EAD 

by 6 months if you: 

• Are a national of Nicaragua (or an 

alien having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Nicaragua); 

• Received an EAD under the last 

extension of TPS for Nicaragua; and 

• Have an EAD with a marked 

validity date of January 5, 2015, bearing 

the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the 

face of the card under ‘‘Category.’’ 

Although this Notice automatically 

extends your EAD through July 5, 2015, 

you must re-register timely for TPS in 

accordance with the procedures 

described in this Notice if you would 

like to maintain your TPS. 

When hired, what documentation may I 

show to my employer as proof of 

employment authorization and identity 

when completing Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)? 

You can find a list of acceptable 

document choices on the ‘‘Lists of 

Acceptable Documents’’ for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9). You can find additional 

detailed information on the USCIS I–9 

Central Web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. Employers 

are required to verify the identity and 

employment authorization of all new 

employees by using Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9). 

Within 3 days of hire, an employee must 

present proof of identity and 

employment authorization to his or her 

employer. 

You may present any document from 

List A (reflecting both your identity and 

employment authorization), or one 

document from List B (reflecting 

identity) together with one document 

from List C (reflecting employment 

authorization). You may present an 

acceptable receipt for List A, List B, or 

List C documents as described in the 

Form I–9 Instructions. An EAD is an 

acceptable document under ‘‘List A.’’ 

Employers may not reject a document 

based on a future expiration date. 

If your EAD has an expiration date of 

January 5, 2015, and states ‘‘A–12’’ or 

‘‘C–19’’ under ‘‘Category,’’ it has been 

extended automatically for 6 months by 

virtue of this Federal Register Notice, 

and you may choose to present your 

EAD to your employer as proof of 

identity and employment authorization 

for Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) through July 5, 2015 (see the 

subsection titled ‘‘How do my employer 

and I complete the Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) using 

an automatically extended EAD for a 

new job?’’ for further information). To 

minimize confusion over this extension 

at the time of hire, you may also show 

your employer a copy of this Federal 

Register Notice confirming the 

automatic extension of employment 

authorization through July 5, 2015. As 

an alternative to presenting your 

automatically extended EAD, you may 

choose to present any other acceptable 

document from List A, or a combination 

of one selection from List B and one 

selection from List C. 

What documentation may I show my 

employer if I am already employed but 

my current TPS-related EAD is set to 

expire? 

Even though EADs with an expiration 

date of January 5, 2015 that state ‘‘A– 

12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ under ‘‘Category’’ have 

been automatically extended for 6 

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your employer will need to ask you 

about your continued employment 

authorization once July 5, 2015 is 

reached to meet its responsibilities for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9). However, your employer 

does not need a new document to 

reverify your employment authorization 

until July 5, 2015, the expiration date of 

the automatic extension. Instead, you 

and your employer must make 

corrections to the employment 

authorization expiration dates in 

Section 1 and Section 2 of Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) (see 

the subsection titled ‘‘What corrections 

should my current employer and I make 

to Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) if my EAD has been 

automatically extended?’’ for further 

information). In addition, you may also 

show this Federal Register Notice to 

your employer to explain what to do for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9). 

By July 5, 2015, the expiration date of 

the automatic extension, your employer 

must reverify your employment 

authorization. At that time, you must 

present any document from List A or 

any document from List C on 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) to reverify employment 

authorization, or an acceptable List A or 

List C receipt described in the Form I– 

9 Instructions. Your employer should 

complete either Section 3 of the 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) originally completed for the 

employee or, if this Section has already 

been completed or if the version of 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) has expired (check the date 

in the upper right-hand corner of the 

form), complete Section 3 of a new 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) using the most current 

version. Note that your employer may 

not specify which List A or List C 

document employees must present, and 

cannot reject an acceptable receipt. 

Can my employer require that I produce 

any other documentation to prove my 

status, such as proof of my Nicaraguan 

citizenship? 

No. When completing Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9), 

including re-verifying employment 

authorization, employers must accept 

any documentation that appears on the 

‘‘Lists of Acceptable Documents’’ for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) that reasonably appears to be 

genuine and that relates to you or an 

acceptable List A, List B, or List C 

receipt. Employers may not request 

documentation that does not appear on 

the ‘‘Lists of Acceptable Documents.’’ 

Therefore, employers may not request 

proof of Nicaraguan citizenship when 

completing Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) for new hires or 

reverifying the employment 

authorization of current employees. If 

presented with EADs that have been 

automatically extended, employers 

should accept such EADs as valid List 

A documents so long as the EADs 

reasonably appear to be genuine and to 

relate to the employee. Refer to the Note 

to Employees section of this Notice for 

important information about your rights 

if your employer rejects lawful 

documentation, requires additional 

documentation, or otherwise 

discriminates against you based on your 

citizenship or immigration status, or 

your national origin. 

What happens after July 5, 2015 for 

purposes of employment authorization? 

After July 5, 2015, employers may no 

longer accept the EADs that this Federal 

Register Notice automatically extended. 

Before that time, however, USCIS will 

endeavor to issue new EADs to eligible 

TPS re-registrants who request them. 

These new EADs will have an 

expiration date of July 5, 2016 and can 

be presented to your employer for 

completion of Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9). Alternatively, 

you may choose to present any other 

legally acceptable document or 

combination of documents listed on the 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9). 

How do my employer and I complete 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) using an automatically 

extended EAD for a new job? 

When using an automatically 

extended EAD to complete Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) for a 

new job prior to July 5, 2015, you and 

your employer should do the following: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to 

work;’’ 

b. Write your alien number (USCIS 

number or A-number) in the first space 

(your EAD or other document from DHS 

will have your USCIS number or Anumber printed on it; the USCIS 

number is the same as your A-number 

without the A prefix); and 

c. Write the automatically extended 

EAD expiration date (July 5, 2015) in the 

second space. 

2. For Section 2, employers should 

record the: 

a. Document title; 

b. Document number; and 

c. Automatically extended EAD 

expiration date (July 5, 2015). 

No later than July 5, 2015, employers 

must reverify the employee’s 

employment authorization in Section 3 

of the Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9). 

What corrections should my current 

employer and I make to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) if my 

EAD has been automatically extended? 

If you are an existing employee who 

presented a TPS-related EAD that was 

valid when you first started your job, 

but that EAD has now been 

automatically extended, you and your 

employer should correct your 

previously completed Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) as 

follows: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Draw a line through the expiration 

date in the second space; 

b. Write ‘‘July 5, 2015’’ above the 

previous date; 

c. Write ‘‘TPS Ext.’’ in the margin of 

Section 1; and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the margin of Section 1. 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

b. Write ‘‘July 5, 2015’’ above the 

previous date; 

c. Write ‘‘TPS Ext.’’ in the margin of 

Section 2; and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the margin of Section 2. 

By July 5, 2015, when the automatic 

extension of EADs expires, employers 

must reverify the employee’s 

employment authorization in Section 3. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

what do I do when I receive a ‘‘Work 

Authorization Documents Expiration’’ 

alert for an automatically extended 

EAD? 

If you are an employer who 

participates in E-Verify and you have an 

employee who is a TPS beneficiary who 

provided a TPS-related EAD when he or 

she first started working for you, you 

will receive a ‘‘Work Authorization 

Documents Expiring’’ case alert when 

this EAD is about to expire. Usually, 

this message is an alert to complete 

Section 3 of the Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) to reverify an 

employee’s employment authorization. 

For existing employees with TPS-related 

EADs that have been automatically 

extended, employers should dismiss 

this alert by clicking the red ‘‘X’’ in the 

‘‘dismiss alert’’ column and follow the 

instructions above explaining how to 

correct the Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9). By July 5, 2015, 

employment authorization must be 

reverified in Section 3. Employers 


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should never use E-Verify for 

reverification. 

Note to All Employers 

Employers are reminded that the laws 

requiring proper employment eligibility 

verification and prohibiting unfair 

immigration-related employment 

practices remain in full force. This 

Notice does not supersede or in any way 

limit applicable employment 

verification rules and policy guidance, 

including those rules setting forth 

reverification requirements. For general 

questions about the employment 

eligibility verification process, 

employers may call USCIS at 888–464– 

4218 (TTY 877–875–6028) or email 

USCIS at I-9Central@dhs.gov. Calls and 

emails are accepted in English and 

many other languages. For questions 

about avoiding discrimination during 

the employment eligibility verification 

process, employers may also call the 

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of 

Special Counsel for Immigration-Related 

Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) 

Employer Hotline at 800–255–8155 

(TTY 800–237–2515), which offers 

language interpretation in numerous 

languages, or email OSC at osccrt@

usdoj.gov. 

Note to Employees 

For general questions about the 

employment eligibility verification 

process, employees may call USCIS at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or 

email at I-9Central@dhs.gov. Calls are 

accepted in English and many other 

languages. Employees or applicants may 

also call the U.S. Department of Justice, 

Office of Special Counsel for 

Immigration-Related Unfair 

Employment Practices (OSC) Worker 

Information Hotline at 800–255–7688 

(TTY 800–237–2515) for information 

regarding employment discrimination 

based upon citizenship, immigration 

status, or national origin, or for 

information regarding discrimination 

related to Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) and E-Verify. 

The OSC Worker Information Hotline 

provides language interpretation in 

numerous languages. 

To comply with the law, employers 

must accept any document or 

combination of documents from the 

Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 

documentation reasonably appears to be 

genuine and to relate to the employee, 

or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt described in the Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) 

Instructions. Employers may not require 

extra or additional documentation 

beyond what is required for 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) differs 

from the Social Security 

Administration, DHS, or DOS records. 

Employers may not terminate, suspend, 

delay training, withhold pay, lower pay 

or take any adverse action against an 

employee based on the employee’s 

decision to contest a TNC or because the 

case is still pending with E-Verify. A 

Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) case result 

is received when E-Verify cannot verify 

an employee’s employment eligibility. 

An employer may terminate 

employment based on a case result of 

FNC. Work-authorized employees who 

receive an FNC may call USCIS for 

assistance at 888–897–7781 (TTY 877– 

875–6028). An employee that believes 

he or she was discriminated against by 

an employer in the E-Verify process 

based on citizenship or immigration 

status, or based on national origin, may 

contact OSC’s Worker Information 

Hotline at 800–255–7688 (TTY 800– 

237–2515).. Additional information 

about proper nondiscriminatory 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) and E-Verify procedures is 

available on the OSC Web site at http:// 

www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/ and the 

USCIS Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/ 

E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

While Federal government agencies 

must follow the guidelines laid out by 

the Federal government, state and local 

government agencies establish their own 

rules and guidelines when granting 

certain benefits. Each state may have 

different laws, requirements, and 

determinations about what documents 

you need to provide to prove eligibility 

for certain benefits. Whether you are 

applying for a Federal, state, or local 

government benefit, you may need to 

provide the government agency with 

documents that show you are a TPS 

beneficiary and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples are: 

(1) Your unexpired EAD that has been 

automatically extended, or your EAD 

that has not expired; 

(2) A copy of this Federal Register 

Notice if your EAD is automatically 

extended under this Notice; 

(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; 

(4) A copy of your past or current 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 

you received one from USCIS; and/or 

(5) If there is an automatic extension 

of work authorization, a copy of the fact 

sheet from the USCIS TPS Web site that 

provides information on the automatic 

extension. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. You may also provide the 

agency with a copy of this Federal 

Register Notice. 

Some benefit-granting agencies use 

the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program (SAVE) to 

verify the current immigration status of 

applicants for public benefits. If such an 

agency has denied your application 

based solely or in part on a SAVE 

response, the agency must offer you the 

opportunity to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE 

verification and you do not believe the 

response is correct, you may make an 

InfoPass appointment for an in-person 

interview at a local USCIS office. 

Detailed information on how to make 

corrections, make an appointment, or 

submit a written request can be found 

at the SAVE Web site at http:// 

www.uscis.gov/save, then by choosing 

‘‘How to Correct Your Records’’ from 

the menu on the right. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5696–N–11] 

Third Allocation, Waivers, and 

Alternative Requirements for Grantees 

Receiving Community Development 

Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery 

Funds in Response to Hurricane Sandy 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public 

of a third allocation of Community 

Development Block Grant disaster 

recovery (CDBG–DR) funds 

appropriated by the Disaster Relief 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113– 

2) for the purpose of assisting recovery 

in the most impacted and distressed 


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