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prepare, store, and summit the annual 

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Dated: September 15, 2017. 

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[FR Doc. 2017–20094 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2611–17; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2014–0004] 

RIN 1615–ZB67 

Extension of South Sudan 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 South 

Sudan for Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS) for 18 months, from November 3, 

2017, through May 2, 2019. This Notice 

also sets forth procedures necessary for 

nationals of South Sudan (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in South Sudan) to 

re-register for TPS and to apply for 

Employment Authorization Documents 

(EADs) with U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS 

will issue new EADs with a May 2, 2019 

expiration date to eligible South Sudan 

TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register 

and apply for EADs under this 

extension. Provided a South Sudan TPS 

beneficiary timely re-registers and 

properly files an application for an EAD 

during the 60-day re-registration period, 

his or her EAD will be automatically 

extended for an additional period not to 

exceed 180 days from the date the 

current EAD expires, i.e., through May 

1, 2018. See 8 CFR 274a.13(d)(1). 

DATES: Extension of Designation of 

South Sudan for TPS: The 18-month 

extension of the TPS designation of 

South Sudan is effective on November 

3, 2017, and will remain in effect 

through May 2, 2019. The 60-day reregistration period runs from September 

21, 2017 through November 20, 2017. 

(Note: It is important for re-registrants to 

timely re-register during this 60-day 

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 South Sudan’s TPS 

designation by selecting ‘‘South Sudan’’ 

from the menu on the left side of the 

TPS Web page. 

• You can also contact Alexander 

King, Branch Chief, Waivers and 

Temporary Services 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) 272–8377 (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 

inquiries. 

• 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 

IER—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section (IER) 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

The extension allows currently 

eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS 

through May 2, 2019, so long as they 

otherwise continue to meet the 

eligibility requirements for TPS. The 

Secretary determined that an extension 

of the current designation of South 

Sudan for TPS is warranted because the 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

that prompted the 2016 TPS 

redesignation have persisted, and in 

some cases deteriorated, and would 

pose a serious threat to the personal 

safety of South Sudanese nationals if 

they were required to return to their 

country. The Secretary also has 

determined that permitting such South 

Sudanese nationals to continue to 

remain in the United States is not 

contrary to the national interest of the 

United States. 

Through this Notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for eligible 

nationals of South Sudan (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in South Sudan) to 

re-register under the extension if they 

already have TPS and to apply for 

renewal of their EADs with USCIS. 

Certain individuals may be eligible to 

file a late initial application for TPS if 

they meet the conditions described in 8 

CFR 244.2(f)(2). Information on late 

initial filing is also available on the 

USCIS TPS Web site link at 

www.uscis.gov/tps. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS, the 60-day reregistration period runs from September 

21, 2017 through November 20, 2017. 

USCIS will issue new EADs with a May 

2, 2019 expiration date to eligible South 

Sudan TPS beneficiaries who timely reregister 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 November 2, 2017. 

However, provided a South Sudan TPS 

beneficiary timely re-registers and 

properly files an application for an EAD 

during the 60-day re-registration period, 

his or her EAD will be automatically 

extended for an additional period not to 

exceed 180 days from the date the 

current EAD expires, i.e., through May 

1, 2018. This notice 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. 

Approximately 70 South Sudan TPS 

beneficiaries are expected to file for reregistration under the extension. 

Individuals who have a pending 

initial South Sudan TPS application 

will not need to file a new Application 

for Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821). DHS provides additional 

instructions in this Notice for 

individuals whose TPS applications 

remain pending and who would like to 

obtain an EAD valid through May 2, 

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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). 

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 eligible persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in the designated country. 

• During the TPS designation period 

and so long as a TPS beneficiary 

continues to meet the requirements of 

TPS, he or she is eligible to remain in 

the United States, may not be removed, 

and is authorized to work and obtain an 

EAD. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of discretion. 

• The granting of TPS does not result 

in or lead to lawful permanent resident 

status. 

• To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries 

must meet the eligibility standards at 

INA section 244(c)(2), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(2). 

• 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 

that is still valid on the date TPS 

terminates. 

When was South Sudan designated for 

TPS? 

On October 13, 2011, the Secretary 

designated South Sudan for TPS, 

effective November 3, 2011, based on an 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

within South Sudan. See Designation of 

Republic of South Sudan for Temporary 

Protected Status, 76 FR 63629 (Oct. 13, 

2011). Following the initial designation, 

the Secretary has extended and 

redesignated South Sudan for TPS three 

times. Most recently, in 2016, the 

Secretary both extended South Sudan’s 

designation and redesignated South 

Sudan for TPS for 18 months through 

November 2, 2017. See Extension and 

Redesignation of South Sudan for 

Temporary Protected Status, 81 FR 4051 

(Jan. 25, 2016). 

What authority does the Secretary have 

to extend the designation of South 

Sudan for TPS? 

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

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

after consultation with appropriate 

agencies of the U.S. Government 

(Government), to designate a foreign 

state (or part thereof) for TPS if the 

Secretary determines that certain 

country conditions exist.1 The Secretary 

may then grant TPS to eligible nationals 

of that foreign state (or eligible aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in the designated 

country). 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 does not determine that a 

foreign state no longer meets the 

conditions for TPS designation, the 

designation will be extended for an 

additional period of 6 months or, in the 

Secretary’s discretion, 12, or 18 months. 

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

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

1254a(b)(3)(B). 

Why is the Secretary extending the TPS 

designation for South Sudan through 

May 2, 2019? 

DHS and the Department of State 

(DOS) have reviewed conditions in 

South Sudan. Based on the reviews and 

after consulting with DOS, the Secretary 

has determined that an 18-month 

extension is warranted because the 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

that prompted the May 3, 2016 

redesignation have persisted, and, in 

many cases, deteriorated. 

South Sudan is engulfed in an 

ongoing civil war marked by brutal 

violence against civilians, egregious 

human rights violations and abuses, and 

a humanitarian disaster on a devastating 

scale across the country. In July 2016, 

following a failed peace agreement, 

fighting broke out in Juba between the 

Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) 

and the Sudan People’s Liberation 

Army—In Opposition (SPLA–IO). 

During and after the battle, there were 

widespread attacks on civilians, 

including ethnically based killings and 

sexual assaults, resulting in significant 

displacement. After the battle ended in 

Juba, violence escalated and expanded 

to other parts of the country, with the 

government’s counter-insurgency 

operations reportedly entailing mass 

atrocities and destruction of villages. 

Women and children have been 

particularly affected by the conflict. 

Sexual and gender-based violence is 

widespread, and rape is used widely as 

a weapon of war. In March 2017, the 

United Nations Human Rights Council 

reported that there had been a 61 

percent increase in the number of 

incidents of sexual or gender-based 

violence reported between 2015 and 

2016. The conflict has deprived 

children of education and basic health 

services, and left them at risk of being 

killed, abducted, sexually assaulted, and 

recruited as child soldiers. 

South Sudan is the largest source of 

displacement in Africa. At the end of 

August 2017, approximately 3.9 million 

people had been displaced, including 2 

million who fled to neighboring states 

and 1.9 million internally displaced 

persons, of which at least 50 percent 

were children. 

South Sudan is experiencing an 

unprecedented level of food insecurity 

due to the protracted violence, 

displacement, and the lack of access for 

humanitarian actors to deliver aid. As of 

August 2017, about 50 percent of the 

population (6 million people) was 

estimated to be acutely food insecure. 

In addition to the ongoing conflict, 

South Sudan is experiencing a severe 

economic crisis. In 2016, the South 

Sudanese pound depreciated 70 percent 

against the dollar. Year-on-year inflation 

from January 2016 to January 2017 was 

around 400 percent. 

Based upon this review and after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, the Secretary has 

determined that: 

• The conditions that prompted the 

2016 redesignation of South Sudan 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 an ongoing 

armed conflict in South Sudan and, due 

to such conflict, requiring the return of 

South Sudanese nationals (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in South Sudan) to 

South Sudan would pose a serious 

threat to their personal safety. See INA 

section 244(b)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(A). 

• There continue to be extraordinary 

and temporary conditions in South 

Sudan that prevent South Sudanese 

nationals (or aliens having no 


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nationality who last habitually resided 

in South Sudan) from returning to South 

Sudan in safety. See INA section 

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

• It is not contrary to the national 

interest of the United States to permit 

South Sudanese (or aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in South Sudan) who meet the 

eligibility requirements of TPS to 

remain in the United States temporarily. 

See INA section 244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(C). 

• The designation of South Sudan for 

TPS should be extended for an 18- 

month period from November 3, 2017, 

through May 2, 2019. See INA section 

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

Notice of Extension of the TPS 

Designation of South Sudan 

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 

redesignation of TPS for South Sudan in 

2016 not only continue to be met, but 

have significantly deteriorated. 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 designation of TPS for South 

Sudan for 18 months, from November 3, 

2017, through May 2, 2019. See INA 

section 244(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(C); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(C). 

Elaine C. Duke, 

Acting Secretary. 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees to Register or ReRegister for TPS 

To file a late initial registration or reregister for TPS based on the 

designation of South Sudan, you must 

submit each of the following 

applications: 

1. Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821): 

• If you are filing a late initial 

application, you must pay the fee (or 

request a fee waiver) for the Form I–821. 

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

• If you are filing an application for 

re-registration, you do not need to pay 

the fee for the Form I–821. See 8 CFR 

244.17. 

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 (or request a fee waiver) for 

the Form I–765 only if you are age 14 

through 65. You do not need to pay the 

Form I–765 fee if you are under the age 

of 14 or are 66 and older, applying for 

late initial registration and you want an 

EAD. 

• If you are applying for reregistration and want an EAD, you must 

pay the fee (or request a fee waiver) for 

the Form I–765, regardless of your age. 

• If you are applying for late initial 

registration or re-registration and do not 

want an EAD, you do not have to pay 

the Form I–765 fee. 

• If you do not want to request an 

EAD now, you may also file Form I–765 

later to request an EAD and pay the fee 

(or request a fee waiver), provided that 

you still have TPS or a pending TPS 

application. Your EAD application will 

be considered timely filed even if the 

date on your current TPS-related EAD 

has expired. But unless you timely reregister and properly file an EAD 

application, the validity of your current 

EAD will end on November 2, 2017. 

Accordingly, you must also properly file 

your EAD application during the 60-day 

re-registration period for your current 

employment authorization document to 

be automatically extended for 180 days 

(i.e., through May 1, 2018). You are 

strongly encouraged to properly file 

your EAD application as early as 

possible during the 60-day reregistration period to avoid lapses in 

your employment authorization and to 

ensure that you receive your Form I– 

797C, Notice of Action, prior to 

November 2, 2017. 

You must submit both completed 

Forms I–821 and I–765 together. If you 

are unable to pay for the application fee 

and/or biometrics fee, you may 

complete a Request for Fee Waiver 

(Form I–912) or submit a personal letter 

requesting a fee waiver with 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 Form I–821, the 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 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 see the Instructions to Form 

I–821 or visit the USCIS Web site at 

http://www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you 

may be required to visit an Application 

Support Center (ASC) to have your 

biometrics captured. In such case, 

USCIS will send you an ASC scheduling 

notice. 

Re-Filing a Re-Registration TPS 

Application After Receiving a Denial of 

a Fee Waiver Request 

You should file as soon as possible 

within the 60-day period so that USCIS 

can process your application and issue 

any EAD promptly. Properly filing early 

will also allow you time to re-file your 

application before the deadline and 

receive a Form I–797C demonstrating 

your EAD’s automatic extension, should 

USCIS deny your fee waiver request. If, 

however, you receive a denial of your 

fee waiver request and you are unable 

to re-file by the re-registration deadline, 

you may still re-file your application. 

This situation will be reviewed to 

determine whether you have established 

good cause for late re-registration. 

However, you are urged to re-file within 

45 days of the date on any 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(b). For 

more information on good cause for late 

re-registration, visit the USCIS TPS Web 

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

Although a re-registering TPS 

beneficiary age 14 and older must pay 

the biometric services fee (but not the 

initial Form I–821 fee) when filing a 

TPS re-registration application, you may 

decide to wait to request an EAD, and 

therefore not pay the Form I–765 fee 

until after USCIS has approved your 

TPS re-registration, if you are eligible. If 

you choose to do this, you would file 

the Form I–821 with the biometrics 

services fee, if applicable, (or request a 

fee waiver) and the 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. 


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TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If . . . Mail to . . . 

You are applying through the U.S. Postal Service .................................. USCIS, Attn: TPS South Sudan, P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680– 

6943. 

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: ..................................................... USCIS, Attn: TPS South Sudan, 131 S. Dearborn Street, 3rd Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an 

Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA) and 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 mailing 

address in Table 1. When re-registering 

and/or requesting an EAD based on an 

IJ/BIA grant of TPS, please include a 

copy of the IJ or BIA order granting you 

TPS with your application. This will aid 

in the verification of your grant of TPS 

and processing of your application, as 

USCIS may not have received records of 

your grant of TPS by either the IJ or the 

BIA. 

Supporting Documents 

Do I need to submit additional 

supporting documentation when 

reregistering for TPS? 

If one or more of the questions listed 

in Part 4, Question 2 of the Form I–821 

applies to you, then you must submit an 

explanation on a separate sheet(s) of 

paper and/or additional documentation. 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD) 

How can I get information on the status 

of my EAD request? 

To get case status information about 

your TPS application, including the 

status of a request for an EAD, you can 

check Case Status Online, available at 

http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 

800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). If 

your Form I–765 has been pending for 

more than 90 days, and you still need 

assistance, you may request an EAD 

inquiry appointment with USCIS by 

using the InfoPass system at https://

infopass.uscis.gov. However, we 

strongly encourage you first to check 

Case Status Online or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center for 

assistance before making an InfoPass 

appointment. 

Am I eligible to receive an extension of 

my current EAD while I wait for my new 

one to arrive? 

Provided that you currently have a 

South Sudan TPS-based EAD, you may 

be eligible to have the validity of your 

current EAD extended for 180 days 

(through May 1, 2018) if you: 

• Are a national of South Sudan (or 

an alien having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in South Sudan); 

• Received an EAD under the 

designation of South Sudan for TPS; 

• Have an EAD with a marked 

expiration date of November 2, 2017, 

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

on the face of the card under 

‘‘Category;’’ 

• Timely re-registered for TPS during 

the 60-day re-registration period; and 

• Properly filed an application for an 

EAD during the 60-day re-registration 

period. 

You must timely re-register for TPS in 

accordance with the procedures 

described in this Notice if you would 

like to maintain your TPS and in order 

to have the validity of your current EAD 

extended by 180 days. You are strongly 

encouraged to file your EAD renewal 

application as early as possible during 

the 60-day re-registration period to 

avoid lapses in documentation of your 

employment authorization. 

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 Form I–9. 

You can find additional detailed 

information about Form I–9 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 Form I–9. Within 

three days of hire, an employee must 

present evidence of identity and 

employment authorization to his or her 

employer by presenting documentation 

sufficient to satisfy Form I–9 

requirements. 

You may present any document from 

List A (which provides evidence of both 

identity and employment 

authorization), or one document from 

List B (which provides evidence of your 

identity) together with one document 

from List C (which is evidence of 

employment authorization), or 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 

November 2, 2017, and states ‘‘A–12’’ or 

‘‘C–19’’ under ‘‘Category,’’ and you 

timely and properly filed an EAD 

renewal application during the 60-day 

re-registration period, you may choose 

to present your EAD to your employer 

together with the Form I–797C Notice of 

Action (showing the qualifying 

eligibility category of either A12 or C19) 

as a List A document that provides 

evidence of your identity and 

employment authorization for Form I–9 

through May 1, 2018, unless your TPS 

has been finally withdrawn or your 

request for TPS has been finally denied. 

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 should 

explain to your employer that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through May 1, 2018. You may also 

provide your employer with a copy of 

this Federal Register Notice which 

explains how your EAD could be 

automatically extended; however, this 

Federal Register Notice is not 

acceptable evidence that your EAD has 

been automatically extended. As an 

alternative to presenting evidence of 

your automatically extended EAD, you 

may choose to present any other 

acceptable document from List A, a 

combination of one selection from List 

B and one selection from List C, or a 

valid receipt. 

What documentation may I show my 

employer for my Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) if I am already 

employed but my current TPS-related 

EAD is set to expire? 

Even though you may be eligible to 

have your EAD automatically extended, 

your employer will need to ask you 

about your continued employment 

authorization no later than before you 

start work on November 3, 2017 to meet 

its responsibilities for Form I–9. You 


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will need to present your employer with 

evidence that you are still authorized to 

work. Once presented, you may correct 

your employment authorization 

expiration date in Section 1, and your 

employer should correct the 

employment authorization document 

expiration date in Section 2 of 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 

employment authorization has been 

automatically extended?’’ for further 

information. In addition, you may also 

show this Notice to your employer to 

explain what to do for Form I–9. 

When you properly file your Form I– 

765 to renew your current EAD, you 

will receive a USCIS receipt notice 

(Form I–797C). The receipt notice will 

state that your current ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C– 

19’’ coded EAD is automatically 

extended for 180 days. You may show 

this receipt notice to your employer 

along with your EAD to confirm your 

EAD has been automatically extended 

through May 1, 2018, unless your TPS 

has been finally withdrawn or your 

request for TPS has been finally denied. 

You may also show this Federal 

Register Notice to your employer to 

minimize confusion; however, this 

Federal Register Notice is not 

acceptable evidence that your EAD has 

been automatically extended. To avoid 

delays in receiving the Form I–797C and 

a lapse in your employment 

authorization, you should file your EAD 

renewal application as early as possible 

during the re-registration period. 

The last date of the automatic EAD 

extension is May 1, 2018. Before you 

start work on May 2, 2018, 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 

Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable 

Documents, or an acceptable List A or 

List C receipt described in the Form I– 

9 Instructions to reverify employment 

authorization. Your employer should 

either complete Section 3 of the Form I– 

9 originally completed for you; or if this 

section has already been completed or if 

the version of Form I–9 has expired 

(check the date in the bottom left-hand 

corner of the form), complete Section 3 

of a new Form I–9, ensuring it is the 

most current version. Note that your 

employer may not specify which List A 

or List C document you must present 

and cannot reject an acceptable receipt. 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to prove my 

status, such as proof of my South 

Sudanese citizenship? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

including reverifying employment 

authorization, employers must accept 

any documentation that appears on the 

appropriate ‘‘Lists of Acceptable 

Documents’’ for 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 

South Sudanese citizenship or proof of 

re-registration for TPS when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. If the expired EAD 

with category A–12 or C–19 is presented 

with the Form I–797C Notice of Action 

as described herein, an employer should 

accept this document combination as a 

valid List A document so long as the 

EAD reasonably appears 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. 

How do my employer and I complete 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) on the basis of automatically 

extended employment authorization for 

a new job? 

As proof of the automatic extension of 

your employment authorization, you 

may present your expired EAD with 

category A–12 or C–19 in combination 

with the Form I–797C Notice of Action 

showing that the EAD renewal 

application was timely filed and that the 

qualifying eligibility category is either 

A–12 or C–19. Unless your TPS has 

been finally withdrawn or your request 

for TPS has been finally denied, this 

document combination is considered an 

unexpired Employment Authorization 

Document (Form I–766) under List A. 

When completing Form I–9 for a new 

job you are starting before May 2, 2018, 

you and your employer should do the 

following: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to work 

until’’ and enter the date that is 180 

days from the date your current EAD 

expires (May 1, 2018) as the ‘‘expiration 

date, if applicable, mm/dd/yyyy’’; and 

b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS 

number or A-Number where indicated 

(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). 

2. When completing Section 2, 

employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; 

• The ‘‘received date’’ on Form I–797 

is on or before the end of the 60-day reregistration period stated in this Notice; 

and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Insert May 1, 2018, the date that is 

180 days from the date the current EAD 

expires. 

By the start of work on May 2, 2018, 

employers must reverify the employee’s 

employment authorization in Section 3 

of the Form I–9. 

What corrections should my current 

employer and I make to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) if my 

employment authorization 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 

and your employment authorization has 

now been automatically extended 

because you timely and properly filed a 

new application for employment 

authorization during the 60-day reregistration period, you may present 

your expired EAD with category A–12 

or C–19 in combination with the Form 

I–797C Notice of Action. The Form I– 

797C should show that the EAD renewal 

application was timely filed and that the 

qualifying eligibility category is either 

A–12 or C–19. To avoid confusion, you 

may also provide your employer a copy 

of this Federal Register Notice; 

however, this Federal Register Notice is 

not acceptable evidence that your EAD 

has been automatically extended. Your 

employer may need to re-inspect your 

current EAD if your employer does not 

have a copy of the EAD on file. You and 

your employer should correct your 

previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

1. For Section 1, you may: 

a. Draw a line through the expiration 

date in Section 1; 

b. Write the date that is 180 days from 

the date your current EAD expires (May 


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(November 2, 2017); and 

c. Initial and date the correction in the 

margin of Section 1. 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A12 or C19; 

• The ‘‘received date’’ on Form I–797 

is on or before the end of the 60-day reregistration period stated in this Notice; 

and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

c. Write the date that is 180 days from 

the date the employee’s current EAD 

expires (May 1, 2018) above the 

previous date (November 2, 2017); and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the margin of Section 2. 

Note: This is not considered a 

reverification. Employers do not need to 

complete Section 3 until either the 180-day 

extension has ended or the employee 

presents a new document to show continued 

employment authorization, whichever is 

sooner. 

By May 2, 2018, when the employee’s 

automatically extended employment 

authorization has ended, employers 

must reverify the employee’s 

employment authorization in Section 3. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

how do I verify a new employee whose 

EAD has been automatically extended? 

Employers may create a case in EVerify for a new employee using the 

Form I–797C receipt information 

provided on Form I–9. The receipt 

number entered as the document 

number on Form I–9 should be entered 

into the document number field in EVerify. 

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? 

E-Verify automated the verification 

process for employees whose TPSrelated EAD was automatically 

extended. If 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 the autoextension period for this EAD is about 

to expire. This indicates that you should 

update Form I–9 in accordance with the 

instructions above. By the employee’s 

start of work on May 2, 2018, 

employment authorization must be 

reverified in Section 3. Employers 

should not 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 I9Central@dhs.gov. Calls and 

emails are accepted in English and 

many other languages. For questions 

about avoiding discrimination during 

the employment eligibility verification 

process (Form I–9 and E-Verify), 

employers may call the U.S. Department 

of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, 

Immigrant and Employee Rights Section 

(IER) (formerly the Office of Special 

Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair 

Employment Practices) Employer 

Hotline at 800–255–8155 (TTY 800– 

237–2515). IER offers language 

interpretation in numerous languages. 

Employers may also email IER at IER@

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 USCIS at I-9Central@dhs.gov. 

Calls are accepted in English, Spanish, 

and many other languages. Employees 

or applicants may also call the IER 

Worker Hotline at 800–255–7688 (TTY 

800–237–2515) for information 

regarding employment discrimination 

based upon citizenship, immigration 

status, or national origin, including 

discrimination related to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and EVerify. The IER Worker 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 as 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 Federal or state government 

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). For more 

information about E-Verify-related 

discrimination or to report an employer 

for discrimination in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

contact IER’s Worker 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 

IER Web site at https://www.justice.gov/ 

ier 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 of such documents are: 

(1) Your current EAD; 

(2) A copy of your receipt notice 

(Form I–797C) for your application to 

renew your current EAD providing an 

automatic extension of your currently 

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(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; and 

(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. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. Some benefit-granting 

agencies use the USCIS Systematic 

Alien Verification for Entitlements 

(SAVE) program to confirm the current 

immigration status of applicants for 

public benefits. In most cases, SAVE 

provides an automated electronic 

response to benefit-granting agencies 

within seconds, but, occasionally, 

verification can be delayed. You can 

check the status of your SAVE 

verification by using CaseCheck at the 

following link: https://save.uscis.gov/ 

casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check 

Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free 

service that lets you follow the progress 

of your SAVE verification using your 

date of birth and one immigration 

identifier number. If 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 to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

save, then by choosing ‘‘For Benefits 

Applicants’’ from the menu on the left, 

selecting ‘‘Save Resources,’’ followed by 

‘‘SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit 

Applicants.’’ 

[FR Doc. 2017–20174 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–56] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: State Community 

Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 30 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email: 

OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. 

This is not a toll-free number. Person 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of 

available documents submitted to OMB 

may be obtained from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on June 16, 2017 at 

81 FR 27715. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: State 

Community Development Block Grant 

(CDBG) Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0085. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Form Number: HUD–40108. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 

requires grant recipients that receive 

CDBG funding to retain records 

necessary to document compliance with 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

on an on-going basis. The statute also 

requires [Section 104(e)(2)] that HUD 

conduct an annual review to determine 

whether states have distributed funds to 

units of general local government in a 

timely manner. Additionally, Section 

916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 

Affordable Housing Act of 1990, 

prescribes a consultation with 

representatives of the interests of the 

residents of the colonias. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

This information collection applies to 

50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and 

Puerto Rico but not Hawaii). 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual cost 

Record-Keeping: 

—State .............................................. 50 1 126.00 6,300 $34.58 $217,854.00 

—Local Government ......................... 3,500 1 26.13 91,455 34.58 3,162,513.90 

Timely Distribution ................................... 50 1 2.60 130 34.58 4,495.40 

Colonias Consultation .............................. 54 1 4.00 216 34.58 7,469.28 

Total .................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 98,101 ........................ 3,392,332.58 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 


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