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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2359–05]
RIN 1615–ZA27
Automatic Extension of Employment
Authorization Documentation for
Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS
Beneficiaries
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On November 3, 2004, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) published two Notices
in the Federal Register extending the
designations of Honduras and Nicaragua
for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
until July 5, 2006, and automatically
extending employment authorization
documents (EADs) for the beneficiaries
of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua for
six months, from January 5, 2005 until
July 5, 2005. Beneficiaries of TPS for
Honduras and Nicaragua are required to
re-register and obtain new EADs.
However, because of the large number of
beneficiaries for TPS for Nicaragua and
Honduras, USCIS will not be able to
process and re-issue new EADs for all
such beneficiaries by the July 5, 2005
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expiration date. Accordingly, USCIS has
decided to extend the validity of EADs
issued to Honduran or Nicaraguan
nationals (or aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided
in Honduras or Nicaragua) under the
extension of the TPS designations for an
additional 90 days, from July 5, 2005
until October 5, 2005. This Notice
announces that extension and also
explains how TPS beneficiaries and
their employers may determine which
EADs are automatically extended.
DATES: The extension of EADs is
effective July 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Cook, Residence and Status
Services, Office of Programs and
Regulations Development, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor,
Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202)
514–4754.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Is USCIS Automatically Extending
the Validity of EADS for Honduran and
Nicaraguan TPS Beneficiaries?
Considering the large number of
applications, it is likely that many reregistrants will receive their new EAD
after the expiration date of their current
EAD. In order to prevent a gap in
employment authorization for qualified
re-registrants, DHS is extending the
validity of applicable EADs to October
5, 2005.
Who Is Eligible To Receive an
Automatic Extension of His or Her
EAD?
To receive an automatic extension of
his or her EAD, an individual must be
a national of Honduras or Nicaragua (or
an alien having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Honduras or
Nicaragua) who has applied for and
received an EAD under the TPS
designation of Honduras or Nicaragua.
This automatic extension is limited to
EADs bearing an expiration date of
January 5, 2005, that were issued on
either Form I–766, Employment
Authorization Document, or Form I–
688B, Employment Authorization Card.
The EAD must also be either (1) a Form
I–766 bearing the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or
‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the card under
‘‘Category,’’ or (2) a Form I–688B
bearing the notation ‘‘274a.12(a)(12)’’ or
‘‘274a.12(c)(19)’’ on the face of the card
under ‘‘Provision of Law.’’
Must Qualified Individuals Apply for
the Automatic Extension of Their TPSRelated EADs?
No, qualified individuals do not have
to apply for this automatic employment
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authorization extension to October 5,
2005.
What Documents May a Qualified
Individual Show to His or Her
Employer as Proof of Employment
Authorization and Identity When
Completing Form I–9, Employment
Eligibility Verification?
For completion of the Form I–9 at the
time of hire or re-verification, qualified
individuals who are receiving a threemonth extension of their EADs by virtue
of this Federal Register Notice may
present to their employer a TPS-based
EAD as proof of identity and
employment authorization until October
5, 2005. To minimize confusion over
this extension at the time of hire or reverification, qualified individuals may
also present to their employer a copy of
this Federal Register Notice regarding
the automatic extension of employment
authorization documentation to October
5, 2005. In the alternative, any legally
acceptable document or combination of
documents listed in List A, List B, or
List C of the Form I–9 may be presented
as proof of identity and employment
eligibility; it is the choice of the
employee.
How May Employers Determine
Whether an EAD Has Been
Automatically Extended Through
October 5, 2005 and Is Therefore
Acceptable for Completion of the Form
I–9?
For purposes of verifying identity and
employment eligibility or re-verifying
employment eligibility on the Form I–9
until October 5, 2005, employers of
Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS
beneficiaries whose EADs have been
automatically extended by this Notice
must accept such EAD if presented. An
EAD that has been automatically
extended by this notice to October 5,
2005 will actually contain an expiration
date of January 5, 2005, and must be
either (1) a Form I–766 bearing the
notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face
of the card under ‘‘Category,’’ or (2) a
Form I–688B bearing the notation
‘‘274a.12(a)(12)’’ or ‘‘274a.12(c)(19)’’ on
the face of the card under ‘‘Provision of
Law.’’ New EADs or extension stickers
showing the October 5, 2005 expiration
date will not be issued. Employers
should not request proof of Honduran or
Nicaraguan citizenship. Employers
presented with an EAD that has been
extended pursuant to this Federal
Register Notice, if it appears to be
genuine and appears to relate to the
employee, should accept the EAD as a
valid ‘‘List A’’ document and should not
ask for additional Form I–9
documentation. This action by USCIS
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through this Federal Register Notice
does not affect the right of an employee
to present any legally acceptable
document as proof of identity and
eligibility for employment.
Employers are reminded that the laws
prohibiting unfair immigration-related
employment practices remain in full
force. For questions, employers may call
the USCIS Office of Business Liaison
Employer Hotline at 1–800–357–2099 to
speak to a USCIS representative. Also,
employers may call the U.S. Department
of Justice Office of Special Counsel for
Immigration Related Unfair
Employment Practices (OSC) Employer
Hotline at 1–800–255–8155 or 1–800–
362–2735 (TDD). Employees or
applicants may call the OSC Employee
Hotline at 1–800–255–7688 or 1–800–
237–2515 (TDD) for information
regarding the automatic extension.
Additional information is available on
the OSC Web site at https://
www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/.
Dated: July 1, 2005.
Michael Petrucelli,
Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year
Review of Black-Footed Ferret
(Mustela nigripes) and Pallid Sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces a 5-year
review of black-footed ferret (Mustela
nigripes) and pallid sturgeon
(Scaphirhynchus albus) under section
4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (ESA). A 5-year review is a
periodic process conducted to ensure
that the listing classification of a species
is accurate. A 5-year review is based on
the best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review;
therefore, we are requesting submission
of any such information on black-footed
ferret and pallid sturgeon that has
become available since their original
listings as endangered species. Based on
the results of this 5-year review, we will
make the requisite findings under
section 4(c)(2)(B) of the ESA.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct our reviews on the statuses of
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each of these species, we must receive
your information no later than
September 6, 2005. However, we will
continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
Submit information on
black-footed ferret to Pete Gober, South
Dakota Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 420 S. Garfield
Avenue, Suite 400, Pierre, South Dakota
57501. Submit information on pallid
sturgeon to George Jordan, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2900 4th Avenue
North, Room 301, Billings, Montana
59101. Information received in response
to this notice and review will be
available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the above addresses.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Black-footed ferret—Pete Gober, South
Dakota Field Office Supervisor, at (605)
224–8693, extension 24. Pallid
sturgeon—George Jordan, Pallid
Sturgeon Recovery Coordinator, at (406)
247–7365.
Under the
ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Service
maintains a list of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plant species at
50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the
ESA requires that we conduct a review
of listed species at least once every 5
years. Then, based on such reviews,
under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine
whether or not any species should be
removed from the List (delisted), or
reclassified from endangered to
threatened or from threatened to
endangered. Delisting a species must be
supported by the best scientific and
commercial data available and
considered only if such data
substantiate that the species is neither
endangered nor threatened for one or
more of the following reasons—(1) the
species is considered extinct; (2) the
species is considered to be recovered;
and/or (3) the original data available
when the species was listed, or the
interpretation of such data, were in
error. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate
rulemaking process. The regulations in
50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing those species currently
under active review. This notice
announces our active review of the
Black-footed ferret and Pallid sturgeon,
both of which are currently listed as
endangered. We request submission of
any new information on the blackfooted ferret or the pallid sturgeon, or
both, that has become available since
their original listings as endangered
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species in 1967 (32 FR 4001) and 1990
(55 FR 36641), respectively.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the 5-year review is
complete and based on the best
available scientific and commercial
information, we are soliciting new
information from the public, concerned
governmental agencies, Tribes, the
scientific community, industry,
environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status
of black-footed ferret and pallid
sturgeon.
The 5-year review considers the best
scientific and commercial data and all
new information that has become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review of each
species. Categories of requested
information include—(A) species
biology, including but not limited to
population trends, distribution,
abundance, demographics, and genetics;
(B) habitat conditions, including but not
limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability; (C) conservation measures
that have been implemented that benefit
the species; (D) threat status and trends;
and (E) other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
If you wish to provide information for
one or both of these species for 5-year
review, you may submit your comments
and materials regarding black-footed
ferret to Pete Gober, South Dakota Field
Office Supervisor (see ADDRESSES
section); or your comments and
materials regarding pallid sturgeon to
George Jordan, Pallid Sturgeon Recovery
Coordinator (see ADDRESSES section).
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Respondents may request that we
withhold a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name or address, you
must state this request prominently at
the beginning of your comment.
However, we will not consider
anonymous comments. To the extent
consistent with applicable law, we will
make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours (see ADDRESSES section).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2359-05]
RIN 1615-ZA27
Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for
Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Beneficiaries
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2004, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published two
Notices in the Federal Register extending the designations of Honduras
and Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until July 5, 2006,
and automatically extending employment authorization documents (EADs)
for the beneficiaries of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua for six months,
from January 5, 2005 until July 5, 2005. Beneficiaries of TPS for
Honduras and Nicaragua are required to re-register and obtain new EADs.
However, because of the large number of beneficiaries for TPS for
Nicaragua and Honduras, USCIS will not be able to process and re-issue
new EADs for all such beneficiaries by the July 5, 2005 expiration
date. Accordingly, USCIS has decided to extend the validity of EADs
issued to Honduran or Nicaraguan nationals (or aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras or Nicaragua) under
the extension of the TPS designations for an additional 90 days, from
July 5, 2005 until October 5, 2005. This Notice announces that
extension and also explains how TPS beneficiaries and their employers
may determine which EADs are automatically extended.
DATES: The extension of EADs is effective July 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Cook, Residence and Status
Services, Office of Programs and Regulations Development, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529,
telephone (202) 514-4754.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Is USCIS Automatically Extending the Validity of EADS for Honduran
and Nicaraguan TPS Beneficiaries?
Considering the large number of applications, it is likely that
many re-registrants will receive their new EAD after the expiration
date of their current EAD. In order to prevent a gap in employment
authorization for qualified re-registrants, DHS is extending the
validity of applicable EADs to October 5, 2005.
Who Is Eligible To Receive an Automatic Extension of His or Her EAD?
To receive an automatic extension of his or her EAD, an individual
must be a national of Honduras or Nicaragua (or an alien having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras or Nicaragua) who
has applied for and received an EAD under the TPS designation of
Honduras or Nicaragua. This automatic extension is limited to EADs
bearing an expiration date of January 5, 2005, that were issued on
either Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document, or Form I-688B,
Employment Authorization Card. The EAD must also be either (1) a Form
I-766 bearing the notation ``A-12'' or ``C-19'' on the face of the card
under ``Category,'' or (2) a Form I-688B bearing the notation
``274a.12(a)(12)'' or ``274a.12(c)(19)'' on the face of the card under
``Provision of Law.''
Must Qualified Individuals Apply for the Automatic Extension of Their
TPS-Related EADs?
No, qualified individuals do not have to apply for this automatic
employment authorization extension to October 5, 2005.
What Documents May a Qualified Individual Show to His or Her Employer
as Proof of Employment Authorization and Identity When Completing Form
I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification?
For completion of the Form I-9 at the time of hire or re-
verification, qualified individuals who are receiving a three-month
extension of their EADs by virtue of this Federal Register Notice may
present to their employer a TPS-based EAD as proof of identity and
employment authorization until October 5, 2005. To minimize confusion
over this extension at the time of hire or re-verification, qualified
individuals may also present to their employer a copy of this Federal
Register Notice regarding the automatic extension of employment
authorization documentation to October 5, 2005. In the alternative, any
legally acceptable document or combination of documents listed in List
A, List B, or List C of the Form I-9 may be presented as proof of
identity and employment eligibility; it is the choice of the employee.
How May Employers Determine Whether an EAD Has Been Automatically
Extended Through October 5, 2005 and Is Therefore Acceptable for
Completion of the Form I-9?
For purposes of verifying identity and employment eligibility or
re-verifying employment eligibility on the Form I-9 until October 5,
2005, employers of Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS beneficiaries whose EADs
have been automatically extended by this Notice must accept such EAD if
presented. An EAD that has been automatically extended by this notice
to October 5, 2005 will actually contain an expiration date of January
5, 2005, and must be either (1) a Form I-766 bearing the notation ``A-
12'' or ``C-19'' on the face of the card under ``Category,'' or (2) a
Form I-688B bearing the notation ``274a.12(a)(12)'' or
``274a.12(c)(19)'' on the face of the card under ``Provision of Law.''
New EADs or extension stickers showing the October 5, 2005 expiration
date will not be issued. Employers should not request proof of Honduran
or Nicaraguan citizenship. Employers presented with an EAD that has
been extended pursuant to this Federal Register Notice, if it appears
to be genuine and appears to relate to the employee, should accept the
EAD as a valid ``List A'' document and should not ask for additional
Form I-9 documentation. This action by USCIS
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through this Federal Register Notice does not affect the right of an
employee to present any legally acceptable document as proof of
identity and eligibility for employment.
Employers are reminded that the laws prohibiting unfair
immigration-related employment practices remain in full force. For
questions, employers may call the USCIS Office of Business Liaison
Employer Hotline at 1-800-357-2099 to speak to a USCIS representative.
Also, employers may call the U.S. Department of Justice Office of
Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
(OSC) Employer Hotline at 1-800-255-8155 or 1-800-362-2735 (TDD).
Employees or applicants may call the OSC Employee Hotline at 1-800-255-
7688 or 1-800-237-2515 (TDD) for information regarding the automatic
extension. Additional information is available on the OSC Web site at
https://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/.
Dated: July 1, 2005.
Michael Petrucelli,
Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-13401 Filed 7-1-05; 4:06 pm]
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