Extension of the Re-Registration Period and Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for Honduran Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries, 71020-71021 [E8-27702]
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Dated: November 7, 2008.
David L. Scott,
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Agency Information Collection
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325B, and G–325C, Extension of an
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affected agencies. Comments are
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regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
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(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
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via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
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add the OMB Control Number 1615–
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responses at 15 minutes (.25) per
response; Form G–325B–500,000
responses at 25 minutes (.416) per
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responses at 15 minutes (.25) per
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collection: 438,980 annual burden
hours.
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Dated: November 19, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
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Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
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RIN 1615–ZA78
Extension of the Re-Registration
Period and Automatic Extension of
Employment Authorization
Documentation for Honduran
Temporary Protected Status
Beneficiaries
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) published a Notice in the Federal
Register extending the designation of
Honduras for Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) through July 5, 2010.
USCIS has decided to extend the reregistration period through December
30, 2008. Beneficiaries of TPS for
Honduras are required to re-register and
obtain new Employment Authorization
Documents (EADs), when an EAD is
requested by the beneficiary. Since
USCIS will not be able to process and
re-issue new EADs for all such
beneficiaries by the January 5, 2009
expiration date, USCIS has decided to
automatically extend the validity of
EADs issued to Honduran nationals (or
aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Honduras) until
July 5, 2009. This Notice announces that
extension and also explains how TPS
beneficiaries and their employers may
determine which EADs are
automatically extended.
DATES: This notice is effective
November 24, 2008. The re-registration
period will be extended through
December 30, 2008. The automatic
extension of EADs will begin on January
6, 2009, and will remain in effect until
July 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TPS
Operations Program Manager, Status
and Family Branch, Office of Service
Center Operations, U.S. Citizenship and
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Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529,
telephone (202) 272–1533. This is not a
toll-free call. Further information will
also be available at local USCIS offices
upon publication of this Notice and on
the USCIS Web site at https://
www.uscis.gov. 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 case can
check Case Status Online available at
the USCIS Web site listed above, or
applicants may call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–
5283 (TTY 1–800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why is USCIS extending the reregistration period for Honduran TPS
beneficiaries?
Due to the effects of a tropical
depression in Honduras and in order to
provide greater uniformity and avoid
potential confusion between the reregistration periods for the three Central
American countries currently
designated for TPS, USCIS has decided
to extend the re-registration period
through December 30, 2008.
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Why is USCIS automatically extending
the validity of EADs for Honduran TPS
beneficiaries?
Considering the large number of
applications, it is likely that many reregistrants will receive their new EADs
after the expiration date of their current
EADs. In order to prevent a gap in
employment authorization for qualified
re-registrants, DHS will extend the
validity of applicable EADs for
Honduran TPS beneficiaries until July 5,
2009.
Who is eligible to receive an automatic
six-month EAD extension from January
6, 2009, to July 5, 2009?
You are eligible to receive an
automatic six-month extension of an
EAD if you:
• Are a national of Honduras (or an
alien having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Honduras);
• Applied for and received an EAD
under the designation of Honduras for
TPS; and
• Have not had TPS withdrawn or
denied.
This automatic extension is limited to
EADs issued on Form I–766,
Employment Authorization Document,
bearing an expiration date of January 5,
2009. These EADs must also bear the
notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face
of the card under ‘‘Category.’’
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How may employers determine whether
an EAD has been automatically
extended for six months, through July 5,
2009, and is therefore acceptable for
completion of the Form I–9,
Employment Eligibility Verification?
An EAD that has been automatically
extended for six months by this Notice
through July 5, 2009, will bear the
notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face
of the Form I–766 under ‘‘Category,’’
and have an expiration date of January
5, 2009, on the face of the card. New
EADs or extension stickers showing the
July 5, 2009, expiration date of the sixmonth automatic extension will not be
issued. Employers should not request
proof of Honduran citizenship.
Employers should accept an EAD as a
valid ‘‘List A’’ document and not ask for
additional Form I–9 documentation if
presented with an EAD that has been
extended pursuant to this Federal
Register Notice, and the EAD reasonably
appears on its face to be genuine and to
relate to the employee. This extension
does not affect the right of an applicant
for employment or an employee to
present any legally acceptable document
as proof of identity and eligibility for
employment.
Note to Employers: Employers are
reminded that the laws requiring
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
setting forth re-verification requirements. For
questions, employers may call the USCIS
Customer Assistance Office at 1–800–357–
2099. Employers may also 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. Employees or
applicants may call the OSC Employee
Hotline at 1–800–255–7688 for information
regarding the automatic extension.
Additional information is available on the
OSC Web site at https://www.usdoj.gov/crt/
osc/.
How may employers determine an
employee’s eligibility for employment
once the automatic six-month extension
expires on July 5, 2009?
Eligible TPS aliens will possess an
EAD on Form I–766 with an expiration
date of July 5, 2010. The EAD will bear
the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the
face of the card under ‘‘Category,’’ and
should be accepted for the purposes of
verifying identity and employment
authorization.
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What documents may a qualified
individual show to his or her employer
as proof of employment authorization
and identity when completing Form I–
9?
Qualified individuals who have
received a six-month automatic
extension of their EADs by virtue of this
Federal Register Notice may present
their TPS-based EADs to their
employers, as described above, as proof
of identity and employment
authorization through July 5, 2009. To
minimize confusion over this extension
at the time of hire or re-verification,
qualified individuals may also present a
copy of this Federal Register Notice
regarding the automatic extension of
employment authorization
documentation through July 5, 2009.
After July 5, 2009, a qualified individual
may present a new EAD valid through
July 5, 2010.
In the alternative, any legally
acceptable document or combination of
documents as listed on the Form I–9
may be presented as proof of identity
and employment eligibility.
Dated: November 11, 2008.
Jonathan R. Scharfen,
Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
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Extension of the Re-Registration
Period and Automatic Extension of
Employment Authorization
Documentation for Nicaraguan
Temporary Protected Status
Beneficiaries
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) published a Notice in the Federal
Register extending the designation of
Nicaragua for Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) through July 5, 2010.
USCIS has decided to extend the reregistration period through December
30, 2008. Beneficiaries of TPS for
Nicaragua are required to re-register and
obtain new Employment Authorization
Documents (EADs), when an EAD is
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2455-08; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2008-0033]
RIN 1615-ZA78
Extension of the Re-Registration Period and Automatic Extension
of Employment Authorization Documentation for Honduran Temporary
Protected Status Beneficiaries
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
published a Notice in the Federal Register extending the designation of
Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through July 5, 2010.
USCIS has decided to extend the re-registration period through December
30, 2008. Beneficiaries of TPS for Honduras are required to re-register
and obtain new Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), when an EAD
is requested by the beneficiary. Since USCIS will not be able to
process and re-issue new EADs for all such beneficiaries by the January
5, 2009 expiration date, USCIS has decided to automatically extend the
validity of EADs issued to Honduran nationals (or aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras) until July 5,
2009. This Notice announces that extension and also explains how TPS
beneficiaries and their employers may determine which EADs are
automatically extended.
DATES: This notice is effective November 24, 2008. The re-registration
period will be extended through December 30, 2008. The automatic
extension of EADs will begin on January 6, 2009, and will remain in
effect until July 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TPS Operations Program Manager, Status
and Family Branch, Office of Service Center Operations, U.S.
Citizenship and
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Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202) 272-1533. This is
not a toll-free call. Further information will also be available at
local USCIS offices upon publication of this Notice and on the USCIS
Web site at https://www.uscis.gov. 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 case can check Case Status Online
available at the USCIS Web site listed above, or applicants may call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-
800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why is USCIS extending the re-registration period for Honduran TPS
beneficiaries?
Due to the effects of a tropical depression in Honduras and in
order to provide greater uniformity and avoid potential confusion
between the re-registration periods for the three Central American
countries currently designated for TPS, USCIS has decided to extend the
re-registration period through December 30, 2008.
Why is USCIS automatically extending the validity of EADs for Honduran
TPS beneficiaries?
Considering the large number of applications, it is likely that
many re-registrants will receive their new EADs after the expiration
date of their current EADs. In order to prevent a gap in employment
authorization for qualified re-registrants, DHS will extend the
validity of applicable EADs for Honduran TPS beneficiaries until July
5, 2009.
Who is eligible to receive an automatic six-month EAD extension from
January 6, 2009, to July 5, 2009?
You are eligible to receive an automatic six-month extension of an
EAD if you:
Are a national of Honduras (or an alien having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras);
Applied for and received an EAD under the designation of
Honduras for TPS; and
Have not had TPS withdrawn or denied.
This automatic extension is limited to EADs issued on Form I-766,
Employment Authorization Document, bearing an expiration date of
January 5, 2009. These EADs must also bear the notation ``A-12'' or
``C-19'' on the face of the card under ``Category.''
How may employers determine whether an EAD has been automatically
extended for six months, through July 5, 2009, and is therefore
acceptable for completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility
Verification?
An EAD that has been automatically extended for six months by this
Notice through July 5, 2009, will bear the notation ``A-12'' or ``C-
19'' on the face of the Form I-766 under ``Category,'' and have an
expiration date of January 5, 2009, on the face of the card. New EADs
or extension stickers showing the July 5, 2009, expiration date of the
six-month automatic extension will not be issued. Employers should not
request proof of Honduran citizenship.
Employers should accept an EAD as a valid ``List A'' document and
not ask for additional Form I-9 documentation if presented with an EAD
that has been extended pursuant to this Federal Register Notice, and
the EAD reasonably appears on its face to be genuine and to relate to
the employee. This extension does not affect the right of an applicant
for employment or an employee to present any legally acceptable
document as proof of identity and eligibility for employment.
Note to Employers: Employers are reminded that the laws
requiring 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 setting
forth re-verification requirements. For questions, employers may
call the USCIS Customer Assistance Office at 1-800-357-2099.
Employers may also 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. Employees or applicants
may call the OSC Employee Hotline at 1-800-255-7688 for information
regarding the automatic extension. Additional information is
available on the OSC Web site at https://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/.
How may employers determine an employee's eligibility for employment
once the automatic six-month extension expires on July 5, 2009?
Eligible TPS aliens will possess an EAD on Form I-766 with an
expiration date of July 5, 2010. The EAD will bear the notation ``A-
12'' or ``C-19'' on the face of the card under ``Category,'' and should
be accepted for the purposes of verifying identity and employment
authorization.
What documents may a qualified individual show to his or her employer
as proof of employment authorization and identity when completing Form
I-9?
Qualified individuals who have received a six-month automatic
extension of their EADs by virtue of this Federal Register Notice may
present their TPS-based EADs to their employers, as described above, as
proof of identity and employment authorization through July 5, 2009. To
minimize confusion over this extension at the time of hire or re-
verification, qualified individuals may also present a copy of this
Federal Register Notice regarding the automatic extension of employment
authorization documentation through July 5, 2009. After July 5, 2009, a
qualified individual may present a new EAD valid through July 5, 2010.
In the alternative, any legally acceptable document or combination
of documents as listed on the Form I-9 may be presented as proof of
identity and employment eligibility.
Dated: November 11, 2008.
Jonathan R. Scharfen,
Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. E8-27702 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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