[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39005-39006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18714]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[INS No. 1729-95; AG Order No. 1982-95]
RIN 1115-AC30
Extension of Designation of Somalia; Under Temporary Protected
Status Program
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends, until September 17, 1996, the Attorney
General's designation of Somalia under the Temporary Protected Status
program provided for in section 244A of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as amended (``the Act''). Accordingly, eligible aliens who are
nationals of Somalia, or who have no nationality and who last
habitually resided in Somalia, may re-register for Temporary Protected
Status and extension of employment
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authorization. This re-registration is limited to persons who already
have registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected Status
which ended on September 16, 1992. In addition, some Somalians may be
eligible for late initial registration pursuant to 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).
EFFECTIVE DATES: This extension of designation is effective on
September 18, 1995, and will remain in effect until September 17, 1996.
The primary re-registration procedures become effective on August 19,
1995, and will remain in effect until September 17, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-5014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 244A of the Act, as amended by
section 302(a) of Pub. L. 101-649 and section 304(b) of Pub. L. 102-232
(8 U.S.C. 1254a), the Attorney General is authorized to grant Temporary
Protected Status in the United States to eligible aliens who are
nationals of a foreign state designated by the Attorney General, or who
have no nationality and who last habitually resided in that state. The
Attorney General may designate a state upon finding that the state is
experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or certain
other extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent nationals or
residents of the country from returning in safety.
Effective on September 16, 1991, the Attorney General designated
Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 months, 56 FR
46804. The Attorney General extended the designation of Somalia under
the Temporary Protected Status program for additional 12-month period
until September 17, 1995, 59 FR 43359.
This notice extends the designation of Somalia under the Temporary
Protected Status program for an additional 12 months, in accordance
with sections 244A(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Act. This notice also
describes the procedures with which eligible aliens who are nationals
of Somalia, or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided
in Somalia, must comply in re-registering for Temporary Protected
Status.
In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registration
authorized by this notice's extension of Somalia's Temporary Protected
Status designation, late initial registrations are possible for some
Somalians under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late initial registrants must
have been ``continuously physically present'' in the United States
since September 16, 1991, and must have had a valid immigrant or non-
immigrant status during the original registration period.
An Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, must
always be filed as part of either a re-registration or as part of a
late initial registration together with the Application for Temporary
Protected Status, Form I-821. The appropriate filing fee must accompany
Form I-765 unless a properly documented fee waiver request is submitted
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the applicant does not
request employment authorization. The Immigration and Naturalization
Service requires Temporary Protected Status registrants to submit Form
I-765 for data-gathering purposes.
Notice of Extension of Designation of Somalia Under the Temporary
Protected Status Program
By the authority vested in me as Attorney General under section
244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, (8 U.S.C.
1254a), and pursuant to sections 244A(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Act, I
have had consultations with the appropriate agencies of the Government
concerning (a) the conditions in Somalia; and (b) whether permitting
nationals of Somalia, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Somalia, to remain temporarily in the United
States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. As a
result, I determine that the conditions for the original designation of
Temporary Protected Status for Somalia continue to be met. Accordingly,
it is ordered as follows:
(1) The designation of Somalia under section 244A(b) of the Act is
extended for an additional 12-month period from September 18, 1995, to
September 17, 1996.
(2) I estimate that there are approximately 350 nationals of
Somalia, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided
in Somalia, who have been granted Temporary Protected Status and who
are eligible for re-registration.
(3) A national of Somalia, or an alien having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Somalia, who received a grant of Temporary
Protected Status during the initial period of designation from
September 16, 1991, to September 16, 1992, must comply with the re-
registration requirements contained in 8 CFR 240.17, which are
described in pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this notice.
(4) A national of Somalia, or an alien having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Somalia, who previously has been granted
Temporary Protected Status, must re-register by filing a new
Application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, together with
an Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, within the 30-
day period beginning on August 19, 1995, and ending on September 17,
1995, in order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the
period from September 18, 1995, until September 17, 1996. Late re-
registration applications will be allowed pursuant to 8 CFR 240.17(c).
(5) There is no fee for Form I-821 filed as part of the re-
registration application. The fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1),
currently seventy dollars ($70), will be charged for Form I-765, filed
by an alien requesting employment authorization pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (4) of this notice. An alien who does not
request employment authorization must nonetheless file Form I-821
together with Form I-765, but in such cases both Form I-821 and Form I-
765 should be submitted without fee.
(6) Pursuant to section 244A(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the Attorney
General will review, at least 60 days before September 17, 1996, the
designation of Somalia under the Temporary Protected Status program to
determine whether the conditions for designation continue to be met.
Notice of that determination, including the basis for the
determination, will be published in the Federal Register.
(7) Information concerning the Temporary Protected Status program
for nationals of Somalia, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Somalia, will be available at local Immigration
and Naturalization Service offices upon publication of this notice.
Dated: July 25, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-18714 Filed 7-28-95; 8:45 am]
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