[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39004-39005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18715]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1730-95; AG Order No. 1981-95]
RIN 1115-AC30
Extension of Designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina; Under Temporary
Protected Status Program
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends, until August 10, 1996, the Attorney
General's designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina, or who have no
nationality and who last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, may
re-register for Temporary Protected Status and extension of employment
authorization. This re-registration is limited to persons who already
have registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected Status
which ended on August 10, 1993. In addition, some Bosnians may be
eligible for late initial registration pursuant to 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).
EFFECTIVE DATES: This extension of designation is effective on August
11, 1995, and will remain in effect until August 10, 1996. The primary
re-registration procedures become effective on July 31, 1995, and will
remain in effect until August 29, 1995.
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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 August 10, 1992, the Attorney General designated
Bosnia-Hercegovina for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12
months, 57 FR 35604. The Attorney General extended the designation of
Bosnia-Hercegovina under the Temporary Protected Status program for
additional 12-month periods until August 10, 1995, 59 FR 36219.
This notice extends the designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina, or who have no nationality and who
last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, must comply in re-
registering for Temporary Protected Status.
In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registrations
authorized by this notice's extension of Bosnia-Hercegovina's Temporary
Protected Status designation, late initial registrations are possible
for some Bosnians under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late initial
registrants must have been ``continuously physically present'' in the
United States since August 10, 1992, 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina; and (b) whether
permitting nationals of Bosnia-Hercegovina and aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina continue to be met. Accordingly, it is ordered
as follows:
(1) The designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina under section 244A(b) of
the Act is extended for an additional 12-month period from August 11,
1995, to August 10, 1996.
(2) I estimate that there are approximately 400 nationals of
Bosnia-Hercegovina, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, who have been granted
Temporary Protected Status and who are eligible for re-registration.
(3) A national of Bosnia-Hercegovina, or an alien having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, who
received a grant of Temporary Protected Status during the initial
period of designation from August 10, 1992, to August 10, 1993, must
comply with the re-registration requirement contained in 8 CFR 240.17,
which are described in pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this
notice.
(4) A national of Bosnia-Hercegovina, or an alien having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, 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 July 31, 1995, and
ending on August 29, 1995, in order to be eligible for Temporary
Protected Status during the period from August 11, 1995, until August
10, 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 August 10, 1996, the
designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina, and aliens having no nationality
who last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, 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. 95-18715 Filed 7-28-95; 8:45 am]
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