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[Federal Register: March 2, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1400LI-94; AG Order No. 1854-94]
[RIN 1115-AC30]

 

Extension of Designation of Liberia Under Temporary Protected 
Status Program

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends, until March 28, 1995, the Attorney 
General's designation of Liberia under the Temporary Protected Status 
program provided for in section 244A of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (Act). Accordingly, eligible aliens who are nationals of Liberia, 
or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided in Liberia, 
may re-register for Temporary Protected Status and extension of 
employment authorization. This re-registration is limited to persons 
who already registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected 
Status, which ended on March 27, 1992. In addition during the extension 
period, some aliens may be eligible for late initial registration 
pursuant to 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).

EFFECTIVE DATES: This designation is effective on March 29, 1994, and 
will remain in effect until March 28, 1995. Re-registration procedures 
become effective on March 3, 1994, and will remain in effect until 
April 4, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Chirlin, Senior Immigration Examiner, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, room 7123, 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 Public Law 101-649 and section 304(b) of Public Law 
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 so designates a state, or a part thereof, 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 March 27, 1991, the Attorney General designated 
Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 months, 56 FR 
12746. The Attorney General extended the designation of Liberia under 
the Temporary Protected Status program for additional 12-month periods 
until March 28, 1993, 57 FR 2932, and until March 28, 1994, 58 FR 7898.
    This notice extends the designation of Liberia 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 Liberia, or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided 
in Liberia, must comply in applying for continuation of Temporary 
Protected Status.
    In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registrations 
authorized by this notice's extension of Liberia's Temporary Protected 
Status designation, late initial registrations are possible for some 
Liberians as the result of addition of 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2) under the 
interim rule published in the Federal Register on November 5, 1993, at 
58 FR 58935-58938. Such late initial registrants must still meet the 
initial presence requirement for all Liberians and the status 
requirements contained in the November 5, 1993, interim rule.

Notice of Extension of Designation of Liberia Under Temporary Protected 
Status Program

    By the authority vested in me as Attorney General under section 
244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and pursuant 
to sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act, I have determined that, 
as a result of the ongoing civil unrest in that country, there still 
exist extraordinary and temporary conditions in Liberia that prevent 
aliens who are nationals of Liberia, and aliens having no nationality 
who last habitually resided in Liberia, from returning to Liberia in 
safety. I have further determined that permitting nationals of Liberia, 
and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in 
Liberia, to remain temporarily in the United States, is not contrary to 
the national interest of the United States. Accordingly, it is ordered 
as follows:
    (1) The designation of Liberia under section 244A(b) of the Act is 
extended for an additional 12-month period from March 29, 1994, to 
March 28, 1995.
    (2) I estimate that there are approximately 4000 nationals of 
Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided 
in Liberia, who have been granted Temporary Protected Status and who 
are eligible for re-registration.
    (3) A national of Liberia, or an alien having no nationality who 
last habitually resided in Liberia, who received a grant of Temporary 
Protected Status during the initial period of designation from March 
27, 1991, to March 27, 1992, and who re-registered for the third period 
which ends on March 28, 1994, 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 Liberia, or an alien having no nationality who 
last habitually resided in Liberia, 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 March 2, 1994, and ending on April 1, 1994, in 
order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the period 
from March 29, 1994, until March 28, 1995. Late re-registration 
applications will be allowed for ``good cause'' pursuant to 8 CFR 
240.17(c).
    (5) There is no filing fee for the Form I-821 filed as part of the 
re-registration application. The fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1) 
will be charged for the 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 file Form I-821 together with Form I-765 for information purposes, 
but in such cases both Form I-821 and Form I-765 will be without fee.
    (6) Pursuant to section 244A(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the Attorney 
General will review, at least 60 days before March 28, 1995, the 
designation of Liberia under the Temporary Protected Status program to 
determine whether the conditions for designation continue to exist. 
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 Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Liberia, will be available at local Immigration 
and Naturalization Service offices upon publication of this notice.

    Dated: February 24, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
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