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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1621-94; AG Order No. 1898-94]
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, 1995, 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 (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 
registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected Status, which 
ended on August 10, 1993. In addition, during the extension period, 
some aliens may be eligible for later initial registration pursuant to 
8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).

EFFECTIVE DATES: This extension of designation is effective on August 
11, 1994, and will remain in effect until August 10, 1995. Re-
registration procedures become effective on July 15, 1994, and will 
remain in effect until August 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Chirlin, Senior Immigration Examiner, 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 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 August 10, 1992, the Attorney General designated 
Bosnia-Hercegovina for Temporary Protected Status for a period of one 
year, 57 FR 35604-35605. The Attorney General extended the designation 
of Bosnia-Hercegovina under the Temporary Protected Status program for 
an additional year until August 10, 1994, 58 FR 40676-40677.
    This notice extends the designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina under the 
Temporary Protected Status program for an additional year, 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 applying 
for continuation of 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 Bosnia-Hercegovinans under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late 
initial registrants must still meet the initial presence requirement 
for all Bosnia-Hercegovinans and the status requirements contained in 8 
CFR 240.2(f)(2). A fee of fifty dollars ($50) is charged for each 
Application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, filed for late 
initial registration. An Application for Employment Authorization, Form 
I-765, must be filed together with Form I-821 in all cases. However, 
the fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1) for Form I-765 is only charged 
if the alien requests employment authorization.
    The general fee for filing an Application for Employment 
Authorization, Form I-765, will increase to seventy dollars ($70) on 
July 14, 1994. (See 59 FR 30516-30520, June 14, 1994.) The new fee is 
required when Form I-765 is filed as part of either a re-registration 
or as part of a late initial registration for Temporary Protected 
Status. This filing fee must accompany Form I-765 unless a properly 
document fee waiver request is approved by the Service or the applicant 
does not request employment authorization.

Notice of Extension of Designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina that 
prevent aliens who are nationals of Bosnia-Hercegovina, and aliens 
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Bosnia-
Hercegovina, from returning to Bosnia-Hercegovina in safety. I have 
further determined that 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 not contrary 
to the national interest of the United States. Accordingly, it is 
ordered as follows:
    (1) The designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina under section 244A(b) of 
the Act is extended for an additional one-year period from August 11, 
1994, to August 10, 1995.
    (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 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 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 15, 1994, and 
ending on August 15, 1994, in order to be eligible for Temporary 
Protected Status during the period from August 11, 1994, until August 
10, 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 August 10, 1995, the 
designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 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 11, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
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