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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1667-94; AG Order No. 1911-94]
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, 1995, 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 authorization. This re-registration 
is limited to persons who already registered for the initial period of 
Temporary Protected Status, which ended on September 16, 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 extension of designation is effective on 
September 18, 1994, and will remain in effect until September 17, 1995. 
Re-registration procedures become effective on August 23, 1994, and 
will remain in effect until September 22, 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 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, 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 September 16, 1991, the Attorney General designated 
Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for a period of one year, 56 FR 
46804. The Attorney General extended the designation of Somalia under 
Temporary Protected Status program for additional one-year periods 
until September 17, 1993, 57 FR 32232, and until September 17, 1994, 58 
FR 48898.
    This notice extends the designation of Somalia 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 Somalia, 
or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided in Somalia, 
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 Somalia's Temporary Protected 
Status designation, late initial registrations are possible for some 
Somalis 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. For each 
Application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, filed for late 
initial registration, a fee of fifty dollars ($50) is charged. 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, was increased to seventy dollars ($70) on 
July 14, 1994. (See 59 FR 30516.) 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 documented fee waiver 
request is submitted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service or 
the applicant does not request employment authorization.

Notice of Extension of Designation of Somalia 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 Somalia, there still exist 
extraordinary and temporary conditions in that country that prevent 
aliens who are nationals of Somalia, and aliens having no nationality 
who last habitually resided in Somalia, from returning to Somalia in 
safety. I have further determined that permitting nationals of Somalia, 
and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in 
Somalia, 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 Somalia under section 244A(b) of the Act is 
extended for an additional one-year period from September 18, 1994, to 
September 17, 1995.
    (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 23, 1994 and ending on September 22, 
1994 in order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the 
period from September 18, 1994, until September 17, 1995. Late re-
registration applications will be allowed for ``good cause'' pursuant 
to 8 CFR 240.17(c).
    (5) There is no 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 informational purposes, 
but in such cases both Form I-821 and Form I-765 may 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, 1995, the 
designation of Somalia 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 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: August 15, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 94-20573 Filed 8-22-94; 8:45 am]
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