[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16163-16164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7678]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1689-95; AG Order No. 1959-95]
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, 1996, the Attorney 
General's designation of Liberia 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 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 extension of designation is effective on March 
29, [[Page 16164]] 1995, and will remain in effect until March 28, 
1996. Re-registration procedures become effective on March 29, 1995, 
and will remain in effect until April 27, 1995.

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 for 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 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, 1995, 59 FR 9997.
    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 under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late initial registrants must 
have been ``continuously physically present'' in the United States 
since March 27, 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, which is currently seventy dollars 
($70), is only charged if the alien requests employment authorization.
    The filing 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 requests is submitted to the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service or the applicant does not 
request employment authorization.

Notice of Extension of Designation of Liberia 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 Liberia; and (b) whether permitting 
nationals of Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Liberia, 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 Liberia continue to be met. 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, 1995, to 
March 28, 1996.
    (2) I estimate that there are approximately 4,000 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, 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 29, 1995, and ending on April 27, 1995, 
in order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the 
period from March 29, 1995, until March 28, 1996. 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 information 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) and (C) of the Act, the 
Attorney General will review, at least 60 days before March 28, 1996, 
the designation of Liberia 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 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: March 23, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-7678 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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