[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39005-39006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18714]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[INS No. 1729-95; AG Order No. 1982-95]
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, 1996, 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 

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authorization. This re-registration is limited to persons who already 
have registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected Status 
which ended on September 16, 1992. In addition, some Somalians 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, 1995, and will remain in effect until September 17, 1996. 
The primary re-registration procedures become effective on August 19, 
1995, and will remain in effect until September 17, 1995.

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 September 16, 1991, the Attorney General designated 
Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 months, 56 FR 
46804. The Attorney General extended the designation of Somalia under 
the Temporary Protected Status program for additional 12-month period 
until September 17, 1995, 59 FR 43359.
    This notice extends the designation of Somalia 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 Somalia, or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided 
in Somalia, must comply in re-registering for Temporary Protected 
Status.
    In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registration 
authorized by this notice's extension of Somalia's Temporary Protected 
Status designation, late initial registrations are possible for some 
Somalians 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.
    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 Somalia 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 Somalia; and (b) whether permitting 
nationals of Somalia, and aliens having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Somalia, 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 Somalia continue to be met. Accordingly, 
it is ordered as follows:
    (1) The designation of Somalia under section 244A(b) of the Act is 
extended for an additional 12-month period from September 18, 1995, to 
September 17, 1996.
    (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 19, 1995, and ending on September 17, 
1995, in order to be eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the 
period from September 18, 1995, until September 17, 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 September 17, 1996, the 
designation of Somalia 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 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: July 25, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-18714 Filed 7-28-95; 8:45 am]
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