[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39004-39005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18715]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1730-95; AG Order No. 1981-95]
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, 1996, 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 (``the 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 
have registered for the initial period of Temporary Protected Status 
which ended on August 10, 1993. In addition, some Bosnians may be 
eligible for late initial registration pursuant to 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2).

EFFECTIVE DATES: This extension of designation is effective on August 
11, 1995, and will remain in effect until August 10, 1996. The primary 
re-registration procedures become effective on July 31, 1995, and will 
remain in effect until August 29, 1995.


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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 August 10, 1992, the Attorney General designated 
Bosnia-Hercegovina for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 
months, 57 FR 35604. The Attorney General extended the designation of 
Bosnia-Hercegovina under the Temporary Protected Status program for 
additional 12-month periods until August 10, 1995, 59 FR 36219.
    This notice extends the designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina, or who have no nationality and who 
last habitually resided in Bosnia-Hercegovina, must comply in re-
registering for 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 Bosnians under 8 CFR 240.2(f)(2). Such late initial 
registrants must have been ``continuously physically present'' in the 
United States since August 10, 1992, 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina; and (b) whether 
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 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 Bosnia-Hercegovina continue to be met. Accordingly, it is ordered 
as follows:
    (1) The designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina under section 244A(b) of 
the Act is extended for an additional 12-month period from August 11, 
1995, to August 10, 1996.
    (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 requirement 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 31, 1995, and 
ending on August 29, 1995, in order to be eligible for Temporary 
Protected Status during the period from August 11, 1995, until August 
10, 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 August 10, 1996, the 
designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina 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 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 25, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
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