[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27935]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2021-0051]


Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the 
Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the 
Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families (Task Force), 
is extending the deadline for the submission of public comments in 
response to its December 10, 2021 request for comments regarding ways 
to minimize the separation of migrant parents and legal guardians and 
children entering the United States, consistent with the law.

DATES: The deadline for the request for comments published December 10, 
2021, at 86 FR 70512, is extended. Public comments must be submitted no 
later than January 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2021-0051, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted in any other manner, including 
emails or letters sent to Task Force officials, may not be reviewed by 
the Task Force. The Task Force cannot accept any comments that are hand 
delivered or couriered. In addition, the Task Force cannot accept 
comments contained on any form of digital media storage devices, such 
as CDs/DVDs and USB drives. Due to COVID-19, the Task Force is also not 
accepting mailed comments at this time. If you cannot submit your 
comment by using https://www.regulations.gov, please contact Samantha 
Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy 
and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, by telephone at (240) 721-3000 for alternate 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Anderson, Director of Policy 
for the Family Reunification Task Force, U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security, (240) 721-3000 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals 
with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers 
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-877-889-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: December 10, 2021, at 86 FR 70512, DHS, on 
behalf of the Task Force, published a request for comments regarding 
ways to minimize the separation of migrant parents and legal guardians 
and children entering the United States, consistent with the law. The 
public comment period was initially set to expire at the end of January 
10, 2022.
    This notice extends the deadline to submit comments to no later 
than January 25, 2022.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

Michelle Bran[eacute],
Executive Director, Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of 
Families, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-27935 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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