82 FR 12629 - Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for Beneficiaries Under El Salvador's Designation for Temporary Protected Status
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-04454 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 12629-12632] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04454] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS No. 2600-17; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2008-0034] RIN 1615-ZB65 Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documentation for Beneficiaries Under El Salvador's Designation for Temporary Protected Status AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice; extension of Employment Authorization Documents validity date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On July 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) extended the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months by notice in the Federal Register. Through the same notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) automatically extended for 6 months the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of El Salvador with a September 9, 2016 expiration date printed on the card. These EADs are currently valid through March 9, 2017. USCIS is now automatically extending the validity of these EADs for an additional 6 months, through September 9, 2017. DATES: The automatic extension of the validity of EADs issued under TPS for El Salvador that was set to expire on March 9, 2017, is now extended through September 9, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:For further information on TPS, including guidance on the application process and additional information on eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find specific information about El Salvador's designation for TPS by selecting ``El Salvador'' from the menu on the left of the TPS Web page. You can also contact Guillermo Roman-Riefkohl, TPS Operations Program Manager, Service Center Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at 202-272-1533 (this is not a toll-free number). Note: The phone number provided here is solely for questions regarding this TPS Notice. It is not for individual case status inquires. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). Service is available in English and Spanish. Further information will also be available at local USCIS offices upon publication of this Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When did the Secretary last extend El Salvador's TPS designation? On July 8, 2016, the Secretary extended the TPS designation for El Salvador for a period of 18 months by notice in the Federal Register. See 81 FR 44645. That extension of El Salvador's TPS designation is effective from September 10, 2016 through March 9, 2018. Is the Secretary extending El Salvador's TPS designation through this Notice? No. This Notice does not extend El Salvador's TPS designation past the existing March 9, 2018 expiration date of the current extension announced on July 8, 2016. This Notice also does not extend the re- registration period for existing TPS El Salvador beneficiaries under the extension announced on July 8, 2016, which ran from July 8, 2016 through September 6, 2016. What is the effect of this Notice on the validity of EADs issued under TPS for El Salvador? DHS previously extended for 6 months all EADs issued under TPS for El Salvador that currently display an expiration date of September 9, 2016; they currently expire on March 9, 2017. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) does not expect to be able to process all timely-received TPS re-registration applications and issue new EADs before these extended EADs expire. Accordingly, through this Notice, USCIS automatically extends the validity of EADs issued under the TPS designation of El Salvador for an additional 6 months, through September 9, 2017. Am I eligible to receive an additional automatic 6-month extension of my current EAD through September 9, 2017? If you currently have TPS under the designation of El Salvador, this Notice automatically extends your EAD an additional 6 months through September 9, 2017, if you: Received an EAD under the last extension of TPS for El Salvador; and Have an EAD with a marked expiration date of September 9, 2016, bearing the notation ``A-12'' or ``C-19''on the front of the card under ``Category.'' When hired, what documentation may I show to my employer as proof of employment authorization and identity when completing Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)? You can find a list of acceptable document choices on the ``Lists of Acceptable Documents'' for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). You can find additional detailed information on the USCIS I-9 Central Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. Employers are required to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees by using Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). Within 3 days of hire, an employee must present proof of identity and employment authorization to his or her employer. You may present any document from List A (reflecting both your identity and employment authorization) or one document from List B (reflecting identity) together with one document from List C (reflecting employment authorization). Or you may present an acceptable receipt for List A, List B, or List C documents as described in the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Instructions. An EAD is an acceptable document under ``List A.'' Employers may not reject a document based on a future expiration date. If your EAD has an expiration date of September 9, 2016, and states ``A-12'' or ``C-19'' under ``Category,'' it has been extended automatically beyond the previous automatic extension for an additional 6 months. It is now valid through September 9, 2017, by virtue of this Federal Register Notice, and you may choose to present your EAD to your employer as proof of identity and employment authorization for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) through September 9, 2017 (see the subsection titled ``How do my employer and I complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) using an automatically extended EAD for a new job?'' for further information). To minimize confusion over this extension at the time of hire, you should explain to your employer that USCIS automatically extended your EAD through September [[Page 12630]] 9, 2017. You may also show your employer a copy of this Federal Register Notice confirming the automatic extension of employment authorization through September 9, 2017. As an alternative to presenting your automatically extended EAD, you may choose to present any other acceptable document from List A, a combination of one selection from List B and one selection from List C, or a valid receipt. What documentation may I show my employer if I am already employed but my current TPS-related EAD is expired? Even though EADs with an expiration date of September 9, 2016, that state ``A-12'' or ``C-19'' under ``Category'' have been automatically extended through September 9, 2017, your employer may need to ask you about your continued employment authorization after March 9, 2017, in order to meet his or her responsibilities for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). Your employer may need to re-inspect your automatically extended EAD to check the expiration date and code to record the updated expiration date on your Form I-9 if he or she did not keep a copy of this EAD when you initially presented it. However, your employer does not need a new document to reverify your employment authorization until September 9, 2017, the expiration date of the additional automatic extension. Instead, you and your employer must make corrections to the employment authorization expiration dates in Section 1 and Section 2 of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I- 9) (see the subsection titled ``What corrections should my current employer and I make to Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) if my EAD has been automatically extended?'' for further information). In addition, you may also show this Federal Register Notice to your employer to explain what to do for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). By September 9, 2017, the expiration date of the additional automatic extension, your employer must reverify your employment authorization. At that time, you must present any document from List A or any document from List C on Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) to reverify employment authorization, or an acceptable List A or List C receipt described in the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Instructions. Your employer should: Complete Section 3 of the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) originally completed for you; or If Section 3 has already been completed or if the version of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) has expired (check the date in the upper right-hand corner of the form), complete Section 3 of a new Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) using the most current version. Note that employers may not specify which List A or List C document employees must present, and cannot reject an acceptable receipt. Can my employer require that I produce any other documentation to prove my status, such as proof of my Salvadoran citizenship? No. When completing Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), including reverifying employment authorization, employers must accept any documentation that appears on the ``Lists of Acceptable Documents'' for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) that reasonably appears to be genuine and that relates to you, or an acceptable List A, List B, or List C receipt. Employers may not request documentation that does not appear on the ``Lists of Acceptable Documents.'' Therefore, employers may not request proof of Salvadoran citizenship or proof of re-registration for TPS when completing Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for new hires or correcting expiration dates for automatically extended EADs or reverifying the employment authorization of current employees. If presented with EADs that have been automatically extended, employers should accept such EADs as valid List A documents so long as the EADs reasonably appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee. Refer to the Note to Employees section of this Notice for important information about your rights if your employer rejects lawful documentation, requires additional documentation, or otherwise discriminates against you based on your citizenship or immigration status, or your national origin. What happens after September 9, 2017, for purposes of employment authorization? After September 9, 2017, employers may no longer accept the EADs that this Federal Register Notice automatically extended. Before that time, however, USCIS will endeavor to issue new EADs to eligible TPS re-registrants who request them. These new EADs will have an expiration date of March 9, 2018, and can be presented to your employer for completion of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). Alternatively, you may choose to present any other legally acceptable document or combination of documents listed on the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). How do my employer and I complete Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) using an automatically extended EAD for a new job? When using an automatically extended EAD to complete Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) for a new job prior to September 9, 2017, you and your employer should do the following: 1. For Section 1, you should: a. Check ``An alien authorized to work''; b. Write your alien number (USCIS number or A-Number) in the first space (your EAD or other document from DHS will have your USCIS number or A-Number printed on it; the USCIS number is the same as your A- Number without the A prefix); and c. Write the automatically extended EAD expiration date (September 9, 2017) in the second space. 2. For Section 2, employers should record the: a. Document title; b. Document number; and c. Automatically extended EAD expiration date (September 9, 2017). By September 9, 2017, employers must reverify the employee's employment authorization in Section 3 of the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). What corrections should my current employer and I make to Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) if I am using my automatically extended EAD to prove my employment eligibility? If you are an existing employee who presented a TPS-related EAD that was valid when you first started your job, but that EAD has now been automatically extended, your employer may need to re-inspect your automatically extended EAD if your employer does not have a copy of the EAD on file. You and your employer should correct your previously completed Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) as follows: 1. For Section 1, you should: a. Draw a line through the expiration date; b. Write ``September 9, 2017'' above the previous date; c. Write ``TPS Ext.'' in the margin of Section 1; and d. Initial and date the correction in the margin of Section 1. 2. For Section 2, employers should: [[Page 12631]] a. Draw a line through the expiration date written in Section 2; b. Write ``September 9, 2017'' above the previous date; c. Write ``TPS Ext.'' in the Additional Information field of Section 2; and d. Initial and date the correction in the margin of Section 2. By September 9, 2017, when the automatic extension of EADs expires, employers relying on an automatically extended EAD for proof of employment eligibility must reverify the employee's employment authorization in Section 3. If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, what do I do when I receive a ``Work Authorization Documents Expiration'' alert for an automatically extended EAD? If you have an employee who is a TPS beneficiary who provided a TPS-related EAD when he or she first started working for you, you will receive a ``Work Authorization Documents Expiring'' case alert when the auto-extension period for this EAD is about to expire. If relying on an automatically extended EAD for proof of employment eligibility, by September 9, 2017, you must reverify employment authorization in Section 3. Employers should not use E-Verify for reverification. Note to All Employers Employers are reminded that the laws requiring proper employment eligibility verification and prohibiting unfair immigration-related employment practices remain in full force. This Notice does not supersede or in any way limit applicable employment verification rules and policy guidance, including those rules setting forth reverification requirements. For general questions about the employment eligibility verification process, employers may call USCIS at 888-464-4218 (TTY 877-875-6028) or email USCIS at [email protected]. Calls and emails are accepted in English and many other languages. For questions about avoiding discrimination during the employment eligibility verification process, employers may also call the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) (formerly, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices) Employer Hotline at 800-255-8155 (TTY 800-237-2515), which offers language interpretation in numerous languages. Employers may also email IER at [email protected]; IER accepts email messages written in any language. Note to Employees For general questions about the employment eligibility verification process, employees may call USCIS at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-875-6028) or email at [email protected]. Calls are accepted in English and many other languages. Employees or applicants may also call the IER Worker Information Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515) for information regarding employment discrimination based upon citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin; for information regarding discrimination related to Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I- 9) and E-Verify; and for information about how to file a complaint alleging immigration-related employment discrimination. The IER Worker Information Hotline provides language interpretation in numerous languages. Employees may also email IER at [email protected]; IER accepts email messages written in any language. To comply with the law, employers must accept any document or combination of documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents if the documentation reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the employee, or an acceptable List A, List B, or List C receipt described in the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Instructions. Employers may not require extra or additional documentation beyond what is required for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) completion. Further, employers participating in E-Verify who receive an E-Verify case result of ``Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC)'' must promptly inform employees of the TNC and give such employees an opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC case result means that the information entered into E-Verify from Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) differs from Federal or state government records. Employers may not terminate, suspend, delay training, withhold pay, lower pay, or take any adverse action against an employee based on the employee's decision to contest a TNC or because the case is still pending with E-Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) case result is received when E-Verify cannot verify an employee's employment eligibility. An employer may terminate employment based on a case result of FNC. Work-authorized employees who receive an FNC may call USCIS for assistance at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-875-6028). An employee that believes he or she was discriminated against by an employer in the E-Verify process based on citizenship, immigration status, or national origin should contact IER's Worker Information Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515) for information about their rights and how to file a complaint against the employer. Additional information about proper nondiscriminatory Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) and E- Verify procedures is available on the IER Web site at https://www.justice.gov/ier and the USCIS Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/E-verify. Note Regarding Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies (Such as Departments of Motor Vehicles) Benefit-granting agencies are bound by different laws, requirements, and determinations about what documents their applicants must provide to prove eligibility for certain benefits. Whether you are applying for a Federal, state, or local government benefit, you may need to provide the government agency with documents that show you are a TPS beneficiary and/or show you are authorized to work based on TPS. Examples are: 1. Your unexpired EAD that has been automatically extended or your EAD that has not expired; 2. A copy of this Federal Register Notice if your EAD is automatically extended under this Notice; 3. A copy of your Application for Temporary Protected Status Notice of Action (Form I-797) for this re-registration; 4. A copy of your past or current Application for Temporary Protected Status Notice of Action (Form I-797), if you received one from USCIS; and/or 5. If there is an automatic extension of work authorization, a copy of the fact sheet from the USCIS TPS Web site that provides information on the automatic extension. Check with the government agency regarding which document(s) the agency will accept. You may also provide the agency with a copy of this Federal Register Notice. Some benefit-granting agencies use the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE) to verify the current immigration status of applicants for public benefits. If an agency has denied your application based solely or in part on a SAVE response, the agency must offer you the opportunity to appeal the decision in accordance with the agency's procedures. If the agency has received and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE verification and you do not believe the response is correct, you may make an InfoPass appointment for an in-person interview at a local USCIS office. [[Page 12632]] Detailed information on how to make corrections, make an appointment, or submit a written request to correct records under the Freedom of Information Act can be found at the SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/save, then choosing ``SAVE Resources'' from the menu on the left, selecting ``Benefit Applicants'' in the middle of the page, then selecting ``Publications,'' and finally ``SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit Applicants.'' Lori Scialabba, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2017-04454 Filed 3-2-17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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[FR Doc. 2017–04230 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am] is not a toll-free number). Note: The automatically extends your EAD an
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P phone number provided here is solely additional 6 months through September
for questions regarding this TPS Notice. 9, 2017, if you:
It is not for individual case status • Received an EAD under the last
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND inquires. extension of TPS for El Salvador; and
SECURITY • Applicants seeking information • Have an EAD with a marked
about the status of their individual cases expiration date of September 9, 2016,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration can check Case Status Online, available bearing the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–
Services at the USCIS Web site at http:// 19’’on the front of the card under
[CIS No. 2600–17; DHS Docket No. USCIS– www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS ‘‘Category.’’
2008–0034] National Customer Service Center at When hired, what documentation may
800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). I show to my employer as proof of
RIN 1615–ZB65
Service is available in English and employment authorization and identity
Automatic Extension of Employment Spanish. when completing Employment
• Further information will also be Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)?
Authorization Documentation for
available at local USCIS offices upon
Beneficiaries Under El Salvador’s You can find a list of acceptable
publication of this Notice.
Designation for Temporary Protected document choices on the ‘‘Lists of
Status SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Acceptable Documents’’ for
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and When did the Secretary last extend El Employment Eligibility Verification
Immigration Services, Department of Salvador’s TPS designation? (Form I–9). You can find additional
Homeland Security. On July 8, 2016, the Secretary detailed information on the USCIS I–9
extended the TPS designation for El Central Web page at http://
ACTION: Notice; extension of www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. Employers
Employment Authorization Documents Salvador for a period of 18 months by
notice in the Federal Register. See 81 are required to verify the identity and
validity date. employment authorization of all new
FR 44645. That extension of El
SUMMARY: On July 8, 2016, the Secretary Salvador’s TPS designation is effective employees by using Employment
of Homeland Security (Secretary) from September 10, 2016 through March Eligibility Verification (Form I–9).
extended the designation of El Salvador 9, 2018. Within 3 days of hire, an employee must
for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) present proof of identity and
Is the Secretary extending El Salvador’s employment authorization to his or her
for a period of 18 months by notice in
TPS designation through this Notice? employer.
the Federal Register. Through the same
No. This Notice does not extend El You may present any document from
notice, the Department of Homeland
Salvador’s TPS designation past the List A (reflecting both your identity and
Security (DHS) automatically extended
existing March 9, 2018 expiration date employment authorization) or one
for 6 months the validity of
of the current extension announced on document from List B (reflecting
Employment Authorization Documents
July 8, 2016. This Notice also does not identity) together with one document
(EADs) issued under the TPS
extend the re-registration period for from List C (reflecting employment
designation of El Salvador with a
existing TPS El Salvador beneficiaries authorization). Or you may present an
September 9, 2016 expiration date
under the extension announced on July acceptable receipt for List A, List B, or
printed on the card. These EADs are
8, 2016, which ran from July 8, 2016 List C documents as described in the
currently valid through March 9, 2017.
through September 6, 2016. Employment Eligibility Verification
USCIS is now automatically extending
(Form I–9) Instructions. An EAD is an
the validity of these EADs for an What is the effect of this Notice on the acceptable document under ‘‘List A.’’
additional 6 months, through September validity of EADs issued under TPS for Employers may not reject a document
9, 2017. El Salvador? based on a future expiration date.
DATES: The automatic extension of the If your EAD has an expiration date of
DHS previously extended for 6
validity of EADs issued under TPS for months all EADs issued under TPS for September 9, 2016, and states ‘‘A–12’’ or
El Salvador that was set to expire on El Salvador that currently display an ‘‘C–19’’ under ‘‘Category,’’ it has been
March 9, 2017, is now extended through expiration date of September 9, 2016; extended automatically beyond the
September 9, 2017. they currently expire on March 9, 2017. previous automatic extension for an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration additional 6 months. It is now valid
• For further information on TPS, Services (USCIS) does not expect to be through September 9, 2017, by virtue of
including guidance on the application able to process all timely-received TPS this Federal Register Notice, and you
process and additional information on re-registration applications and issue may choose to present your EAD to your
eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS new EADs before these extended EADs employer as proof of identity and
Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. expire. Accordingly, through this employment authorization for
You can find specific information about Notice, USCIS automatically extends the Employment Eligibility Verification
El Salvador’s designation for TPS by validity of EADs issued under the TPS (Form I–9) through September 9, 2017
selecting ‘‘El Salvador’’ from the menu designation of El Salvador for an (see the subsection titled ‘‘How do my
on the left of the TPS Web page. employer and I complete the
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additional 6 months, through September
• You can also contact Guillermo 9, 2017. Employment Eligibility Verification
Roman-Riefkohl, TPS Operations (Form I–9) using an automatically
Program Manager, Service Center Am I eligible to receive an additional extended EAD for a new job?’’ for
Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship automatic 6-month extension of my further information). To minimize
and Immigration Services, Department current EAD through September 9, confusion over this extension at the
of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 2017? time of hire, you should explain to your
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529– If you currently have TPS under the employer that USCIS automatically
2060; or by phone at 202–272–1533 (this designation of El Salvador, this Notice extended your EAD through September
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Detailed information on how to make 1. You may submit written comments Threats
corrections, make an appointment, or and materials to us, at the above The yellowcheek darter is threatened
submit a written request to correct address. primarily by factors associated with the
records under the Freedom of 2. You may hand-deliver written
present destruction, modification, or
Information Act can be found at the comments to our Arkansas Field Office,
curtailment of its habitat or range.
SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/ at the above address, or fax them to
Threats include impoundment,
save, then choosing ‘‘SAVE Resources’’ 501–513–4480.
3. You may send comments by email sedimentation, poor livestock grazing
from the menu on the left, selecting practices, improper timber harvest
‘‘Benefit Applicants’’ in the middle of to Melvin_Tobin@fws.gov. Please
include ‘‘Yellowcheek Darter Draft practices, nutrient enrichment, gravel
the page, then selecting ‘‘Publications,’’ mining, channelization/channel
and finally ‘‘SAVE Fact Sheet for Recovery Plan Comments’’ on the
subject line. instability, and natural gas
Benefit Applicants.’’ development. Climate change is also
For additional information about
Lori Scialabba, submitting comments, see Request for likely to have adverse effects on the
Acting Director. Public Comments below. species due to alteration of hydrologic
[FR Doc. 2017–04454 Filed 3–2–17; 4:15 pm] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
cycles of headwater streams that
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P Melvin Tobin (see ADDRESSES). support the yellowcheek darter, but the
extent or magnitude of this threat has
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
not been quantified at this time.
Background We have assigned the yellowcheek
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR darter a recovery priority number of 2C
The Act requires the development of
Fish and Wildlife Service recovery plans for listed species, unless (48 FR 43098), which reflects a high
such a plan would not promote the degree of threat, and a high recovery
[FWS–R4–ES–2016–N112; conservation of a particular species. potential.
FXES11130400000C2–167–FF04E00000] Recovery plans describe actions Recovery Plan Components
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife considered necessary for conservation of
the species, establish criteria for The ultimate goal of this recovery
and Plants; Technical/Agency Draft plan is to ensure the long-term viability
reclassification to threatened or
Recovery Plan for the Yellowcheek of the yellowcheek darter in the wild to
delisting, and estimate time and cost for
Darter the point that it can be delisted from the
implementing recovery measures.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to Federal List of Endangered and
Interior. provide public notice and an Threatened Wildlife (50 CFR 17.11).
opportunity for public review and Initially, the goal is to reclassify the
ACTION: Notice of availability and
comment during recovery plan yellowcheek darter from endangered to
request for public comment. threatened status based upon its
development. We will consider all
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife information presented during a public improved status due to the
Service (Service), announce the comment period prior to approval of implementation of recovery actions in
availability of the technical/agency draft each new or revised recovery plan. We this plan.
recovery plan for the endangered and other Federal agencies will take Recovery Criteria
yellowcheek darter, a fish. The draft these comments into account in the
recovery plan includes specific recovery course of implementing approved Reclassification from endangered to
objectives and criteria that must be met recovery plans. threatened status: The yellowcheek
in order for us to reclassify this species darter will be considered for
About the Species reclassification to threatened when (1)
to threatened status and ultimately
delist it under the Endangered Species We listed the yellowcheek darter water quality and quantity in the
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We (Etheostoma moorei) as endangered Middle, South, and either Archey or
request review and comment on this under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Devils Forks, as defined by the best
draft recovery plan from local, State, on August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48722). A total available science (to be refined by
and Federal agencies, and the public. of 102 river miles (164 rkm) in four recovery actions), supports the long-
streams (Middle, South, Archey, and term survival of yellowcheek darter in
DATES: In order to be considered,
Devils forks of the Little Red River) in its natural environment (based on Safe
comments on the draft recovery plan Harbor enrollment and private
Cleburne, Searcy, Stone, and Van Buren
must be received on or before May 5, landowner conservation efforts); (2)
Counties, Arkansas was designated as
2017. streams where the yellowcheek darter
critical habitat on October 16, 2012 (77
ADDRESSES: Reviewing documents: If FR 63604). occurs contain sufficient
you wish to review this technical/ The yellowcheek darter grows to 2.5 geomorphically stable channels with
agency draft recovery plan, you may inches (6.4 cm) total length and is relatively silt-free, moderate to strong
obtain a copy by contacting Melvin endemic to the Devils, Middle, South, velocity riffles with gravel cobble and
Tobin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Archey forks of the Little Red River boulder substrates that support adequate
Arkansas Ecological Services Field and the mainstem Little Red River in macroinvertebrate prey items; (3)
Office, 110 S. Amity Road, Suite 300, Arkansas. The species inhabits high- healthy, self-sustaining (evident by
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Conway, AR 72032; tel. 501–513–4473; gradient headwater tributaries with multiple age classes of individuals,
or by visiting the Service’s Arkansas clear water, permanent flow, moderate including naturally recruited juveniles
Field Office Web site at http:// to strong riffles, and gravel, cobble, and and recruitment rates exceeding
www.fws.gov/arkansas-es. boulder substrates (Robison and mortality rates) natural populations of
Submitting comments: If you wish to Buchanan 1988). Prey items consumed yellowcheek darter are maintained in
comment, you may submit your by the yellowcheek darter include three of four tributaries (Middle, South,
comments by one of the following blackfly larvae, stoneflies, mayflies, and and either Archey or Devils Forks) at
methods: other aquatic insects. stable or increasing levels for 15 years
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; extension of Employment Authorization Documents validity date. | |
| Dates | The automatic extension of the validity of EADs issued under TPS for El Salvador that was set to expire on March 9, 2017, is now extended through September 9, 2017. | |
| Contact | <bullet> For further information on TPS, including guidance on the application process and additional information on eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find specific information about El Salvador's designation for TPS by selecting ``El Salvador'' from the menu on the left of the TPS Web page. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 12629 | |
| RIN Number | 1615-ZB65 |
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