82_FR_23929 82 FR 23830 - Extension of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

82 FR 23830 - Extension of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

Page Range23830-23837
FR Document2017-10749

Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 6 months, from July 23, 2017, through January 22, 2018. The Secretary has determined that a limited, 6-month extension is warranted because, although Haiti has made significant progress in recovering from the January 2010 earthquake that prompted its initial designation, conditions in Haiti supporting its designation for TPS continue to be met at this time. The Secretary is committed to making TPS determinations that fully comply with the Immigration and Nationality Act and the intent of the program to provide a temporary form of immigration relief and protection to eligible individuals who cannot return to their home country due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of Haiti (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) to re-register for TPS and to apply for renewal of their Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue EADs with a January 22, 2018 expiration date to eligible Haiti TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs under this extension. Provided a Haiti TPS beneficiary timely re-registers and properly files an application for an EAD during the 60-day re-registration period, his or her employment authorization will be automatically extended for an additional period not to exceed 180 days from the date the current EAD expires, i.e., January 18, 2018. See 8 CFR 274a.13(d)(1). TPS beneficiaries are reminded that, prior to January 22, 2018, the Secretary will re-evaluate the designation for Haiti and decide anew whether extension, redesignation, or termination is warranted. During this period, beneficiaries are encouraged to prepare for their return to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not extended again, including requesting updated travel documents from the Government of Haiti.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2596-16; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2014-0001]
RIN 1615-ZB63


Extension of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected 
Status

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is 
extending the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 
for 6 months, from July 23, 2017, through January 22, 2018. The 
Secretary has determined that a limited, 6-month extension is warranted 
because, although Haiti has made significant progress in recovering 
from the January 2010 earthquake that prompted its initial designation, 
conditions in Haiti supporting its designation for TPS continue to be 
met at this time. The Secretary is committed to making TPS 
determinations that fully comply with the Immigration and Nationality 
Act and the intent of the program to provide a temporary form of 
immigration relief and protection to eligible individuals who cannot 
return to their home country due to ongoing armed conflict, 
environmental disasters, or other extraordinary and temporary 
conditions. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for 
nationals of Haiti (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually 
resided in Haiti) to re-register for TPS and to apply for renewal of 
their Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) with U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue EADs with a January 
22, 2018 expiration date to eligible Haiti TPS beneficiaries who timely 
re-register and apply for EADs under this extension. Provided a Haiti 
TPS beneficiary timely re-registers and properly files an application 
for an EAD during the 60-day re-registration period, his or her 
employment authorization will be automatically extended for an 
additional period not to exceed 180 days from the date the current EAD 
expires, i.e., January 18, 2018. See 8 CFR 274a.13(d)(1). TPS 
beneficiaries are reminded that, prior to January 22, 2018, the 
Secretary will re-evaluate the designation for Haiti and decide anew 
whether extension, redesignation, or termination is warranted. During 
this period, beneficiaries are encouraged to prepare for their return 
to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not extended again, 
including requesting updated travel documents from the Government of 
Haiti.

DATES: Extension of Designation of Haiti for TPS: The 6-month extension 
of the TPS designation of Haiti is effective July 23, 2017, and will 
remain in effect through January 22, 2018. The 60-day re-registration 
period runs from May 24, 2017 through July 24, 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 Haiti's TPS extension by selecting ``Haiti'' 
from the menu on the left side of the TPS Web page.
     You can also contact Guillermo Roman-Riefkohl, TPS 
Operations Program Manager, at the Waivers and Temporary Services 
Branch, 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 
inquiries.

     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: 

Table of Abbreviations

BIA--Board of Immigration Appeals
DHS--Department of Homeland Security
DOS--Department of State
EAD--Employment Authorization Document
FNC--Final Nonconfirmation
IJ--Immigration Judge
INA--Immigration and Nationality Act
IER--U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and 
Employee Rights Section
SAVE--USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program
Secretary--Secretary of Homeland Security
TNC--Tentative Nonconfirmation
TPS--Temporary Protected Status
TTY--Text Telephone
USCIS--U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

    The extension allows TPS beneficiaries to maintain TPS through 
January 22, 2018, so long as they continue to meet the eligibility 
requirements for TPS. The Secretary has determined that an extension is 
warranted because the conditions in Haiti that prompted the TPS 
designation, while significantly improved, continue to be met. There 
continue to be extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti that 
prevent Haitian nationals (or aliens having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Haiti) from returning to Haiti in safety. The 
Secretary also has determined that permitting such Haitian nationals to 
continue to remain in the United States, at this time, is not contrary 
to the national interest of the United States.
    TPS beneficiaries are reminded that, prior to the conclusion of 
this six-month

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extension period, the Secretary will re-evaluate Haiti's TPS 
designation and decide anew whether extension, redesignation, or 
termination is warranted. Because the designation of TPS was intended 
by Congress to be temporary in nature, and because the Government of 
Haiti has expressed a desire for its nationals to return to Haiti, the 
Secretary will fully re-evaluate the country conditions and any other 
factors he deems necessary to determine whether Haiti's TPS designation 
should continue. Among those factors, the Secretary will consider 
whether permitting Haitian nationals to remain in the United States is 
contrary to the national interest of the United States.
    Thus, during this limited six-month period, beneficiaries are 
encouraged to prepare for their return to Haiti, including requesting 
updated travel documents from the Government of Haiti. The Secretary is 
committed to working with the Government of Haiti to ensure an orderly 
transition should Haiti's TPS designation be terminated at the 
conclusion of this limited six-month extension.
    Re-registration is limited to persons who have previously 
registered for TPS under the designation of Haiti and whose 
applications have been granted. Certain nationals of Haiti (or aliens 
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) who have 
not previously applied for TPS may be eligible to apply under the late 
initial registration provisions if they meet (1) at least one of the 
late initial filing criteria in 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2), which are also 
described on the TPS Web page at https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status, and (2) all TPS eligibility criteria 
(including continuous residence in the United States since January 12, 
2011, and continuous physical presence in the United States since July 
23, 2011).
    For individuals who have already been granted TPS under Haiti's 
designation, the 60-day re-registration period runs from May 24, 2017 
through July 24, 2017. USCIS will issue EADs with a January 22, 2018 
expiration date to eligible Haiti TPS beneficiaries who timely re-
register and apply for EADs under this extension. Given the timeframes 
involved with processing TPS re-registration applications, DHS 
recognizes that not all re-registrants will receive new EADs before 
their current EADs expire on July 22, 2017. But provided a Haiti TPS 
beneficiary timely re-registers and properly files an application for 
an EAD during the 60-day re-registration period, his or her employment 
authorization will be automatically extended for an additional period 
not to exceed 180 days from the date the current EAD expires, i.e., 
January 18, 2018. This notice explains how TPS beneficiaries and their 
employers may determine whether a beneficiary's employment 
authorization has been automatically extended and the impact on the 
Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) and E-Verify processes. 
There are approximately 46,000 current Haiti TPS beneficiaries who are 
expected to file for re-registration under the extension.

What is Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?

     TPS is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible 
nationals of a country designated for TPS under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA), or to eligible persons without nationality who 
last habitually resided in the designated country.
     During the TPS designation period, TPS beneficiaries are 
eligible to remain in the United States, may not be removed, and are 
authorized to work and obtain EADs so long as they continue to meet the 
requirements of TPS.
     TPS beneficiaries may also be granted travel authorization 
as a matter of discretion.
     The granting of TPS does not result in or lead to lawful 
permanent resident status.
     When the Secretary terminates a country's TPS designation, 
beneficiaries return to the same immigration status they maintained 
before TPS, if any (unless that status has since expired or been 
terminated), or to any other lawfully obtained immigration status they 
received while registered for TPS.

When was Haiti designated for TPS?

    On January 21, 2010, the Secretary designated Haiti for TPS based 
on extraordinary and temporary conditions within the country, 
specifically the effects of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that occurred 
on January 12, 2010. See Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected 
Status, 75 FR 3476 (Jan. 21, 2010). In 2011, the Secretary both 
extended Haiti's designation and redesignated Haiti for TPS for 18 
months through January 22, 2013. See Extension and Redesignation of 
Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, 76 FR 29000 (May 19, 2011). This 
announcement is the fourth extension of TPS for Haiti since the 2011 
redesignation. The Secretary last extended Haiti's designation on 
August 25, 2015. See Extension of the Designation of Haiti for 
Temporary Protected Status, 80 FR 51582 (Aug. 25, 2015).

What authority does the Secretary of Homeland Security have to extend 
the designation of Haiti for TPS?

    Section 244(b)(1) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1), authorizes the 
Secretary, after consultation with appropriate agencies of the U.S. 
Government, to designate a foreign state (or part thereof) for TPS if 
the Secretary finds that certain country conditions exist.\1\ The 
Secretary may then grant TPS to eligible nationals of that foreign 
state (or eligible aliens having no nationality who last habitually 
resided in the designated country). See INA section 244(a)(1)(A), 8 
U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A).
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    \1\ As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 1517 of 
title XV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, 
116 Stat. 2135, any reference to the Attorney General in a provision 
of the INA describing functions transferred from the Department of 
Justice to DHS ``shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary'' of 
Homeland Security. See 6 U.S.C. 557 (codifying the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, title XV, section 1517).
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    At least 60 days before the expiration of a country's TPS 
designation or extension, the Secretary, after consultation with 
appropriate U.S. Government agencies, must review the conditions in a 
foreign state designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions 
for the TPS designation continue to be met. See INA section 
244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A). If following this review the 
Secretary determines that a foreign state continues to meet the 
conditions for TPS designation (or makes no determination at all), the 
designation must be extended for an additional period of 6 months or, 
in the Secretary's discretion, for an additional 12 or 18 months. See 
INA section 244(b)(3)(A), (C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A), (C). If the 
Secretary determines that the foreign state no longer meets the 
conditions for TPS designation, the Secretary must terminate the 
designation. See INA section 244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B).

Why is the Secretary extending the TPS designation for Haiti through 
January 22, 2018?

    Since the last extension was announced, DHS has reviewed conditions 
in Haiti. Based on this review and after consulting with DOS, the 
Secretary has determined that a limited, 6-month extension is warranted 
because, although Haiti has made significant progress in recovering 
from the January 2010 earthquake that prompted its initial designation, 
conditions in Haiti supporting its designation for TPS persist.

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    Although lingering effects of the 2010 earthquake remain, Haiti has 
made significant progress in addressing issues specific to the 
earthquake, as its economy continues to recover and grow. For example, 
96% of people displaced by the earthquake and living in internally 
displaced person (IDP) camps have left those camps. Over 98% of the IDP 
camps have closed. However, over 55,000 Haitians who lost their homes 
in the earthquake are still living in 31 camps for internally displaced 
persons without viable options to leave. Gender-based violence in these 
camps continues to be a serious concern, and personal security is a 
serious and pervasive issue. Some people who were displaced by the 
earthquake, although no longer in camps, have moved back to unsafe 
homes or relocated to informal settlements located in hazardous areas. 
However, demonstrating improvement in Haiti's security situation, in 
March 2017, the United Nations announced that the mandate of the United 
Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti will end in October 2017, to be 
replaced by a new police-only mission focused on rule of law.
    Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti on October 4, 2016, 
causing extensive damage to crops, housing, livestock, and 
infrastructure across Haiti's southwest peninsula. The Government of 
Haiti confirmed 546 fatalities from the storm, and over 175,000 people 
were left without housing. The most significant impact from the storm 
was concentrated in 3 of Haiti's 10 departments--Nippes, Grand'Anse, 
and Sud. Minimal damage was inflicted on the rest of the country, 
including the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the second largest city, 
Cap-Ha[iuml]tien. Still, significant losses of crops and livestock in 
the regions damaged by Hurricane Matthew impacted the entire country.
    Heavy rains in late April 2017 caused flooding and landslides in 
South, South East, Grand'Anse, and Nippes departments, with South 
department most impacted. At least four people were killed, nearly 
10,000 homes may have been damaged, and at least 350,000 people may 
have been affected. According to a Haitian government official, an 
estimated 80% of the spring harvest in South department may have been 
destroyed. The damage from Hurricane Matthew and the recent heavy rains 
are compounding the existing food insecurity experienced by an 
estimated 3.2 million people (approximately 30 percent of the 
population) in September 2016.
    Haiti's weak public health system is further strained due to an 
ongoing cholera epidemic, whose inception was traced to U.N. 
peacekeepers assisting with earthquake recovery. Since October 2010, 
close to 800,000 Haitians have contracted cholera, and nearly 10,000 
people have died from the disease. However, progress has been made in 
combatting cholera, and Haiti has made some progress in the health 
sector in recent years. Nevertheless, Haiti faces longstanding public 
health challenges, where 40% of the population lacked access to basic 
health services before the 2010 earthquake. As of 2016, this figure 
remains the same--40% of the population lacks access to fundamental 
health and nutrition services. While the lack of access to safe 
drinking water and Haiti's weak sanitation infrastructure remain 
significant concerns, these are not new problems. Extreme poverty, 
corruption, and low levels of education in Haiti challenge its 
resilience and have contributed to the government's longstanding 
inability to adequately provide for the security, health, and safety of 
its citizenry.
    Based upon this review and after consultation with appropriate U.S. 
Government agencies, the Secretary has determined that:
     The conditions that prompted the July 23, 2011 
redesignation of Haiti for TPS continue to be met. See INA section 
244(b)(3)(A) and (C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A) and (C).
     There continue to be extraordinary and temporary 
conditions in Haiti that prevent Haitian nationals (or aliens having no 
nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) from returning to 
Haiti in safety. See INA section 244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C).
     It is not contrary to the national interest of the United 
States to permit Haitians (or aliens having no nationality who last 
habitually resided in Haiti) who meet the eligibility requirements of 
TPS to remain in the United States temporarily. See INA section 
244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C).
     The designation of Haiti for TPS should be extended for a 
6-month period from July 23, 2017, through January 22, 2018. See INA 
section 244(b)(3)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C).
     It is in the best interest of TPS beneficiaries to prepare 
for their return to Haiti in the event that Haiti's TPS designation is 
not extended again, including requesting updated travel documents from 
the Government of Haiti.

Notice of Extension of the TPS Designation of Haiti

    By the authority vested in me as Secretary under INA section 244, 8 
U.S.C. 1254a, I have determined, after consultation with the 
appropriate U.S. Government agencies, that the conditions that prompted 
the redesignation of Haiti for TPS on July 23, 2011, continue to be 
met. See INA section 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A). On the 
basis of this determination, I am extending the existing designation of 
Haiti for TPS for 6 months, from July 23, 2017, through January 22, 
2018. See INA section 244(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C) 
and (b)(2).

John F. Kelly,
Secretary.

Required Application Forms and Application Fees To Register or Re-
Register for TPS

    To register or re-register for TPS based on the designation of 
Haiti, an applicant must submit each of the following two applications:
    1. Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821).
     If you are filing an application for late initial 
registration, you must pay the fee for the Application for Temporary 
Protected Status (Form I-821). See 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) and 244.6 and 
information on late initial filing on the USCIS TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps.
     If you are filing an application for re-registration, you 
do not need to pay the fee for the Application for Temporary Protected 
Status (Form I-821). See 8 CFR 244.17.
    2. Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765).
     If you are applying for late initial registration and want 
an EAD, you must pay the fee (or request a fee waiver) for the 
Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) only if you are 
age 14 through 65. No fee for the Application for Employment 
Authorization (Form I-765) is required if you are under the age of 14 
or are age 66 or older and applying for late initial registration.
     If you are applying for re-registration, you must pay the 
fee (or request a fee waiver) for the Application for Employment 
Authorization (Form I-765) only if you want an EAD, regardless of age.
     You do not pay the fee for the Application for Employment 
Authorization (Form I-765) if you are not requesting an EAD, regardless 
of whether you are applying for late initial registration or re-
registration.
     If you do not want to request an EAD now, you may also 
file Form I-765 later to request an EAD, and pay the fee (or request a 
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you still have TPS or a pending TPS application. Your EAD application 
will be considered timely filed even if the date on your current TPS-
related EAD has expired. But until you timely re-register and properly 
file an EAD application, your current employment authorization will end 
on July 22, 2017. Accordingly, you must also properly file your EAD 
application during the 60-day re-registration period in order for your 
current employment authorization to be automatically extended for 180 
days (i.e., Janaury 18, 2018). You are strongly encouraged to file your 
EAD application as early as possible during the 60-day re-registration 
period to avoid lapses in your employment authorization.
    You must submit both completed application forms together, even if 
you are not currently requesting an EAD. If you are unable to pay for 
the Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) and/or 
biometric services fee, you may apply for a fee waiver by completing a 
Request for Fee Waiver (Form I-912) or submitting a personal letter 
requesting a fee waiver, and by providing satisfactory supporting 
documentation. For more information on the application forms and fees 
for TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. Fees for the Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-
821), the Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), and 
biometric services are also described in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i).

Biometric Services Fee

    Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are required for all applicants 
14 years of age or older. Those applicants must submit a biometric 
services fee. As previously stated, if you are unable to pay for the 
biometric services fee, you may apply for a fee waiver by completing a 
Request for Fee Waiver (Form I-912) or by submitting a personal letter 
requesting a fee waiver, and providing satisfactory supporting 
documentation. For more information on the biometric services fee, 
please see the Instructions to Form I-821 or visit the USCIS Web site 
at http://www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you may be required to visit an 
Application Support Center (ASC) to have your biometrics captured. In 
such case, USCIS will send you an ASC scheduling notice.

Re-Filing a Re-Registration TPS Application After Receiving a Denial of 
a Fee Waiver Request

    USCIS urges all re-registering applicants to file as soon as 
possible within the 60-day re-registration period so that USCIS can 
process the applications and issue EADs promptly. Filing early will 
also allow those applicants who may receive denials of their fee waiver 
requests to have time to re-file their applications before the re-
registration deadline. If, however, an applicant receives a denial of 
his or her fee waiver request and is unable to re-file by the re-
registration deadline, the applicant may still re-file his or her 
application. This situation will be reviewed to determine whether the 
applicant has established good cause for late re-registration. However, 
applicants are urged to re-file within 45 days of the date on their 
USCIS fee waiver denial notice, if at all possible. See INA section 
244(c)(3)(C); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(C); 8 CFR 244.17(c). For more 
information on good cause for late re-registration, visit the USCIS TPS 
Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps.

    Note:  As previously stated, although a re-registering TPS 
beneficiary age 14 or older must pay the biometric services fee (but 
not the initial TPS application fee) when filing a TPS re-
registration application, the applicant may decide to wait to 
request an EAD, and therefore not pay the Application for Employment 
Authorization (Form I-765) fee until after USCIS has approved the 
individual's TPS re-registration, if he or she is eligible. If you 
choose to do this, you would file the Application for Temporary 
Protected Status (Form I-821) with the fee and the Application for 
Employment Authorization (Form I-765) without the fee and without 
requesting an EAD.

Mailing Information

    Mail your application for TPS to the proper address in Table 1.

                       Table 1--Mailing Addresses
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             If . . .                           Mail to . . .
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You live in Florida...............  For U.S. Postal Service:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, P.O. Box 4464,
                                        Chicago, IL 60680.
                                    For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 131
                                        S. Dearborn--3rd Floor, Chicago,
                                        IL 60603.
You live in the State of New York.  For U.S. Postal Service:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, P.O. Box 660167,
                                        Dallas, TX 75266.
                                    For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 2501
                                        S. State Highway, 121 Business
                                        Suite 400, Lewisville, TX 75067.
You live in any other state.......  For U.S. Postal Service:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, P.O. Box 24047,
                                        Phoenix, AZ 85074.
                                    For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                        Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 1820
                                        E. Skyharbor Circle S, Suite
                                        100, Phoenix, AZ 85034.
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    If you were granted TPS by an Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board 
of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you wish to request an EAD or are re-
registering for the first time following a grant of TPS by an IJ or the 
BIA, please mail your application to the appropriate address in Table 
1. When submitting a re-registration application and/or requesting an 
EAD based on an IJ/BIA grant of TPS, please include a copy of the IJ or 
BIA order granting you TPS with your application. This will aid in the 
verification of your grant of TPS and processing of your application, 
as USCIS may not have received records of your grant of TPS by either 
the IJ or the BIA.

Supporting Documents

What type of basic supporting documentation must I submit?

    To meet the basic eligibility requirements for TPS, you must submit 
evidence that you:
     Are a national of Haiti or an alien having no nationality 
who last habitually resided in Haiti. Such documents may include a copy 
of your

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passport if available, other documentation issued by the Government of 
Haiti showing your nationality (e.g., national identity card, official 
travel documentation issued by the Government of Haiti), and/or your 
birth certificate with English translation accompanied by photo 
identification. USCIS will also consider certain forms of secondary 
evidence supporting your Haitian nationality. If the evidence presented 
is insufficient for USCIS to make a determination as to your 
nationality, USCIS may request additional evidence. If you cannot 
provide a passport, birth certificate with photo identification, or a 
national identity document with your photo or fingerprint, you must 
submit an affidavit showing proof of your unsuccessful efforts to 
obtain such documents and affirming that you are a national of Haiti. 
However, please be aware that an interview with an immigration officer 
will be required if you do not present any documentary proof of 
identity or nationality or if USCIS otherwise requests a personal 
appearance. See 8 CFR 103.2(b)(9), 244.9(a)(1);
     Have continuously resided in the United States since 
January 12, 2011. See INA section 244(c)(1)(A)(ii); 8 U.S.C. 
1254a(c)(1)(A)(ii); 8 CFR 244.9(a)(2); and
     Have been continuously physically present in the United 
States since June 23, 2011. See INA sections 244(b)(2)(A), 
(c)(1)(A)(i); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(2)(A), (c)(1)(A)(i).
    The filing instructions on the Application for Temporary Protected 
Status (Form I-821) list all the documents needed to establish basic 
eligibility for TPS. You may also find information on the acceptable 
documentation and other requirements for applying for TPS on the USCIS 
Web site at www.uscis.gov/tps under ``Haiti.''

Do I need to submit additional supporting documentation?

    If one or more of the questions listed in Part 4, Question 2 of the 
Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821) applies to you, 
then you must submit an explanation on a separate sheet(s) of paper 
and/or additional documentation. Depending on the nature of the 
question(s) you are addressing, additional documentation alone may 
suffice, but usually a written explanation will also be needed.

EAD

How can I obtain information on the status of my EAD request?

    To get case status information about your TPS application, 
including the status of a request for an EAD, you can check Case Status 
Online at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer 
Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). If your Application 
for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) has been pending for more 
than 90 days and you still need assistance, you may request an EAD 
inquiry appointment with USCIS by using the InfoPass system at https://infopass.uscis.gov. However, we strongly encourage you first to check 
Case Status Online or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center 
for assistance before making an InfoPass appointment.

Am I eligible to receive an automatic extension of my current EAD 
through January 18, 2018?

    Provided that you currently have a Haiti TPS-based EAD, you may be 
eligible to have your employment authorization automatically extended 
to January 18, 2018 if you:
     Are a national of Haiti (or an alien having no nationality 
who last habitually resided in Haiti);
     Received an EAD under the designation of Haiti for TPS;
     Have an EAD with a marked expiration date of July 22, 
2017, bearing the notation ``A-12'' or ``C-19'' on the face of the card 
under ``Category'';
     Timely re-registered for TPS during the 60-day re-
registration period; and
     Properly filed an application for an EAD during the 60-day 
re-registration period.
    Although you may be eligible to automatically extend your 
employment authorization through January 18, 2018, you must timely re-
register for TPS in accordance with the procedures described in this 
Notice if you would like to maintain your TPS. You are strongly 
encouraged to file your EAD renewal application as early as possible 
during the 60-day re-registration period to avoid lapses in your 
employment authorization.

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 Form I-9. You can find additional 
detailed information about Form I-9 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 
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 (which reflect both 
identity and employment authorization), or one document from List B 
(which reflects your identity) together with one document from List C 
(which reflects employment authorization), or you may present an 
acceptable receipt for List A, List B, or List C documents as described 
in the 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 July 22, 2017, and states 
``A-12'' or ``C-19'' under ``Category,'' and you timely filed an EAD 
renewal application during the 60-day re-registration period, you may 
choose to present your EAD to your employer together with the Form I-
797C Notice of Action (showing the qualifying eligibility category of 
either A12 or C19) as proof of identity and employment authorization 
for Form I-9 through January 18, 2018 (see the subsection titled ``How 
do my employer and I complete the Employment Eligibility Verification 
(Form I-9) on the basis of automatically extended employment 
authorization 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 your employment authorization has been 
automatically extended through January 18, 2018. As an alternative to 
presenting evidence of your automatically extended employment 
authorization, 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 to complete Employment 
Verification (Form I-9) if I am already employed but my current TPS-
related EAD is set to expire?

    Even though you may be eligible to have your employment 
authorization automatically extended, your employer will need to ask 
you about your continued employment authorization once July 22, 2017, 
is reached to meet its responsibilities for Form I-9. Your employer 
will need a new document to re-verify your employment authorization. 
Once presented, you and your employer must make corrections to the 
employment authorization

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expiration dates in Section 1 and Section 2 of 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 employment 
authorization 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 Form I-9.
    If you file your Form I-765 to renew your current EAD, and you 
receive a USCIS receipt notice (Form I-797C) stating that your current 
``A-12'' or ``C-19'' coded EAD is automatically extended for 180 days, 
you may show that receipt notice to your employer along with your EAD 
to confirm automatic extension of employment authorization through 
January 18, 2018, unless your TPS has been finally withdrawn or your 
request for TPS has been finally denied. To avoid delays in receiving 
the Form I-797C and a lapse in your employment authorization, you 
should file your EAD renewal application as early as possible during 
the re-registration period.
    By January 18, 2018, the expiration date of the automatic 
extension, your employer must re-verify your employment authorization. 
At that time, you must present any document from List A or any document 
from List C on Form I-9 to re-verify employment authorization, or an 
acceptable List A or List C receipt described in the Form I-9 
Instructions. Your employer should complete either Section 3 of the 
Form I-9 originally completed for you or, if this section has already 
been completed or if the version of Form I-9 has expired (check the 
date in the bottom left-hand corner of the form), complete Section 3 of 
a new Form I-9 using the most current version. Note that your employer 
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 provide any other documentation to prove 
my status, such as proof of my Haitian citizenship?

    No. When completing Form I-9, including re-verifying employment 
authorization, employers must accept any documentation that appears on 
the ``Lists of Acceptable Documents'' for 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 Haitian citizenship or proof of re-
registration for TPS when completing Form I-9 for new hires or re-
verifying the employment authorization of current employees. If the 
expired EAD with category A12 or C19 is presented with the Form I-797C 
Notice of Action as described herein, an employer should accept this 
document combination as a valid List A document so long as the EAD 
reasonably appears 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.

How do my employer and I complete Employment Eligibility Verification 
(Form I-9) on the basis of automatically extended employment 
authorization for a new job?

    To evidence the automatic extension of your employment 
authorization, you may present your expired EAD with category A12 or 
C19 in combination with the Form I-797C Notice of Action showing that 
the EAD renewal application was timely filed and that the qualifying 
eligibility category is either A12 or C19. This document combination is 
considered an unexpired Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) 
under List A. When completing Form I-9 for a new job before January 18, 
2018, you and your employer should do the following:
    1. For Section 1, you should:
    a. Check ``An alien authorized to work until'' and enter the date 
that is 180 days from the date your current EAD expires (January 18, 
2018) as the ``employment authorized until mm/dd/yyyy'' date; and
    b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS number or A-Number where indicated 
(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).
    2. When completing Section 2, employers should:
    a. Determine if the EAD is auto-extended for 180 days by ensuring:
     It is in category A12 or C19;
     the ``received date'' on Form I-797 is on or before the 
end of the 60-day re-registration period stated in this Notice; and
     the category code on the EAD is the same category code on 
Form I-797C, noting that employers should consider category codes A12 
and C19 to be the same category code;
    b. Write in the document title;
    c. Enter the issuing authority;
    d. Provide the document number; and
    e. Insert the date that is 180 days from the date the current EAD 
expires (January 18, 2018).
    By January 18, 2018, employers must re-verify the employee's 
employment authorization in Section 3 of the Form I-9.

What corrections should my current employer and I make to Employment 
Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) if my employment authorization has 
been automatically extended?

    If you are an existing employee who presented a TPS-related EAD 
that was valid when you first started your job and your employment 
authorization has now been automatically extended when you timely filed 
a new application for employment authorization during the 60-day re-
registration period, you may present your expired EAD with category A12 
or C19 in combination with the Form I-797C Notice of Action. The Form 
I-797C should show that the EAD renewal application was timely filed 
and that the qualifying eligibility category is either A12 or C19. Your 
employer may need to re-inspect your current EAD if your employer does 
not have a copy of the EAD on file. You and your employer should 
correct your previously completed Form I-9 as follows:
    1. For Section 1, you should:
    a. Draw a line through the expiration date in Section 1;
    b. Write the date that is 180 days from the date your current EAD 
expires (January 18, 2018) above the previous date (July 22, 2017); and
    c. Initial and date the correction in the margin of Section 1.
    2. For Section 2, employers should:
    a. Determine if the EAD is auto-extended for 180 days by ensuring:
     It is in category A12 or C19;
     the ``received date'' on Form I-797 is on or before the 
end of the 60-day re-registration period stated in this Notice; and
     the category code on the EAD is the same category code on 
Form I-797C, noting that employers should consider category codes A12 
and C19 to be the same category code;
    b. Draw a line through the expiration date written in Section 2;
    c. Write the date that is 180 days from the date the employee's 
current EAD expires (January 18, 2018) above the previous date (July 
22, 2017); and
    d. Initial and date the correction in the margin of Section 2.

    Note: This is not considered a reverification; do not complete 
Section 3

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until either the 180-day extension has ended or the employee 
presents a new document to show continued employment authorization, 
whichever is sooner. By January 18, 2018, when the employee's 
automatically extended employment authorization ends, employers must 
re-verify 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?

    E-Verify automated the verification process for employees whose 
TPS-related EAD was automatically extended in a Federal Register 
Notice. 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. After completing 
the Form I-9 in accordance with the instructions above, the employer 
may create a case in E-Verify for a new employee using the information 
provided on Form I-9 and Form I-797C. The receipt number entered as the 
document number on Form I-9 should be entered into the document number 
field in E-Verify. By January 18, 2018, employment authorization must 
be re-verified 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 (Form I-9 and E-Verify), employers may also call the U.S. 
Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, 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, or email IER at [email protected].

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, Spanish, 
and many other languages. Employees or applicants may also call the IER 
Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515) for information 
regarding employment discrimination based upon citizenship, immigration 
status, or national origin, including discrimination related to 
Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) and E-Verify. The IER 
Worker Hotline provides language interpretation in numerous languages.
    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 as 
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). For more 
information about E-Verify related discrimination or to report an 
employer for discrimination in the E-Verify process based on 
citizenship or immigration status, or based on national origin, contact 
IER's Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515). 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)

    While Federal Government agencies must follow the guidelines laid 
out by the Federal Government, state and local government agencies 
establish their own rules and guidelines when granting certain 
benefits. Each state may have different laws, requirements, and 
determinations about what documents you need to 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 of such documents are:
    (1) Your current EAD;
    (2) A copy of this Federal Register Notice;
    (3) A copy of your receipt notice (Form I-797C) for your 
application to renew your current EAD providing an automatic extension 
of your current expired or expiring EAD;
    (4) A copy of your Application for Temporary Protected Status 
Notice of Action (Form I-797) for this re-registration; and
    (5) A copy of your past or current Application for Temporary 
Protected Status Notice of Action (Form I-797), if you received one 
from USCIS.
    Check with the government agency regarding which document(s) the 
agency will accept.
    Some benefit-granting agencies use the USCIS Systematic Alien 
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to confirm the current 
immigration status of applicants for public benefits. In most cases, 
SAVE provides an automated electronic response to benefit-granting 
agencies within seconds, but, occasionally, verification can be 
delayed. You can check the status of your SAVE verification by using 
CaseCheck at the following link: https://save.uscis.gov/casecheck/, 
then by clicking the ``Check Your Case'' button. CaseCheck is a free 
service that lets you follow the progress of your SAVE verification 
using your date of birth and one immigration identifier number. 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

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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. 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 on the SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/save, then by 
choosing ``For Benefits Applicants'' from the menu on the left, 
selecting ``Save Resources,'' followed by ``SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit 
Applicants.''

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                                                       (4) Affected public who will be asked                although Haiti has made significant                   Program Manager, at the Waivers and
                                                    or required to respond, as well as a brief              progress in recovering from the January               Temporary Services Branch, Service
                                                    abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       2010 earthquake that prompted its                     Center Operations Directorate, U.S.
                                                    Households. Form I–854 A—Law                            initial designation, conditions in Haiti              Citizenship and Immigration Services,
                                                    enforcement agencies (LEAs) use Form                    supporting its designation for TPS                    Department of Homeland Security, 20
                                                    I–854A to request an alien witness and/                 continue to be met at this time. The                  Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
                                                    or informant receive classification as an               Secretary is committed to making TPS                  Washington, DC 20529–2060; or by
                                                    S nonimmigrant. Form I–854B—LEAs                        determinations that fully comply with                 phone at 202–272–1533 (this is not a
                                                    use Form I–854B to request an alien in                  the Immigration and Nationality Act                   toll-free number).
                                                    S nonimmigrant status be permitted to                   and the intent of the program to provide                Note: The phone number provided here is
                                                    apply for adjustment of status to adjust                a temporary form of immigration relief                solely for questions regarding this TPS
                                                    to lawful permanent resident (LPR)                      and protection to eligible individuals                Notice. It is not for individual case status
                                                    status under section 245(j) of the                      who cannot return to their home                       inquiries.
                                                    Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).                  country due to ongoing armed conflict,                   • Applicants seeking information
                                                       (5) An estimate of the total number of               environmental disasters, or other                     about the status of their individual cases
                                                    respondents and the amount of time                      extraordinary and temporary conditions.               can check Case Status Online, available
                                                    estimated for an average respondent to                  This Notice also sets forth procedures                at the USCIS Web site at http://
                                                    respond: Form I–854A—150 responses                      necessary for nationals of Haiti (or                  www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                                    at 3 hours per response, and Form I–                    aliens having no nationality who last                 National Customer Service Center at
                                                    854B—150 responses at 1 hour per                        habitually resided in Haiti) to re-register           800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833).
                                                    response.                                               for TPS and to apply for renewal of their             Service is available in English and
                                                       (6) An estimate of the total public                  Employment Authorization Documents                    Spanish.
                                                    burden (in hours) associated with the                   (EAD) with U.S. Citizenship and                          • Further information will also be
                                                    collection: The total estimated annual                  Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS                   available at local USCIS offices upon
                                                    hour burden associated with this                        will issue EADs with a January 22, 2018               publication of this Notice.
                                                    collection is 600 hours.                                expiration date to eligible Haiti TPS
                                                                                                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       (7) An estimate of the total public                  beneficiaries who timely re-register and
                                                    burden (in cost) associated with the                    apply for EADs under this extension.                  Table of Abbreviations
                                                    collection: The estimated total annual                  Provided a Haiti TPS beneficiary timely
                                                                                                                                                                  BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals
                                                    cost burden associated with this                        re-registers and properly files an                    DHS—Department of Homeland Security
                                                    collection of information is $0.                        application for an EAD during the 60-                 DOS—Department of State
                                                      Dated: May 19, 2017.                                  day re-registration period, his or her                EAD—Employment Authorization Document
                                                    Jerry Rigdon,
                                                                                                            employment authorization will be                      FNC—Final Nonconfirmation
                                                                                                            automatically extended for an                         IJ—Immigration Judge
                                                    Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
                                                                                                            additional period not to exceed 180                   INA—Immigration and Nationality Act
                                                    Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
                                                                                                            days from the date the current EAD                    IER—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights
                                                    Citizenship and Immigration Services,
                                                                                                            expires, i.e., January 18, 2018. See 8                  Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights
                                                    Department of Homeland Security.
                                                                                                            CFR 274a.13(d)(1). TPS beneficiaries are                Section
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–10649 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]                                                                   SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification
                                                    BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                            reminded that, prior to January 22,                     for Entitlements Program
                                                                                                            2018, the Secretary will re-evaluate the              Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security
                                                                                                            designation for Haiti and decide anew                 TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  whether extension, redesignation, or                  TPS—Temporary Protected Status
                                                    SECURITY                                                termination is warranted. During this                 TTY—Text Telephone
                                                                                                            period, beneficiaries are encouraged to               USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                        prepare for their return to Haiti in the                Services
                                                    Services                                                event Haiti’s designation is not                         The extension allows TPS
                                                                                                            extended again, including requesting                  beneficiaries to maintain TPS through
                                                    [CIS No. 2596–16; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
                                                    2014–0001]
                                                                                                            updated travel documents from the                     January 22, 2018, so long as they
                                                                                                            Government of Haiti.                                  continue to meet the eligibility
                                                    RIN 1615–ZB63                                           DATES: Extension of Designation of Haiti              requirements for TPS. The Secretary has
                                                                                                            for TPS: The 6-month extension of the                 determined that an extension is
                                                    Extension of the Designation of Haiti
                                                                                                            TPS designation of Haiti is effective July            warranted because the conditions in
                                                    for Temporary Protected Status
                                                                                                            23, 2017, and will remain in effect                   Haiti that prompted the TPS
                                                    AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and                            through January 22, 2018. The 60-day                  designation, while significantly
                                                    Immigration Services, Department of                     re-registration period runs from May 24,              improved, continue to be met. There
                                                    Homeland Security.                                      2017 through July 24, 2017.                           continue to be extraordinary and
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      temporary conditions in Haiti that
                                                                                                               • For further information on TPS,                  prevent Haitian nationals (or aliens
                                                    SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the                       including guidance on the application                 having no nationality who last
                                                    Department of Homeland Security                         process and additional information on                 habitually resided in Haiti) from
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                                                    (DHS) announces that the Secretary of                   eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS               returning to Haiti in safety. The
                                                    Homeland Security (Secretary) is                        Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps.                 Secretary also has determined that
                                                    extending the designation of Haiti for                  You can find specific information about               permitting such Haitian nationals to
                                                    Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 6                  Haiti’s TPS extension by selecting                    continue to remain in the United States,
                                                    months, from July 23, 2017, through                     ‘‘Haiti’’ from the menu on the left side              at this time, is not contrary to the
                                                    January 22, 2018. The Secretary has                     of the TPS Web page.                                  national interest of the United States.
                                                    determined that a limited, 6-month                         • You can also contact Guillermo                      TPS beneficiaries are reminded that,
                                                    extension is warranted because,                         Roman-Riefkohl, TPS Operations                        prior to the conclusion of this six-month


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                                                    extension period, the Secretary will re-                additional period not to exceed 180                   Protected Status, 80 FR 51582 (Aug. 25,
                                                    evaluate Haiti’s TPS designation and                    days from the date the current EAD                    2015).
                                                    decide anew whether extension,                          expires, i.e., January 18, 2018. This
                                                                                                                                                                  What authority does the Secretary of
                                                    redesignation, or termination is                        notice explains how TPS beneficiaries
                                                                                                                                                                  Homeland Security have to extend the
                                                    warranted. Because the designation of                   and their employers may determine                     designation of Haiti for TPS?
                                                    TPS was intended by Congress to be                      whether a beneficiary’s employment
                                                    temporary in nature, and because the                    authorization has been automatically                     Section 244(b)(1) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
                                                    Government of Haiti has expressed a                     extended and the impact on the                        1254a(b)(1), authorizes the Secretary,
                                                    desire for its nationals to return to Haiti,            Employment Eligibility Verification                   after consultation with appropriate
                                                    the Secretary will fully re-evaluate the                (Form I–9) and E-Verify processes.                    agencies of the U.S. Government, to
                                                    country conditions and any other factors                There are approximately 46,000 current                designate a foreign state (or part thereof)
                                                    he deems necessary to determine                         Haiti TPS beneficiaries who are                       for TPS if the Secretary finds that
                                                    whether Haiti’s TPS designation should                  expected to file for re-registration under            certain country conditions exist.1 The
                                                    continue. Among those factors, the                      the extension.                                        Secretary may then grant TPS to eligible
                                                    Secretary will consider whether                                                                               nationals of that foreign state (or eligible
                                                    permitting Haitian nationals to remain                  What is Temporary Protected Status                    aliens having no nationality who last
                                                    in the United States is contrary to the                 (TPS)?                                                habitually resided in the designated
                                                    national interest of the United States.                   • TPS is a temporary immigration                    country). See INA section 244(a)(1)(A),
                                                       Thus, during this limited six-month                  status granted to eligible nationals of a             8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A).
                                                    period, beneficiaries are encouraged to                 country designated for TPS under the                     At least 60 days before the expiration
                                                    prepare for their return to Haiti,                      Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),                of a country’s TPS designation or
                                                    including requesting updated travel                     or to eligible persons without                        extension, the Secretary, after
                                                    documents from the Government of                        nationality who last habitually resided               consultation with appropriate U.S.
                                                    Haiti. The Secretary is committed to                    in the designated country.                            Government agencies, must review the
                                                    working with the Government of Haiti                                                                          conditions in a foreign state designated
                                                                                                              • During the TPS designation period,
                                                    to ensure an orderly transition should                                                                        for TPS to determine whether the
                                                                                                            TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain
                                                    Haiti’s TPS designation be terminated at                                                                      conditions for the TPS designation
                                                                                                            in the United States, may not be
                                                    the conclusion of this limited six-month                                                                      continue to be met. See INA section
                                                                                                            removed, and are authorized to work                   244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A). If
                                                    extension.                                              and obtain EADs so long as they
                                                       Re-registration is limited to persons                                                                      following this review the Secretary
                                                                                                            continue to meet the requirements of                  determines that a foreign state continues
                                                    who have previously registered for TPS
                                                                                                            TPS.                                                  to meet the conditions for TPS
                                                    under the designation of Haiti and
                                                    whose applications have been granted.                     • TPS beneficiaries may also be                     designation (or makes no determination
                                                    Certain nationals of Haiti (or aliens                   granted travel authorization as a matter              at all), the designation must be extended
                                                    having no nationality who last                          of discretion.                                        for an additional period of 6 months or,
                                                    habitually resided in Haiti) who have                     • The granting of TPS does not result               in the Secretary’s discretion, for an
                                                    not previously applied for TPS may be                   in or lead to lawful permanent resident               additional 12 or 18 months. See INA
                                                    eligible to apply under the late initial                status.                                               section 244(b)(3)(A), (C), 8 U.S.C.
                                                    registration provisions if they meet (1) at               • When the Secretary terminates a                   1254a(b)(3)(A), (C). If the Secretary
                                                    least one of the late initial filing criteria           country’s TPS designation, beneficiaries              determines that the foreign state no
                                                    in 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2), which are also                    return to the same immigration status                 longer meets the conditions for TPS
                                                    described on the TPS Web page at                        they maintained before TPS, if any                    designation, the Secretary must
                                                    https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/                     (unless that status has since expired or              terminate the designation. See INA
                                                    temporary-protected-status, and (2) all                 been terminated), or to any other                     section 244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C.
                                                    TPS eligibility criteria (including                     lawfully obtained immigration status                  1254a(b)(3)(B).
                                                    continuous residence in the United                      they received while registered for TPS.
                                                                                                                                                                  Why is the Secretary extending the TPS
                                                    States since January 12, 2011, and                      When was Haiti designated for TPS?                    designation for Haiti through January
                                                    continuous physical presence in the                                                                           22, 2018?
                                                    United States since July 23, 2011).                        On January 21, 2010, the Secretary
                                                       For individuals who have already                     designated Haiti for TPS based on                       Since the last extension was
                                                    been granted TPS under Haiti’s                          extraordinary and temporary conditions                announced, DHS has reviewed
                                                    designation, the 60-day re-registration                 within the country, specifically the                  conditions in Haiti. Based on this
                                                    period runs from May 24, 2017 through                   effects of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake               review and after consulting with DOS,
                                                    July 24, 2017. USCIS will issue EADs                    that occurred on January 12, 2010. See                the Secretary has determined that a
                                                    with a January 22, 2018 expiration date                 Designation of Haiti for Temporary                    limited, 6-month extension is warranted
                                                    to eligible Haiti TPS beneficiaries who                 Protected Status, 75 FR 3476 (Jan. 21,                because, although Haiti has made
                                                    timely re-register and apply for EADs                   2010). In 2011, the Secretary both                    significant progress in recovering from
                                                    under this extension. Given the                         extended Haiti’s designation and                      the January 2010 earthquake that
                                                    timeframes involved with processing                     redesignated Haiti for TPS for 18                     prompted its initial designation,
                                                    TPS re-registration applications, DHS                   months through January 22, 2013. See                  conditions in Haiti supporting its
                                                    recognizes that not all re-registrants will             Extension and Redesignation of Haiti for              designation for TPS persist.
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                                                    receive new EADs before their current                   Temporary Protected Status, 76 FR
                                                                                                                                                                    1 As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section
                                                    EADs expire on July 22, 2017. But                       29000 (May 19, 2011). This
                                                                                                                                                                  1517 of title XV of the Homeland Security Act of
                                                    provided a Haiti TPS beneficiary timely                 announcement is the fourth extension of               2002, Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135, any
                                                    re-registers and properly files an                      TPS for Haiti since the 2011                          reference to the Attorney General in a provision of
                                                    application for an EAD during the 60-                   redesignation. The Secretary last                     the INA describing functions transferred from the
                                                                                                                                                                  Department of Justice to DHS ‘‘shall be deemed to
                                                    day re-registration period, his or her                  extended Haiti’s designation on August                refer to the Secretary’’ of Homeland Security. See
                                                    employment authorization will be                        25, 2015. See Extension of the                        6 U.S.C. 557 (codifying the Homeland Security Act
                                                    automatically extended for an                           Designation of Haiti for Temporary                    of 2002, title XV, section 1517).



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                                                       Although lingering effects of the 2010               cholera epidemic, whose inception was                 U.S.C. 1254a, I have determined, after
                                                    earthquake remain, Haiti has made                       traced to U.N. peacekeepers assisting                 consultation with the appropriate U.S.
                                                    significant progress in addressing issues               with earthquake recovery. Since October               Government agencies, that the
                                                    specific to the earthquake, as its                      2010, close to 800,000 Haitians have                  conditions that prompted the
                                                    economy continues to recover and grow.                  contracted cholera, and nearly 10,000                 redesignation of Haiti for TPS on July
                                                    For example, 96% of people displaced                    people have died from the disease.                    23, 2011, continue to be met. See INA
                                                    by the earthquake and living in                         However, progress has been made in                    section 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C.
                                                    internally displaced person (IDP) camps                 combatting cholera, and Haiti has made                1254a(b)(3)(A). On the basis of this
                                                    have left those camps. Over 98% of the                  some progress in the health sector in                 determination, I am extending the
                                                    IDP camps have closed. However, over                    recent years. Nevertheless, Haiti faces               existing designation of Haiti for TPS for
                                                    55,000 Haitians who lost their homes in                 longstanding public health challenges,                6 months, from July 23, 2017, through
                                                    the earthquake are still living in 31                   where 40% of the population lacked                    January 22, 2018. See INA section
                                                    camps for internally displaced persons                  access to basic health services before the            244(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2), 8 U.S.C.
                                                    without viable options to leave. Gender-                2010 earthquake. As of 2016, this figure              1254a(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2).
                                                    based violence in these camps continues                 remains the same—40% of the
                                                    to be a serious concern, and personal                   population lacks access to fundamental                John F. Kelly,
                                                    security is a serious and pervasive issue.              health and nutrition services. While the              Secretary.
                                                    Some people who were displaced by the                   lack of access to safe drinking water and             Required Application Forms and
                                                    earthquake, although no longer in                       Haiti’s weak sanitation infrastructure                Application Fees To Register or Re-
                                                    camps, have moved back to unsafe                        remain significant concerns, these are                Register for TPS
                                                    homes or relocated to informal                          not new problems. Extreme poverty,
                                                    settlements located in hazardous areas.                 corruption, and low levels of education                  To register or re-register for TPS based
                                                    However, demonstrating improvement                      in Haiti challenge its resilience and                 on the designation of Haiti, an applicant
                                                    in Haiti’s security situation, in March                 have contributed to the government’s                  must submit each of the following two
                                                    2017, the United Nations announced                      longstanding inability to adequately                  applications:
                                                    that the mandate of the United Nations                                                                           1. Application for Temporary
                                                                                                            provide for the security, health, and
                                                    peacekeeping mission in Haiti will end                                                                        Protected Status (Form I–821).
                                                                                                            safety of its citizenry.
                                                    in October 2017, to be replaced by a                       Based upon this review and after                      • If you are filing an application for
                                                    new police-only mission focused on                      consultation with appropriate U.S.                    late initial registration, you must pay
                                                    rule of law.                                            Government agencies, the Secretary has                the fee for the Application for
                                                       Hurricane Matthew made landfall in                   determined that:                                      Temporary Protected Status (Form I–
                                                    Haiti on October 4, 2016, causing                          • The conditions that prompted the                 821). See 8 CFR 244.2(f)(2) and 244.6
                                                    extensive damage to crops, housing,                     July 23, 2011 redesignation of Haiti for              and information on late initial filing on
                                                    livestock, and infrastructure across                    TPS continue to be met. See INA section               the USCIS TPS Web page at http://
                                                    Haiti’s southwest peninsula. The                        244(b)(3)(A) and (C), 8 U.S.C.                        www.uscis.gov/tps.
                                                    Government of Haiti confirmed 546                       1254a(b)(3)(A) and (C).                                  • If you are filing an application for
                                                    fatalities from the storm, and over                        • There continue to be extraordinary               re-registration, you do not need to pay
                                                    175,000 people were left without                        and temporary conditions in Haiti that                the fee for the Application for
                                                    housing. The most significant impact                    prevent Haitian nationals (or aliens                  Temporary Protected Status (Form I–
                                                    from the storm was concentrated in 3 of                 having no nationality who last                        821). See 8 CFR 244.17.
                                                    Haiti’s 10 departments—Nippes,                          habitually resided in Haiti) from                        2. Application for Employment
                                                    Grand’Anse, and Sud. Minimal damage                     returning to Haiti in safety. See INA                 Authorization (Form I–765).
                                                    was inflicted on the rest of the country,               section 244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C.                           • If you are applying for late initial
                                                    including the capital, Port-au-Prince,                  1254a(b)(1)(C).                                       registration and want an EAD, you must
                                                    and the second largest city, Cap-Haı̈tien.                 • It is not contrary to the national               pay the fee (or request a fee waiver) for
                                                    Still, significant losses of crops and                  interest of the United States to permit               the Application for Employment
                                                    livestock in the regions damaged by                     Haitians (or aliens having no nationality             Authorization (Form I–765) only if you
                                                    Hurricane Matthew impacted the entire                   who last habitually resided in Haiti)                 are age 14 through 65. No fee for the
                                                    country.                                                who meet the eligibility requirements of              Application for Employment
                                                       Heavy rains in late April 2017 caused                TPS to remain in the United States                    Authorization (Form I–765) is required
                                                    flooding and landslides in South, South                 temporarily. See INA section                          if you are under the age of 14 or are age
                                                    East, Grand’Anse, and Nippes                            244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C).                66 or older and applying for late initial
                                                    departments, with South department                         • The designation of Haiti for TPS                 registration.
                                                    most impacted. At least four people                     should be extended for a 6-month                         • If you are applying for re-
                                                    were killed, nearly 10,000 homes may                    period from July 23, 2017, through                    registration, you must pay the fee (or
                                                    have been damaged, and at least 350,000                 January 22, 2018. See INA section                     request a fee waiver) for the Application
                                                    people may have been affected.                          244(b)(3)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C).                for Employment Authorization (Form I–
                                                    According to a Haitian government                          • It is in the best interest of TPS                765) only if you want an EAD,
                                                    official, an estimated 80% of the spring                beneficiaries to prepare for their return             regardless of age.
                                                    harvest in South department may have                    to Haiti in the event that Haiti’s TPS                   • You do not pay the fee for the
                                                    been destroyed. The damage from                                                                               Application for Employment
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                                                                                                            designation is not extended again,
                                                    Hurricane Matthew and the recent                        including requesting updated travel                   Authorization (Form I–765) if you are
                                                    heavy rains are compounding the                         documents from the Government of                      not requesting an EAD, regardless of
                                                    existing food insecurity experienced by                 Haiti.                                                whether you are applying for late initial
                                                    an estimated 3.2 million people                                                                               registration or re-registration.
                                                    (approximately 30 percent of the                        Notice of Extension of the TPS                           • If you do not want to request an
                                                    population) in September 2016.                          Designation of Haiti                                  EAD now, you may also file Form I–765
                                                       Haiti’s weak public health system is                   By the authority vested in me as                    later to request an EAD, and pay the fee
                                                    further strained due to an ongoing                      Secretary under INA section 244, 8                    (or request a fee waiver), provided that


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                                                    you still have TPS or a pending TPS                           biometric services are also described in             registration deadline. If, however, an
                                                    application. Your EAD application will                        8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i).                                applicant receives a denial of his or her
                                                    be considered timely filed even if the                                                                             fee waiver request and is unable to re-
                                                                                                                  Biometric Services Fee
                                                    date on your current TPS-related EAD                                                                               file by the re-registration deadline, the
                                                    has expired. But until you timely re-                           Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are              applicant may still re-file his or her
                                                    register and properly file an EAD                             required for all applicants 14 years of              application. This situation will be
                                                    application, your current employment                          age or older. Those applicants must                  reviewed to determine whether the
                                                    authorization will end on July 22, 2017.                      submit a biometric services fee. As                  applicant has established good cause for
                                                    Accordingly, you must also properly file                      previously stated, if you are unable to              late re-registration. However, applicants
                                                    your EAD application during the 60-day                        pay for the biometric services fee, you              are urged to re-file within 45 days of the
                                                    re-registration period in order for your                      may apply for a fee waiver by                        date on their USCIS fee waiver denial
                                                    current employment authorization to be                        completing a Request for Fee Waiver                  notice, if at all possible. See INA section
                                                    automatically extended for 180 days                           (Form I–912) or by submitting a                      244(c)(3)(C); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(C); 8
                                                    (i.e., Janaury 18, 2018). You are strongly                    personal letter requesting a fee waiver,             CFR 244.17(c). For more information on
                                                    encouraged to file your EAD application                       and providing satisfactory supporting                good cause for late re-registration, visit
                                                    as early as possible during the 60-day                        documentation. For more information                  the USCIS TPS Web page at http://
                                                    re-registration period to avoid lapses in                     on the biometric services fee, please see            www.uscis.gov/tps.
                                                    your employment authorization.                                the Instructions to Form I–821 or visit
                                                                                                                                                                          Note: As previously stated, although a re-
                                                       You must submit both completed                             the USCIS Web site at http://                        registering TPS beneficiary age 14 or older
                                                    application forms together, even if you                       www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you may be              must pay the biometric services fee (but not
                                                    are not currently requesting an EAD. If                       required to visit an Application Support             the initial TPS application fee) when filing a
                                                    you are unable to pay for the                                 Center (ASC) to have your biometrics                 TPS re-registration application, the applicant
                                                    Application for Employment                                    captured. In such case, USCIS will send              may decide to wait to request an EAD, and
                                                    Authorization (Form I–765) and/or                             you an ASC scheduling notice.                        therefore not pay the Application for
                                                    biometric services fee, you may apply                                                                              Employment Authorization (Form I–765) fee
                                                    for a fee waiver by completing a Request                      Re-Filing a Re-Registration TPS                      until after USCIS has approved the
                                                    for Fee Waiver (Form I–912) or                                Application After Receiving a Denial of              individual’s TPS re-registration, if he or she
                                                    submitting a personal letter requesting a                     a Fee Waiver Request                                 is eligible. If you choose to do this, you
                                                    fee waiver, and by providing satisfactory                       USCIS urges all re-registering                     would file the Application for Temporary
                                                    supporting documentation. For more                            applicants to file as soon as possible               Protected Status (Form I–821) with the fee
                                                                                                                                                                       and the Application for Employment
                                                    information on the application forms                          within the 60-day re-registration period
                                                                                                                                                                       Authorization (Form I–765) without the fee
                                                    and fees for TPS, please visit the USCIS                      so that USCIS can process the                        and without requesting an EAD.
                                                    TPS Web page at http://www.uscis.gov/                         applications and issue EADs promptly.
                                                    tps. Fees for the Application for                             Filing early will also allow those                   Mailing Information
                                                    Temporary Protected Status (Form I–                           applicants who may receive denials of
                                                    821), the Application for Employment                          their fee waiver requests to have time to              Mail your application for TPS to the
                                                    Authorization (Form I–765), and                               re-file their applications before the re-            proper address in Table 1.

                                                                                                                       TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES
                                                    If . . .                                          Mail to . . .

                                                    You live in Florida ...........................   For U.S. Postal Service:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, P.O. Box 4464, Chicago, IL 60680.
                                                                                                      For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 131 S. Dearborn—3rd Floor, Chicago, IL
                                                                                                            60603.
                                                    You live in the State of New York ..              For U.S. Postal Service:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, P.O. Box 660167, Dallas, TX 75266.
                                                                                                      For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 2501 S. State Highway, 121 Business
                                                                                                            Suite 400, Lewisville, TX 75067.
                                                    You live in any other state ..............        For U.S. Postal Service:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, P.O. Box 24047, Phoenix, AZ 85074.
                                                                                                      For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
                                                                                                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: Haiti TPS, 1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S, Suite 100,
                                                                                                            Phoenix, AZ 85034.



                                                      If you were granted TPS by an                               the IJ or BIA order granting you TPS                 Supporting Documents
                                                    Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of                        with your application. This will aid in
                                                                                                                                                                       What type of basic supporting
                                                    Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you                             the verification of your grant of TPS and
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                                                                                                                                                                       documentation must I submit?
                                                    wish to request an EAD or are re-                             processing of your application, as
                                                    registering for the first time following a                    USCIS may not have received records of                 To meet the basic eligibility
                                                    grant of TPS by an IJ or the BIA, please                      your grant of TPS by either the IJ or the            requirements for TPS, you must submit
                                                    mail your application to the appropriate                      BIA.                                                 evidence that you:
                                                    address in Table 1. When submitting a                                                                                • Are a national of Haiti or an alien
                                                    re-registration application and/or                                                                                 having no nationality who last
                                                    requesting an EAD based on an IJ/BIA                                                                               habitually resided in Haiti. Such
                                                    grant of TPS, please include a copy of                                                                             documents may include a copy of your


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                                                    passport if available, other                            EAD                                                   USCIS I–9 Central Web page at http://
                                                    documentation issued by the                                                                                   www.uscis.gov/I–9Central. Employers
                                                                                                            How can I obtain information on the
                                                    Government of Haiti showing your                                                                              are required to verify the identity and
                                                                                                            status of my EAD request?
                                                    nationality (e.g., national identity card,                                                                    employment authorization of all new
                                                    official travel documentation issued by                    To get case status information about               employees by using Form I–9. Within 3
                                                    the Government of Haiti), and/or your                   your TPS application, including the                   days of hire, an employee must present
                                                    birth certificate with English translation              status of a request for an EAD, you can               proof of identity and employment
                                                    accompanied by photo identification.                    check Case Status Online at http://                   authorization to his or her employer.
                                                                                                            www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS                         You may present any document from
                                                    USCIS will also consider certain forms
                                                                                                            National Customer Service Center at                   List A (which reflect both identity and
                                                    of secondary evidence supporting your
                                                                                                            800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). If                   employment authorization), or one
                                                    Haitian nationality. If the evidence                    your Application for Employment                       document from List B (which reflects
                                                    presented is insufficient for USCIS to                  Authorization (Form I–765) has been                   your identity) together with one
                                                    make a determination as to your                         pending for more than 90 days and you                 document from List C (which reflects
                                                    nationality, USCIS may request                          still need assistance, you may request an             employment authorization), or you may
                                                    additional evidence. If you cannot                      EAD inquiry appointment with USCIS                    present an acceptable receipt for List A,
                                                    provide a passport, birth certificate with              by using the InfoPass system at https://              List B, or List C documents as described
                                                    photo identification, or a national                     infopass.uscis.gov. However, we                       in the Form I–9 Instructions. An EAD is
                                                    identity document with your photo or                    strongly encourage you first to check                 an acceptable document under List A.
                                                    fingerprint, you must submit an                         Case Status Online or call the USCIS                  Employers may not reject a document
                                                    affidavit showing proof of your                         National Customer Service Center for                  based on a future expiration date.
                                                    unsuccessful efforts to obtain such                     assistance before making an InfoPass                     If your EAD has an expiration date of
                                                    documents and affirming that you are a                  appointment.                                          July 22, 2017, and states ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–
                                                    national of Haiti. However, please be                                                                         19’’ under ‘‘Category,’’ and you timely
                                                                                                            Am I eligible to receive an automatic                 filed an EAD renewal application during
                                                    aware that an interview with an                         extension of my current EAD through
                                                    immigration officer will be required if                                                                       the 60-day re-registration period, you
                                                                                                            January 18, 2018?                                     may choose to present your EAD to your
                                                    you do not present any documentary
                                                    proof of identity or nationality or if                     Provided that you currently have a                 employer together with the Form I–797C
                                                                                                            Haiti TPS-based EAD, you may be                       Notice of Action (showing the
                                                    USCIS otherwise requests a personal
                                                                                                            eligible to have your employment                      qualifying eligibility category of either
                                                    appearance. See 8 CFR 103.2(b)(9),                                                                            A12 or C19) as proof of identity and
                                                                                                            authorization automatically extended to
                                                    244.9(a)(1);                                                                                                  employment authorization for Form I–9
                                                                                                            January 18, 2018 if you:
                                                       • Have continuously resided in the                      • Are a national of Haiti (or an alien             through January 18, 2018 (see the
                                                    United States since January 12, 2011.                   having no nationality who last                        subsection titled ‘‘How do my employer
                                                    See INA section 244(c)(1)(A)(ii); 8                     habitually resided in Haiti);                         and I complete the Employment
                                                    U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(A)(ii); 8 CFR                           • Received an EAD under the                        Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) on the
                                                    244.9(a)(2); and                                        designation of Haiti for TPS;                         basis of automatically extended
                                                                                                               • Have an EAD with a marked                        employment authorization for a new
                                                       • Have been continuously physically
                                                                                                            expiration date of July 22, 2017, bearing             job?’’ for further information). To
                                                    present in the United States since June
                                                                                                            the notation ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the              minimize confusion over this extension
                                                    23, 2011. See INA sections 244(b)(2)(A),                                                                      at the time of hire, you should explain
                                                                                                            face of the card under ‘‘Category’’;
                                                    (c)(1)(A)(i); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(2)(A),                     • Timely re-registered for TPS during              to your employer that your employment
                                                    (c)(1)(A)(i).                                           the 60-day re-registration period; and                authorization has been automatically
                                                       The filing instructions on the                          • Properly filed an application for an             extended through January 18, 2018. As
                                                    Application for Temporary Protected                     EAD during the 60-day re-registration                 an alternative to presenting evidence of
                                                    Status (Form I–821) list all the                        period.                                               your automatically extended
                                                    documents needed to establish basic                        Although you may be eligible to                    employment authorization, you may
                                                    eligibility for TPS. You may also find                  automatically extend your employment                  choose to present any other acceptable
                                                    information on the acceptable                           authorization through January 18, 2018,               document from List A, a combination of
                                                    documentation and other requirements                    you must timely re-register for TPS in                one selection from List B and one
                                                    for applying for TPS on the USCIS Web                   accordance with the procedures                        selection from List C, or a valid receipt.
                                                    site at www.uscis.gov/tps under ‘‘Haiti.’’              described in this Notice if you would
                                                                                                                                                                  What documentation may I show my
                                                                                                            like to maintain your TPS. You are
                                                                                                                                                                  employer to complete Employment
                                                    Do I need to submit additional                          strongly encouraged to file your EAD
                                                                                                                                                                  Verification (Form I–9) if I am already
                                                    supporting documentation?                               renewal application as early as possible
                                                                                                                                                                  employed but my current TPS-related
                                                                                                            during the 60-day re-registration period
                                                      If one or more of the questions listed                                                                      EAD is set to expire?
                                                                                                            to avoid lapses in your employment
                                                    in Part 4, Question 2 of the Application                authorization.                                           Even though you may be eligible to
                                                    for Temporary Protected Status (Form I–                                                                       have your employment authorization
                                                    821) applies to you, then you must                      When hired, what documentation may I                  automatically extended, your employer
                                                    submit an explanation on a separate                     show to my employer as proof of                       will need to ask you about your
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                                                                                                            employment authorization and identity                 continued employment authorization
                                                    sheet(s) of paper and/or additional
                                                                                                            when completing Employment                            once July 22, 2017, is reached to meet
                                                    documentation. Depending on the
                                                                                                            Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)?                  its responsibilities for Form I–9. Your
                                                    nature of the question(s) you are
                                                    addressing, additional documentation                      You can find a list of acceptable                   employer will need a new document to
                                                    alone may suffice, but usually a written                document choices on the ‘‘Lists of                    re-verify your employment
                                                    explanation will also be needed.                        Acceptable Documents’’ for Form I–9.                  authorization. Once presented, you and
                                                                                                            You can find additional detailed                      your employer must make corrections to
                                                                                                            information about Form I–9 on the                     the employment authorization


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                                                    expiration dates in Section 1 and                       proof of Haitian citizenship or proof of                 b. Write in the document title;
                                                    Section 2 of Form I–9 (see the                          re-registration for TPS when completing                  c. Enter the issuing authority;
                                                    subsection titled ‘‘What corrections                    Form I–9 for new hires or re-verifying                   d. Provide the document number; and
                                                    should my current employer and I make                   the employment authorization of                          e. Insert the date that is 180 days from
                                                    to Employment Eligibility Verification                  current employees. If the expired EAD                 the date the current EAD expires
                                                    (Form I–9) if my employment                             with category A12 or C19 is presented                 (January 18, 2018).
                                                    authorization has been automatically                    with the Form I–797C Notice of Action                    By January 18, 2018, employers must
                                                    extended?’’ for further information). In                as described herein, an employer should               re-verify the employee’s employment
                                                    addition, you may also show this                        accept this document combination as a                 authorization in Section 3 of the Form
                                                    Federal Register Notice to your                         valid List A document so long as the                  I–9.
                                                    employer to explain what to do for Form                 EAD reasonably appears to be genuine                  What corrections should my current
                                                    I–9.                                                    and to relate to the employee. Refer to               employer and I make to Employment
                                                       If you file your Form I–765 to renew                 the Note to Employees section of this                 Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) if my
                                                    your current EAD, and you receive a                     Notice for important information about                employment authorization has been
                                                    USCIS receipt notice (Form I–797C)                      your rights if your employer rejects                  automatically extended?
                                                    stating that your current ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–              lawful documentation, requires
                                                    19’’ coded EAD is automatically                         additional documentation, or otherwise                   If you are an existing employee who
                                                    extended for 180 days, you may show                     discriminates against you based on your               presented a TPS-related EAD that was
                                                    that receipt notice to your employer                    citizenship or immigration status, or                 valid when you first started your job
                                                    along with your EAD to confirm                          your national origin.                                 and your employment authorization has
                                                    automatic extension of employment                                                                             now been automatically extended when
                                                    authorization through January 18, 2018,                 How do my employer and I complete                     you timely filed a new application for
                                                    unless your TPS has been finally                        Employment Eligibility Verification                   employment authorization during the
                                                    withdrawn or your request for TPS has                   (Form I–9) on the basis of automatically              60-day re-registration period, you may
                                                    been finally denied. To avoid delays in                 extended employment authorization for                 present your expired EAD with category
                                                    receiving the Form I–797C and a lapse                   a new job?                                            A12 or C19 in combination with the
                                                    in your employment authorization, you                      To evidence the automatic extension                Form I–797C Notice of Action. The
                                                    should file your EAD renewal                            of your employment authorization, you                 Form I–797C should show that the EAD
                                                    application as early as possible during                 may present your expired EAD with                     renewal application was timely filed
                                                    the re-registration period.                             category A12 or C19 in combination                    and that the qualifying eligibility
                                                       By January 18, 2018, the expiration                  with the Form I–797C Notice of Action                 category is either A12 or C19. Your
                                                    date of the automatic extension, your                   showing that the EAD renewal                          employer may need to re-inspect your
                                                    employer must re-verify your                            application was timely filed and that the             current EAD if your employer does not
                                                    employment authorization. At that time,                 qualifying eligibility category is either             have a copy of the EAD on file. You and
                                                    you must present any document from                      A12 or C19. This document                             your employer should correct your
                                                    List A or any document from List C on                   combination is considered an unexpired                previously completed Form I–9 as
                                                    Form I–9 to re-verify employment                        Employment Authorization Document                     follows:
                                                    authorization, or an acceptable List A or               (Form I–766) under List A. When                          1. For Section 1, you should:
                                                    List C receipt described in the Form I–                 completing Form I–9 for a new job                        a. Draw a line through the expiration
                                                    9 Instructions. Your employer should                    before January 18, 2018, you and your                 date in Section 1;
                                                    complete either Section 3 of the Form I–                employer should do the following:                        b. Write the date that is 180 days from
                                                    9 originally completed for you or, if this                 1. For Section 1, you should:                      the date your current EAD expires
                                                    section has already been completed or if                   a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to work             (January 18, 2018) above the previous
                                                    the version of Form I–9 has expired                     until’’ and enter the date that is 180                date (July 22, 2017); and
                                                    (check the date in the bottom left-hand                 days from the date your current EAD                      c. Initial and date the correction in the
                                                    corner of the form), complete Section 3                 expires (January 18, 2018) as the                     margin of Section 1.
                                                    of a new Form I–9 using the most                        ‘‘employment authorized until mm/dd/                     2. For Section 2, employers should:
                                                    current version. Note that your                         yyyy’’ date; and                                         a. Determine if the EAD is auto-
                                                    employer may not specify which List A                      b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS                   extended for 180 days by ensuring:
                                                    or List C document employees must                       number or A-Number where indicated                       • It is in category A12 or C19;
                                                    present and cannot reject an acceptable                 (your EAD or other document from DHS                     • the ‘‘received date’’ on Form I–797
                                                    receipt.                                                will have your USCIS Number or A-                     is on or before the end of the 60-day re-
                                                                                                            Number printed on it; the USCIS                       registration period stated in this Notice;
                                                    Can my employer require that I provide                                                                        and
                                                    any other documentation to prove my                     number is the same as your A-Number
                                                                                                            without the A prefix).                                   • the category code on the EAD is the
                                                    status, such as proof of my Haitian                                                                           same category code on Form I–797C,
                                                    citizenship?                                               2. When completing Section 2,
                                                                                                            employers should:                                     noting that employers should consider
                                                       No. When completing Form I–9,                           a. Determine if the EAD is auto-                   category codes A12 and C19 to be the
                                                    including re-verifying employment                       extended for 180 days by ensuring:                    same category code;
                                                    authorization, employers must accept                       • It is in category A12 or C19;                       b. Draw a line through the expiration
                                                    any documentation that appears on the                      • the ‘‘received date’’ on Form I–797              date written in Section 2;
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                                                    ‘‘Lists of Acceptable Documents’’ for                   is on or before the end of the 60-day re-                c. Write the date that is 180 days from
                                                    Form I–9 that reasonably appears to be                  registration period stated in this Notice;            the date the employee’s current EAD
                                                    genuine and that relates to you, or an                  and                                                   expires (January 18, 2018) above the
                                                    acceptable List A, List B, or List C                       • the category code on the EAD is the              previous date (July 22, 2017); and
                                                    receipt. Employers may not request                      same category code on Form I–797C,                       d. Initial and date the correction in
                                                    documentation that does not appear on                   noting that employers should consider                 the margin of Section 2.
                                                    the ‘‘Lists of Acceptable Documents.’’                  category codes A12 and C19 to be the                    Note: This is not considered a
                                                    Therefore, employers may not request                    same category code;                                   reverification; do not complete Section 3



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                                                    until either the 180-day extension has ended            languages, or email IER at IER@                       Additional information about proper
                                                    or the employee presents a new document to              usdoj.gov.                                            nondiscriminatory Employment
                                                    show continued employment authorization,                                                                      Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and E-
                                                    whichever is sooner. By January 18, 2018,               Note to Employees
                                                                                                                                                                  Verify procedures is available on the
                                                    when the employee’s automatically extended                 For general questions about the                    IER Web site at https://www.justice.gov/
                                                    employment authorization ends, employers                employment eligibility verification                   ier and the USCIS Web site at http://
                                                    must re-verify the employee’s employment                process, employees may call USCIS at
                                                    authorization in Section 3.                                                                                   www.dhs.gov/E-verify.
                                                                                                            888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or
                                                                                                            email at I-9Central@dhs.gov. Calls are                Note Regarding Federal, State, and
                                                    If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify,                                                                     Local Government Agencies (Such as
                                                                                                            accepted in English, Spanish, and many
                                                    what do I do when I receive a ‘‘Work                                                                          Departments of Motor Vehicles)
                                                                                                            other languages. Employees or
                                                    Authorization Documents Expiration’’
                                                                                                            applicants may also call the IER Worker                  While Federal Government agencies
                                                    alert for an automatically extended
                                                                                                            Hotline at 800–255–7688 (TTY 800–                     must follow the guidelines laid out by
                                                    EAD?                                                    237–2515) for information regarding                   the Federal Government, state and local
                                                       E-Verify automated the verification                  employment discrimination based upon                  government agencies establish their own
                                                    process for employees whose TPS-                        citizenship, immigration status, or                   rules and guidelines when granting
                                                    related EAD was automatically extended                  national origin, including                            certain benefits. Each state may have
                                                    in a Federal Register Notice. If you have               discrimination related to Employment                  different laws, requirements, and
                                                    an employee who is a TPS beneficiary                    Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and E-            determinations about what documents
                                                    who provided a TPS-related EAD when                     Verify. The IER Worker Hotline                        you need to provide to prove eligibility
                                                    he or she first started working for you,                provides language interpretation in                   for certain benefits. Whether you are
                                                    you will receive a ‘‘Work Authorization                 numerous languages.                                   applying for a Federal, state, or local
                                                    Documents Expiring’’ case alert when                       To comply with the law, employers                  government benefit, you may need to
                                                    the auto-extension period for this EAD                  must accept any document or                           provide the government agency with
                                                                                                            combination of documents from the                     documents that show you are a TPS
                                                    is about to expire. After completing the
                                                                                                            Lists of Acceptable Documents if the                  beneficiary and/or show you are
                                                    Form I–9 in accordance with the
                                                                                                            documentation reasonably appears to be                authorized to work based on TPS.
                                                    instructions above, the employer may
                                                                                                            genuine and to relate to the employee,                Examples of such documents are:
                                                    create a case in E-Verify for a new
                                                                                                            or an acceptable List A, List B, or List                 (1) Your current EAD;
                                                    employee using the information
                                                                                                            C receipt as described in the                            (2) A copy of this Federal Register
                                                    provided on Form I–9 and Form I–797C.
                                                                                                            Employment Eligibility Verification                   Notice;
                                                    The receipt number entered as the
                                                                                                            (Form I–9) Instructions. Employers may                   (3) A copy of your receipt notice
                                                    document number on Form I–9 should
                                                                                                            not require extra or additional                       (Form I–797C) for your application to
                                                    be entered into the document number
                                                                                                            documentation beyond what is required                 renew your current EAD providing an
                                                    field in E-Verify. By January 18, 2018,                 for Employment Eligibility Verification               automatic extension of your current
                                                    employment authorization must be re-                    (Form I–9) completion. Further,                       expired or expiring EAD;
                                                    verified in Section 3. Employers should                 employers participating in E-Verify who                  (4) A copy of your Application for
                                                    not use E-Verify for reverification.                    receive an E-Verify case result of                    Temporary Protected Status Notice of
                                                    Note to All Employers                                   ‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC)                   Action (Form I–797) for this re-
                                                                                                            must promptly inform employees of the                 registration; and
                                                       Employers are reminded that the laws                 TNC and give such employees an                           (5) A copy of your past or current
                                                    requiring proper employment eligibility                 opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC                 Application for Temporary Protected
                                                    verification and prohibiting unfair                     case result means that the information                Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if
                                                    immigration-related employment                          entered into E-Verify from Employment                 you received one from USCIS.
                                                    practices remain in full force. This                    Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) differs              Check with the government agency
                                                    Notice does not supersede or in any way                 from Federal or state government                      regarding which document(s) the agency
                                                    limit applicable employment                             records.                                              will accept.
                                                    verification rules and policy guidance,                    Employers may not terminate,                          Some benefit-granting agencies use
                                                    including those rules setting forth                     suspend, delay training, withhold pay,                the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification
                                                    reverification requirements. For general                lower pay, or take any adverse action                 for Entitlements (SAVE) program to
                                                    questions about the employment                          against an employee based on the                      confirm the current immigration status
                                                    eligibility verification process,                       employee’s decision to contest a TNC or               of applicants for public benefits. In most
                                                    employers may call USCIS at 888–464–                    because the case is still pending with E-             cases, SAVE provides an automated
                                                    4218 (TTY 877–875–6028) or email                        Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC)                 electronic response to benefit-granting
                                                    USCIS at I-9Central@dhs.gov. Calls and                  case result is received when E-Verify                 agencies within seconds, but,
                                                    emails are accepted in English and                      cannot verify an employee’s                           occasionally, verification can be
                                                    many other languages. For questions                     employment eligibility. An employer                   delayed. You can check the status of
                                                    about avoiding discrimination during                    may terminate employment based on a                   your SAVE verification by using
                                                    the employment eligibility verification                 case result of FNC. Work-authorized                   CaseCheck at the following link: https://
                                                    process (Form I–9 and E-Verify),                        employees who receive an FNC may call                 save.uscis.gov/casecheck/, then by
                                                    employers may also call the U.S.                        USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781                  clicking the ‘‘Check Your Case’’ button.
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                                                    Department of Justice’s Civil Rights                    (TTY 877–875–6028). For more                          CaseCheck is a free service that lets you
                                                    Division, Immigrant and Employee                        information about E-Verify related                    follow the progress of your SAVE
                                                    Rights Section (IER), formerly the Office               discrimination or to report an employer               verification using your date of birth and
                                                    of Special Counsel for Immigration-                     for discrimination in the E-Verify                    one immigration identifier number. If an
                                                    Related Unfair Employment Practices,                    process based on citizenship or                       agency has denied your application
                                                    Employer Hotline at 800–255–8155                        immigration status, or based on national              based solely or in part on a SAVE
                                                    (TTY 800–237–2515), which offers                        origin, contact IER’s Worker Hotline at               response, the agency must offer you the
                                                    language interpretation in numerous                     800–255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515).                      opportunity to appeal the decision in


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                                                    accordance with the agency’s                                 17151(d)(4)(ii)(I));                                 Bedrooms            Non-elevator   Elevator
                                                    procedures. If the agency has received                  V. Section 231(c)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C.
                                                    and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE                       1715v(c)(2)(A)); and                                1 ................         64,410        67,391
                                                                                                            VI. Section 234(e)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C.                      2 ................         77,680        81,947
                                                    verification and you do not believe the
                                                                                                                 1715y(e)(3)(A)).                                    3 ................         99,433       106,013
                                                    response is correct, you may make an
                                                    InfoPass appointment for an in-person                     The Dollar Amounts in these sections                   4+ ..............         110,772       116,369
                                                    interview at a local USCIS office.                      are the base per unit statutory limits for
                                                    Detailed information on how to make                     FHA’s multifamily mortgage programs                      Section 221(d)(4)—Moderate Income
                                                    corrections, make an appointment, or                    collectively referred to as the ‘Dollar                  Housing
                                                    submit a written request to correct                     Amounts,’ they are adjusted annually
                                                                                                            (commencing in 2004) on the effective                     Bedrooms            Non-elevator   Elevator
                                                    records under the Freedom of
                                                    Information Act can be found on the                     date of the Consumer Financial
                                                                                                                                                                     0 ................        $50,273       $54,305
                                                    SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/                  Protection Bureau’s adjustment of the                    1 ................         57,068        62,255
                                                    save, then by choosing ‘‘For Benefits                   $400 figure in the Home Ownership and                    2 ................         68,981        75,702
                                                    Applicants’’ from the menu on the left,                 Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA)                    3 ................         86,582        97,932
                                                    selecting ‘‘Save Resources,’’ followed by               (Pub. L. 103–325, approved September                     4+ ..............          97,836       107,501
                                                    ‘‘SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit                           23, 1994). The adjustment of the Dollar
                                                    Applicants.’’                                           Amounts shall be calculated using the                    Section 231—Housing for the Elderly
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–10749 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            percentage change in the Consumer
                                                                                                            Price Index for All Urban Consumers                       Bedrooms            Non-elevator   Elevator
                                                    BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                            (CPI–U) as applied by the Bureau of
                                                                                                            Consumer Financial Protection for                        0 ................        $47,797       $54,305
                                                                                                            purposes of the above-described HOEPA                    1 ................         53,433        62,255
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               adjustment.                                              2 ................         63,808        75,702
                                                    URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                3 ................         76,789        97,932
                                                                                                              HUD has been notified of the
                                                                                                                                                                     4+ ..............          90,278       107,501
                                                    [Docket No. FR–6011–N–01]                               percentage change in the CPI–U used for
                                                                                                            the HOEPA adjustment and the effective
                                                    Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory                                                                               Section 207—Manufactured Home Parks
                                                                                                            date of the HOEPA adjustment. The
                                                    Mortgage; Limits for Multifamily                                                                                 Per Space—$23,191
                                                                                                            percentage change in the CPI–U is 0.7%
                                                    Housing Programs                                        and the effective date of the HOEPA                        Dated: May 17, 2017.
                                                                                                            adjustment is January 1, 2016. The
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                                                                                 Genger Charles,
                                                                                                            Dollar Amounts have been adjusted
                                                    Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing                                                                            General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                            correspondingly and have an effective
                                                    Commissioner, HUD.                                                                                               Housing.
                                                                                                            date of January 1, 2016.
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                           The adjusted Dollar Amounts for                        [FR Doc. 2017–10558 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Calendar Year 2016 are shown below:                      BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with Section
                                                    206A of the National Housing Act, HUD                   Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for
                                                    has adjusted the Basic Statutory                        Calendar Year 2016
                                                    Mortgage Limits for Multifamily                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                    Housing Programs for Calendar Year                      Multifamily Loan Programs
                                                                                                                                                                     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
                                                    2016.                                                   Section 207—Multifamily Housing                          and Explosives
                                                    DATES: Effective January 1, 2016.                       Section 207 Pursuant to Section 223(f)—                  [OMB Number 1140–0013]
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Purchase or Refinance Housing
                                                    Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director,                                                                           Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                            Section 220—Housing in Urban
                                                    Office of Multifamily Development,                                                                             Activities; Proposed eCollection
                                                                                                            Renewal Areas
                                                    Department of Housing and Urban                                                                                eComments Requested; Application
                                                    Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,                     Bedrooms            Non-elevator           Elevator   for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm
                                                    Washington, DC 20410–8000, telephone                                                                           and Registration to Special
                                                    (202) 402–6130 (this is not a toll-free                 0 ................         $50,515             $58,921 Occupational Taxpayer, ATF Form 3
                                                    number). Hearing or speech-impaired                     1 ................          55,958              65,286 (5320.3)
                                                    individuals may access this number                      2 ................          66,841              80,053
                                                    through TTY by calling the toll-free                    3 ................          82,386             100,263   AGENCY:  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
                                                    Federal Information Relay Service at                    4+ ..............           93,270             113,369   Firearms and Explosives, Department of
                                                    (800) 877–8339.                                                                                                  Justice.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHA                      Section 213—Cooperatives                                 ACTION: 30-Day notice.
                                                    Down Payment Simplification Act of
                                                                                                             Bedrooms            Non-elevator           Elevator     SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
                                                    2002 (Pub. L. 107–326, approved
                                                    December 4, 2002) amended the                                                                                    (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
                                                                                                            0 ................         $54,745             $58,291   Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will
                                                    National Housing Act by adding a new                    1 ................          63,122              66,042   submit the following information
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                                                    Section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a). Under                   2 ................          76,127              80,307
                                                    Section 206A, the following are affected:               3 ................          97,443             103,892
                                                                                                                                                                     collection request to the Office of
                                                                                                            4+ ..............          108,558             114,044   Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                    I. Section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C.                                                                               review and approval in accordance with
                                                          1713(c)(3)(A));                                                                                            the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                    II. Section 213(b)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715e               Section 234—Condominium Housing
                                                          (b)(2)(A));
                                                                                                                                                                     The proposed information collection
                                                    III. Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I) (12 U.S.C.             Bedrooms            Non-elevator           Elevator     was previously published in the Federal
                                                          1715k (d)(3)(B)(iii)(I));                                                                                  Register on March 14, 2017, allowing
                                                    IV. Section 221(d)(4)(ii)(I) (12 U.S.C.                 0 ................         $55,862             $58,787   for a 60-day comment period.


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Document Created: 2017-05-24 01:02:56
Document Modified: 2017-05-24 01:02:56
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesExtension of Designation of Haiti for TPS: The 6-month extension of the TPS designation of Haiti is effective July 23, 2017, and will remain in effect through January 22, 2018. The 60-day re-registration period runs from May 24, 2017 through July 24, 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 Haiti's TPS extension by selecting ``Haiti'' from the menu on the left side of the TPS Web page.
FR Citation82 FR 23830 
RIN Number1615-ZB63

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