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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Employment Eligibility Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–9;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Employers,
employees, recruiters and referrers for a
fee (limited to agricultural associations,
agricultural employers, or farm labor
contractors), and state employment
agencies. This form was developed to
facilitate compliance with section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which prohibits the knowing
employment of unauthorized aliens.
This information collection is necessary
for employers, agricultural recruiters
and referrers for a fee, and state
employment agencies to verify the
identity and employment authorization
of individuals hired (or recruited or
referred for a fee, if applicable) for
employment in the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–9 is 55,400,000 for
employers and recruiters and referrers
with estimated hour burden per
response is 0.33 hour; 55,400,000 for
individuals/households with estimated
hour burden per response is 0.17 hour;
and 20,000,000 for record keepers with
an estimated hour burden response of
0.08 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 29,300,000 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $0.

[OMB Control Number 1615–0029]

Dated: February 22, 2019.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Waiver of Grounds of
Inadmissibility
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until April 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number 1615–0029 in the
subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this 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
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www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on November 5, 2018, at 83 FR
55392, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received one
comment in connection with the 60-day
notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2007–0042 in the search box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Waiver of Grounds of
Inadmissibility.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–601; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form I–601 is necessary for
USCIS to determine whether the
applicant is eligible for a waiver of
inadmissibility under section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
Furthermore, this information collection
is used by individuals who are seeking
Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

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(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–601 is 17,000 and the
estimated hour burden per paper
response is 1.75 hours and the estimated
hour burden per electronically-filed
response is 1.33 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 29,750 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $6,311,250.
Dated: February 22, 2019.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2641–19; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2018–0005]
RIN 1615–ZB78

Continuation of Documentation for
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected
Status Designations for Sudan,
Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) announces actions to ensure its
continued compliance with the
preliminary injunction order of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District
of California in Ramos v. Nielsen, No.
18–cv–01554 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2018)
(‘‘preliminary injunction’’).
Beneficiaries under the Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) designations for
Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El
Salvador will retain their TPS while the
preliminary injunction remains in
effect, provided that an individual’s TPS
is not withdrawn under Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA) section
244(c)(3) or 8 CFR 244.14 because of
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DHS is further announcing it is
automatically extending through
January 2, 2020, the validity of TPSrelated Employment Authorization
Documents (EADs), Forms I–797, Notice
of Action (Approval Notice), and Forms
I–94 (Arrival/Departure Record)
(collectively ‘‘TPS-Related
Documentation’’), as specified in this
notice, for beneficiaries under the TPS
designations for Sudan, Nicaragua,
Haiti, and El Salvador, provided that the
affected TPS beneficiaries remain
otherwise individually eligible for TPS.
See INA section 244(c)(3). This Notice
also provides information explaining
DHS’s plans to issue a subsequent
notice that will describe the steps DHS
will take after January 2, 2020, should
continued compliance with the
preliminary injunction be necessary.
DATES: The TPS designations of Sudan,
Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador will
remain in effect, as required by the
preliminary injunction order of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District
of California in Ramos v. Nielsen, No.
18–cv–01554 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2018), so
long as the preliminary injunction
remains in effect. TPS for those
countries will not be terminated unless
and until any superseding, final, nonappealable judicial order permits the
implementation of such terminations.
Information on the status of the
preliminary injunction will be available
at http://uscis.gov/tps.
Further, DHS is automatically
extending the validity of TPS-Related
Documentation for those beneficiaries
under the TPS designations for Sudan,
Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador, as
specified in this Notice. Those
documents will remain in effect for nine
months through January 2, 2020,
provided the individual’s TPS is not
withdrawn under INA section 244(c)(3)
or 8 CFR 244.14 because of ineligibility.
See 83 FR 54764 (Oct. 31, 2018) (notice
stating that should Ramos injunction
continue beyond April 2, 2019, DHS
will publish a subsequent notice to
extend TPS-related Documentation of
eligible beneficiaries under the TPS
designations of Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti,
and El Salvador for nine months from
that date).
In the event the preliminary
injunction is reversed and that reversal
becomes final, DHS will allow for an
orderly transition period, as described
in the ‘‘Possible Future Action’’ section
of this Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• You may contact Samantha
Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory
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Immigration Services, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, by mail at 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2060, or by
phone at 800–375–5283.
• For further information on TPS,
please visit the USCIS TPS web page at
http://www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find
specific information about this
continuation of the TPS benefits for
eligible individuals under the TPS
designations for Sudan, Nicaragua,
Haiti, and El Salvador by selecting the
respective country’s page from the menu
on the left side of the TPS web page.
• If you have additional questions
about TPS, please visit uscis.gov/tools.
Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can
answer many of your questions and
point you to additional information on
our website. If you are unable to find
your answers there, you may also call
our USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–
5283.
• Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases
may check Case Status Online, available
on the USCIS website at http://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
Contact Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY
800–767–1833).
• 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
CFR—Code of Federal Regulations
DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
DOS—U.S. Department of State
EAD—Employment Authorization Document
FNC—Final Nonconfirmation
Form I–94—Arrival/Departure Record
FR—Federal Register
Government—U.S. Government
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

Background on Temporary Protected
Status (TPS)
• TPS is a temporary immigration
status granted to eligible nationals of a
country designated for TPS under the
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

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