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including as provided under 8 CFR
214.1(g), and maintains the student’s
TPS, then the student maintains F–1
status and TPS concurrently.
Under the second option, the
nonimmigrant student may apply for an
EAD under Special Student Relief by
filing the Form I–765 with the location
specified in the filing instructions. At
the same time, the F–1 nonimmigrant
student may file a separate TPS
application, but must submit the TPS
application according to the instructions
provided in the Federal Register Notice
designating Yemen for TPS. If the
nonimmigrant student has already
applied for employment authorization
under student relief, they are not
required to submit the Form I–765 as
part of the TPS application. However,
some nonimmigrant students may wish
to obtain a TPS EAD in light of certain
extensions that may be available to
EADs with an A–12 or C–19 category
code. The nonimmigrant student should
check the appropriate box when filling
out Form I–821 to request a TPS-related
EAD. Again, the nonimmigrant student
will be able to maintain compliance
requirements for F–1 nonimmigrant
student status while having TPS.

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When a student applies simultaneously
for TPS status and benefits under this
notice, what is the minimum course
load requirement while an application
for employment authorization is
pending?
The F–1 nonimmigrant student must
maintain normal course load
requirements for a ‘‘full course of
study’’ 15 unless or until the
nonimmigrant student receives
employment authorization under this
notice. TPS-related employment
authorization, by itself, does not
authorize a nonimmigrant student to
drop below twelve credit hours, or
otherwise applicable minimum
requirements (e.g., clock hours for
language students). Once approved for
Special Student Relief employment
authorization, the F–1 nonimmigrant
student may drop below twelve credit
hours, or otherwise applicable
minimum requirements (with a
minimum of six semester or quarter
hours of instruction per academic term
if the student is at the undergraduate
level, or a minimum of three semester
or quarter hours of instruction per
academic term if the student is at the
graduate level). See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(v),
214.2(f)(6), 214.2(f)(9)(i) and (ii).
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How does a student who has received
a TPS-related employment
authorization document then apply for
authorization to take a reduced course
load under this notice?
There is no further application
process if a student has been approved
for a TPS-related EAD. However,the F–
1 nonimmigrant student must
demonstrate and provide
documentation to the DSO of the direct
economic hardship resulting from the
civil unrest in Yemen. The DSO will
then verify and note this in the student’s
SEVIS record to enable the F–1
nonimmigrant student with TPS to
reduce their course load without any
further action or application. No other
EAD needs to be issued for the F–1
nonimmigrant student to have
employment authorization.
Can a noncitizen who has been granted
TPS apply for reinstatement to F–1
student status after his or her F–1 status
has lapsed?
Yes. Current regulations permit
certain students who fall out of F–1
nonimmigrant student status to apply
for reinstatement. See 8 CFR
214.2(f)(16). This provision might apply
to a student who worked on a TPSrelated EAD or dropped their course
load before publication of this notice,
and therefore fell out of student status.
The student must satisfy the criteria set
forth in the student status reinstatement
regulations.
How long will this notice remain in
effect?
This notice grants temporary relief
until March 3, 2023,16 to eligible F–1
nonimmigrant students. DHS will
continue to monitor the situation in
Yemen. Should the special provisions
authorized by this notice need
modification or extension, DHS will
announce such changes in the Federal
Register.
16 Because the suspension of requirements under
this notice applies throughout an academic term
during which the suspension is in effect, DHS
considers an F–1 nonimmigrant student who
engages in a reduced course load or employment (or
both) after this notice is effective to be engaging in
a ‘‘full course of study,’’ see 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6), and
eligible for employment authorization, through the
end of any academic term for which such student
is matriculated as of March 3, 2023, provided the
student satisfies the minimum course load
requirement in this notice. DHS also considers
students who engage in online coursework pursuant
to ICE coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19)
guidance for nonimmigrant students to be in
compliance with regulations while such guidance
remains in effect. See ICE Guidance and Frequently
Asked Questions on COVID–19, available at https://
www.ice.gov/coronavirus [last visited May 2021].

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
An F–1 nonimmigrant student seeking
off-campus employment authorization
due to severe economic hardship must
demonstrate to the DSO that this
employment is necessary to avoid
severe economic hardship. A DSO who
agrees that a nonimmigrant student
should receive such employment
authorization must recommend an
application approval to USCIS by
entering information in the remarks
field of the student’s SEVIS record. The
authority to collect this information is
in the SEVIS collection of information
currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 1653–0038.
This notice also allows eligible F–1
nonimmigrant students to request
employment authorization, work an
increased number of hours while the
academic institution is in session, and
reduce the student’s course load while
continuing to maintain F–1
nonimmigrant student status.
To apply for employment
authorization, certain F–1
nonimmigrant students must complete
and submit a currently approved Form
I–765 according to the instructions on
the form. OMB has previously approved
the collection of information contained
on the current Form I–765, consistent
with the PRA (OMB Control No. 1615–
0040). Although there will be a slight
increase in the number of Form I–765
filings because of this notice, the
number of filings currently contained in
the OMB annual inventory for Form I–
765 is sufficient to cover the additional
filings. Accordingly, there is no further
action required under the PRA.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1653–NEW]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: New Collection: Flight
Manifest/Billing Agreement
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reductions Act (PRA) of

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1995, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), will submit
the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance. This information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 27, 2021,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until August 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Lois J.
Burrows, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, 202–732–4812, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments

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Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information 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
agencies 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:
New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Flight
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The Flight Manifest/Billing
Agreement collects information for the
purpose of confirming Space Available
passengers on any ICE-chartered flight
and to facilitate the effective billing of
those passengers for the full coach fare
of their seats on the flight.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents: The estimated total
number of respondents for this
information collection is 250 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
.25 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual burden
is 63 hours.
Dated: July 6, 2021.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer.
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in the program. TSA will announce the
details and pricing for these new
enrollment options, when available, via
https://www.tsa.gov/precheck.
DATES: This notice is applicable July 9,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Walbridge, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield,
VA 20598–6047; 571–227–2329; or
email at TSAPrecheckEnrollment@
dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability of Notice Document
You can get an electronic copy of
published documents through the
internet by—
(1) Searching the electronic Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS)
web page at http://www.regulations.gov;
or
(2) Accessing the Government
Publishing Office’s web page at http://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/
collection.action?collectionCode=FR to
view the daily published Federal
Register edition; or accessing the
‘‘Search the Federal Register by
Citation’’ in the ‘‘Related Resources’’
column on the left, if you need to do a
Simple or Advanced search for
information, such as a type of document
that crosses multiple agencies or dates.
In addition, copies are available by
writing or calling the individual in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

TSA PreCheck® Application Program
Fees

section.

Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.

The TSA PreCheck Application
Program (TSA PreCheck) is a voluntary,
expedited security screening program
connecting low-risk travelers departing
from the United States with smarter
security and a better air travel
experience.1 There are approximately 10
million members in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program. Individuals
enrolled in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program are eligible to
receive expedited screening at U.S.
airports. As explained in the December
4, 2013 Notice in the Federal Register,2
membership in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program is within the sole
discretion of TSA. Individuals may also
receive TSA PreCheck expedited
screening via membership in other
programs such as certain U.S. Customs

AGENCY:

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) administers the
TSA PreCheck® Application Program
(also known as the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program), in which
members of the public may apply to be
eligible for expedited airport security
screening. To apply for TSA PreCheck
Application Program eligibility,
individuals voluntarily provide
biometric and biographic information
that TSA uses to conduct a security
threat assessment and those applicants
pay a fee to cover the cost to operate the
TSA PreCheck Application Program. In
this Notice, TSA announces the
anticipated launch of additional
enrollment providers who will be able
to establish additional price points for
the TSA PreCheck Application Program.
These enrollment providers are planned
to become available in 2021 to increase
opportunities to apply for membership
SUMMARY:

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1 The TSA PreCheck Application Program refers
to the DHS Trusted Traveler Program that TSA
operates to determine if individuals are low-risk
and may receive expedited screening. TSA
PreCheck refers to expedited screening provided by
TSA.
2 See Notice, 78 FR 72922 (December 4, 2013).

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