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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 73 / Monday, April 15, 2024 / Notices

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0125]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection;
Customer Profile Management SystemIDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS–IVT)
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e., the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until May
15, 2024.
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
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at http://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2011–0008. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0125 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID number USCIS–2011–0008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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 the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).

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Overview of This Information
Collection

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on October 26, 2023, at 88 FR
73613, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received no
comments in connection with the 60day notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2011–0008 in the
search box. Comments must be
submitted in English, or an English
translation must be provided. The
comments submitted to USCIS via this
method are visible to the Office of
Management and Budget and comply
with the requirements of 5 CFR
1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
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.

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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Customer Profile Management SystemIDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS–
IVT).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: M–1061;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Respondents subject to this
information collection are individuals
appearing at a USCIS District/Field
Office for a required interview in
connection with their request for an
immigration or naturalization benefit, or
in order to receive evidence of an
immigration benefit such as a temporary
travel document, parole authorization,
temporary extension of a I–90, or
temporary I–551 stamp in a passport or
on a Form I–94 evidencing lawful
permanent residence. Respondents are
required to have their photograph and
fingerprints taken at the USCIS District/
Field Office to be inputted into the
Customer Profile Management SystemIDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS–
IVT). The only U.S. citizen respondents
subject to enrollment in CPMS–IVT are
petitioners filing orphan or adoption
petitions (Forms I–600/600A) and U.S.
citizen petitioners of family-based
petitions required to appear at an ASC
for biometric capture for purposes of
complying with the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 1996,
Public Law 109–248.
(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 M–1061 is 1,500,000 who
respond 2 times annually and the
estimated hour burden per response is
.083 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 249,000 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.

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 73 / Monday, April 15, 2024 / Notices

Dated: April 8, 2024.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024–07890 Filed 4–12–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2768–24; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2022–0014]
RIN 1615–ZB96

Extension and Redesignation of
Ethiopia for Temporary Protected
Status
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) extension and
redesignation.
AGENCY:

Through this notice, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) announces that the Secretary of
Homeland Security (Secretary) is
extending the designation of Ethiopia
for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
for 18 months, beginning on June 13,
2024, and ending on December 12, 2025.
This extension allows existing TPS
beneficiaries to retain TPS through
December 12, 2025, if they otherwise
continue to meet the eligibility
requirements for TPS. Existing TPS
beneficiaries who wish to extend their
status through December 12, 2025, must
re-register during the 60-day reregistration period described in this
notice. The Secretary is also
redesignating Ethiopia for TPS. The
redesignation of Ethiopia allows
additional Ethiopian nationals (and
individuals having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Ethiopia) who
have been continuously residing in the
United States since April 11, 2024, to
apply for TPS for the first time during
the initial registration period described
under the redesignation information in
this notice. In addition to demonstrating
continuous residence in the United
States since April 11, 2024, and meeting
other eligibility criteria, initial
applicants for TPS under this
designation must demonstrate that they
have been continuously physically
present in the United States since June
13, 2024, the effective date of this
redesignation of Ethiopia for TPS.

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Extension and Redesignation of
Designation of Ethiopia for TPS begins
on June 13, 2024, and will remain in
effect for 18 months. For registration
instructions, see the Registration
Information section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• You may contact Rena´ CutlipMason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland
Security, by mail at 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD
20746, or by phone at 240–721–3000.
• For more information on TPS,
including guidance on the registration
process and additional information on
eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS
web page at https://www.uscis.gov/tps.
You can find specific information about
Ethiopia’s TPS designation by selecting
‘‘Ethiopia’’ from the menu on the left
side of the TPS web page.
• If you have additional questions
about TPS, please visit https://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
cannot find your answers there, you
may also call our USCIS Contact Center
at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833).
• Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases
may check Case Status Online, available
on the USCIS website at https://
uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS Contact
Center at https://www.uscis.gov/
contactcenter.
• You can also find more information
at local USCIS offices after this notice is
published.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

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–131—Application for Travel
Document
Form I–765—Application for Employment
Authorization
Form I–797—Notice of Action
Form I–821—Application for Temporary
Protected Status
Form I–9—Employment Eligibility
Verification
Form I–912—Request for Fee Waiver
Form I–94—Arrival/Departure Record
FR—Federal Register
Government—U.S. Government
IER—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights
Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights
Section
IJ—Immigration Judge
INA—Immigration and Nationality Act

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SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification
for Entitlements Program
Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security
TPS—Temporary Protected Status
TTY—Text Telephone
USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
U.S.C.—United States Code

Registration Information
Extension of Designation of Ethiopia
for TPS: The 18-month designation of
Ethiopia for TPS begins on June 13,
2024, and will remain in effect for 18
months, ending on December 12, 2025.
The extension impacts existing
beneficiaries of TPS.
Re-registration: The 60-day reregistration period for existing
beneficiaries runs from April 15, 2024
through June 14, 2024. (Note: It is
important for re-registrants to timely reregister during the registration period
and not to wait until their Employment
Authorization Documents (EADs)
expire, as delaying re-registration could
result in gaps in their employment
authorization documentation.)
Redesignation of Ethiopia for TPS:
The 18-month redesignation of Ethiopia
for TPS begins on June 13, 2024, and
will remain in effect for 18 months,
ending on December 12, 2025. The
redesignation impacts potential firsttime applicants and others who do not
currently have TPS.
First-time Registration: The initial
registration period for new applicants
under the Ethiopia TPS redesignation
begins on April 15, 2024 and will
remain in effect through December 12,
2025.
Purpose of This Action (TPS)
Through this notice, DHS sets forth
procedures necessary for nationals of
Ethiopia (or individuals having no
nationality who last habitually resided
in Ethiopia) to (1) re-register for TPS
and apply to renew their EAD with
USCIS or (2) submit an initial
registration application under the
redesignation and apply for an EAD.
Re-registration is limited to
individuals who have previously
registered for TPS under the prior
designation of Ethiopia and whose
applications have been granted. If you
do not re-register properly within the
60-day re-registration period, USCIS
may withdraw your TPS following
appropriate procedures. See 8 CFR
244.14.
For individuals who have already
been granted TPS under Ethiopia’s
designation, the 60-day re-registration
period runs from April 15, 2024,
through June 14, 2024. USCIS will issue
new EADs with a December 12, 2025,
expiration date to eligible Ethiopian

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