§ 244.4 [Amended]

9. In § 244.4, paragraph (a) is amended by revising the reference to "§ 240.1" to read "§ 244.1".

§ 244.5 [Amended]

10. In § 244.5, paragraph (a) is amended in the first sentence by revising the term "state" to read "foreign state", and by revising the reference to "section 244A" to read "section 244". Paragraph (a) is further amended by revising the reference to "§ 240.13" to read "§ 244.13" in the next to last sentence.

11. In § 244.5, paragraph (b) is amended in the last sentence by revising the reference to "§ 240.13" to read "§ 244.13".

§ 244.6 [Amended]

12. Section 244.6 is amended in the last sentence by revising the reference to "§ 240.9" to read "§ 244.9".

13. Section 244.7 is revised to read as follows:

§ 244.7 Filing the application.

(a) An application for Temporary Protected Status shall be filed with the director having jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence.

(b) An application for Temporary Protected Status must be filed during the registration period established by the Attorney General, except in the case of an alien described in § 244.2(f)(2).

(c) Each applicant must pay a fee, as determined at the time of the designation of the foreign state, except as provided in § 244.5(a).

(d) If the alien has a pending deportation or exclusion proceeding before the immigration judge or Board of Immigration Appeals at the time a foreign state is designated under section 244(b) of the Act, the alien shall be given written notice concerning Temporary Protected Status. Such alien shall have the opportunity to submit an application for Temporary Protected Status to the director under paragraph (a) of this section during the published registration period unless the basis of the charging document, if established, would render the alien ineligible for Temporary Protected Status under § 244.3(c) or § 244.4. Eligibility for Temporary Protected Status in the latter instance shall be decided by the Executive Office for Immigration Review during such proceedings.

§ 244.8 [Amended]

14. Section 244.8 is amended in the last sentence by revising the term "district director" to read "director".

§ 244.9 [Amended]

15. Section 244.9 is amended by:

a. Revising the term "designated state" to read "designated foreign state" in paragraph (a)(1) second sentence of the introductory text;

b. Revising the reference to " section 244A(c)(2) " to read " section 244(c)(2) " in paragraph (a)(3) heading; and by

c. Revising the reference to "§ 240.2(f)(2)" to read "§ 244.2(f)(2)" in paragraph (a)(4).

§ 244.10 [Amended]

16. In § 244.10, paragraph (a) is amended by revising the reference to "§ 240.5" to read "§ 244.5".

17. In § 244.10, paragraph (b) is amended by revising the reference to "§§ 240.2, 240.3, and 240.4" to read "§§ 244.2, 244.3, and 244.4".

18. Section 244.10 is further amended by:

a. Revising the term district director to read director , in the heading for paragraph (c);

b. Revising the term "district director" to read "director" wherever that term appears in paragraph (c) introductory text;

c. Revising the phrase "under § 240.4 or inadmissable under § 240.3(c)" to read "under § 244.4 or inadmissible under § 244.3(c)" in paragraph (c)(1);

d. Revising the term "district director's" to read "director's" in paragraph (c)(2);

e. Revising the reference to "240.11 and 240.18" to read "240.11, and 244.18" in paragraph (c)(2);

f. Revising the term "designated state" to read "designated foreign state" in the last sentence of paragraph (e)(1) introductory text;

g. Revising the reference to "§ 240.13" to read "§ 244.13" in paragraph (e)(2);

h. Revising the term "designated state" to read "designated foreign state" in paragraph (f)(2) introductory text;

i. Revising the reference to "§ 240.15" to read "§ 244.15" in paragraph (f)(2)(iii); and by

j. Revising the reference to "§ 240.2(f)(2)" to read "§ 244.2(f)(2)" in paragraph (f)(2)(v).

§ 244.11 [Amended]

19. Section 244.11 is amended in the last sentence by revising the reference to "§ 240.19" to read "§ 244.19" and by revising the term "state's" to read "foreign state's".

§ 244.12 [Amended]

20. Section 244.12 is amended by:

a. Revising the term "state's" to read "foreign state's" in paragraph (a);

b. Revising the reference to "§ 240.14" to read "§ 244.14" in paragraph (b); and by

c. Revising the reference to "§ 240.18(b)" to read "§ 244.18(b)" in paragraph (d).

§ 244.13 [Amended]

21. In § 244.13, paragraph (b) is amended by revising the term "state's" to read "foreign state's", and by revising the reference to "section 244A(b)(3)" to read "section 244(b)(3)".

§ 244.14 [Amended]

22. Section 244.14 is amended by:

a. Revising the term " district director " to read " director " in the heading in paragraph (a), revising the term "district director" to read "director", and by revising the reference to "section 244A" to read "section 244" in paragraph (a) introductory text;

b. Revising the reference to "§ 240.15" to read "§ 244.15" in the last sentence in paragraph (a)(2);

c. Revising the term district director to read director in the heading of paragraph (b);

d. Revising the phrase "section 236 or section 242 of the Act" to read "sections 235, 236, 237, 238, 240, or 241 of the Act" in paragraph (b)(2);

e. Revising the phrase "§ 240.4 or inadmissible under § 240.3(c)" to read "§ 244.4 or inadmissible under § 244.3(c)" in the first sentence in paragraph (b)(3); and by

f. Revising the reference to "§ 240.10(d)" to read "§ 244.10(d)" in paragraph (c).

§ 244.15 [Amended]

23. In § 244.15, paragraph (a) is amended in the first sentence by revising the reference to "section 244A(c)(3)(B)" to read "section 244(c)(3)(B)".

§ 244.17 [Amended]

24. In § 244.17, paragraph (a) is amended in the second sentence by revising the term "countries" to read "foreign states" and by revising the reference to "section 244A(b)"

to read "section 244(b)".

§ 244.18 [Amended]

25. Section 244.18 is amended by:

a. Revising the reference to §§ 240.3(c) and 240.4" to read "§§ 244.3(c) and 244.4" in the first sentence of paragraph (a); and by

b. Revising the reference to "district director" to read "director" wherever it appears in paragraph (c).

§ 244.19 [Amended]

26. Section 244.19 is amended in the first sentence by revising the term "state" to read "foreign state", and by changing the term "state's" to read "foreign state's" in the last sentence.

PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS

27. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1324a, and 8 CFR part 2.

§ 274a.12 [Amended]

28. In § 274a.12 paragraph (c)(19) is amended by revising the reference to "section 244A" to read "section 244" and by revising the reference to "part 240" to read "part 244".

June 15, 1998 _________________ Dated:

Signed _______________________________ Doris Meissner, Commissioner,Immigration and Naturalization Service.