This is very important as applications that do not use P.O. boxes are being returned to the USCIS office.
Use your P.O. box when requesting advance parole on the I-131 application for travel document or your application will be delayed.
If you filed for advance parole using a street name, the post office may have delivered to USCIS, so please come to the Application Support Center at TSL Plaza for your travel document.
If an applicant has already mailed another type of application — other than for advance parole — to USCIS using a street name, it is important to complete a change of address. There are four ways to do change your address:
1. Complete a change of address on-line at www.uscis.gov/addresschange
2. Call USCIS Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283
3. Make an InfoPass appointment on-line at www.infopass.uscis.gov to visit the local USCIS ASC in
4. E-mail [email protected].
If you have a pending application or petition and are not a U.S. citizen, you must also complete a paper or electronic AR-11 change of address to change your address in our master database. This form is available online at www.uscis.gov; by mail through USCIS Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283; or at the USCIS office at TSL Plaza in Saipan.
USCIS is the agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that handles immigration benefits.
Coral reef panel seeks integrated plan on road projects
THE U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee announced a new roadways resolution at its recent meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was introduced to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force at its biannual meeting by American Samoa’s Gov. Togiola Tulafono, a media release said.
The resolution requested the USCRTF to establish a multi-agency working group led by the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop and implement an integrated plan that will allow road construction projects to proceed with resource protection as an essential element.
Scientific research and monitoring show that roads are conduits for sediments and land-based sources of pollution to enter coastal waters, causing serious runoff and pollution impacts on coral reefs.
The committee is comprised of marine resources managers from state, commonwealth, territorial and freely associated state agencies, working collaboratively with the USCRTF and federal agencies to conserve and protect coral reefs. Members represent American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Associate members are from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Republic of Marshall Islands.
At the USCRTF business meeting, Tulafono also spoke about threats to coral reefs posed by terrestrial and marine debris left by the recent tsunami in American Samoa.
He requested that NOAA assist in responding to short and long-term tsunami impacts.
American Samoa’s post-tsunami coastal resource assessment report has identified significant tsunami-induced damage to local coral reef ecosystems and the governor emphasized the need for immediate action to remove marine debris and restore reefs.
In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a partnership funding initiative to assist the AIC jurisdictions with local efforts to reduce the impacts of land-based sources of pollution on coral reefs. USDA will launch the Initiative by committing to provide $1 million to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff in southwest Puerto Rico’s Guanica Bay watershed.
The funding will come from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and will allow farmers to implement conservation practices that will result in water quality enhancements, thereby helping to protect coral reef ecosystems in the watershed.
The Committee was established in 1994 by the governors of each member jurisdiction. The USCRTF was established in 1998 by Presidential Executive Order to lead U.S. efforts to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. Members include representatives of 12 federal agencies, the governors of seven states and territories, and the leaders of the freely associated states. NOAA and the Department of the Interior co-chair the USCRTF.
Visit the following websites for more information: www.allislandscorals.org or www.coralreef..gov
