[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73200-73201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29909]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0047]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Employment Eligibility
Verification, Form I-9; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act 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 60 days until
January 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1615-0047 in the subject
box, the agency name, and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0068. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit
comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-
0068;
(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, 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 the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or
call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY
800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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-
2006-0068 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 http://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
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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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Employment Eligibility
Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable DHS component
sponsoring the collection: 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 an estimated
hour burden per response is .33 hours; 55,400,000 for individuals/
households with an estimated hour burden response of .17 hour; and
20,000,000 for record keepers with an estimated hour burden response of
.08 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 29,300,000 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.
Dated: November 19, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-29909 Filed 11-23-15; 8:45 am]
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