The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) requests clearance from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a continuing data collection of employment verification
programs referred to as the Study of Employment Eligibility (SEE).
The original evaluations of pilot employment verification programs
were mandated in Title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which required the
then Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to establish
three pilot employment verification programs. Since 2000, DHS has
been conducting national surveys almost biennially to continue
assessing changes to E-Verify and the extent to which it is meeting
the goals set by IIRIRA. As part of the ongoing evaluation of
E-Verify, the proposed 2015 National Survey of E-Verify Employers
will address both changes in E-Verify and its population.
Specifically, the new data collection will continue to assess the
impact of major programmatic changes since 2009 as well as key
enhancements in 2013 that have altered the business rules of
processing Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs). In addition, there is
interest on the part of Congress in expanding the current E-Verify
program and possibly instituting mandatory employment verification
for all or a substantial percentage of the nation's employers.
Currently the Federal Government requires most federal contractors
to use E-Verify and a growing number of states have passed
legislation mandating the use of E-Verify for all employers.
Reflecting these shifts in the E-Verify population, recent
evaluations show that the percentage of employers with federal,
state, or local requirements to use E-Verify increased from 53
percent in 2010 to 62 percent in 2013.
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 208 112 Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.