60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: January 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 9)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of an

Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-9,

Employment Eligibility Verification; OMB Control No. 1615-0047.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information

collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is

published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until March

14, 2008.

Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this

notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and

associated response time should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008,

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at [email protected]. When

submitting comments by e-mail add the OMB Control Number 1615-0047 in

the subject box.

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 agencies' 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: Extension of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Employment Eligibility

Verification.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-9.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This form

was developed to facilitate compliance with section 274A of the

Immigration and Nationality Act, which prohibits the knowing employment

of unauthorized aliens. The information collected is used by employers

or by recruiters for enforcement of provisions of immigration laws that

are designed to control the employment of unauthorized aliens.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: This figure was

derived by multiplying the number of respondents (78,000,000) x

frequency of response (1) x hour per response (9 minutes or 0.15

hours). The annual recordkeeping burden is added to the total annual

reporting burden which is based on 20,000,000 recordkeepers at (3

minutes or .05 hours) per filing.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 12,700,000 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at:

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main. We may also be

contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, Telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: January 9, 2007.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E8-446 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]

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