Employment Eligibility Verification

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
References.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-28	Available
30-Day published 4-28-09.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-28	Available
60-Day 12-17-08 in IFR.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-28	Available
I-9 Supp Statement 4-23-09.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-04-28	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41273	Employment Eligibility Verification	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0047	ICR Reference No: 200904-1615-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-1615-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/16/2009
Terms of Clearance: DHS will resubmit this form if needed due to any changes associated with the final rule.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2009
Responses	78,000,000	0	78,000,000
Time Burden (Hours)	12,700,000	0	12,700,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Form I-9 was developed to facilitate compliance with Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful and diminishing the flow of illegal workers in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1324a Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 76505	12/17/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 19233	04/28/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employment Eligibility Verification	Form I-9	Employment Eligibility Verification

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	78,000,000	78,000,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,700,000	12,700,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,282,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/16/2009

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