DHS/USCIS must
submit an ICR package under normal review procedures for OMB review
and approval in 6 months.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2009
6 Months From Approved
2,800
0
0
1,399
0
0
0
0
0
The E-Verify Program is a free
employment eligibility confirmation system operated jointly by U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social
Security Administration. The E-Verify Program allows participating
employers to electronically confirm the employment eligibility of
newly hired employees to help maintain a stable, legal workforce.
Authorization for this program expires on September 30, 2009, and
Congress will consider alternatives for its reauthorization this
summer. One of the primary options for reauthorization is to make
E-Verify a mandatory program for over 7 million U.S. employers to
verify the employment authorization status of all new hires. USCIS
continually evaluates the E-Verify Program to meet the program
goals of: (1) Reducing unauthorized employment, (2) Reducing
verification-related discrimination, (3) Protecting employee
privacy and confidentiality, and (4)Minimizing employer burden.
Congress has consistently relied on these evaluations as benchmarks
for legislative action, and the USCIS Verification Division depends
on the survey results to make necessary program improvements. As
part of this effort USCIS plans to conduct two new surveys so that
it can provide important information to help in the deliberations
on whether to reauthorize, and expand E-Verify Program.
The E-Verify Program
allows participating employers to electronically confirm the
employment eligibility of newly hired employees to help maintain a
stable, legal workforce. Authorization for this program expires on
September 30, 2009, and Congress will consider alternatives for its
reauthorization this summer. One of the primary options for
reauthorization is to make E-Verify a mandatory program for over 7
million U.S. employers to verify the employment authorization
status of all new hires. Congress has consistently relied on these
evaluations as benchmarks for legislative action, and the USCIS
Verification Division depends on the survey results to make
necessary program improvements.
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 208 403 Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
USCIS plans to conduct two new
surveys so that it can provide important information to help in the
deliberations on whether to reauthorize, and expand E-Verify
Program. Since this is a new information collection there has been
an increase of 1,399 burden hours to the OMB inventory.
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.
AttachGSupportstatA&B.doc
E-Verify Non-User Survey and Employee-Employer Survey in Arizona