14-Day Emergency Notice

[Federal Register: April 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 81)]

[Notices]

[Page 19574]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: E-Verify Non-User

Survey and Employee-Employer Survey in Arizona; Emergency Submission to

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a New Information

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 14-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: E-Verify

Non-User Survey and Employee--Employer Survey in Arizona. OMB Control

No. 1615-NEW.

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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. USCIS plans to conduct two new surveys so that it can gather

important information relating to the E-Verify Program.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has submitted the

following emergency information collection, utilizing emergency review

procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and

clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 35). The purpose of this notice is to allow 14

days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted

for 14 days until May 13, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk

Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory

Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,

Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

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

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at

[email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add ``E-

Verify Survey'' 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 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 agency's estimate of the burden of

the 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: Emergency request for a new

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: E-Verify Non-User Survey and

Employee-Employer Survey in Arizona.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No form

number. 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. The data

collected on these surveys will be used to evaluate the E-Verify

Program.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Web survey of

non-users 2,250 respondents x .333 (20 minutes) per response. Arizona

interview with employers 100 respondents x 2 hours per response.

Arizona interview with employees 450 respondents x 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 1,399 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the proposed information collection

instrument, or need additional information, please visit: http://

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Products Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2210,

(202) 272-8377.

Dated: April 27, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-9915 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]

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