60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 104)]

[Notices]

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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; Extension of an

Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: E-Verify

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

No. 1615-0108.

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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

August 3, 2009.

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 Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2210. 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, please add the OMB Control Number 1615-0108 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: Extension of an existing

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, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2210, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: May 27, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-12776 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]

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