30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: August 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 162)]

[Notices]

[Page 42680-42681]

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: File No. OMB-53,

Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: File No.

OMB-53, E-Verify Non-User Survey and Employee 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 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. The information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on June 2, 2009, at 74 FR 26412 allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for this

information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public

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comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September

23, 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 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at

[email protected].

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

Control Number 1615-0108. 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: E-Verify Non-User Survey and

Employee and Employer Survey in Arizona.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency

Form Number (File No. OMB-53); 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.

If you need a copy of the proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or additional information, please visit

the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

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

(202) 272-8377.

Dated: August 18, 2009.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-20255 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]

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