CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form I-9 CNMI CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification Form and Instruction	New
INA 274a.doc Supplementary Document	2009-10-22
I-9 CNMI Supp Statement 10-22-09.rtf Supporting Statement A	2009-10-22
Pub Law 110-229.doc Supplementary Document	2009-10-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
191077	CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0112	ICR Reference No: 200911-1615-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200910-1615-014
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/12/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/12/2009
Terms of Clearance: DHS must resubmit this collection as needed in conjunction with the end of the transition period or before as needed by regulatory changes.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,700	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	340	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to comply with section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). Title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), extends the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). As of November 28, 2009, employers, recruiters, and referrers for a fee (hereafter referred to as employers) in the CNMI must verify the identity and employment authorization of each employee they hire, regardless of the individual’s citizenship. The current employment eligibility verification form (Form I-9) does not contain any employment authorization documents that certain aliens in the CNMI, who will continue to be authorized to work under CNMI law after November 28, 2009, can present. To allow CNMI employers to comply with section 274A of the Act as amended by the CNRA, we must provide a separate form, designated as the Form I-9 CNMI, Employment Eligibility Verification. The Form I-9 CNMI contains special instructions only for CNMI employers and employees, and lists the documents that certain alien workers may use to demonstrate employment authorization in the CNMI.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 229 Title VII Name of Law: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AB77	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 55725	10/28/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,700	0	0	1,700	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	340	0	0	340	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: An interim Rule titled: Application of Immigration Regulations to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 1615-AB77, requires the use of a new Form I-9 CNMI. Since this is a new information collection there is an increase in the annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $80,500

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: 10/22/2009

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