CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form I-9CNMI CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification Form and Instruction	Modified
I-9 CNMI Supp Statement 4-23-10.rtf Supporting Statement A	2010-04-23
I-9 CNMI PTA memo 3-23-10.msg Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
PTA I-9CNMI.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
Published 30-day Notice 3-24-10.doc Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
Published 60-Day Notice 12-31-09.doc Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
INA 274a.doc Supplementary Document	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	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0112	ICR Reference No: 201003-1615-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200911-1615-003
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/27/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2010
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	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	1,700	0	1,700
Time Burden (Hours)	340	0	340
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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 69354	12/31/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 14179	03/24/2010
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	I-9CNMI	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	1,700	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	340	340	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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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]? No

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: 04/28/2010

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