30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 57)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: E-Verify Data

Collection Survey; New Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: OMB-55;

E-Verify Data Collection Survey. OMB Control No. 1615-NEW.

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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 January 6, 2010, at 75 FR 876, 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 comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

April 26, 2010. 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 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 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-55.

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: New information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: E-Verify Data Collection

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No form

number, OMB-55. 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. USCIS

will use this collection to evaluate how the E-Verify program is

working nationally and among a specific group of employers, to

determine whether employers are using the program as intended, and to

evaluate positive and negative impacts of the program in a mandatory

environment.

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

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

2,400 respondents at 30 minutes (.50) per response. Telephone

interviews with Designated Agents 20 respondents at 1 hour per

response. Telephone interviews with Designated Agents Users 60

respondents at 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 1,280 annual burden hours. If you need a copy of

the information collection instrument, please visit the Web site at:

http://www.regulations.gov.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210; Telephone

202-272-8377.

Dated: March 19, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-6554 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]

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