60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 248)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection: Comment Request.

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

Program Data Collection; OMB Control No. 1615-New.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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

February 28, 2011.

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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,

Clearance Officer, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-

0997 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When submitting comments by e-

mail, please make sure to add E-Verify Program Data Collection in the

subject box.

Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to

submit comments concerning E-Verify Program Data Collection. Please

do not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this

address. If you are seeking information about the status of your

individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at https://

egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National

Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).

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 agency's 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: New information collection.

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

(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 E-

Verify Data Collection is necessary in order for U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) to obtain data from employers regarding

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: 900 responses

at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 450 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,

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: December 21, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 2010-32546 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]

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