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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 27, 2012 / Notices

Dated: March 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012–7299 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision of an Existing
Information Collection, Comment
Request
60-Day notice of information
collection under review: Form I–9,
Employment Eligibility Verification.

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ACTION:

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 notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until May 29, 2012.
Written comments and suggestions
regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Sunday Aigbe, Acting Chief,
Regulatory Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to 202–272–8352, or via email at
[email protected]. When
submitting comments by email add the
OMB Control Number 1615–0047 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 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;

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(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:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Employment Eligibility Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–9.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Employers,
employees, recruiters and referrers for a
fee (limited to agricultural associations,
agricultural employers, or farm labor
contractors), and state employment
agencies. This form was developed to
facilitate compliance with section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which prohibits the knowing
employment of unauthorized aliens.
This information collection is necessary
for employers, agricultural recruiters
and referrers for a fee, and state
employment agencies to verify the
identity and employment authorization
of individuals hired (or recruited or
referred for a fee, if applicable) for
employment in the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: This figure was derived by
multiplying the number of respondents
(78,000,000) x frequency of response (1)
x hour per response .16 hours (10
minutes). The annual recordkeeping
burden is added to the total annual
reporting burden which is based on
20,000,000 recordkeepers at .05 hours
(3 minutes) per filing.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 13,480,000 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit the USCIS Web site at:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination

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Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in
Calculating Interest on Overdue
Accounts and Refunds on Customs
Duties
Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:

This notice advises the public
of the quarterly Internal Revenue
Service interest rates used to calculate
interest on overdue accounts
(underpayments) and refunds
(overpayments) of customs duties. For
the calendar quarter beginning April 1,
2012, the interest rates for overpayments
will be 2 percent for corporations and 3
percent for non-corporations, and the
interest rate for underpayments will be
3 percent for both corporations and noncorporations. This notice is published
for the convenience of the importing
public and Customs and Border
Protection personnel.
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Wyman, Revenue Division, Collection
and Refunds Branch, 6650 Telecom
Drive, Suite #100, Indianapolis, Indiana
46278; telephone (317) 614–4516.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Background
Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and
Treasury Decision 85–93, published in
the Federal Register on May 29, 1985
(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on
applicable overpayments or
underpayments of customs duties must
be in accordance with the Internal
Revenue Code rate established under 26
U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 was
amended (at paragraph (a)(1)(B) by the
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring
and Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105–
206, 112 Stat. 685) to provide different
interest rates applicable to
overpayments: one for corporations and
one for non-corporations.

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