30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]

[Notices]

[Page 21387]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2013-08383]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activities: E-Verify Program Data

Collections. New Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 notice was previously

published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2012, at 77 FR 76062,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received comments

from three commenters for this information collection. A discussion of

the comments and USCIS' responses are addressed in item 8 of the

supporting statement that can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May

10, 2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: 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 DHS, and to

the OMB USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: DHS, USCIS,

Office of Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,

20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140. Comments may

also be submitted to DHS via email at [email protected], to the

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via email at

[email protected] and via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web

site at http://www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2012-

0017. When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add

[Insert OMB Control Number 1615-NEW] in the subject box.

All submissions received must include the agency name, OMB Control

Number and Docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting

comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change,

to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and

will include any personal information you provide. Therefore,

submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider

limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any

voluntary submission you make to DHS. For additional information please

read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the

footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

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

submit comments concerning this information 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.

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;

(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 Request: New information

collection.

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

Collections.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; File OMB-69. U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or private sector. The E-

Verify Data Collections evaluation is necessary in order for USCIS to

obtain data from employers and workers in anticipation of the enactment

of mandatory state and/or national employment eligibility verification

programs for all or a substantial number of employers nationwide.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

Business/Private Sector: 135 respondents averaging 2 hours

per response; plus

Individual/Households: 400 respondents averaging 1 hour

per response.

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

with the collection: 670 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit

http://www.regulations.gov. We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office

of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20

Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140; Telephone 202-272-

8377.

Dated: April 5, 2013.

Laura Dawkins,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland

Security.

[FR Doc. 2013-08383 Filed 4-9-13; 8:45 am]

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