30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]

[Notices]

[Pages 23807-23808]

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

[FR Doc No: 2015-09953]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0127]

Agency Information Collection Activities: E-Verify Program Data

Collections: 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers; Reinstatement, With

Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has

Expired

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

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 February 11, 2015, at 80 FR 7625,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

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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

29, 2015. 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, must be directed to the OMB USCIS

Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may

also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received

must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0127.

You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal

information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For

additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is

available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need a copy of the information

collection instrument with instructions, or additional information,

please contact us at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory

Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377. Please

note contact information provided here is solely for questions

regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries.

Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual

cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at

http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments: 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 Request: Reinstatement, With

Change, of a Previously Approved Collection For Which Approval Has

Expired; Existing Collection In Use Without an OMB Control Number.

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

Collections: 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. E-

Verify Program Data Collections: 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers is

necessary in order for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

(USCIS) to obtain data from E-Verify employers in anticipation of the

enactment of mandatory state and/or national eligibility verification

programs for all or a substantial number of employers.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated

total number of respondents for the information collection E-Verify

Program Data Collections: 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers is 2,800

and the estimated hour burden per response is 30 minutes (.5 hours).

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

with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated

with this collection is 1,400 hours.

(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated

with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated

with this collection of information is $0.

Dated: April 22, 2015.

Laura Dawkins,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2015-09953 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]

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