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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2026 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0092]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: E-Verify Program
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 purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 13, 2026.
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
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at http://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2007–0023. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0092 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2007–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, John
R. Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting Deputy
Chief, telephone number (240) 721–
3000 (This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). 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 website at http://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
Contact Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY
800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on MAY 13, 2026, at 91 FR
27075, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive 2

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comments in connection with the 60day notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2007–0023 in the search box.
Comments must be submitted in
English, or an English translation must
be provided. The comments submitted
to USCIS via this method are visible to
the Office of Management and Budget
and comply with the requirements of 5
CFR 1320.12(c). 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. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection).
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: EVerify Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS

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sponsoring the collection: G–1617;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. E-Verify is a web-based system
which allows employers to
electronically confirm the employment
eligibility of newly hired employees.
(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
annual respondents for the information
collection E-Verify Program for New
Users Entry (Employer Enrollment) is
66,330 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 2.26 hours; the
estimated total number of annual
respondents for the information
collection E-Verify Program for New
User Training is 66,330 and the
estimated hour burden per responses is
1 hour; the estimated total number of
annual respondents for the information
collection E-Verify Program for Existing
User Annual Training is 358,670 and
the estimated hour burden per
responses is 0.5 hours; the estimated
total number of annual respondents for
the information collection E-Verify
Program for Terms of Service Training
is 119,557 and the estimated hour
burden per responses is 0.55 hours; the
estimated total number of annual
respondents for the information
collection E-Verify Program for Queries
and Initial Cases is 235,985 and the
estimated hour burden per responses is
0.121 hours; and the estimated total
number of annual respondents for the
information collection E-Verify Program
for Reverification is 232,900 and the
estimated hour burden per responses is
0.06 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 2,045,781 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 $1,887,000.
Dated: September 4, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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