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[Federal Register: December 2, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 67463-67464]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review:
Employment Eligibility Verification; Form I-9.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (CIS) has submitted 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. A notice containing this information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on July 28, 2002, at 68 FR 44347. The
notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No
comments were received by the CIS on this proposed information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
January 2, 2004. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this
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notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention:
Department of Justice Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20530.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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: Extension of currently approved
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: Individuals or Households. This form
was developed to facilitate compliance with Section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), as amended by the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which prohibits the
knowing employment of unauthorized aliens. The information collected is
used by employers or by recruiters for enforcement of provisions of
immigration laws that are designed to control the employment of
unauthorized aliens.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 78,000,000
respondents at 9 minutes or (.15) hours per response and 20,000,000
record keepers at 4 minutes or (.066) hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 13,020,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please contact Richard A. Sloan (202)-514-3291,
Director, Regulations and Forms Service Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Room 4034, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536.
Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time may also be directed to Mr. Richard
A. Sloan.
If additional information is required contact: Mr. Steve Cooper,
PRA Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Regional Office building 3, 7th and D
Streets, SW., Suite 4636-26, Washington, DC 20202.
Dated: November 24, 2003.
Richard A. Sloan,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Citizenship and Immigration Service.
[FR Doc. 03-29880 Filed 12-1-03; 8:45 am]
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