[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2360]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Part 274a
[CIS No. 2441-08; Docket No. USCIS-2008-0001]
RIN 1615-AB69
Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Interim rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), is extending the effective date of its
interim final rule ``Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility
Verification,'' for 60 days, from February 2, 2009 to April 3, 2009.
This temporary extension will provide DHS with an opportunity for
further consideration of this rule. USCIS also is extending the comment
period for this rule for 30 days.
DATES: This document is effective January 30, 2009. The effective date
of the interim rule amending 8 CFR Part 274a, published on December 17,
2008, at 73 FR 76505, is delayed until April 3, 2009. Written comments
must be submitted on or before March 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DHS Docket No. USCIS-
2008-0001 by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210.
To ensure proper handling, please reference DHS Docket No. USCIS-2008-
0001 on your correspondence. This mailing address may be used for
paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions.
Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210. Contact Telephone Number is
(202) 272-8377.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen McHale, Verification Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security, 470 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW., Suite 8001, Washington,
DC20529-2610, telephone (888) 464-4218 or e-mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USCIS published an interim final rule,
``Documents Acceptable for Employment Verification,'' on December 17,
2008, amending its regulations governing the types of acceptable
identity and employment authorization documents and receipts that
employees may present to their employers for completion of the Form I-
9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Under this interim rule,
employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify
employment authorization on the Form I-9. This rule also adds a new
document to the list of acceptable documents that evidence both
identity and employment authorization and makes several technical
corrections and updates. The rule is scheduled to become effective on
February 2, 2009.
During the public comment period for this rulemaking action, which
currently concludes on February 2, 2009, USCIS received a number of
comments requesting an extension of the effective date. USCIS is
extending the comment period for this rule to allow additional public
comment on the substantive legal and policy issues under this interim
final rule.
The 60-day extension of the effective date of this interim final
rule also provides DHS officials the opportunity for further review and
consideration of the interim final rule.
January 30, 2009.
Michael Aytes,
Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. E9-2360 Filed 1-30-09; 4:15 pm]
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