[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60771-60772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24626]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: E-Verify
Self Check Program (Internal File Number OMB-59).
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The Department Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until
November 30, 2010.
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 the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
Clearance Officer, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-
2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-
8352 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When submitting comments by e-
mail, please make sure to add Control No. OMB-59 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies
concerning the 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 agencies estimate of the burden of
the
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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: New information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: E-Verify Self Check Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Form
Number. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Self
Check will allow U.S. workers to enter data into the E-Verify system to
ensure that the information relating to their eligibility to work is
correct and accurate.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: ID
Authentication--2,900,000 responses at .0833 (5 Minutes) per response;
Self Check Query--2,175,000 responses at .0833 (5 Minutes) per
response; Further Action Pursued--5,582 responses at 1.183 (1 hour and
11 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 429,352 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-24626 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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