30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 239)]

[Notices]

[Page 77891]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: E-Verify

Self Check Program (Internal File Number OMB-59).

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The Department of Homeland Security, 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 was previously

published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2010, at 75 FR 60771,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received comments

from three commenters. The comments and USCIS's response will be

contained as an attachment to the supporting statement which can be

viewed at http://www.regulations.gov.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

January 13, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,

Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC

20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-

272-0997 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk

Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail please make

sure to add OMB-59 in the subject box. 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 agencies 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: 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 202-

272-8377.

Dated: December 9, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-31333 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]

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