Employment Eligibility Verification

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
I-9 83C IER NPRM 2018-5-29.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-05-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41273	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
203828	Recordkeeping	Unchanged
203827	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0047	ICR Reference No: 201805-1615-015
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-1615-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-9
Title: Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/15/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/04/2018
Terms of Clearance: The agency will resubmit this request if/when the agency submits its final rule revoking IER.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	08/31/2019	10/31/2019
Responses	130,800,000	0	130,800,000
Time Burden (Hours)	29,300,000	0	29,300,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Form I-9 was developed to facilitate compliance with Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful and diminishing the flow of illegal workers in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1324a Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AC04	Final or interim final rulemaking	82 FR 31887	07/11/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 31887	07/11/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 31887	07/11/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)	I-9, I-9	Employment Eligibility Verification ,   Employment Eligibility Verification
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)	I-9, I-9	Employment Elibility Verification (Employees) ,   Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees; screen shots)
Recordkeeping

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,520,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/04/2018

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