80 FR 73200 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 226 (November 24, 2015)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 226 (November 24, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-29909 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 73200-73201] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-29909] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0047] Agency Information Collection Activities: Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until January 25, 2016. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1615-0047 in the subject box, the agency name, and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0068. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006- 0068; (2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected]; (3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number 202-272-8377. (This is not a toll-free number.) Comments are not accepted via telephone message). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS- 2006-0068 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov. 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 [[Page 73201]] 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: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Employment Eligibility Verification. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable DHS component sponsoring the collection: I-9; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Employers, employees, recruiters and referrers for a fee (limited to agricultural associations, agricultural employers, or farm labor contractors), and state employment agencies. This form was developed to facilitate compliance with section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which prohibits the knowing employment of unauthorized aliens. This information collection is necessary for employers, agricultural recruiters and referrers for a fee, and state employment agencies to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired (or recruited or referred for a fee, if applicable) for employment in the United States. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-9 is 55,400,000 for employers and recruiters and referrers with an estimated hour burden per response is .33 hours; 55,400,000 for individuals/ households with an estimated hour burden response of .17 hour; and 20,000,000 for record keepers with an estimated hour burden response of .08 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 29,300,000 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $0. Dated: November 19, 2015. Laura Dawkins, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2015-29909 Filed 11-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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that the Committee review sections of Statement 1 is a work product of the submissions, please use only one of the
NVIC 04–08, ‘‘Medical and Physical Committee and therefore is not an following methods to submit comments:
Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant official Coast Guard policy and may not (1) Online. Submit comments via the
Mariner Credentials,’’ to ensure that the be cited as an official agency position. Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
Coast Guard’s guidance is in compliance The Coast Guard may use the response, http://www.regulations.gov under e-
with all current regulations and reflects or portions of the response, for Docket ID number USCIS–2006–0068;
medical considerations that are development of future policy. (2) Email. Submit comments to
appropriate for merchant mariners. USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov;
Task Statement 1 required the Authority
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to
following inputs. First, it required the This notice is issued under the DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
working group to review the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
introduction and Enclosures 1, 2, 5, and 7101 et seq., 46 CFR 10.215, and Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
6 of NVIC 04–08 to ensure compliance Department of Homeland Security NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
with existing Coast Guard regulations in Delegation No. 0710.1. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Code of Federal Regulations. Dated: November 17, 2015. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Second, it required the working group to Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura
V. B. Gifford, Jr.,
review all medical conditions listed in Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts
Enclosures 3 and 4 of the NVIC and Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspections and Compliance. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
perform the following actions: 2140, telephone number 202–272–8377.
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—Identify circumstances defining (This is not a toll-free number.)
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inordinate risk for the condition. Comments are not accepted via
—Identify circumstances which would telephone message). Please note contact
decrease the risk from inordinate. information provided here is solely for
—Determine appropriate amplifying DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY questions regarding this notice. It is not
information and testing required to
for individual case status inquiries.
assess the condition.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Applicants seeking information about
—Identify the standards used to
determine the suitability of the Services the status of their individual cases can
condition. check Case Status Online, available at
—Determine the minimum compliance [OMB Control Number 1615–0047] the USCIS Web site at http://
for the condition that should allow www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
safe operation. Agency Information Collection National Customer Service Center at
—Determine whether or not a waiver is Activities: Employment Eligibility 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833).
required and define waiver Verification, Form I–9; Revision of a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
parameters. Currently Approved Collection
Comments
—Work with the Top Mariner AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
Conditions working group to You may access the information
Immigration Services, Department of
incorporate their recommendations Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions,
for the top medical conditions. or additional information, by visiting
ACTION: 60-Day notice. the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
Subsequently, a working group was
established. The working group was SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter
comprised of individual members of Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2006–0068 in the search box.
MEDMAC and the public, although the Immigration Services (USCIS) invites Regardless of the method used for
composition of the working group the general public and other Federal submitting comments or material, all
changed over time. The Committee agencies to comment upon this submissions will be posted, without
voted to accept the response to Task proposed revision of a currently change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Statement 1 provided by the working approved collection of information. In Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
group during the sixth public meeting accordance with the Paperwork and will include any personal
held on September 29–30, 2014 in Piney Reduction Act of 1995, the information information you provide. Therefore,
Point, MD. All working group meetings collection notice is published in the submitting this information makes it
were open to the public. Federal Register to obtain comments public. You may wish to consider
The response to Task Statement 1 is regarding the nature of the information limiting the amount of personal
in the form of a revised NVIC 04–08. collection, the categories of information that you provide in any
This revision includes both the respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., voluntary submission you make to DHS.
introduction to NVIC 04–08 as well as the time, effort, and resources used by DHS may withhold information
revised versions of each of the the respondents to respond), the provided in comments from public
enclosures. In accordance with the task estimated cost to the respondent, and viewing that it determines may impact
statement, the working group has made the actual information collection the privacy of an individual or is
revisions to each enclosure, but made instruments. offensive. For additional information,
substantial revisions to enclosures 3 and please read the Privacy Act notice that
4. These enclosures, entitled ‘‘Vision DATES: Comments are encouraged and is available via the link in the footer of
will be accepted for 60 days until
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and Hearing Standards’’ and ‘‘Guidance http://www.regulations.gov.
on Specific Medical Conditions,’’ January 25, 2016. Written comments and suggestions
provide detailed guidelines that can ADDRESSES: All submissions received from the public and affected agencies
help the Coast Guard make fitness must include the Office of Management should address one or more of the
determinations for mariners to maintain and Budget (OMB) Control Number following four points:
their credentials. 1615–0047 in the subject box, the (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
The Merchant Mariner Medical agency name, and Docket ID USCIS– collection of information is necessary
Advisory Committee’s response to Task 2006–0068. To avoid duplicate for the proper performance of the
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functions of the agency, including hour burden associated with this 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 8234,
whether the information will have collection is 29,300,000 hours. Washington, DC 20410–6000; telephone
practical utility; (7) An estimate of the total public number 202–402–5878, or send an email
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the burden (in cost) associated with the to Michael.K.Hollar@hud.gov. For
agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection: The estimated total annual specific legal questions pertaining to
proposed collection of information, cost burden associated with this Section 42, contact Branch 5, Office of
including the validity of the collection of information is $0. the Associate Chief Counsel,
methodology and assumptions used; Dated: November 19, 2015. Passthroughs and Special Industries,
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Internal Revenue Service, 1111
Laura Dawkins,
clarity of the information to be Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
collected; and DC 20224; telephone number 202–317–
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
(4) Minimize the burden of the 4137, fax number 202–317–6731. For
and Immigration Services, Department of
collection of information on those who Homeland Security. questions about the ‘‘HUB Zone’’
are to respond, including through the program, contact Mariana Pardo,
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use of appropriate automated, Director, HUBZone Program, Office of
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electronic, mechanical, or other Government Contracting and Business
technological collection techniques or Development, U.S. Small Business
other forms of information technology, Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Suite 8800, Washington, DC 20416;
responses. URBAN DEVELOPMENT telephone number 202–205–2985, fax
[Docket No. FR–5898–N–01] number 202–481–6443, or send an email
Overview of This Information
to hubzone@sba.gov. A text telephone is
Collection Statutorily Mandated Designation of available for persons with hearing or
(1) Type of Information Collection: Difficult Development Areas and speech impairments at 800–877–8339.
Revision of a Currently Approved Qualified Census Tracts for 2016 (These are not toll-free telephone
Collection. numbers.) Additional copies of this
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
notice are available through HUD User
Employment Eligibility Verification. Secretary for Policy Development and
at 800–245–2691 for a small fee to cover
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Research, HUD.
duplication and mailing costs.
the applicable DHS component ACTION: Notice. Copies Available Electronically: This
sponsoring the collection: I–9; USCIS. notice and additional information about
(4) Affected public who will be asked SUMMARY: This document designates
‘‘Difficult Development Areas’’ (DDAs) DDAs and QCTs are available
or required to respond, as well as a brief electronically on the Internet at http://
abstract: and ‘‘Qualified Census Tracts’’ (QCTs)
www.huduser.org/datasets/qct.html.
Primary: Employers, employees, for purposes of the Low-Income
Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
recruiters and referrers for a fee (limited
to agricultural associations, agricultural Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 This Document
employers, or farm labor contractors), (26 U.S.C. 42). The United States
This notice designates DDAs for each
and state employment agencies. This Department of Housing and Urban
of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
form was developed to facilitate Development (HUD) makes new DDA
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
compliance with section 274A of the and QCT designations annually. As the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Immigration and Nationality Act, which previously announced, the 2016 U.S. Virgin Islands. The designations of
prohibits the knowing employment of metropolitan DDA designations use for DDAs in this notice are based on
unauthorized aliens. This information the first time Small Area Fair Market modified Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Small
collection is necessary for employers, Rents (SAFMRs), rather than Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs),
agricultural recruiters and referrers for a metropolitan-area Fair Market Rents FY2015 income limits, and 2010 Census
fee, and state employment agencies to (FMRs), for designating metropolitan population counts, as explained below.
verify the identity and employment DDAs. Compared to previous This notice also designates QCTs
authorization of individuals hired (or designations, this notice: (1) Describes a based on new income and poverty data
recruited or referred for a fee, if strengthening of the data quality released in the American Community
applicable) for employment in the standard HUD uses in designating the Survey (ACS). HUD relies on the most
United States. 2016 QCTs, (2) extends from 365 days recent three sets of ACS estimates to
(5) An estimate of the total number of to 730 days the period for which the ensure that anomalous estimates, due to
respondents and the amount of time 2016 lists of QCTs and DDAs are sampling, do not affect the QCT status
estimated for an average respondent to effective for projects located in areas not of tracts.
respond: The estimated total number of on a subsequent list of DDAs or QCTs
respondents for the information but having submitted applications while 2010 Census and 2007–2011, 2008–2012
collection I–9 is 55,400,000 for the area was a 2016 QCT or DDA, and and 2009–2013 American Community
employers and recruiters and referrers (3) establishes the effective date of the Survey Data
with an estimated hour burden per new QCTs and DDAs as July 1, 2016 Data from the 2010 Census on total
response is .33 hours; 55,400,000 for rather than January 1. population of metropolitan areas and
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individuals/households with an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For nonmetropolitan areas are used in the
estimated hour burden response of .17 questions on how areas are designated designation of DDAs. The Office of
hour; and 20,000,000 for record keepers and on geographic definitions, contact Management and Budget (OMB) first
with an estimated hour burden response Michael K. Hollar, Senior Economist, published new metropolitan area
of .08 hours. Economic Development and Public definitions incorporating 2000 Census
(6) An estimate of the total public Finance Division, Office of Policy data in OMB Bulletin No. 03–04 on June
burden (in hours) associated with the Development and Research, Department 6, 2003, and updated them periodically
collection: The total estimated annual of Housing and Urban Development, through OMB Bulletin No. 10–02 on
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until January 25, 2016. | |
| Contact | USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number 202-272-8377. (This is not a toll-free number.) Comments are not accepted via telephone message). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). | |
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