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OMB Control No:
1615-0047
ICR Reference No:
201603-1615-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201208-1615-005
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCIS
Agency Tracking No:
I-9
Title:
Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
08/25/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/31/2016
Terms of Clearance:
USCIS will, within 90 days, update the I-9 system in order to reflect the new instruments. USCIS will indicate at the bottom of the new form a revision date no later than 90 days from this approval. USCIS may accept the prior version of these instruments for 150 days while technical updates are made.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2016
Responses
130,800,000
0
176,000,000
Time Burden (Hours)
29,300,000
0
40,600,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
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.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
8 USC 1324a
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 73200
11/24/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 17195
03/28/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)
I-9, I-9
Employment Elibility Verification (Employees)
,
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees; screen shots)
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)
I-9, I-9
Employment Eligibility Verification
,
Employment Eligibility Verification
Recordkeeping
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
130,800,000
176,000,000
0
0
-45,200,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
29,300,000
40,600,000
0
0
-11,300,000
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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:
The total estimated annual burden hours has decreased by 11,300,000 hours. This change is due to a new agency estimate regarding the projected number of respondents that will be completing this form. USCIS previously requested approval for 40,600,000 total burden hours, while is now only requesting approval for 29,300,000 total burden hours. The estimated number of respondents previously was previously estimated at 78,000,000, while it is now estimated to be approximately at 55,400,000 respondents. USCIS is revising this collection to provide drop-downs, helper text, hover text and field validation to reduce the number of technical errors when the form is completed on a computer.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$20,066
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
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
Agency Contact:
Heather Young 202 272-1673 heather.l.young@uscis.dhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
03/31/2016
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