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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Optional Alternative to the Physical Examination Associated With Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>DHS plans to propose to revise employment eligibility verification regulations to allow the Secretary to authorize alternative document examination procedures in certain circumstances or with respect to certain employers.&nbsp;Future exercises of such authority may reduce burdens on employers and employees while maintaining the integrity of the employment verification process.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Private Sector</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Not Yet Determined</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>Undetermined</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Sharon</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hageman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Deputy Assistant Director</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1653</CODE>
                    <NAME>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>USICE</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 732-6960</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ice.regulations@ice.dhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>500 12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20536</ZIP>
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