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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA01 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Reduction of the Number of Acceptable Documents and Other Changes to Employment Verification Requirements 
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) was enacted. Section 412(a) of IIRIRA requires a reduction in the number of documents that may be accepted in the employment verification process. Section 412(d) clarifies the applicability of section 274A to the Federal Government. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires Agencies to review rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities every 10 years. The Department is conducting this review in conjunction with IIRIRA implementation. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 274a     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1324a    PL 104-208   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  An interim rule, published September 30, 1997, makes the minimal changes required by statute. The provisions will remain in effect until completion of this rulemaking.  03/31/1998 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (No. 1399 Comment Period End 12/23/93)  11/23/1993  58 FR 61846   
NPRM (No. 1339S Comment Period End 07/24/95)  06/22/1995  60 FR 32472   
Notice (No. 1713 Applications Due 01/29/96)  11/30/1995  60 FR 61630   
Appl. Extension Through 3/8/96; Notice Pilot Demonstration Program (No. 1713)  02/06/1996  61 FR 4378   
Final Rule (No. 1399E)  09/04/1996  61 FR 46534   
Interim Final Rule (No. 1818)  09/30/1997  62 FR 51001   
NPRM (No. 1890-97 Comment Period End 04/03/98)  02/02/1998  63 FR 5287   
Merged With RIN 1615-AB69  02/22/2008    
Additional Information: The deadline for implementing section 412(a) of IIRIRA was extended to March 31, 1998, by Public Law 105-54. This rulemaking has been delayed by the need to coordinate implementation with other provisions of IIRIRA, by several complex policy and regulatory issues that have taken time to resolve, and by the review required by section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and by the need to coordinate policy issues with the Border Security Act of 2002 and, more generally, the post-September 11th environment in which document security is of a paramount concern. Docket No. 1890-97; Public Law 104-208, title 4. Nos. 1399 and 1399S-94, Control of Employment of Aliens, Supplemental Rule; Action for Nos. 1399 and 1399S is canceled as a result of IIRIRA requirements. Docket No. 1399E is an extracted portion of No. 1399, published separately to allow for the production of a new, more secure Employment Authorization Document. Docket No. 1713-95, Demonstration Project for Electronic I-9. Interim Rule No. 1818 was published on September 30, 1997, at 62 FR 51001 to maintain the status quo as much as possible until the Agency completes the more comprehensive document reduction initiative designated by No. 1890-97. CIS 2416-07,NPRM -Employment Verification Document Reduction Transferred from RIN 1115-AB73
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Merged with 1615-AB69 
Agency Contact:
Katherine Lotspeich
Chief, Verification Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
3rd Floor, 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 358-7771
Email: katherine.lotspeich@dhs.gov