Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Form I-9 CNMI, CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification

Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

OMB Control No. 1615-0112

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-9 CNMI; Revision to an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Form I-9

CNMI, CNMI Employment Eligibility Verification; OMB Control No. 1615- 0112.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on December 31, 2009, at 74 FR 69354, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

April 23, 2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,

Regulatory Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted to

DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0112 in the subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the 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 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 a. Type of information collection: Revision of an existing information collection. b. Abstract: This collection is necessary to document that each new employee (both citizen and noncitizen) hired in the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is authorized to work in the CNMI. c. Title of Form/Collection: CNMI Employment Eligibility

Verification. d. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-9

CNMI; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. e. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond:

Primary: Individuals and Households. f. An estimate of the total number of respondents: 1,700 respondents at 9 minutes per response, and 3 minutes for recordkeeping. g. Total Annual Reporting Burden: 340 hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210; Telephone 202-272-8377.

Dated: March 19, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

FR Doc. 2010-6465 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am

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