[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42269-42270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20693]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: New collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Joint Employment 
Verification Pilot (JEVP).

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 29, 
1996, at 61 FR 26933, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. 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 Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G 
Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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. The proposed collection is listed below:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Joint Employment Verification 
Pilot (JEVP).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form G-963. Office of 
Management, SAVE, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. The 
information collection will be used by the Immigration and

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Naturalization Service and the Social Security Administration to verify 
employment authorization for all new employees regardless of 
citizenship for those companies participating in the Joint Employment 
Verification Pilot.(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents 
and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 
1,000 respondents at 3.5 hours per response, and 400,000 responses at 5 
minutes (.083) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 36,700 annual burden hours.
    Public comments on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-20693 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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