[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 14179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6465]


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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.

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    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 [email protected], 
and OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail 
at [email protected].
    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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