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collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $0. The 

collection of information is primarily 

electronic in nature and USCIS does not 

anticipate any mailings of the paper 

Form G–845 and Supplement and the 

cost associated with postage. 

Dated: October 20, 2023. 

Jerry L. Rigdon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23613 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Collection: E-Verify 

NextGen, I–9NG 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting 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 purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 27, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal website at http://

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2023–0011. All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–NEW in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2023–0011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone 

number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a 

toll-free number; comments are not 

accepted via telephone message.). Please 

note contact information provided here 

is solely for questions regarding this 

notice. It is not for individual case 

status inquiries. Applicants seeking 

information about the status of their 

individual cases can check Case Status 

Online, available at the USCIS website 

at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 

(TTY 800–767–1833). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

The information collection notice was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 

42093, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received six 

comments in connection with the 60- 

day notice. 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2023–0011 in the search box. 

The comments submitted to USCIS via 

this method are visible to the Office of 

Management and Budget and comply 

with the requirements of 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to 

consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 

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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: New Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: EVerify NextGen. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–9NG; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. E-Verify 

NextGen, I–9NG, was developed as a 

demonstration project to further 

integrate the Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, process with the 

E-Verify electronic employment 

eligibility confirmation process to create 

a more secure and less burdensome 

employment eligibility verification 

process overall for employees and 

employers. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection I–9NG Employers, Recruiters 

and Referrers for a fee, and State 

Employment Agencies is 189,015 and 

the estimated hour burden per response 

is 0.05 hours; the estimated total 

number of respondents for the 

information collection I–9NG 

Employees (New User Account 

Creation) is 11,668,584 and the 

estimated burden per response is 0.17 

hours; the estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection I–9NG Employees 

(Employment Eligibility Verification, 

Form I–9NG) is 13,231,050 and the 

estimated burden per response is 0.08 

hours; the estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection by Record Keeping and 

Audits is 13,248,648 and the estimated 

burden per response is 0.17 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 5,955,966 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $0. This is 

a voluntary program. Any requirements 


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to support the verification process are 

already available through other 

approved collections of information that 

may be employment related or occur as 

a part of the hiring process. 

Dated: October 20, 2023. 

Jerry L. Rigdon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23617 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0047] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Employment 

Eligibility Verification 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting 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 purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 27, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal website at http://

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2006–0068. All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0047 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2006–0068. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone 

number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a 

toll-free number; comments are not 

accepted via telephone message.). Please 

note contact information provided here 

is solely for questions regarding this 

notice. It is not for individual case 

status inquiries. Applicants seeking 

information about the status of their 

individual cases can check Case Status 

Online, available at the USCIS website 

at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 

(TTY 800–767–1833). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

The information collection notice was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 

42092, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received one 

comment in connection with the 60-day 

notice. 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2006–0068 in the search box. 

The comments submitted to USCIS via 

this method are visible to the Office of 

Management and Budget and comply 

with the requirements of 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to 

consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 

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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Employment Eligibility Verification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–9; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. The Form I– 

9 was developed to facilitate 

compliance with Section 274A of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended by the Immigration Reform 

and Control Act of 1986, making 

employment of unauthorized aliens 

unlawful and diminishing the flow of 

illegal workers in the United States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection I–9 Employers is 62,063,950 

and the estimated hour burden per 

response is 0.35 hours; the estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection I–9 Employees is 

62,063,950 and the estimated hour 

burden per response is 0.15 hours; the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection by Record 

Keeping is 27,200,000 and the estimated 

hour burden per response is 0.17 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 35,655,976 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $0. Any 

requirements to support the verification 

process are already available through 

other approved collections of 

information that may be employment 

related or occur as a part of the hiring 

process. There is no submission to 

USCIS of materials which eliminates 

mailing and photocopying costs. 


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