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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Overview of This Information
Collection
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment
Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–9,
Employment Eligibility Verification;
OMB Control No. 1615–0047.
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ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until March 14, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions
regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd
floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC
20529. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–
272–8352, or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When submitting
comments by e-mail add the OMB
Control Number 1615–0047 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 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
agencies’ 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
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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Employment Eligibility Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–9.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This form was developed to
facilitate compliance with section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which prohibits the knowing
employment of unauthorized aliens.
The information collected is used by
employers or by recruiters for
enforcement of provisions of
immigration laws that are designed to
control the employment of unauthorized
aliens.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: This figure was derived by
multiplying the number of respondents
(78,000,000) × frequency of response (1)
× hour per response (9 minutes or 0.15
hours). The annual recordkeeping
burden is added to the total annual
reporting burden which is based on
20,000,000 recordkeepers at (3 minutes
or .05 hours) per filing.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 12,700,000 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory
Management Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor,
Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: January 9, 2007.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Announcement of Funding Awards for
the Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI) Fiscal
Year 2006
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of funding awards.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989, this announcement
notifies the public of past funding
decisions made by the Department in
competitions for funding under the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI). This
announcement contains the names of
the awardees and the amounts of the
awards made available by HUD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto
V. Banks, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of Economic Development, Office
of Community Planning and
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 7136, Washington, DC 20410–
7000; telephone (202) 708–4091 (this is
not a toll-free number). Hearing- and
speech-impaired persons may access
this number via TTY by calling the
Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1–800–
877–8339. For general information on
this and other HUD programs, call
Community Connections at 1–800–998–
9999 or visit the HUD Web site at
https://www.hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative (BEDI) is administered by the
Office of Economic Development under
the Assistant Secretary for Community
Planning and Development. The Office
of Economic Development administers
HUD’s ongoing grant programs to assist
local governments, nonprofit
organizations and the private sector in
economic development efforts.
BEDI was enacted in section 108(q) of
the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended.
Eligible applicants include units of
general local government eligible for
assistance under the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
program, as well as urban counties that
are eligible under the CDBG program.
Each unit of general local government or
CDBG-eligible urban county must use its
BEDI award to enhance the security of
a loan guaranteed by HUD under section
108 of the Housing and Community
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of an
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-9,
Employment Eligibility Verification; OMB Control No. 1615-0047.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until March
14, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and
associated response time should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail add the OMB Control Number 1615-0047 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 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 agencies' 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: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Employment Eligibility
Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-9.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This form
was developed to facilitate compliance with section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, which prohibits the knowing employment
of unauthorized aliens. The information collected is used by employers
or by recruiters for enforcement of provisions of immigration laws that
are designed to control the employment of unauthorized aliens.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: This figure was
derived by multiplying the number of respondents (78,000,000) x
frequency of response (1) x hour per response (9 minutes or 0.15
hours). The annual recordkeeping burden is added to the total annual
reporting burden which is based on 20,000,000 recordkeepers at (3
minutes or .05 hours) per filing.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 12,700,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202-272-8377.
Dated: January 9, 2007.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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