Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, Without Change, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request., 45550-45551 [2013-18032]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45550-45551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, Without 
Change, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; 73-028; ICE Mutual 
Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE); OMB Control No. 
1653-0048.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE), will submit 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. The information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 16, 
2013, Vol. 78 No. 11639 allowing for a 60 day comment period. USICE 
received no comment during this period. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies regarding items contained in this notice and especially with 
regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time 
should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the 
OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
    Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until 
August 28, 2013. Written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
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, without change, of 
an existing information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers 
(IMAGE).
    (3) Agency form number, if any and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: (No. Form 
73-028); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program is 
the outreach and

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education component of the Office of Homeland Security Investigations 
(HSI) Worksite Enforcement (WSE) program. IMAGE is designed to build 
cooperative relationships with the private sector to enhance compliance 
with immigration laws and reduce the number of unauthorized aliens 
within the American workforce. Under this program, ICE will partner 
with businesses representing a cross-section of industries. A business 
will initially complete and prepare an IMAGE application so that ICE 
can properly evaluate the company for inclusion in the IMAGE program. 
The information provided by the company plays a vital role in 
determining that company's admissibility into the program. While 8 
U.S.C. 1324(a) makes it illegal to knowingly employ a person who is not 
in the U.S. legally, there is no requirement for any entity in the 
private sector to participate in the program and the information 
obtained from the company should also be available to the public.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses 
at 90 minutes (1.50 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 150 annual burden hours.

    Dated: July 23, 2013
Scott Elmore,
Forms Manager, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-18032 Filed 7-26-13; 8:45 am]
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