The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a continuing data collection of employment verification programs referred to as the Study of Employment Eligibility (SEE). The original evaluations of pilot employment verification programs were mandated in Title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which required the then Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to establish three pilot employment verification programs. Since 2000, DHS has been conducting national surveys almost biennially to continue assessing changes to E-Verify and the extent to which it is meeting the goals set by IIRIRA.
As part of the ongoing evaluation of E-Verify, the proposed 2015 National Survey of E-Verify Employers will address both changes in E-Verify and its population. Specifically, the new data collection will continue to assess the impact of major programmatic changes since 2009 as well as key enhancements in 2013 that have altered the business rules of processing Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs). In addition, there is interest on the part of Congress in expanding the current E-Verify program and possibly instituting mandatory employment verification for all or a substantial percentage of the nation's employers. Currently the Federal Government requires most federal contractors to use E-Verify and a growing number of states have passed legislation mandating the use of E-Verify for all employers. Reflecting these shifts in the E-Verify population, recent evaluations show that the percentage of employers with federal, state, or local requirements to use E-Verify increased from 53 percent in 2010 to 62 percent in 2013.
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Pub.L. 104 - 208 112
Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Pretest Report 5-29-15_CLEAN.docx
Attachment B-DraftUSCIS Letter 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers (12-17-14).doc
PIA.pdf
E-Verify Program Data Collections: 2015 Survey of E-Verify Employers