Federal Register: June 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 119)
DOCID: fr23jn09-69 FR Doc E9-14641
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
RIN ID: RIN 1615-ZA88
CIS ID: [CIS No. 2477-09; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2009-0019]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr23jn09-69
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Request for Public Comment on the E-Verify Program Designated Agent Process
DATES: This Notice is effective June 23, 2009. Please submit your comments or suggestions for improving the Designated Agent process by August 24, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks public comment on the EVerify Program Designated Agent Process under which a participating employer may choose to outsource submission of employment eligibility verification queries for newly hired employees to a Designated Agent.
SUMMARY:
E-Verify Program Designated Agent Process; Request for Public Comment
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The E-Verify Program is a free employment eligibility confirmation system operated jointly by USCIS and the Social Security Administration (SSA). It is designed to determine the employment eligibility of new hires. The EVerify Program allows participating employers to electronically confirm the employment eligibility of newly hired employees to help maintain a stable and legal workforce.
An EVerify Designated Agent is a liaison between EVerify and employers who choose to outsource submission of employment eligibility verification queries for newly hired employees. EVerify Designated Agents conduct the verification process for other employers or clients. An EVerify Designated Agent must register online and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SSA and DHS. Once the MOU is approved, the EVerify Designated Agent can then begin registering employers and clients who have designated it to perform their verification services.
The program design for Designated Agents has changed very little over the past several years. Accordingly, USCIS plans to review the Designated Agent process to assess how Designated Agents provide this service to their clients. The purpose of this notice is to request that Designated Agents, their clients, or others with Designated Agent experience provide their comments or suggestions for improving the Designated Agent process.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The EVerify Program has been approved by the Office of Management
and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The approved OMB Control Number is 16150092.
Michael Aytes,
Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [FR Doc. E914641 Filed 62209; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Cassandra Stekly, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Verification Division, 470490 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 8001, Washington, DC 205292630; Telephone: (888) 4644218.