99-25763. Announcement of a Meeting on the Status of the Evaluation of the Employment Verification Pilots

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54055-54056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25763]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 2025-99]


Announcement of a Meeting on the Status of the Evaluation of the 
Employment Verification Pilots

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: On September 15, 1997, the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service (Service) published a notice in the Federal Register describing 
pilot programs that are required by section 403 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). 
The pilots include: (1) The Basic Pilot--requiring participating 
employers to verify employment authorization for all new employees, 
regardless of citizenship; (2) the Citizen Attestation Pilot; and (3) 
the Machine-Readable Document Pilot. The purpose of this notice is to 
announce to interested members of the public a meeting on the current 
status of the evaluation of the Pilots and to solicit comments and 
suggestions on the proposed methodology for the Basic Pilot.

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 
from 10 a.m.-12 p.m..

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service Headquarters, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 
20536, Shaughnessy Room, 6th floor Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service contact: Sally Goya, Office of 
Policy and Planning, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20536, Telephone: [phone]. Research 
contact: Dr. Carolyn F. Shettle, Temple University/Institute for Survey 
Research, 4646 40th Street NW., Washington, DC 20016. Telephone: (202) 
537-6700 Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Basic Pilot was established by the 
Service in response to section 403 of the IIRIRA. The Basic Pilot is a 
free employment eligibility confirmation system operated by this 
Service and the Social Security Administration to test a method of 
providing effective, nondiscriminatory employment eligibility 
verification. The Basic Pilot will allow participating employers to 
confirm the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees and 
help maintain a stable, legal workforce. The evaluation, which was also 
mandated by the IIRIRA, is being conducted by two independent 
contractors, Temple University's Institute for Survey Research and the 
Westat Corporation.

Summary of Agenda

     Introductions
     Overview of the Basic Pilot Program
     Overview of the evaluation goals
     Presentation of the proposed methodological approach for 
collecting data on the Basic Pilot Program
     Presentation of analysis
     Questions and comments

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public, but advance notice of attendance 
is requested to ensure adequate seating. Persons planning to attend 
should notify Dr. Shettle at least 5 days prior to the meeting. Members 
of the public may pose questions or make comments during the meeting; 
however, written questions submitted in advance would be appreciated.


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    Dated: September 29, 1999.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25763 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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