HCD released a memo today which reads, in part:

Effective immediately, employers applying for a hiring tax credit certificate or voucher may temporarily use an Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Form W-4 (“W-4”), to verify that an employee resided in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) immediately preceding the commencement of employment for purposes of eligibility for the TEA category. This change indicates the Department of Housing and Community’s (Department) intention to permanently add the W-4, subject to regulatory approval, as an acceptable document for TEA eligibility. It also signals the Department’s plan to delete the Form I-9, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, from the list of acceptable documents. The following sections describe these changes.