1. Requesting Name Change/Update VIA EmpowHR Employee Self-Service

2. Select “Internet Explorer”

3. Enter URL: https://icams.usda.gov

4. Read the warning and click on “I agree to the above”.

5. Enter your EmpowHR “User ID” and “Password” and Then click on the “EmpowHR Sign In” button

6. Select “Employee Self-Service”

7. Select “Personnel Actions” under “Tasks” NOTE: Be patient, it may take a minute for the screen to change.

8. Enter the proposed effective date. You can either type it in or click on the calendar button to select.

9. Select “Change Request” Using the drop down menu

10. Select “Name Change”

11. DonaldMartin Duck M Ensure the first name is your official “birth” first Name. No nickname. No Alias. No initial. NOTE: Your first name must match the first name on 2 acceptable forms of identification according to Form I-9 instructions exactly. The 2 most commonly used Forms of acceptable identification are your driver’s license And social security card. Refer to I-9 instructions for Other acceptable forms of ID.

12. Spell out your complete Middle Name. NO INITIAL. This should be Your “birth” middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, leave the “middle name” field blank and certify in an email to the State Office that you do not have a middle name.

13. Ensure the “last name” is your official legal Last name. NOTE: Your last name must match the last name on 2 acceptable forms of identification according to Form I-9 instructions exactly. The 2 most commonly used Forms of acceptable identification are your driver’s license And social security card. Refer to I-9 instructions for other acceptable forms of ID.

14. If your legal name is followed by a suffix (Jr. Sr., III, IV, V, Etc. Enter one space and then enter the applicable Suffix. No comma or period. NOTE: Your last name including suffix must match the last name and suffix on 2 acceptable forms of identification according To Form I-9 instructions exactly. The 2 most commonly used forms of acceptable identification are your driver’s License And social security card. Refer to I-9 instructions for other acceptable forms of ID.

15. 1. Enter a justification for the name change/update. Some Examples are shown above. 2.Click the “submit” button when you have finished making changes.

16. Read the message to verify request has entered Workflow and then click “OK”.

17. Read the message to verify the action was successfully Saved and then click “OK”.

18. NOTE: If you enter any changes In your current name into EmpowHR as a result of these Instructions or for any other Reason, you are to fax copies of the two forms of ID per I-9 Instructions to support the name Change immediately after entering the change into EmpowHR. Call to give us a heads up the fax is coming.