[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34768-34769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14226]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Extension of an Information Collection
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection for review; Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS); OMB Control No. 1653-0038.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE), is submitting the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published in the
Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. The information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on March 28, 2014, Vol. 79 No. 06903 allowing for a 60
day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and
associated
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response time should be directed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic
mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Forms I-17
and I-20; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Approximately 37,213 designated
school officials (DSOs) representing some 10,715 academic and
vocational institutions.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
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Average burden
Number of respondents Form name/form No. per response
(in hours)
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37,213 DSOs................................. Form I-17, ``Petition for Approval of School for 4.000
Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student''.
Response Action: Initial School Processing........
Response Action: Petition Updates................. 0.249
Response Action: Recertification Process.......... 4.000
Response Action: DSO Training, Research, Reports 14.000
and Professional Development..
Form I-17 Hours................................... 22.249
37,213 DSOs................................. Form I-20, ``Certificate of Eligibility for 1.250
Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status--For Academic
and Language Students'' and Form I-20,
``Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-
1) Student Status--For Vocational Students.''
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Initial Student
Processing (Real Time Interface (RTI)).
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Initial Student 0.040
Processing (Batch).
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Updates 0.249
(RTI).
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Updates 0.048
(Batch).
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Optional 0.083
Practical Training (OPT).
Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa OPT 17-Month 0.083
Extension.
Response Action: F-2/M-2 visa (dependent) Initial 0.083
Processing (RTI).
Response Action: F-2/M-2 visa (dependent) Initial 0.016
Processing (Batch).
Forms I-20 Average Hours.......................... 1.852
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The burden figures have been updated since the
publication of the 60 day Federal Register notice to provide better
estimates. Form I-17 annual burden hours 537,708; Forms I-20 annual
burden hours 490,176. Total annual burden hours 1,027,884.
Dated: June 13, 2014.
Scott Elmore,
Program Manager, Forms Management Office, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-14226 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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