[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46951-46952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17042]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for
Nonimmigrant Worker, Form I-129; Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information or new collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort,
and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost
to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
September 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0009 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2005-
0030. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2005-
0030;
(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
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Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not
a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message).
Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual
cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at
http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service
Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2005-0030 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that
you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it
determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For
additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies 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 agency's 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.
Background
On December 31, 2015, USCIS published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register at 80 FR 81900 proposing to
amend its regulations related to certain employment-based immigrant and
nonimmigrant visa programs. The NPRM allowed for a 60-day public
comment period on proposed amendments and 27,979 commenters responded.
As part of the proposed regulatory amendments, USCIS proposed several
revisions to Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker. USCIS
invited the public to submit comments regarding proposed revisions to
Form I-129 as part the NPRM's 60-day public comment period in
accordance to 5 CFR 1320.11. USCIS is currently reviewing those public
comments in consideration of how to address and/or revise its proposed
amendments.
Under 5 CFR 1320.5(a), USCIS is required to evaluate comments
received under Sec. 1320.11. In addition, 5 CFR 1320.5(b) requires
USCIS to ensure that Form I-129 displays a currently valid OMB control
number. As USCIS continues its careful review and evaluation of the
public comments received from 27,979 commenters, USCIS must ensure that
Form I-129 continues to display a currently valid OMB control number.
Currently, Form I-129 is set to expire on October 31, 2016. To ensure
Form I-129 retains a valid OMB control number during review and
evaluation of the public comments received from 27,979 commenters,
USCIS must implement an Extension, Without Change, of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-129; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit; Not-
for-profit institutions. This form is used by an employer to petition
for aliens to come to the U.S. temporarily to perform services, labor,
and training or to request extensions of stay or changes in
nonimmigrant status for nonimmigrant workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection Form I-129
is 333,891 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.34 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 1,631,400 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $78,027,021.25.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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