81_FR_7593 81 FR 7564 - Agency Information Collection Activities: H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification, No Form; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

81 FR 7564 - Agency Information Collection Activities: H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification, No Form; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

Page Range7564-7565
FR Document2016-02363

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2015, at 80 FR 57201, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive one comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7564-7565]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0107]


Agency Information Collection Activities: H-2 Petitioner's 
Employment Related or Fee Related Notification, No Form; Extension, 
Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2015, at 80 FR 
57201, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 
one comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
March 14, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may 
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806 (This is not a toll-free 
number). All submissions received must include the agency name and the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0107.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Acting Chief, 20 
Massachusetts Avenue NW., 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-
2009-0015 in the search box.

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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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: H-2 Petitioner's Employment 
Related or Fee Related Notification.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: No Form; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. The 
notification requirement is necessary to ensure that alien workers 
maintain their nonimmigrant status and will help prevent H-2 workers 
from engaging in unauthorized employment.
    (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 H-2 
Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification is 1,700 
and the estimated hour burden per response is .5 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 850 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 $8,500.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and 
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-02363 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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7564 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices 20528–0612. Emailed requests should practices are planned, defined, Immigration Services (USCIS) will be go to Kimberly Sass, Kimberly.Sass@ implemented, measured, managed, and submitting the following information hq.dhs.gov. Comments must be assessed on a regular basis across all collection request to the Office of identified by ‘‘DHS–2015–0070’’and aspects of facility use and operation. Management and Budget (OMB) for may be submitted by one of the Surveys are usually completed by review and clearance in accordance following methods: government personnel, but can be with the Paperwork Reduction Act of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// performed by individual site owners as 1995. The information collection notice www.regulations.gov. well. was previously published in the Federal • Email: Include the docket number Register on September 22, 2015, at 80 Analysis in the subject line of the message. FR 57201, allowing for a 60-day public Instructions: All submissions received Agency: Department of Homeland comment period. USCIS did receive one must include the words ‘‘Department of Security, National Protection and comment in connection with the 60-day Homeland Security’’ and the docket Programs Directorate, Office of notice. number for this action. Comments Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure DATES: The purpose of this notice is to received will be posted without Information Collection Division, allow an additional 30 days for public alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, Infrastructure Protection Gateway comments. Comments are encouraged including any personal information Program. and will be accepted until March 14, provided. Title: Infrastructure Protection (IP) 2016. This process is conducted in OMB is particularly interested in Gateway Facility Surveys. accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. comments that: OMB Number: 1670–NEW. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 1. Evaluate whether the proposed Frequency: Annually, quarterly, and suggestions regarding the item(s) collection of information is necessary monthly. Affected Public: Chief Information contained in this notice, especially for the proper performance of the regarding the estimated public burden functions of the agency, including Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and and associated response time, must be whether the information will have directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer practical utility; Federal and State, local, tribal and territorial communities involved in the via email at oira_submission@ 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be agency’s estimate of the burden of the protection of CI. Number of Respondents: 2,915 submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806 proposed collection of information, (This is not a toll-free number). All including the validity of the respondents (estimate). Estimated Time per Respondent: 7.5 submissions received must include the methodology and assumptions used; agency name and the OMB Control 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and hours (estimate). Total Burden Hours: 21,863 annual Number 1615–0107. clarity of the information to be You may wish to consider limiting the collected; and burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): amount of personal information that you 4. Minimize the burden of the provide in any voluntary submission collection of information on those who $0. Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. you make. For additional information are to respond, including through the please read the Privacy Act notice that use of appropriate automated, Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $1,168,795.98 (estimate). is available via the link in the footer of electronic, mechanical, or other http://www.regulations.gov. technological collection techniques or Dated: February 8, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: other forms of information technology, David Epperson, USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, e.g., permitting electronic submissions Chief Information Officer, National Protection Regulatory Coordination Division, of responses. and Programs Directorate, Department of Samantha Deshommes, Acting Chief, 20 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homeland Security. Massachusetts Avenue NW., Kimberly Sass, DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD, or [FR Doc. 2016–02871 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20529–2140, Kimberly.sass@hq.dhs.gov. BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P Telephone number (202) 272–8377 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Originally (This is not a toll-free number. under the direction of Homeland Comments are not accepted via Security Presidential Directive-7 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND telephone message). Please note contact (HSPD–7) (2003) and now under the SECURITY information provided here is solely for authority of Presidential Policy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration questions regarding this notice. It is not Directive 21 (PPD–21) (2013), DHS/ Services for individual case status inquiries. NPPD/IP has developed the IP Applicants seeking information about Gateway—a centrally managed [OMB Control Number 1615–0107] the status of their individual cases can repository of infrastructure capabilities check Case Status Online, available at allowing the Critical Infrastructure (CI) Agency Information Collection the USCIS Web site at http:// community to work in conjunction with Activities: H–2 Petitioner’s www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS each other toward the same goals. This Employment Related or Fee Related National Customer Service Center at collection involves the standardized Notification, No Form; Extension, (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. Without Change, of a Currently asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 recording, via a series of web-based SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: forms, of a significant amount of Approved Collection information assembled during voluntary Comments AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and physical facility review surveys. The Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information survey is used to analyze risks and Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions, vulnerabilities to a facility and how they ACTION: 30-Day notice. or additional information by visiting the can mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: Questions focus on whether specific sets SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter of controls and operational best Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2009–0015 in the search box. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices 7565 Written comments and suggestions from Dated: February 2, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the public and affected agencies should Samantha Deshommes, USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, address one or more of the following Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination Regulatory Coordination Division, four points: Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Citizenship and Immigration Services, Massachusetts Avenue NW., collection of information is necessary Department of Homeland Security. Washington, DC 20529–2140, for the proper performance of the [FR Doc. 2016–02363 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Telephone number (202) 272–8377 functions of the agency, including BILLING CODE 9111–97–P (This is not a toll-free number. whether the information will have Comments are not accepted via practical utility; telephone message). Please note contact DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information provided here is solely for (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the SECURITY questions regarding this notice. It is not agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, for individual case status inquiries. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration including the validity of the Applicants seeking information about Services methodology and assumptions used; the status of their individual cases can (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and [OMB Control Number 1615–0015] check Case Status Online, available at clarity of the information to be the USCIS Web site at http:// Agency Information Collection www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS collected; and Activities: Immigrant Petition for Alien National Customer Service Center at (4) Minimize the burden of the Worker, Form I–140; Extension, (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. collection of information on those who Without Change, of a Currently are to respond, including through the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approved Collection use of appropriate automated, Comments electronic, mechanical, or other AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information technological collection techniques or Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions, other forms of information technology, or additional information by visiting the e.g., permitting electronic submission of ACTION: 30-Day notice. Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: responses. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter Overview of This Information Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2007–0018 in the search box. Collection Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Written comments and suggestions from submitting the following information the public and affected agencies should (1) Type of Information Collection address one or more of the following collection request to the Office of Request: Extension, Without Change, of four points: Management and Budget (OMB) for a Currently Approved Collection. (1) Evaluate whether the proposed review and clearance in accordance (2) Title of the Form/Collection: H–2 with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information is necessary Petitioner’s Employment Related or Fee 1995. The information collection notice for the proper performance of the Related Notification. was previously published in the Federal functions of the agency, including (3) Agency form number, if any, and Register on August 17, 2015, at 80 FR whether the information will have the applicable component of the DHS 49262, allowing for a 60-day public practical utility; sponsoring the collection: No Form; comment period. USCIS did receive four (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the USCIS. public comments in connection with the agency’s estimate of the burden of the (4) Affected public who will be asked 60-day notice. proposed collection of information, or required to respond, as well as a brief DATES: The purpose of this notice is to including the validity of the abstract: Primary: Business or other for- allow an additional 30 days for public methodology and assumptions used; profit. The notification requirement is (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and comments. Comments are encouraged necessary to ensure that alien workers clarity of the information to be and will be accepted until March 14, maintain their nonimmigrant status and collected; and 2016. This process is conducted in will help prevent H–2 workers from (4) Minimize the burden of the accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. engaging in unauthorized employment. collection of information on those who ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or are to respond, including through the (5) An estimate of the total number of suggestions regarding the item(s) respondents and the amount of time use of appropriate automated, contained in this notice, especially electronic, mechanical, or other estimated for an average respondent to regarding the estimated public burden respond: The estimated total number of technological collection techniques or and associated response time, must be other forms of information technology, respondents for the information directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer collection H–2 Petitioner’s Employment e.g., permitting electronic submission of via email at oira_submission@ responses. Related or Fee Related Notification is omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be 1,700 and the estimated hour burden submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806 Overview of This Information per response is .5 hours. (This is not a toll-free number). All Collection (6) An estimate of the total public submissions received must include the (1) Type of Information Collection burden (in hours) associated with the asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 agency name and the OMB Control Request: Extension, Without Change, of collection: The total estimated annual Number 1615–0015. a Currently Approved Collection. hour burden associated with this You may wish to consider limiting the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: collection is 850 hours. amount of personal information that you Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. (7) An estimate of the total public provide in any voluntary submission (3) Agency form number, if any, and burden (in cost) associated with the you make. For additional information the applicable component of the DHS collection: The estimated total annual please read the Privacy Act notice that sponsoring the collection: I–140; USCIS. cost burden associated with this is available via the link in the footer of (4) Affected public who will be asked collection of information is $8,500. http://www.regulations.gov. or required to respond, as well as a brief VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1


Document Created: 2016-02-12 01:24:06
Document Modified: 2016-02-12 01:24:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 14, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactUSCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Acting Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 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.
FR Citation81 FR 7564 
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