82_FR_43744 82 FR 43565 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS); Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

82 FR 43565 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS); Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)

Page Range43565-43565
FR Document2017-19713

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 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 is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[OMB Control Number 1653-0038]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Student and Exchange 
Visitor Information System (SEVIS); Extension, Without Change, of a 
Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security.

NOTICE: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 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 is published in the 
Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days 
until November 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained 
in this notice and especially with regard to the estimated public 
burden and associated response time should be directed the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS), PRA Clearance Officer, U.S. Immigrations 
and Customs Enforcement, 801 I Street NW., Mailstop 5800, Washington, 
DC 20536-5800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, without change, 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 Non-profit institutions and 
individuals or households. SEVIS is an Internet-based data-entry, 
collection and reporting system. It collects information on SEVP-
certified schools via the Form I-17, ``Petition for Approval of School 
for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student,'' and collects information on 
the F and M nonimmigrant students that the SEVP-certified schools admit 
into their programs of study via the Forms I-20s: ``Certificate of 
Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status--For Academic and 
Language Students'' and ``Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant 
(M-1) Student Status--For Vocational Students''.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Average burden
  Number of respondents         Form name/Form No.      per response (in
                                                             hours)
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280,000..................  Certificate of Eligibility                0.5
                            for Nonimmigrant (F-1)
                            Student Status--For
                            Academic and Language
                            Students/ICE Form I-20
                            (Students).
90,000...................  Certificate of Eligibility                0.5
                            for Nonimmigrant (M-1)
                            Student Status--For
                            Academic and Language
                            Students/ICE Form I-20
                            (Spouse/Dependents).
280,000..................  Optional Practical Training             0.083
                            12 Month Request/No Form.
12,000...................  Optional Practical Training             0.083
                            17 Month Extension Request/
                            No Form.
5,525....................  Maintenance of SEVP                         4
                            Certification/ICE Form I-
                            17.
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,027,884 annual burden hours.

    Dated: September 12, 2017.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
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                                                System of Records, 78 FR 69864 (Nov.                           obtain comments from the public and                             e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                21, 2013); Alien File, Index, and                              affected agencies.                                              responses.
                                                National File Tracking SORN, 76 FR                             DATES: Comments are encouraged and                              Overview of This Information
                                                34233l (Jun. 13, 2011); Alien File (A-                         will be accepted for sixty days until                           Collection
                                                File) and Central Index System (CIS)                           November 17, 2017.
                                                Systems of Records 78 FR 1755 (Jan. 16,                        ADDRESSES: Written comments and                                    (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                2007).                                                         suggestions regarding items contained                           Extension, without change, of a
                                                                                                               in this notice and especially with regard                       currently approved information
                                                Jonathan R. Cantor,
                                                                                                               to the estimated public burden and                              collection.
                                                Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
                                                Homeland Security.                                             associated response time should be                                 (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                                                                               directed the Department of Homeland                             Student and Exchange Visitor
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–19365 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                               Security (DHS), PRA Clearance Officer,                          Information System (SEVIS).
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                                                                                                               U.S. Immigrations and Customs                                      (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                                                                               Enforcement, 801 I Street NW., Mailstop                         the applicable component of the
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                         5800, Washington, DC 20536–5800.                                Department of Homeland Security
                                                SECURITY                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written                              sponsoring the collection: Forms I–17
                                                                                                               comments and suggestions from the                               and I–20; U.S. Immigration and Customs
                                                U.S. Immigration and Customs                                   public and affected agencies concerning                         Enforcement.
                                                Enforcement                                                    the proposed collection of information                             (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                                                                               should address one or more of the                               or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                [OMB Control Number 1653–0038]                                                                                                 abstract: Primary Non-profit institutions
                                                                                                               following four points:
                                                                                                                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                             and individuals or households. SEVIS is
                                                Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                               collection of information is necessary                          an Internet-based data-entry, collection
                                                Activities: Student and Exchange
                                                                                                               for the proper performance of the                               and reporting system. It collects
                                                Visitor Information System (SEVIS);
                                                                                                               functions of the agency, including                              information on SEVP-certified schools
                                                Extension, Without Change, of a
                                                                                                               whether the information will have                               via the Form I–17, ‘‘Petition for
                                                Currently Approved Collection
                                                                                                               practical utility;                                              Approval of School for Attendance by
                                                AGENCY:  U.S. Immigration and Customs                            (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                              Nonimmigrant Student,’’ and collects
                                                Enforcement, Department of Homeland                            agencies estimate of the burden of the                          information on the F and M
                                                Security.                                                      proposed collection of information,                             nonimmigrant students that the SEVP-
                                                NOTICE: 60-day notice.                                         including the validity of the                                   certified schools admit into their
                                                                                                               methodology and assumptions used;                               programs of study via the Forms I–20s:
                                                SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                            (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                         ‘‘Certificate of Eligibility for
                                                Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and                           clarity of the information to be                                Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student Status—
                                                Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be                              collected; and                                                  For Academic and Language Students’’
                                                submitting the following information                             (4) Minimize the burden of the                                and ‘‘Certificate of Eligibility for
                                                collection request to the Office of                            collection of information on those who                          Nonimmigrant (M–1) Student Status—
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) for                                are to respond, including through the                           For Vocational Students’’.
                                                review and clearance in accordance                             use of appropriate automated,                                      (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                            electronic, mechanical, or other                                respondents and the amount of time
                                                1995. The information collection is                            technological collection techniques or                          estimated for an average respondent to
                                                published in the Federal Register to                           other forms of information technology,                          respond:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Average burden
                                                   Number of                                                                   Form name/Form No.                                                                      per response
                                                  respondents                                                                                                                                                            (in hours)

                                                280,000 ..........     Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student Status—For Academic and Language Students/ICE                                                   0.5
                                                                         Form I–20 (Students).
                                                90,000 ............    Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M–1) Student Status—For Academic and Language Students/ICE                                                   0.5
                                                                         Form I–20 (Spouse/Dependents).
                                                280,000 ..........     Optional Practical Training 12 Month Request/No Form ...................................................................................                0.083
                                                12,000 ............    Optional Practical Training 17 Month Extension Request/No Form ..................................................................                       0.083
                                                5,525 ..............   Maintenance of SEVP Certification/ICE Form I–17 ............................................................................................                4



                                                  (6) An estimate of the total public                            Dated: September 12, 2017.
                                                burden (in hours) associated with the                          Scott Elmore,
                                                collection: 1,027,884 annual burden                            PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
                                                hours.                                                         Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and
                                                                                                               Customs Enforcement, Department of
                                                                                                               Homeland Security.
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until November 17, 2017.
FR Citation82 FR 43565 

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