82 FR 58011 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, With Changes, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 235 (December 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58011]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, With 
Changes, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection for review; Form No. I-
901; Fee Remittance for Certain F, J and M Non-immigrants; OMB Control 
No. 1653-0034.

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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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days 
until February 6, 2018.
    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 to the PRA Clearance 
Officer for USICE and sent via electronic mail to [email protected].
    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, with changes, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: I-901, Fee Remittance for Certain 
F, J and M Nonimmigrants.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-901, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Public 
Law 104-208, Subtitle D, Section 641 directs the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Education, to develop and conduct a program to collect information on 
nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange visitors from approved 
institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended or in a program of study at 
any other DHS approved academic or language-training institution, to 
include approved private elementary and secondary schools and public 
secondary schools, and from approved exchange visitor program sponsors 
designated by the Department of State (DOS).
    The rule, ``Adjusting Program Fees and Establishing Procedures for 
Out-of-Cycle Review and Recertification of Schools Certified by the 
Student and Exchange Visitor Program to Enroll F and/or M Nonimmigrant 
Students,'' (73 FR 55683; September 26, 2008), authorized a fee to be 
collected from the F and M nonimmigrants, not to exceed $200, and a fee 
to be collected from the exchange visitors, not to exceed $180, to 
support this information collection program. DHS has implemented the 
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to carry out 
this statutory requirement.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 740,410 
responses at 19 minutes (.32 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 236,931 annual burden hours.

    Dated: December 5, 2017.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-26530 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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