83 FR 1267 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Extension, With Changes, of an Information Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1267-1268]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[OMB Control Number 1653-0038]


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

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

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (USICE) is 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 18, 2017, Vol. 82 FR 43565, allowing for 
a 60-day public comment period. USICE did not receive any comment 
relating to the 60-day notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comments.
    The burden estimates have been revised since the 60-day notice to 
better reflect the number of potential respondents to the collection. 
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, must be directed to the OMB Desk Officer for 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
Security and sent via electronic mail to [email protected]. 
All submissions received must include the agency name and the OMB 
Control Number 1653-0038.
    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 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 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:

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                                                                                                  Average burden
            Number of respondents                            Form name/form number                 per response
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37,780......................................  Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by           22.083
                                               Nonimmigrant Student/Initial, Updates and
                                               Maintenance of SEVP Certification--ICE Form I-17.
37,780......................................  Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant--ICE             0.645
                                               Forms I-20 (F-1/M-1 Students/Initial and Updates.
37,780......................................  Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant--ICE             0.099
                                               Forms I-20 (F-2/M-2 Dependents.
37,780......................................  Optional Practical Training.......................           0.166
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 3,555,637 annual burden hours.

     Dated: January 4, 2018.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-00224 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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