83 FR 13498 - 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 83, Issue 61 (March 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13498-13499]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06351]


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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: 30-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) will be 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. This information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2017, at 82 FRN 58011, 
allowing for a 60-day comment period. USICE received one comment in 
connection with the 60-day notice. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
    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 Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. 
Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, 
and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to 
(202) 395-5806.

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    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: 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: ICE 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: March 26, 2018.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-06351 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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