83 FR 4502 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)
| Page Range | 4502-4503 | |
| FR Document | 2018-01917 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4502-4503] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01917] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0010] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information or new collection of [[Page 4503]] information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0010 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0050. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS- 2006-0050; (2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, 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 website 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- 2006-0050 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov. 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: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-129S; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. Employers seeking to classify employees outside the United States as executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals, as nonimmigrant intra-company transferees pursuant to a previously approved blanket petition under sections 214(c)(2) and 101(a)(15)(L) of the Act, may file this form. USCIS uses the information provided through this form to assess whether the employee meets the requirements for L-1 classification under blanket L petition approval. Submitting this information to USCIS is voluntary. USCIS may provide the information provided through this form to other Federal, State, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations, and may also be made available, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security. (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 I-129S is 75,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3 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 225,000 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 $36,750,000. Dated: January 26, 2018. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2018-01917 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Standardization allows comparison of
SECURITY information requirement is necessary for courses to a single, TSA-average score,
the proper performance of the functions as well as comparison of other courses’
Transportation Security Administration of the agency, including whether the average scores. In addition, TSA is
information will have practical utility; removing from the form all personally
Intent To Request Revision From OMB (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the identifiable information (PII) as well as
of One Current Public Collection of agency’s estimate of the burden; course code and location, as these
Information: TSA End of Course Level (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and elements are not necessary to the
1 Evaluation—Instructor-Led clarity of the information to be collection. Finally, TSA is also revising
Classroom Training collected; and the name of the collection from ‘‘TSA
(4) Minimize the burden of the OTWE Canine Training and Evaluation
AGENCY: Transportation Security
collection of information on those who Branch End of Course Level 1
Administration, DHS.
are to respond, including using Evaluation’’ to ‘‘TSA End of Course
ACTION: 60-day notice. appropriate automated, electronic, Level 1 Evaluation–Instructor-Led
mechanical, or other technological Classroom Training.’’
SUMMARY: The Transportation Security The estimated burden is
collection techniques or other forms of
Administration (TSA) invites public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
information technology.
comment on one currently approved per participant, 39.5 hours per calendar
Consistent with the requirements of
Information Collection Request (ICR), year (average 79 students per calendar
Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Office of Management and Budget year) to read, answer, and submit the
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
(OMB) control number 1652–0041, questions. The annual respondents and
Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the
abstracted below that we will submit to burden hours have decreased from the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
OMB for a revision in compliance with prior ICR submission estimates due to
requesting comments on the extent to
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). the focus being civilian/non-TSA
which this request for information could
The ICR describes the nature of the personnel. The number of students
be modified to reduce the burden on
information collection and its expected decreased from 180 to 79. The annual
respondents.
burden. The collection involves the burden hours have decreased
submission of ratings and written Information Collection Requirement accordingly. In addition, TSA reduced
comments about the quality of training OMB Control Number 1652–0041; its hour burden estimates from 60
instruction from TSA students who TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation– minutes to 30 minutes based on actual
successfully complete TSA instructor- Instructor-Led Classroom Training. usage data.
led classroom training, including TSA’s CTC delivers the Explosives Dated: January 26, 2018.
civilian Canine Training Center (CTC) Detection Canine Handler Course,
students who graduate from the Christina A. Walsh,
Passenger Screening Canine Handler TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course, Bridge Course, Canine
Course, Passenger Screening Canine of Information Technology.
Technical Operations Course, and the [FR Doc. 2018–01867 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
Handler Course, Bridge Course, Canine OSO Management Course to TSA, state
Technical Operations Course, or the and local civilian personnel. State and
BILLING CODE 9110–05–P
Office of Security Operations Canine local civilian personnel (primarily, law
(OSO) Management Course. enforcement agencies that are DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
DATES: Send your comments by April 2, responsible for the security at airports SECURITY
2018. throughout the United States)
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed participate under agency-specific U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the cooperative agreements with TSA’s Services
TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information National Explosives Detection Canine
[OMB Control Number 1615–0010]
Technology (OIT), TSA–11, Team Program. This information
Transportation Security Administration, collection captures ratings and written Agency Information Collection
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA comments from students about the Activities; Revision of a Currently
20598–6011. quality of the referenced training. The Approved Collection: Nonimmigrant
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CTC collects the evaluation data to Petition Based on Blanket L Petition
Christina A. Walsh at the above address, determine the extent to which students
were satisfied with their learning AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
experience and provides it to Immigration Services, Department of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland Security.
representatives at both TSA
Comments Invited headquarters and at CTC (e.g., to the ACTION: 60-Day notice.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge,
In accordance with the Paperwork SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Charge, and CTC instructional staff and
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
supervisors) to improve the course
sponsor, and a person is not required to public and other Federal agencies to
curriculum and course of instruction.
respond to, a collection of information comment upon this proposed revision of
TSA is revising the information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
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collection because the agency is a currently approved collection of
number. The ICR documentation will be information or new collection of
changing the questions and layout of the
available at http://www.reginfo.gov
evaluation to standardize all Level 1
upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, determining the effectiveness of training and
course evaluations across TSA.1 consisting of four levels: Reaction, learning,
in preparation for OMB review and
behavior, and results. See, Kirkpatrick, James D. &
approval of the following information 1 A training evaluation process developed by Dr. Wendy Kayser, ‘‘Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of
collection, TSA is soliciting comments Donald Kirkpatrick, past president of the American Training Evaluation.’’ Alexandria: ATD Press, 2016.
to— Society for Training and Development (ASTD), for Print. https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com.
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information. In accordance with the limiting the amount of personal form to other Federal, State, local, and
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of information that you provide in any foreign government agencies and
1995, the information collection notice voluntary submission you make to DHS. authorized organizations, and may also
is published in the Federal Register to DHS may withhold information be made available, as appropriate, for
obtain comments regarding the nature of provided in comments from public law enforcement purposes or in the
the information collection, the viewing that it determines may impact interest of national security.
categories of respondents, the estimated the privacy of an individual or is (5) An estimate of the total number of
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and offensive. For additional information, respondents and the amount of time
resources used by the respondents to please read the Privacy Act notice that estimated for an average respondent to
respond), the estimated cost to the is available via the link in the footer of respond: The estimated total number of
respondent, and the actual information http://www.regulations.gov. respondents for the information
collection instruments. Written comments and suggestions collection I–129S is 75,000 and the
DATES: Comments are encouraged and from the public and affected agencies estimated hour burden per response is
will be accepted for 60 days until April should address one or more of the 3 hours.
2, 2018. following four points: (6) An estimate of the total public
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed burden (in hours) associated with the
must include the OMB Control Number collection of information is necessary collection: The total estimated annual
1615–0010 in the body of the letter, the for the proper performance of the hour burden associated with this
agency name and Docket ID USCIS– functions of the agency, including collection is 225,000 hours.
2006–0050. To avoid duplicate whether the information will have (7) An estimate of the total public
submissions, please use only one of the practical utility; burden (in cost) associated with the
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the collection: The estimated total annual
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the agency’s estimate of the burden of the cost burden associated with this
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at proposed collection of information, collection of information is $36,750,000.
http://www.regulations.gov under e- including the validity of the
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Docket ID number USCIS–2006–0050; methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Samantha Deshommes,
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and clarity of the information to be
collected; and Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination and Immigration Services, Department of
(4) Minimize the burden of the
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Homeland Security.
collection of information on those who
Washington, DC 20529–2140. [FR Doc. 2018–01917 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
are to respond, including through the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
use of appropriate automated, BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, electronic, mechanical, or other
Regulatory Coordination Division, technological collection techniques or
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 other forms of information technology, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Massachusetts Avenue NW, e.g., permitting electronic submission of SECURITY
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone responses.
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Overview of this information
toll-free number. Comments are not Services
collection:
accepted via telephone message). Please (1) Type of Information Collection:
note contact information provided here [OMB Control Number 1615–0001]
Revision of a Currently Approved
is solely for questions regarding this Collection. Agency Information Collection
notice. It is not for individual case (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Activities; Extension, Without Change,
status inquiries. Applicants seeking Nonimmigrant Petition Based on of a Currently Approved Collection
information about the status of their Blanket L Petition.
individual cases can check Case Status (3) Agency form number, if any, and AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
Online, available at the USCIS website the applicable component of the DHS Immigration Services, Department of
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the sponsoring the collection: I–129S; Homeland Security.
USCIS National Customer Service USCIS. ACTION: 60-Day notice.
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– (4) Affected public who will be asked
1833). or required to respond, as well as a brief SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: abstract: Primary: Business or other for- Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Comments: profit. Employers seeking to classify Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
You may access the information employees outside the United States as public and other Federal agencies to
collection instrument with instructions, executives, managers, or specialized comment upon this proposed extension
or additional information by visiting the knowledge professionals, as of a currently approved collection of
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: nonimmigrant intra-company information. In accordance with the
http://www.regulations.gov and enter transferees pursuant to a previously Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
USCIS–2006–0050 in the search box. approved blanket petition under 1995, the information collection notice
Regardless of the method used for sections 214(c)(2) and 101(a)(15)(L) of is published in the Federal Register to
submitting comments or material, all the Act, may file this form. USCIS uses obtain comments regarding the nature of
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submissions will be posted, without the information provided through this the information collection, the
change, to the Federal eRulemaking form to assess whether the employee categories of respondents, the estimated
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, meets the requirements for L–1 burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
and will include any personal classification under blanket L petition resources used by the respondents to
information you provide. Therefore, approval. Submitting this information to respond), the estimated cost to the
submitting this information makes it USCIS is voluntary. USCIS may provide respondent, and the actual information
public. You may wish to consider the information provided through this collection instruments.
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, 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 website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833). | |
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