83_FR_9792 83 FR 9747 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, Form I-129CW

83 FR 9747 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, Form I-129CW

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 45 (March 7, 2018)

Page Range9747-9748
FR Document2018-04590

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0111]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional 
Worker, Form I-129CW

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
April 6, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0111 in the subject line.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

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

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 21, 2017, at 82 FR 60756, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive one comment in 
connection with the 60-day notice.
    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-
2012-0011 in the search box. 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for a CNMI-Only 
Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-129CW; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households; Business 
or other for-profit. USCIS uses the data collected on this form to 
determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefits. An 
employer uses this form to petition USCIS for an alien to temporarily 
enter as a nonimmigrant into the CNMI to perform services or labor as a 
CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1). An employer also uses this form 
to request an extension of stay or change of status on behalf of the 
alien worker. The form serves the purpose of standardizing requests for 
these benefits, and ensuring that the basic information required to 
determine eligibility, is provided by the petitioners.
    USCIS collects biometrics from aliens present in the CNMI at the 
time of requesting initial grant of CW-1 status. The information is 
used to verify the alien's identity, background information and 
ultimately adjudicate their request for CW-1 status.
    The CW-1 classification is unique in that Form I-129CW is a 
petition for the CW-1 classification as well as a ``grant of status.'' 
A ``grant of status'' allows beneficiaries lawfully present in the CNMI 
to change status directly from their CNMI classification or DHS-issued 
parole to the CW-1 classification. See 8 CFR 214.2(w)(1)(v). When a 
beneficiary is granted CW-1 status, the adjudicating officer is 
granting admission and status to the beneficiary without requiring the 
beneficiary to depart the CNMI, obtain a visa abroad, and seek 
admission with CBP. Because we are granting the CW-1 status to the 
beneficiary, we use biometrics to make a determination of admissibility 
prior to adjudicating the Form I-129CW petition. The checks are used to 
confirm identity and ensure that CW-1 status is not granted to anyone 
who is inadmissible. As the CW program progresses, the need to take 
biometrics in most cases has diminished, as the Form I-129CW is 
increasingly used for extension of status of persons who had already 
had their biometrics taken at the initial grant stage rather than for 
initial grants of status in the CNMI, but the authority will continue 
to be used in those initial grant cases that do arise.
    (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 Form I-129CW 
is 3,749 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 11,247 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 $459,252.50.

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2018 / Notices 9747 The meeting will be closed to the agenda and any additional information for is available via the link in the footer of public in accordance with the the meeting will be posted when available. http://www.regulations.gov. provisions set forth in sections This meeting will be broadcast to the public, and available for at viewing at http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., videocast.nih.gov on May 8–9, 2018. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Regulatory Coordination Division, Program No. 93.879, Medical Library Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 confidential trade secrets or commercial Assistance, National Institutes of Health, property such as patentable materials, Massachusetts Avenue NW, HHS). Washington, DC 20529–2140, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant Dated: February 28, 2018. Telephone number (202) 272–8377 applications, the disclosure of which Michelle Trout, (This is not a toll-free number; would constitute a clearly unwarranted Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory comments are not accepted via invasion of personal privacy. Committee Policy. telephone message.). Please note contact [FR Doc. 2018–04551 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am] information provided here is solely for Name of Committee: Board of Regents of questions regarding this notice. It is not the National Library of Medicine Extramural BILLING CODE 4140–01–P for individual case status inquiries. Programs Subcommittee. Date: May 8, 2018. Applicants seeking information about Closed: 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. the status of their individual cases can DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Agenda: To review and evaluate grant check Case Status Online, available at SECURITY applications. the USCIS website at http:// Place: National Library of Medicine, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Building 38, Conference Room B, 8600 National Customer Service Center at Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Services (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. Contact Person: Christine Ireland, [OMB Control Number 1615–0111] Committee Management Officer, Division of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extramural Programs, National Library of Agency Information Collection Medicine, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 301, Comments Activities; Revision of a Currently Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–4929, irelanc@mail.nih.gov. Approved Collection: Petition for a The information collection notice was CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional previously published in the Federal Name of Committee: Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. Worker, Form I–129CW Register on December 21, 2017, at 82 FR Date: May 8–9, 2018. 60756, allowing for a 60-day public AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Open: May 8, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. comment period. USCIS did receive one Agenda: Program Discussion. Immigration Services, Department of comment in connection with the 60-day Place: National Library of Medicine, Homeland Security. notice. Building 38, 2nd Floor, The Lindberg Room, ACTION: 30-Day notice. 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. You may access the information Closed: May 8, 2018, 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland collection instrument with instructions, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and or additional information by visiting the applications. Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: Place: National Library of Medicine, submitting the following information http://www.regulations.gov and enter Building 38, 2nd Floor, The Lindberg Room, USCIS–2012–0011 in the search box. collection request to the Office of 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Management and Budget (OMB) for Written comments and suggestions from Open: May 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Agenda: Program Discussion. review and clearance in accordance the public and affected agencies should Place: National Library of Medicine, with the Paperwork Reduction Act of address one or more of the following Building 38, 2nd Floor, The Lindberg Room, 1995. The purpose of this notice is to four points: 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. allow an additional 30 days for public (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Contact Person: Christine Ireland, comments. Committee Management Officer, Division of collection of information is necessary DATES: The purpose of this notice is to for the proper performance of the Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 301, allow an additional 30 days for public functions of the agency, including Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–4929, comments. Comments are encouraged whether the information will have irelanc@mail.nih.gov. and will be accepted until April 6, 2018. practical utility; Any interested person may file written This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on agency’s estimate of the burden of the ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or proposed collection of information, this notice. The statement should include the suggestions regarding the item(s) name, address, telephone number and when including the validity of the applicable, the business or professional contained in this notice, especially methodology and assumptions used; affiliation of the interested person. regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, must be (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer clarity of the information to be onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, via email at dhsdeskofficer@ collected; and including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles omb.eop.gov. All submissions received (4) Minimize the burden of the will be inspected before being allowed on must include the agency name and the collection of information on those who daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES campus. Visitors will be asked to show one OMB Control Number 1615–0111 in the are to respond, including through the form of identification (for example, a subject line. use of appropriate automated, government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their You may wish to consider limiting the electronic, mechanical, or other visit. amount of personal information that you technological collection techniques or Information is also available on the provide in any voluntary submission other forms of information technology, Institute’s/Center’s home page: you make. For additional information e.g., permitting electronic submission of www.nlm.nih.gov/od/bor/bor.html, where an please read the Privacy Act notice that responses. 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9748 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2018 / Notices Overview of This Information the CNMI, but the authority will Submitting Comments: You may Collection continue to be used in those initial grant submit comments by one of the (1) Type of Information Collection cases that do arise. following methods: Request: Revision of a Currently (5) An estimate of the total number of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Approved Collection. respondents and the amount of time www.regulations.gov. Follow the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: estimated for an average respondent to instructions for submitting comments Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant respond: The estimated total number of on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0099. respondents for the information • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Transitional Worker. collection Form I–129CW is 3,749 and Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the estimated hour burden per response FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0099; U.S. Fish and the applicable component of the DHS is 3 hours. Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: sponsoring the collection: Form I– (6) An estimate of the total public BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls 129CW; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked burden (in hours) associated with the Church, VA 22041–3803. or required to respond, as well as a brief collection: The total estimated annual When submitting comments, please abstract: Primary: Individuals or hour burden associated with this indicate the name of the applicant and households; Business or other for-profit. collection is 11,247 hours. the PRT# at the beginning of your USCIS uses the data collected on this (7) An estimate of the total public comment. We will post all comments on form to determine eligibility for the burden (in cost) associated with the http://www.regulations.gov. This requested immigration benefits. An collection: The estimated total annual generally means that we will post any employer uses this form to petition cost burden associated with this personal information you provide us USCIS for an alien to temporarily enter collection of information is $459,252.50. (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for as a nonimmigrant into the CNMI to Dated: March 1, 2018. more information). perform services or labor as a CNMI- Samantha Deshommes, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Only Transitional Worker (CW–1). An Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Joyce Russell, 703–358–2280. employer also uses this form to request Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: an extension of stay or change of status and Immigration Services, Department of I. Public Comment Procedures on behalf of the alien worker. The form Homeland Security. serves the purpose of standardizing [FR Doc. 2018–04590 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am] A. How do I comment on submitted requests for these benefits, and ensuring BILLING CODE 9111–97–P applications? that the basic information required to You may submit your comments and determine eligibility, is provided by the materials by one of the methods listed petitioners. above under Submitting Comments in USCIS collects biometrics from aliens DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ADDRESSES. We will not consider present in the CNMI at the time of comments sent by email or fax, or to an Fish and Wildlife Service requesting initial grant of CW–1 status. address not in ADDRESSES. The information is used to verify the [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0099; Please make your requests or alien’s identity, background information FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] comments as specific as possible, and ultimately adjudicate their request confine your comments to issues for for CW–1 status. Endangered Foreign Species and which we seek comments in this notice, The CW–1 classification is unique in Protected Marine Mammals; Receipt of and explain the basis for your that Form I–129CW is a petition for the Permit Applications comments. Include sufficient CW–1 classification as well as a ‘‘grant information with your comments to of status.’’ A ‘‘grant of status’’ allows AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. allow us to authenticate any scientific or beneficiaries lawfully present in the commercial data you include. CNMI to change status directly from ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit The comments and recommendations their CNMI classification or DHS-issued applications. that will be most useful and likely to parole to the CW–1 classification. See 8 influence agency decisions are: (1) CFR 214.2(w)(1)(v). When a beneficiary SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to Those supported by quantitative is granted CW–1 status, the adjudicating information or studies; and (2) those officer is granting admission and status comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign that include citations to, and analyses to the beneficiary without requiring the of, the applicable laws and regulations. beneficiary to depart the CNMI, obtain endangered species and marine mammals. With some exceptions, the We will not consider or include in our a visa abroad, and seek admission with administrative record comments we CBP. Because we are granting the CW– Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless receive after the close of the comment 1 status to the beneficiary, we use period (see DATES) or comments biometrics to make a determination of Federal authorization is acquired that allows such activities. The ESA also delivered to an address other than those admissibility prior to adjudicating the listed above in ADDRESSES. Form I–129CW petition. The checks are requires that we invite public comment used to confirm identity and ensure that before issuing these permits. B. May I review comments submitted by CW–1 status is not granted to anyone DATES: We must receive comments by others? who is inadmissible. As the CW April 6, 2018. Comments, including names and daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES program progresses, the need to take ADDRESSES: street addresses of respondents, will be biometrics in most cases has Document availability: The available for public review at the street diminished, as the Form I–129CW is applications, as well as any comments address listed under ADDRESSES. The increasingly used for extension of status and other materials that we receive, will public may review documents and other of persons who had already had their be available for public inspection online information applicants have sent in biometrics taken at the initial grant stage in Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0099 support of the application unless our rather than for initial grants of status in at http://www.regulations.gov. allowing viewing would violate the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Mar 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 6, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactUSCIS, 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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