[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8373-8374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3238]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection for Review; Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS); OMB Control No. 1653-0038,
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), 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 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Notice of this information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on November 10, 2010 Vol. 75 No. 217, 69095, allowing
for a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received during
this period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for
thirty days until April 15, 2011.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies 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 OMB
Desk Officer, for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
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
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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: Revision of a currently
approved information 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: Not-for-profit institutions and
individuals or households.
(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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Avg. burden per
No. of respondents Form name/form number response (in
hours)
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280,000........................ Certificate of 0.5
Eligibility for
Nonimmigrant (F-1)
Student Status--For
Academic and Language
Students/ICE Form I-
20 (Students).
90,000......................... Certificate of 0.5
Eligibility for
Nonimmigrant (M-1)
Student Status--For
Academic and Language
Students/ICE Form I-
20 (Spouse/
Dependents).
280,000........................ Optional Practical 0.083
Training 12 Month
Request/No Form.
12,000......................... Optional Practical 0.083
Training 17 Month
Extension Request/No
Form.
5,525.......................... Maintenance of SEVP 4
Certification/ICE
Form I-17.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 557,816 annual burden hours.
Requests for a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for additional information
should be directed to: Office of the Chief Financial Officer/OAA/
Records Branch, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street SW., STOP 5705 Washington, DC 20536-5705.
Dated: February 2, 2011.
John Ramsay,
Forms Program Manager, Office of Asset Administration, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-3238 Filed 2-11-11; 8:45 am]
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