[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16034-16035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an 
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review; form I-
901, fee remittance for certain F, J and M nonimmigrants; OMB Control 
No. 1653-0034.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (USICE), has submitted 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. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until May 27, 2008.
    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 Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), Lee Shirkey, Chief, Records Management Branch, 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 425 I Street, NW., Room 
1122, Washington, DC 20536; (202) 514-3211.
    Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until 
May 27, 2008. 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 of 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: Form I-901, 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual 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). It also authorized a fee, 
not to exceed $100, to be collected from these students and exchange 
visitors 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: 600,000 
responses at 19 minutes (.32) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 192,000 annual burden hours.
    Comments and/or questions; requests for a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument, with instructions; or inquiries for 
additional information should be directed to: Lee Shirkey, Chief, 
Records Management Branch, Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, 425 I Street, NW., Room 1122, Washington, DC 20536; (202) 
616-2266.


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    Dated: March 21, 2008.
Lee Shirkey,
Chief, Records Management Branch, Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-6169 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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