[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17561-17562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06903]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


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

ACTION: 60-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 (USICE), is 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty day 
until May 27, 2014.
    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 Chief 
Information Office, Forms Management Office, U.S. Immigrations and 
Customs Enforcement, 801 I Street NW., Mailstop 5800, Washington, DC 
20536-5800.
    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 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

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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: Non-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
     Number of respondents          Form name/Form No.     per 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.

    Dated: March 24, 2014.
Scott Elmore,
Program Manager, Forms Management Office, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-06903 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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