[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34768-34769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14226]


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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: 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 (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. The information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 28, 2014, Vol. 79 No. 06903 allowing for a 60 
day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this 
notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and 
associated

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response time should be directed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for U.S. 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 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 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: Approximately 37,213 designated 
school officials (DSOs) representing some 10,715 academic and 
vocational institutions.
    (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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                                                                                                  Average burden
            Number of respondents                             Form name/form No.                   per  response
                                                                                                    (in hours)
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37,213 DSOs.................................  Form I-17, ``Petition for Approval of School for             4.000
                                               Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student''.
                                              Response Action: Initial School Processing........
                                              Response Action: Petition Updates.................           0.249
                                              Response Action: Recertification Process..........           4.000
                                              Response Action: DSO Training, Research, Reports            14.000
                                               and Professional Development..
                                              Form I-17 Hours...................................          22.249
37,213 DSOs.................................  Form I-20, ``Certificate of Eligibility for                  1.250
                                               Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status--For Academic
                                               and Language Students'' and Form I-20,
                                               ``Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-
                                               1) Student Status--For Vocational Students.''
                                               Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Initial Student
                                               Processing (Real Time Interface (RTI)).
                                              Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Initial Student                0.040
                                               Processing (Batch).
                                              Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Updates                0.249
                                               (RTI).
                                              Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Updates                0.048
                                               (Batch).
                                              Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa Student Optional               0.083
                                               Practical Training (OPT).
                                              Response Action: F-1/M-1 visa OPT 17-Month                   0.083
                                               Extension.
                                              Response Action: F-2/M-2 visa (dependent) Initial            0.083
                                               Processing (RTI).
                                              Response Action: F-2/M-2 visa (dependent) Initial            0.016
                                               Processing (Batch).
                                              Forms I-20 Average Hours..........................           1.852
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The burden figures have been updated since the 
publication of the 60 day Federal Register notice to provide better 
estimates. Form I-17 annual burden hours 537,708; Forms I-20 annual 
burden hours 490,176. Total annual burden hours 1,027,884.

    Dated: June 13, 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. 2014-14226 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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