[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54935-54936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23906]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[1653-0037]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of an Existing Information Collection: Notice to Student or 
Exchange Visitor

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days 
until December 31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 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), Scott Elmore, Forms Management 
Office, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, 801 I Street NW, 
Mailstop 5800, Washington, DC 20536-5800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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;

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    (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, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice to Student or Exchange 
Visitor.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-515A; 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. An 
academic nonimmigrant student (F-1), vocational nonimmigrant student 
(M-1), exchange visitor (J-1), or dependent (F-2, M-2 or J-2) seeking 
admission into the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) is required to 
present certain documentation at the port of entry. If the F, J or M 
nonimmigrant is missing any piece of this documentation, a Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer 
at the port of entry has discretion to issue the F, J or M nonimmigrant 
a Form I-515A, Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor, which allows the 
nonimmigrant temporary entry into the United States for 30 days in 
order for the nonimmigrant to compile and submit the documentation. The 
Form I-515A provides a list of the documentation the F, J or M 
nonimmigrant will need to provide to DHS. The F, J or M nonimmigrant 
must send the documentation to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program 
(SEVP), an office of the DHS agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE). SEVP must receive a complete response within 30 days 
of the F, J or M nonimmigrant's admission. Form I-515A collects 
information authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1101 and 1184 to confirm that the F, 
J or M nonimmigrant is eligible for admission into the United States. 
The Form I-515A enables CBP to avoid having to deny entry into the 
United States to an otherwise eligible F, J or M nonimmigrant.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 4,744 responses 
at 10 minutes (0.166 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 788 annual burden hours.

    Dated: October 29, 2018.
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. 2018-23906 Filed 10-31-18; 8:45 am]
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