[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 104 (Monday, June 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23349-23350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09891]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1653-0054]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Training Plan for Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical
Training (OPT) Students
AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and clearance. This information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on March 20, 2025, allowing for a 60-day comment
period. ICE received forty-six comments. The burden totals have been
adjusted from the 60-day notice based on revised estimates. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of the publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions related to this
collection, call or email Sharon Snyder, Student and Exchange Visitor
Program (SEVP), 703-603-3400 or 1-800-892-4829, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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 agency's 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 Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Training Plan for STEM OPT
Students.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-983;
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. The Form
I-983 serves as a planning document for STEM OPT students, the SEVP-
certified school, and the employer. The Training Plan for STEM OPT
Students also serves as an evidentiary document for SEVP, by tracking
the STEM OPT student's progress, setting forth the terms and conditions
of the practical training, and documenting the obligations of the three
parties that are involved--the F student, the SEVP-certified school,
and the employer.
The student and the employer must each complete and sign their part
of the Form I-983. The SEVP-certified school will incorporate the
completed and signed Form I-983 as part of the student's school file.
The SEVP-certified school will make the student's Form I-983 available
to DHS upon request.
Additionally, ICE is reformatting the Form I-983 to improve the
collection of school officials' contact information and students'
compensation while on STEM OPT.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
Table 1--Calculation of Annual Reporting Burden for Training Plan
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Time per
Function Average annual response Average annual
responses (hours) hour burden
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Student Burden
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Initial Completion of 122,101 2.17 264,959
Training Plan...............
12-month Evaluation 122,101 1.50 183,152
Requirements................
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Subtotal................. .............. ......... 488,111
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DSO Burden
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Initial Review of Training 122,101 1.33 162,394
Plan & Recordkeeping........
Review of Evaluation & 122,101 1.33 162,394
Recordkeeping...............
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Subtotal................. .............. ......... 324,788
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Employer Burden
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Initial Completion of 122,101 4.00 488,404
Training Plan...............
Evaluation Requirements...... 122,101 0.75 91,576
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Subtotal................. .............. ......... 579,980
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Total Burden Hours... .............. ......... 1,352,879
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,352,879 annual burden hours.
Dated: May 28, 2025.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-09891 Filed 5-30-25; 8:45 am]
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