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
| Published date | 05 April 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 17619 |
| Record Number | 2021-06892 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | U.s. Immigration And Customs Enforcement |
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 63 / Monday, April 5, 2021 / Notices
HISTORY
:
None.
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Lynn Parker Dupree,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021–06874 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P
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
: 60-Day notice.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), will submit
the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance.
DATES
: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until June 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1653–0054 in the body of the
correspondence, the agency name and
Docket ID ICEB–2018–0003–0001. All
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov under
e-Docket ID number ICEB–2018–0003–
0001.
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: sevp@ice.dhs.gov.
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
officials, and the employers. 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.
(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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ALCULATION OF
A
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R
EPORTING
B
URDEN FOR
T
RAINING
P
LAN
Function Avg. annual
responses
Time per
response
(hours)
Avg. annual
hour burden
1
Student Burden
Initial Completion of Training Plan .............................................................................................. 66,565 2.17 144,446
12-month Evaluation Requirements ............................................................................................ 66,565 1.50 99,848
Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 244,294
DSO Burden
Initial Review of Training Plan & Recordkeeping ........................................................................ 66,565 1.33 88,531
Review of Evaluation & Recordkeeping ...................................................................................... 66,565 1.33 88,531
Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 177,062
Employer Burden
Initial Completion of Training Plan .............................................................................................. 66,565 4.00 266,260
Evaluation Requirements ............................................................................................................. 66,565 0.75 49,924
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T
ABLE
1—C
ALCULATION OF
A
NNUAL
R
EPORTING
B
URDEN FOR
T
RAINING
P
LAN
—Continued
Function Avg. annual
responses
Time per
response
(hours)
Avg. annual
hour burden
1
Subtotal ................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 316,184
Total Burden Hours ....................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 737,540
1
Time per response as shown is rounded to the nearest hundredth.
2
Burden estimates for the DSO and Employer respondents include time for reviewing the responses provided by the Student respondents.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 737,540 annual burden
hours.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–06892 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0075]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection: I–
864, Affidavit of Support Under Section
213A of the Act; I–864A, Contract
Between Sponsor and Household
Member; I–864EZ, EZ Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213 of the Act;
I–864W, Request for Exemption for
Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of
Support
AGENCY
: U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION
: 60-Day notice.
SUMMARY
: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES
: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until June
4, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0075 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2007–0029. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under
e-Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0029.
USCIS is limiting communications for
this Notice as a result of USCIS’ COVID–
19 response actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2007–0029 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
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: I–864,
Affidavit of Support Under Section
213A of the Act; I–864A, Contract
Between Sponsor and Household
Member; I–864EZ, EZ Affidavit of
Support under Section 213 of the Act;
I–864W, Request for Exemption for
Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of
Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–864;
I–864A; I–864EZ; I–864W; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other for-
profit. Form I–864. USCIS uses the data
collected on Form I–864 to determine
whether the sponsor has the ability to
support the sponsored alien under
section 213A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. This form standardizes
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