[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30757-30758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13752]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0144]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: H-1B Registration Tool
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved
collection of information or new 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
August 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0144 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2019-0012. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of
the following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2019-0012;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number
202-272-8377 (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 http://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: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2019-0012 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
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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 http://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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: H-1B Registration Tool.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: No agency form number; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. USCIS
uses the data collected on this form to determine which employers will
be informed that they may submit a USCIS Form I-129, Petition for a
Nonimmigrant Worker, to petition for a beneficiary in the H-1B
classification.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection H-1B
Registration Tool is 192,918 and the estimated hour burden per response
is .5 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 96,459 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $0.
Dated: June 20, 2019
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-13752 Filed 6-26-19; 8:45 am]
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