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Agenda: Discussion of Program Policies 

and Issues. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Closed: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 31, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Susan E. Old, Ph.D., 

Acting Director, Division of Extramural 

Science Programs, National Institutes of 

Health, NINR, Bethesda, MD 20892–9824, 

(301) 496–7291, oldse@mail.nih.gov. 

Any interested person may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://

www.ninr.nih.gov/aboutninr/nacnr where an 

agenda and any additional information for 

the meeting will be posted when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.361, Nursing Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 13, 2021. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17744 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Collection: Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: H–2A 

Classification and Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: H–2B 

Classification 

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 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 

October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–NEW in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2021–0017. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2021–0017. 

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 

USCIS is separating Form I–129, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, 

(OMB control number 1615–0009) into 

several individual forms. These new 

forms will combine information from 

the main Form I–129 with information 

from the current Supplements to create 

unique forms tailored to specific 

nonimmigrant classifications. USCIS 

believes separating the current Form I– 

129 into several individual forms will 

consolidate and simplify the 

information collection requirements for 

respondents. 

USCIS is creating Form I–129H2A, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H– 

2A Classification, and Form I–129H2B, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H– 

2B Classification. 

Form I–129H2A will collect 

information for the H–2A nonimmigrant 

program. The H–2A program allows 

U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet 

specific regulatory requirements to bring 

noncitizens to the United States to fill 

temporary agricultural jobs. 

Form I–129H2B will collect 

information for the H–2B nonimmigrant 

program. The H–2B program allows U.S. 

employers or U.S. agents who meet 

specific regulatory requirements to bring 

noncitizens to the United States to fill 

temporary nonagricultural jobs. 

USCIS will request approval of Form 

I–129H2A and Form I–129H2B from 

OMB as a new information collection. 

USCIS previously submitted these forms 

to OMB for approval during the 2020 

USCIS Fee Rule; however, this rule was 

enjoined and therefore the approval is 

not in effect. USCIS has determined that 

the creation of this new information 

collection does not require rulemaking 

and is therefore proceeding to seek 

public comments on Form I–129H2A 

and Form I–129H2B via a notice of 

information collection published in the 

Federal Register in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521. 

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–2021–0017 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, 


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e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: H– 

2A Classification and Petition for a 

Nonimmigrant Worker: H–2B 

Classification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–129H2A; I– 

129H2B; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. USCIS will use the data collected 

on Form I–129H2A to determine 

eligibility for the requested H–2A 

nonimmigrant petition and/or requests 

to extend or change nonimmigrant 

status. An employer or agent uses this 

form to petition USCIS for a noncitizen 

to temporarily enter as an H–2A 

nonimmigrant. An employer or agent 

also uses this form to request an 

extension of stay or change of status on 

behalf of the noncitizen worker. 

USCIS will use the data collected on 

Form I–129H2B to determine eligibility 

for the requested H–2B nonimmigrant 

petition and/or requests to extend or 

change nonimmigrant status. An 

employer or agent uses this form to 

petition USCIS for a noncitizen to 

temporarily enter as an H–2B 

nonimmigrant. An employer or agent 

also uses this form to request an 

extension of stay or change of status on 

behalf of the noncitizen worker. 

Both forms serve the purpose of 

standardizing requests for 

nonimmigrant workers in the H–2A and 

H–2B classifications and ensuring that 

basic information required for assessing 

eligibility is provided by the petitioner. 

They also assist USCIS in compiling 

information required by Congress 

annually to assess effectiveness and 

utilization of certain nonimmigrant 

classifications. 

(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 Form I–129H2A is 12,008 and 

the estimated hour burden per response 

is 3 hours; the estimated total number 

of respondents for the information 

collection Form I–129H2A Named 

Worker Attachment is 2,740 with 24 

responses per respondent and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

0.5 hours; the estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection Form I–129H2A Joint 

Employer Supplement is 5,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

0.167 hours; the estimated total number 

of respondents for the information 

collection Form I–129H2B is 6,340 and 

the estimated hour burden per response 

is 3 hours; the estimated total number 

of respondents for the information 

collection Form I–129H2B Named 

Worker Attachment is 2,421 with 24 

responses per respondent and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

0.5 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 117,811 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 $12,024,220. 

Dated: August 13, 2021 

Samantha L Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17723 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Collection: Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: E and TN 

Classifications; Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: L 

Classifications; Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: H–3, P, Q or R 

Classifications; and Petition for 

Nonimmigrant Worker: O 

Classifications 

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 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 

October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–NEW in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2021–0016. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2021–0016. 

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 

USCIS is separating Form I–129, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, 

(OMB control number 1615–0009) into 

several individual forms. These new 

forms will combine information from 

the main Form I–129 with information 

from the current Supplements to create 

unique forms tailored to specific 

nonimmigrant classifications. USCIS 

believes separating the current Form I– 

129 into several individual forms will 

consolidate and simplify the 

information collection requirements for 

respondents. 

USCIS is creating Form I–129E&TN, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: E 

and TN Classifications; Form I–129L, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: L 

Classifications; Form I–129MISC, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker: H–3, 

P, Q or R Classifications; and Form I– 

129O, Petition for Nonimmigrant 

Worker: O Classifications. 

Form I–129E&TN will collect 

information for the E and the TN 

nonimmigrant programs. The Treaty 

Trader (E–1) and Treaty Investor (E–2) 

classifications are for citizens of 

countries with which the United States 

maintains treaties of commerce and 

navigation. An E–2 CNMI or E–2C 


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