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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 

Request: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: H–2 

Petitioner’s Employment Related or Fee 

Related Notification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: No Form; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. The notification requirement is 

necessary to ensure that alien workers 

maintain their nonimmigrant status and 

will help prevent H–2 workers from 

engaging in unauthorized employment. 

(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–2 Petitioner’s Employment 

Related or Fee Related Notification is 

1,700 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 850 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 $8,500. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Samantha Deshommes, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02363 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Immigrant Petition for Alien 

Worker, Form I–140; Extension, 

Without Change, of a Currently 

Approved Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on August 17, 2015, at 80 FR 

49262, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive four 

public comments in connection with the 

60-day notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until March 14, 

2016. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806 

(This is not a toll-free number). All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the OMB Control 

Number 1615–0015. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 Web site at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service 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–2007–0018 in the search box. 

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 

Request: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–140; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 


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abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. The information furnished on 

Form I–140 will be used by USCIS to 

classify aliens under sections 203(b)(1), 

203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (Act). 

(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 I–140 is 77,149 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

1.08 hours (1 hour and 5 minutes). 

(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 83,321 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 $32,132,559. 

Dated: February 9, 2016. 

Samantha Deshommes, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02915 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0111] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Petition for CNMI-Only 

Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, 

Form I–129CW; Extension, Without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on September 10, 2015, at 80 

FR 54574, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive one 

comment in connection with the 60-day 

notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until March 14, 

2016. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806 

(This is not a toll-free number). All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the OMB Control 

Number 1615–0111. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Acting 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 Web site at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service 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–2012–0011 in the search box. 

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 

Request: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant 

Transitional Worker. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–129CW; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: 

Primary: Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; 

Federal Government; or State, local or 

Tribal Government. USCIS uses the data 

collected on this form to determine 

eligibility for the requested immigration 

benefits. An employer uses this form to 

petition USCIS for an alien to 

temporarily enter as a nonimmigrant 

into the CNMI to perform services or 

labor as a CNMI-Only Transitional 

Worker (CW–1). An employer also uses 

this form to request an extension of stay 

or change of status on behalf of the alien 

worker. The form serves the purpose of 

standardizing requests for these 

benefits, and ensuring that the basic 

information required to determine 

eligibility, is provided by the 

petitioners. 

Secondary: Individuals or 

Households. USCIS collects biometrics 

from aliens present in the CNMI at the 

time of requesting initial grant of CW– 

1 status. The information is used to 

verify the alien’s identity, background 

information and ultimately adjudicate 

their request for CW–1 status. 

(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 I–129CW is 18,000 (6,000 

respondents from Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; 

Federal Government; or State, local or 

Tribal Government and the estimated 

hour burden per response is 3 hours; 


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