Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 179 / Monday, September 18, 2017 / Notices 43565 

System of Records, 78 FR 69864 (Nov. 

21, 2013); Alien File, Index, and 

National File Tracking SORN, 76 FR 

34233l (Jun. 13, 2011); Alien File (AFile) and Central Index System (CIS) 

Systems of Records 78 FR 1755 (Jan. 16, 

2007). 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19365 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

[OMB Control Number 1653–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Student and Exchange 

Visitor Information System (SEVIS); 

Extension, Without Change, of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

NOTICE: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE) 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 is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for sixty days until 

November 17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions regarding items contained 

in this notice and especially with regard 

to the estimated public burden and 

associated response time should be 

directed the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), PRA Clearance Officer, 

U.S. Immigrations and Customs 

Enforcement, 801 I Street NW., Mailstop 

5800, Washington, DC 20536–5800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 

agencies 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 information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Forms I–17 

and I–20; U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary Non-profit institutions 

and individuals or households. SEVIS is 

an Internet-based data-entry, collection 

and reporting system. It collects 

information on SEVP-certified schools 

via the Form I–17, ‘‘Petition for 

Approval of School for Attendance by 

Nonimmigrant Student,’’ and collects 

information on the F and M 

nonimmigrant students that the SEVPcertified schools admit into their 

programs of study via the Forms I–20s: 

‘‘Certificate of Eligibility for 

Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student Status— 

For Academic and Language Students’’ 

and ‘‘Certificate of Eligibility for 

Nonimmigrant (M–1) Student Status— 

For Vocational Students’’. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

Number of 

respondents Form name/Form No. 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

280,000 .......... Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F–1) Student Status—For Academic and Language Students/ICE 

Form I–20 (Students).

0.5 

90,000 ............ Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M–1) Student Status—For Academic and Language Students/ICE 

Form I–20 (Spouse/Dependents).

0.5 

280,000 .......... Optional Practical Training 12 Month Request/No Form ................................................................................... 0.083 

12,000 ............ Optional Practical Training 17 Month Extension Request/No Form .................................................................. 0.083 

5,525 .............. Maintenance of SEVP Certification/ICE Form I–17 ............................................................................................ 4 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 1,027,884 annual burden 

hours. 

Dated: September 12, 2017. 

Scott Elmore, 

PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19713 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 


sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES