Notice2021-12344
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker and Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers
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Published
June 14, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Abstract
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31518-31519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12344]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0111]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for CNMI-Only
Nonimmigrant Transition Worker and Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 14,
2021.
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 submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under e-Docket
ID number USCIS-2012-0011. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0111 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2012-0011.
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 <a href="http://www.uscis.gov">http://www.uscis.gov</a>, or call
the USCIS Contact Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on April 1, 2021, at 86 FR 17182, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments in
connection with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter USCIS-
2012-0011 in the search box. The comments submitted to USCIS via this
method are visible to the Office of Management and Budget and comply
with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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: Petition for CNMI-Only
Nonimmigrant Transition Worker; Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-129CW; I-129CWR; 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 Form I-129CW to determine eligibility for
the requested immigration benefits. An employer uses Form I-129CW to
petition USCIS for an alien to temporarily enter as a nonimmigrant into
the CNMI to perform services or labor as a CW-1 worker. An employer
also uses Form I-129CW to request an extension of stay or change of
status on behalf of the alien worker. The Form I-129CW serves the
purpose of standardizing requests for these benefits and ensuring that
the basic information required to determine eligibility is provided by
the petitioners.
Form I-129CWR, Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers, is used by
employers to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the
Workforce Act. Form I-129CWR captures data USCIS requires to help
verify the continuing employment and payment of the CW-1 worker. DHS
may provide such semiannual reports to other federal partners,
including the US. Department of Labor (DOL) for investigative or other
use as DOL may deem appropriate. Congress expressly provided for these
semiannual reports to be shared with DOL. 48 U.S.C. 1806(d)(3)(D)(ii).
(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-129CW
is 5,975 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.5 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Form I-129CWR is 5,975 and the estimated hour burden per response is
2.5 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 35,851 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 $3,809,063.
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Dated: June 8, 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. 2021-12344 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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