Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: H-1B Registration Tool, 3321-3322 [2022-01107]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2022 / Notices Employment Authorization Document, and a Form I–983, ‘‘Training Plan for STEM OPT Students,’’ to ensure that they are receiving the academic and training benefits of the STEM OPT extension. Consistent with the PRA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has previously approved the collection of information contained on the current Form I–765 (OMB Control No. 1615–0040) and Form I–983 (OMB Control No. 1653–0054). Although there could be a slight increase in the number of filings for both the Form I–765 and Form I–983 because of this notice, the number of filings currently contained in the OMB annual inventory is sufficient to cover any additional filings. Accordingly, there is no further action required under the PRA. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Comments [FR Doc. 2022–01188 Filed 1–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 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 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 22, 2022. 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 https:// www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0014. All submissions received must include the jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jan 20, 2022 Jkt 256001 OMB Control Number 1615–0144 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS–2008–0014. 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: The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2021, at 86 FR 49043, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received nine comments in connection with the 60day notice. The information collection instrument posted with the 60-day Federal Register Notice included changes associated with the final rule DHS published on January 8, 2021 at 86 FR 1676 titled, Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H–1B Petitions (RIN 1615–AC61). On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 86 FR 72516, DHS published the Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H–1B Petitions, Implementation of Vacatur rule (RIN 1615–AC61). The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission associated with the vacatur rule removed the changes that would have been made by the January 2021 final rule if it had taken effect. Accordingly, USCIS has also removed those changes from the information collection instrument posted with this 30-day Federal Register Notice and adjusted the burden submission accordingly. 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 enter USCIS–2008–0014 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 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3321 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, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection Request: 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: OMB–64; 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 through the H–1B Registration Tool to select a sufficient number of registrations projected to meet the applicable H–1B cap allocations and to notify registrants whether their registration was selected. (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 E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 3322 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2022 / Notices business or other for-profit respondents for the information collection H–1B Registration Tool is 35,500 with an estimated 3 responses per respondents and an estimated hour burden per response of 0.5167 hours. The estimated total number of attorney respondents for the information collection H–1B Registration Tool is 4,500 with an estimated 38 responses per respondents and an estimated hour burden per response of 0.5167 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 143,384 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. Any costs to respondents are captured in the Form I–129 information collection (OMB control number 1615–009). Dated: January 14, 2022. Samantha L Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2022–01107 Filed 1–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–7050–N–01] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 3 Sample Certification Forms; OMB Control No: 2501–New Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Comments Due Date: February 22, 2022. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_submission@ omb.eop.gov or www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on August 23, 2021 at 86 FR 47135. ADDRESSES: A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Section 3 Sample Certification Forms. OMB Approval Number: 2501–New. Type of Request: New. Form Number: HUD Forms 4736, 4736A, 4736B, 4736C, 4736D. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This collection is to reflect changes to the Section 3 regulation, published in the Federal Register 9/29/2020 (https:// www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2020/09/29/2020-19185/enhancing-andstreamlining-the-implementation-ofsection-3-requirements-for-creatingeconomic). The rule at 24 CFR part 75 is effective November 30th, 2020 and replaces the regulations found at 24 CFR part 135. 24 CFR 75.31 provides a number of options for certification that individuals meet the new definitions in the new final rule: (1) For a worker to qualify as a Section 3 worker, one of the following must be maintained: (i) A worker’s self-certification that their income is below the income limit from the prior calendar year; Information collection HUD Form 4736—PH/Section 8 Certification Form ........... HUD Form 4736A—Employer HCD Certification ............... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jan 20, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Number of respondents Frequency of response 150 500 1 1 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Responses per annum Sfmt 4703 150 500 (ii) A worker’s self-certification of participation in a means-tested program such as public housing or Section 8assisted housing; (iii) Certification from a PHA, or the owner or property manager of projectbased Section 8-assisted housing, or the administrator of tenant-based Section 8assisted housing that the worker is a participant in one of their programs; (iv) An employer’s certification that the worker’s income from that employer is below the income limit when based on an employer’s calculation of what the worker’s wage rate would translate to if annualized on a full-time basis; or (v) An employer’s certification that the worker is employed by a Section 3 business concern. (2) For a worker to qualify as a Targeted Section 3 worker, one of the following must be maintained: (i) For a worker to qualify as a Targeted Section 3 worker for public housing financial assistance: (A) A worker’s self-certification of participation in public housing or Section 8-assisted housing programs; (B) Certification from a PHA, or the owner or property manager of projectbased Section 8-assisted housing, or the administrator of tenant-based Section 8assisted housing that the worker is a participant in one of their programs; (C) An employer’s certification that the worker is employed by a Section 3 business concern; or (D) A worker’s certification that the worker is a YouthBuild participant. (ii) For a worker to qualify as a Targeted Section 3 worker for a section 3 project (housing and community development financial assistance): (A) An employer’s confirmation that a worker’s residence is within one mile of the work site or, if fewer than 5,000 people live within one mile of a work site, within a circle centered on the work site that is sufficient to encompass a population of 5,000 people according to the most recent U.S. Census; (B) An employer’s certification that the worker is employed by a Section 3 business concern; or (C) A worker’s self-certification that the worker is a YouthBuild participant. These forms are designed to assist grant recipients and contractors with their recordkeeping requirements found in the regulation. Burden hour per response Total burden hours 0.5 0.5 75 250 E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 Hourly per response $49.83 45.80 Annual cost $3,737.25 11,450.00

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3321-3322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01107]


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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: 30-Day notice.

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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 purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 22, 
2022.

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 https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket 
ID number USCIS-2008-0014. All submissions received must include the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0144 in the body of the letter, the agency name 
and Docket ID USCIS-2008-0014.

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

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on September 1, 2021, at 86 FR 49043, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS received nine comments in 
connection with the 60-day notice.
    The information collection instrument posted with the 60-day 
Federal Register Notice included changes associated with the final rule 
DHS published on January 8, 2021 at 86 FR 1676 titled, Modification of 
Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-
1B Petitions (RIN 1615-AC61). On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 86 FR 
72516, DHS published the Modification of Registration Requirement for 
Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, Implementation 
of Vacatur rule (RIN 1615-AC61). The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
submission associated with the vacatur rule removed the changes that 
would have been made by the January 2021 final rule if it had taken 
effect. Accordingly, USCIS has also removed those changes from the 
information collection instrument posted with this 30-day Federal 
Register Notice and adjusted the burden submission accordingly.
    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 enter USCIS-
2008-0014 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 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, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: 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: OMB-64; 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 
will use the data collected through the H-1B Registration Tool to 
select a sufficient number of registrations projected to meet the 
applicable H-1B cap allocations and to notify registrants whether their 
registration was selected.
    (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

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business or other for-profit respondents for the information collection 
H-1B Registration Tool is 35,500 with an estimated 3 responses per 
respondents and an estimated hour burden per response of 0.5167 hours. 
The estimated total number of attorney respondents for the information 
collection H-1B Registration Tool is 4,500 with an estimated 38 
responses per respondents and an estimated hour burden per response of 
0.5167 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 143,384 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. Any costs to respondents are 
captured in the Form I-129 information collection (OMB control number 
1615-009).

    Dated: January 14, 2022.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-01107 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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