H-1B Registration Tool

OMB Control No: 1615-0144	ICR Reference No: 202202-1615-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-1615-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: OMB-64
Title: H-1B Registration Tool
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2022
Responses	277,500	277,500
Time Burden (Hours)	143,384	138,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: USCIS uses the data collected on this form to determine which employers will be informed that they may submit a USCIS Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, for H-1B classification.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1101(a)(15) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 49043	09/09/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 3321	01/21/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name H-1B Registration Tool

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	277,500	277,500	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	143,384	138,750	0	0	4,634	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: USCIS is revising the H-1B Registration Tool to clarify language used throughout the Tool and to introduce an automated duplicate check process that registrants can use to ensure their submission contains only one registration for each individual beneficiary. Before publication of the 30-day Federal Register Notice for this revision action, USCIS published the Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H–1B Petitions, Implementation of Vacatur rule (RIN 1615-AC61) (“Vacatur rule”) on December 22, 2021, at 86 Fed. Reg. 72516. This rule removed changes made to the H-1B Registration Tool by the January 8, 2021, final rule titled Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H–1B Petitions (also RIN 1615-AC61; 86 Fed. Reg. 1676) (“Modification final rule”). Because the 30-day Notice for this revision action published after OMB’s conclusion on the information collection packages associated with the December 2021 Vacatur rule, the information collection instruments posted for public comments with the 30-day Notice and submitted to OMB also reflect the removal of changes made by the January 2021 Modification final rule. USCIS is reporting an increase to the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information due to the introduction of an automated duplicate check process. The estimated increase in the hour burden per response is 1 minute (0.0167 hours), which results in an increase of 16,825 hours in the estimated annual hour burden for this collection of information. There is no change to the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,775,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Kerstin Jager 214 489-8022 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 02/28/2022

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