Approved with
revisions made to the OMB form 83-I, INS' emergency justification
memo, supporting statement, and checklist. INS will submit any
revisions made to this collection for formal OMB review under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Upon resubmission, INS will reassess the
time and cost burden associated with this information collection.
Further, INS will document the timeframe for e-signatures on the
Form I-17. Once the e-signature option is available, INS will no
longer need to collect the original Form I-17 from schools during
the on-site review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2003
03/31/2003
15,000
0
0
16,200
0
0
5,250,000
0
0
The data is used by the INS when
conducting an on-site visit at a school that submitted a
certification application in SEVIS after the prelliminary
enrollment period. The checklist is used to verify that the school
is a bonafide school and has adequate finances to support the
operation. Additionally, the checklist will assist in the
verification that the DSO meets the require- ments and that the
school has been and will be in compliance with existing record
keeping and reporting requirements.
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:
(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;
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.