OMB Control No:  1615-0010ICR Reference No: 
201805-1615-005 
Status:  ActivePrevious ICR Reference No:  201508-1615-005  
Agency/Subagency:  DHS/USCISAgency Tracking No:  I-129S 
Title:  Nonimmigrant Petition Based
on Blanket L. Petition 
Type of Information Collection: 
Revision of a currently approved collectionCommon Form ICR:   No 
Type of Review Request:  Regular 
OIRA Conclusion Action:  Approved
with changeConclusion Date:  11/08/2019 
Retrieve
Notice of Action (NOA) Date Received in OIRA: 
06/29/2018 
Terms of Clearance:  Approved for two
years only due to GPEA non-compliance. 
  
Inventory as of this Action 
Requested 
Previously Approved 
 
Expiration Date 11/30/2021 
36 Months From Approved 
11/30/2019 
 
Responses 75,000 
0 
75,000 
 
Time Burden (Hours) 225,000 
0 
225,000 
 
Cost Burden (Dollars) 36,750,000 
0 
36,750,000 
 
 
Abstract:  The form is used by an employer to
petition for temporary workers as L-1 nonimmigrant intra-company
transfers under a blanket L petition approval. 
 
Authorizing Statute(s):   US Code:
8 USC
1101  Name of Law: U.S. Code 
Citations for New Statutory
Requirements:  None 
 
Associated Rulemaking
Information  
RIN: Stage of Rulemaking: Federal Register Citation: Date:  
Not associated with rulemaking 
 
 
Federal Register Notices &
Comments  
60-day Notice: Federal Register Citation: Citation Date:  
  
83 FR
4502 01/31/2018 
 
30-day Notice: Federal Register Citation: Citation Date:  
83 FR
18582 04/27/2018 
 
Did the Agency receive public comments on
this ICR?  
Yes  
 
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this
ICR:  1  
 
 
 
ICR Summary of Burden 
  
Total Approved 
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 
75,000 
75,000 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 
225,000 
225,000 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 
36,750,000 
36,750,000 
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:  
Annual Cost to Federal Government: 
$40,875,000 
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? 
Uncollected 
Agency Contact:  Kerstin Jager 214 489-8022
kerstin.a.jager@uscis.dhs.gov