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OMB Control No:
1653-0034
ICR Reference No:
201409-1653-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201301-1653-002
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USICE
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Fee Remittance Form for Certain F, J and M Nonimmigrants
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
05/07/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/28/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2015
Responses
805,787
0
748,000
Time Burden (Hours)
201,447
0
236,867
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
118,590,000
Abstract:
This form is used by nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors to submit the fee authorized by Pub.L. 104-208, Subtitle D, Section 641. There has been a change in the fee revenue; the change is a decrease from $121,390,000 to $118,590,000. This is a result of eliminating the I-901 receipt expedited delivery option. Nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors will be able to print the receipt over the Internet (www.fmjfee.com). In concert, there is a reduction in the line item identified as, Printing Costs, within the Annualized Cost Analysis section. It drops to $90,167 in response to the nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors self-printing receipts. The remaining print costs pertain to credit card payment chargebacks and other collection issues, as well as to the remaining 3% of the F, J and M nonimmigrant population which still does not complete the Form I-901 through the Internet (www.fmjfee.com).
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 296 471
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act
US Code:
8 USC 1372(e)(2)
Name of Law: Aliens and Nationality
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 208 641
Name of Law: IIRIRA
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:
79 FR 22829
09/25/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 28504
12/05/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Fee Remittance Form for Certain F, J and M Nonimmigrants
I-901, I-901, I-901
Fee Remittance Form - Web Screen Shots
,
Fee Remittance Form - Web Screen Shots w/burden statement
,
FEE REMITTANCE FOR CERTAIN F, J AND M NONIMMIGRANTS
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
805,787
748,000
0
0
57,787
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
201,447
236,867
0
-35,420
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
118,590,000
0
-118,590,000
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Approximately 99% of participants now submit Form I-901 payment online. Previously, when SEVP's Form I-901 processing staff identified an error or omission on a Form I-901, it affected contact with the F-1/M-1 nonimmigrant students or J-1exchange visitors via a letter sent through the traditional international postal systems, a process that could take up to 60 days to reach the addressee. By augmenting SEVP's Form I-901 data collection to include the F-1/M-1 nonimmigrant students and J-1 exchange visitors email address, SEVP will shorten the error correction window from the current 60 days to approximately 14 days. Timely Form I-901 error correction, and the successful processing of the I-901 fee before the F-1/M-1 nonimmigrant students or J-1 exchange visitors arrive at a consulate interview is imperative, as proof of Form I-901 payment is necessary at the visa screening process. SEVP will divert the saved dollars and the saved staff hours to other facets of the Form I-901/FMJfee site's software development and management. The nonimmigrant prints a receipt in order to provide backup to the I-901 SEVIS Fee Payment Information in SEVIS for the Consular interview. This facilitates confirmation that the I-901 fee was paid, as required. Five of the data elements that once printed on these receipts in order to provide the student's identity are now redundant. SEVP will no longer collect the following data elements: Gender, City (Province) of Birth, Country of Birth, Country of Citizenship and Passport Number. By eliminating these five data elements, SEVP shorten the nonimmigrant's Form I-901 response burden by 4 minutes per response.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$4,034,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
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:
Scott Elmore 202 732-2601 scott.a.elmore@ice.dhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
01/28/2015
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