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OMB Control No: 1653-0054	ICR Reference No: 202411-1653-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-1653-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USICE	Agency Tracking No: I-983
Title: STEM OPT Extension Mentoring and Training Plan
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/30/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	732,606	199,695
Time Burden (Hours)	1,352,879	737,540
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1184 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1372 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 173 543 Name of Law: ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 296 116 Stat. 2135 Name of Law: The Homeland Security Act of 2002
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 208 Div. C Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
   US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 6 USC 202 Name of Law: DOMESTIC SECURITY
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 56 October 26, 2001 Name of Law: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Req to Intercept & Obstruct Terrori
   US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1324a Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
   US Code: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(F)(i) Name of Law: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	732,606	199,695	532,911
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,352,879	737,540	615,339
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Regarding the public burden associated with the Form I-983, SEVP saw an average increase of 55,536 in each respondent group: students, DSOs, and employers during this reporting cycle. This reflects the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. SEVP predicts no increase of STEM OPT applicants during the next 3 years. SEVP anticipates a reduction in DSO burden during the next 3 years as the new SEVP portal is more fully deployed. The following table identifies the delta from previous estimates to future estimates.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,100,000

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: Scott Elmore 202 732-2601 scott.a.elmore@ice.dhs.gov