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OMB Control No: 1653-0038	ICR Reference No: 202609-1653-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202607-1653-003
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USICE	Agency Tracking No: I-17/I-20
Title: The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/04/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2029
Responses	41,780	41,780
Time Burden (Hours)	914,009	894,106
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	41,780	41,780	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	914,009	894,106	19,903
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection has been revised to reflect changes stemming from the Optional Practical Training Fees NPRM. The NPRM requires DSO to report payment confirmation for applicable OPT fees. In the NPRM, DHS provided new estimates on the number of students participating in OPT and STEP OPT. Payment confirmation will utilize an existing field in SEVIS related to OPT participation. DHS anticipates DSOs will take 5 minutes to confirm payment of OPT fees in SEVIS.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $186,610

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: James Johnson 202 579-6258 james.p.johnson@ice.dhs.gov

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