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OMB Control No: 1615-0111	ICR Reference No: 202610-1615-010
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1615-038
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-129CW
Title: Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/19/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/16/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2027	02/28/2027	02/28/2027
Responses	11,950	0	11,950
Time Burden (Hours)	36,251	0	36,251
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,809,063	0	3,809,063

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	11,950	11,950
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36,251	36,251
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,809,063	3,809,063

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: USCIS is reporting no change to the estimated annual hour burden and annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of this action. This action is to include the electronic filing option of PDFi for Form I-129CW, which allows the petitioner to upload a completed Form I-129CW .pdf of their petition and any supporting documentation, pay any required fee, and file the petition as a .pdf online. This process reduces the amount of time and money associated with printing, copying and mailing their petition.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,987,870

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: Samantha Stout 704 762-0352 samantha.j.stout@uscis.dhs.gov

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