Approved for two
year sonly due to partial GPEA compliance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2018
3,749
0
20,040
11,247
0
38,160
459,253
0
2,205,000
This form is necessary for an employer
to petition for an alien to enter the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) temporarily to perform services or labor as
a CNMI-Only nonimmigrant transition worker (CW). This form is also
necessary for an employer to petition for an extension of stay or
change of status for an alien as CW nonimmigrant.
USCIS has received all
petitions under the FY 2018 statutory maximum and this revision of
the information collection request will only be effective for the
FY 2019 and FY 2020 filing seasons. The two year average for the
number of business respondents (4,999 for FY 2019 and 2,499 for FY
2020) is 3,749. USCIS notes that biometrics are required only of
beneficiaries requesting an initial grant of CW status, and we
anticipate no first time petitions being filed in the remaining two
fiscal years of this program. The reduction in the estimated number
of respondents and the elimination of Biometrics time and cost
burden from this collection of information have resulted in a
reduction in both the estimated total time burden and estimated
total cost burden to respondents.
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:
(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;
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.