Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker

ICR 202004-1615-003

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1615-0111 202004-1615-003
Historical Active 201907-1615-015
DHS/USCIS I-129CW
Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 05/14/2020
Approved without change 06/18/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/14/2020
Previous terms of clearance continue to apply.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2020 6 Months From Approved 10/31/2021
11,950 0 3,749
38,838 0 13,122
3,809,063 0 459,253

Form I-129CW 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. Form I-129CWR is necessary to verify the continuing employment and payment of such workers under the terms and conditions set forth in the CW-1 petition that the employer filed on the workers behalf. Pub. L. 115-218, sec. 3(a)(3)(C).
USCIS is submitting an Interim Final Rule.

PL: Pub.L. 115 - 218 3 Name of Law: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 229 702 Name of Law: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
  
PL: Pub.L. 115 - 218 3 Name of Law: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018

1615-AC28 Final or interim final rulemaking 85 FR 29264 05/14/2020

No

  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 11,950 3,749 8,201 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 38,838 13,122 25,716 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 3,809,063 459,253 731,938 0 2,617,872 0
No
No
USCIS is adding new data elements to Form I-129CW to capture additional information required by statute and regulation, including the Employment Training Administration (ETA) case number for the Temporary Labor Certification (TLC), the employer’s E-Verify ID, the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) code, the governor’s cap reservation, and information on whether beneficiary is a long term worker. The Instructions for Form I-129CW have been revised to reflect new requirements under the Interim Final Rule. USCIS is creating a new Form I-129CWR, Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers, in connection with the Implementation of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 IFR. This new form will be added as an instrument under OMB control number 1615-0111, which already includes the Form I-129CW instrument. USCIS is reporting an increase in the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information. The hour burden increased as a result of the new estimated number of respondents, which increased from 3,749 to 5,975. The hour burden also increased due to an increase in the estimated time burden per response for Form I-129CW from 3.5 hours to 4 hours due to the addition of new questions and instructions to cover the requirements of the IFR. The creation of a new Form I-129CWR as a result of the IFR, which has a 2.5 hour time burden, also increased the overall estimated annual hour burden for this collection of information. The estimated annual cost burden to respondents increased as a result of the new Form I-129CWR, Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers. Employers will have additional out of pocket costs, as explained in Question 13, as a result of this new information collection instrument. The estimated cost to respondents for Form I-129CW increased as a result of an adjustment in USCIS’s estimated cost per response.

$3,086,745
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Kerstin Jager 214 489-8022 [email protected]

  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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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.
05/14/2020


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