87 FR 200 pgs. 63101-63102 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Notice of Appeal From a Decision of an Immigration Judge

Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 200Pages: 63101 - 63102
Docket number: [OMB Number 1125-0002]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-22592 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 63101, 63102

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1125-0002]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Notice of Appeal From a Decision of an Immigration Judge

AGENCY:

Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.

ACTION:

30-Day notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 34905 (June 8, 2022), allowing for a 60-day comment period.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until November 17, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director, Office of Policy, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone: (703) 305-0289. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;


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• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or

• Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

1. Type of Information Collection: Renewal with change of an approved collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The agency form number is EOIR-26.

Agency Sponsor: Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of Justice.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual noncitizens determined to be removable from the United States and the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Other: None. Abstract: A party (either the noncitizen or ICE) affected by a decision of an Immigration Judge may appeal that decision to the Board, provided that the Board has jurisdiction pursuant to 8 CFR 1003.1(b). An appeal from an Immigration Judge's decision is taken by completing the Form EOIR-26 and submitting it to the Board.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that 34,921 respondents will complete the form annually with an average of 30 minutes per response.

6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this collection is 17,460 hours.

If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 13, 2022.

Robert Houser,

Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 2022-22592 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]

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