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of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Entry of Appearance as 

Attorney or Representative Before the 

Immigration Court. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: EOIR–28. 

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: Attorneys and 

qualified representatives notifying the 

Immigration Court that they are 

representing an alien in immigration 

proceedings. Other: None. Abstract: 

This information collection is necessary 

to allow an attorney or representative to 

notify the Immigration Court that he or 

she is representing an alien before the 

Immigration Court. 

(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 91,700 

respondents will complete the form 

annually with an average of six minutes 

per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 9,170 

total burden hours associated with this 

collection annually. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Lynn Bryant, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: January 26, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review 

[OMB Number 1125–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Request for 

Recognition of a Non-profit Religious, 

Charitable, Social Service, or Similar 

Organization (Form EOIR–31). 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review (EOIR) 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. The proposed 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until March 30, 2009. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have 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 John N. Blum, Acting 

General Counsel, Executive Office for 

Immigration Review, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike, 

Falls Church, Virginia 22041; telephone: 

(703) 305–0470. 

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; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—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: 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Request for Recognition of a Non-profit 

Religious, Charitable, Social Service, or 

Similar Organization. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: EOIR–31. 

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: Non-profit 

organizations seeking to be recognized 

as legal service providers by the Board 

of Immigration Appeals (Board) of the 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review (EOIR). Other: None. Abstract: 

This information collection is necessary 

to determine whether the organization 

meets the regulatory and relevant case 

law requirements for recognition by the 

Board as a legal service provider, which 

then would allow its designated 

representative or representatives to seek 

full or partial accreditation to practice 

before EOIR and/or the Department of 

Homeland Security. 

(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 110 

respondents will complete the form 

annually with an average of 2 hours per 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 220 

total annual burden hours associated 

with this collection. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Lynn Bryant, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: January 26, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

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