Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 18 / Thursday, January 29, 2009 / Notices 5183 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review 

[OMB Number 1125–0009] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested: 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Revised 

Application for Suspension of 

Deportation (40). 

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: 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Suspension of 

Deportation (40). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form EOIR–40, 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 aliens 

determined to be removable from the 

United States. Other: None. Abstract: 

This information collection is necessary 

to determine the statutory eligibility of 

individual aliens, who have been 

determined to be deportable from the 

United States, for suspension of their 

deportation pursuant to former section 

244 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act and 8 CFR 1240.56 (2005). 

(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 200 

respondents will complete the form 

annually with an average of 5 hours, 45 

minutes per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 1,150 

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. 

[FR Doc. E9–1914 Filed 1–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review 

[OMB Number 1125–0006] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Notice of 

Entry of Appearance as Attorney or 

Representative Before the Immigration 

Court (Form EOIR–28). 

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 

agency’s functions, 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 


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