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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 

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: Robert B. Briggs, 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 27, 2006. 

Robert B. Briggs, 

Clearance Officer, United States Department 

of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Executive Office of Immigration 

Review 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Immigration 

Practitioner Complaint Form. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review (EOIR) has submitted 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 April 3, 2006. 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 MaryBeth Keller, 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 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: 

Immigration Practitioner Complaint 

Form. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form EOIR–44, 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: Individuals who wish 

to file a complaint against an 

immigration practitioner authorized to 

appear before the Board of Immigration 

Appeals and the immigration courts. 

Other: None. Abstract: The information 

on this form will be used to determine 

whether or not, assuming the truth of 

the factual allegations, the Office of 

General Counsel of the Executive Office 

for Immigration Review should conduct 

a preliminary disciplinary inquiry, 

request additional information from the 

responding complainant, refer the 

matter to a state bar disciplinary 

authority or other law enforcement 

agency, or take no further action. 

(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 500 

respondents will complete the form 

annually with an average of two hours 

per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 1000 

total burden hours associated with this 

collection annually. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Robert B. Briggs, 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 27, 2006. 

Robert B. Briggs, 

Clearance Officer, United States Department 

of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 06–966 Filed 2–1–06; 8:45 am] 

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