[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7879-7880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02962]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1125-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested; Evaluation of the justice AmeriCorp Legal Services 
for Unaccompanied Children Program

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
April 13, 2015.

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 
Jean King, Acting General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration 
Review, U.S. Department of Justice, Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike, 
Falls Church, Virginia 20530; telephone: (703) 305-0470.

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 Executive 
Office for Immigration Review, 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;
    --Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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: New Voluntary Collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Evaluation of the justice 
AmeriCorp (jAC) Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Program.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component 
within the Department of Justice is the Office of Legal Access 
Programs, Executive Office for Immigration Review.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: This information collection is part of the 
Evaluation of the justice AmericCorp (jAC) Legal Services for 
Unaccompanied Children Program (``Program''), and is funded by 
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of 
Justice (DOJ), in cooperation with the Corporation for National and 
Community Services (CNCS). The Program is intended to provide legal 
services to children under the age of 16 who: (1) Are not in the 
custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) or the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS), i.e. have been released to sponsors (who 
are sometimes parents or guardians) in the community; (2) have received 
a Notice to Appear in removal proceedings before EOIR; and, (3) have 
not had their cases consolidated with removal proceedings with a parent 
or legal guardian. The Program anticipates being able to provide 
services to 3,000 children in the first year, and 5,000 children 
annually every year thereafter. The information collection will be 
administered by the Vera Center on Immigration and Justice to provide 
performance measurement and evaluation services that will contribute to 
the efficiency and effectiveness of the Program, to address 
implementation challenges, to inform and improve program design, to 
modify program operations and direction, and to contribute to greater 
accountability and transparency. The Program will use four data 
collection methods: (1) Performance measurement data entered by jAC 
member organizations in a secure on-line, Vera-designed Caspio database 
for the purpose of semi-annual reporting to the federal funder; (2) 
qualitative interviews of jAC program managers and selected DOJ 
employees (e.g. immigration judges) conducted by telephone and in 
person during site visits for the purpose of implementation evaluation; 
(3) qualitative interviews with a small sample of unaccompanied 
children, who are provided with legal representation by the jAC program 
to document their understanding of immigration proceedings as a result 
of participation in the program; and (4) a brief, non-identifiable 
survey of jAC members (staff attorneys) at the end of their terms of 
service to determine their satisfaction with participation in the 
program.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 100 
jAC members will take part in the survey annually. Based on similar 
surveys used by Vera to evaluate other programs, an

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average of 45 minutes per respondent is needed to complete the exit 
survey. The estimated range of burden for jAC members is expected to be 
between 30 minutes to 1 hour for completion. An estimated 1,000 
children will take part in the survey annually. The survey for 
assessing the child's understanding of immigration proceedings is 
estimated to take 1.5 hours per respondent to complete. The estimated 
range of burden for surveyed children is expected to be between 1 hour 
and 2 hours for completion. The factors considered when creating the 
burden estimate were the young age of the children (between the ages of 
12 and 16) and the fact that the survey would be conducted via an in-
person interview. An estimated 200 jAC program stakeholders will take 
part in the survey annually. Based on similar surveys used by Vera to 
evaluate other programs, an average of 75 minutes per respondent is 
needed to complete the exit survey. The estimated range of burden for 
jAC program stakeholders is expected to be between 30 minutes to 2 
hours for completion.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 1825 hours. It is estimated that 100 jAC members will 
take 45 minutes hour to complete the survey; 1,000 children will take 
1.5 hours to complete the survey; and 200 jAC stakeholders 75 minutes 
to complete the survey. The burden hours for collecting respondent data 
sum to 1825 hours ((100 jAC members x 45 minutes = 75 hours) + (1,000 
children x 1.5 hours = 1,500 hours) + (200 jAC stakeholders x 75 
minutes = 250 hours)).

    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 9, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-02962 Filed 2-11-15; 8:45 am]
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