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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53281-53282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21444]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review

[OMB Number 1125-0002]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Notice of 
Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge.

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    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 November 14, 2008. 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 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: Notice of Appeal from a Decision 
of an Immigration Judge.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form EOIR-26, 
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: A party (either the U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security or the 
respondent/applicant) who appeals a decision of an Immigration Judge to 
the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board). Other: None. Abstract: A 
party 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 23,417 respondents will complete the form annually with an average 
of thirty minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 11,708.5 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.

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     Dated: September 9, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-21444 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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