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###### Department of Justice

###### Executive Office for Immigration Review 

          - [OMB Number 1125-0008] 

# ACTION:

30-day notice of information collection under review: Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Adjudicating Official in a Practitioner Disciplinary Case. 

                    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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the                     **Federal Register**                     Volume 73, Number 215, page 65885-65886, on November 5, 2008, allowing for a 60 day comment period.                 

The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until February 9, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may also be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 

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:*                     Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Adjudicating Official in a Practitioner Disciplinary Case.                 

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:*                     Form EOIR-45, 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 who appeals a practitioner disciplinary decision by the adjudicating official to the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board).                     *Other:*                     None.                     *Abstract:*                     Once the adjudicating official issues a practitioner disciplinary decision, either party or both parties may appeal the decision to the Board for                     *de novo*                     review of the record, pursuant to 8 CFR 1003.106(c).                 

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply:*                     It is estimated that 50 respondents will complete the form annually with an average of one hour per response.                 

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     There are an estimated 50 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 5, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. E9-131 Filed 1-7-09; 8:45 am] 

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