[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36714-36715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17218]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Executive Office for Immigration Review; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Immigration 
Practitioner Complaint Form, Executive Office for Immigration Review.

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    Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 3, 
1999, at 64 FR 23685, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments until August 6, 1999.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding 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 Office, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202) 514-1590.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 Collection of Information.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Immigration Practitioner 
Complaint Form, Executive Office for Immigration Review.
    (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, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: The Information on Form EOIR-44 will be used to 
determine whether or not, assuming the truth of the factual allegations 
raised therein, the Office of the 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

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respond: 500 responses per year at 2 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,000 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 1, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-17218 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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