[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5880-5881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1459]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Executive Office for Immigration Review; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Revised 
Application for Suspension of Deportation (40).

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration 
Review (EOIR), has submitted the following information collection 
request

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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 4, 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 proposed 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: Application for Suspension of 
Deportation (40).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form EOIR-40, 
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: Individual aliens determined to be 
removable from the United States. Other: None. Abstract: This 
information collection is necessary to determine the statutory 
eligibility of individual aliens, who have been determined to be 
deportable from the United States, for suspension of their deportation 
pursuant to the former section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, and 8 CFR 1240.56 titled ``Subpart F--Suspension of Deportation 
and Voluntary Departure (for Proceedings Commences Prior to April 1, 
1997)--section 1240.56 Application''.
    (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 685 respondents will complete the form annually with an average of 
5 hours, 45 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 3,939 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 31, 2006.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E6-1459 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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