[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 14521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03950]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1125-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Fee 
Waiver Request (EOIR-26A)

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
Justice (DOJ), 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 29, 2024.

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 
Raechel Horowitz, Chief, Immigration Law Division, Office of Policy, 
Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 
2500, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone: (703) 305-0473, 
[email protected].

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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.

    Abstract: The information on the fee waiver request form is used by 
the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Office of the Chief 
Immigration Judge to determine whether the requisite fee for an 
application, motion or appeal will be waived due to an individual's 
financial situation.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Fee Waiver Request.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is EOIR-26A, 
Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of 
Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: An individual submitting an appeal 
or motion to the Board of Immigration Appeals. An individual submitting 
an application or motion to the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge. 
Attorneys and qualified representatives representing an alien in 
immigration proceedings before EOIR. The obligation to respond is 
required to obtain/retain a benefit (fee waiver).
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
number of respondents for the Form EOIR-26A is 2,124. The estimated 
time per response is 1 hour.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection 
is 2,124 hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: There are no capital or start-up costs 
associated with this information collection. The estimated public cost 
is zero.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
           Activity                Number of        Frequency      Total annual      response      Total annual
                                  respondents                        responses        (hours)     burden (hours)
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Form EOIR-26A.................           2,124  1/annually......           2,124               1           2,124
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    Unduplicated Totals.......           2,124  ................           2,124  ..............           2,124
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: February 21, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-03950 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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