[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20250-20251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05956]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125-0019]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) E-Filing
Portal
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
May 20, 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: In order to improve the efficient adjudication of OCAHO
cases and reduce the printing, copying, and mailing costs (for both
OCAHO and the public) associated with OCAHO cases, OCAHO began
developing a web-based electronic case management system in 2018 and
continues to develop a web-based electronic filing portal (OCAHO E-
Filing Portal) for this system. The OCAHO E-Filing Portal will allow
parties to OCAHO cases to file complaints electronically, request
electronic access to a case to which they are a party, file motions and
requests electronically, and receive service of orders and decisions
from OCAHO by email. EOIR obtained initial PRA clearance for this
information collection in 2021. The OCAHO E-Filing Portal has never
been made available to the public because it is connected to an
internal electronic case management system that is still under
development. Since initial clearance in 2021, and in tandem with
developments to the OCAHO case management system, EOIR has made several
changes to the OCAHO E-Filing Portal: EOIR removed data fields
determined to be unnecessary for the adjudication of OCAHO cases; EOIR
added comment fields to various parts of the Portal for parties to
OCAHO proceedings to provide information relevant to proceedings and
not otherwise captured by other fields in this information collection;
EOIR reordered Portal contents and form fields, and added instructions
throughout the Portal, to enhance clarity and user navigation within
the Portal; and EOIR added capabilities to enable form fields to auto-
populate in the Portal upon upload of a completed PDF version of the
EOIR-58, Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Complaint Form
(OMB#1125-0016), and the EOIR-30, OCAHO Subpoena Form. EOIR intends
these enhancements to reduce costs and resources required during the
course of OCAHO proceedings and ensure that only authorized parties and
their representatives will have access to information and documents
pertaining to their specific cases. This information collection tool is
optional and voluntary.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
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2. The Title of the Form/Collection: OCAHO E-Filing Portal.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: N/A.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Individuals and households. The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
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 55 respondents will complete each form within approximately 10
minutes each.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual burden hours for this
collection is 9.35 annual burden 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 $736.22 if each respondent were to hire an attorney to complete and
submit the information collection.
Total Burden Hours
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Time per
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response Total annual
respondents responses (minutes) burden (hours)
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Completing the form 55 1/annually...... 55 10 9
(individuals).
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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: March 15, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-05956 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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