[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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