[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 38917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09991]
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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: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department
of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information
collection request (ICR) 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 30 days until
June 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1125-0003.
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: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2024,
allowing for a 60-day comment period. 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/or
--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: 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 a brief abstract: Primary: 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).
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.
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 public 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 Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response burden
respondents responses (hour) (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: May 5, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-09991 Filed 5-7-24; 8:45 am]
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