[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52098-52099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13633]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1125-0019]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision and Extension 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: 30-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 30 days until 
July 22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Office of the 
General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg 
Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone: (703) 305-0470, 
[email protected]; or Justine Fuga, Attorney Advisor, 
telephone: (571) 294-2272, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2024, 
allowing 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.

    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 1125-0019. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision and Extension of a 
previously approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: OCAHO E-Filing Portal.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: EOIR does not maintain 
an agency-specific form number for this collection.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief

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abstract: Individuals and households. The obligation to respond is 
voluntary.
    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.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Optional and voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    8. Frequency: Once annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9.35 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $736.22.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: June 17, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-13633 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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