[Federal Register: June 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 110)]
[Notices]
[Page 33762]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review:
application for cancellation of removal (42A) for certain permanent
residents; (42B) and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent
residents.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration
Review (EOIR) has submitted 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. The
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for ``sixty days'' until August 8, 2005. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 MaryBeth Keller, General Counsel, Executive
Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, Suite 2600,
5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
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
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Cancellation of
Removal (42A) for Certain Permanent Residents; (42B) and Adjustment of
Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: EOIR-42A,
EOIR-42B. 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: Individual aliens determined to be
removable from the United States. Other: None. Abstract: This
information collection is necessary to determine the statutory
eligibility of individual aliens who have been determined to be
removable from the United States for cancellation of their removal, as
well as to provide information relevant to a favorable exercise of
discretion.
(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 11,000 respondents will complete the form annually with an average
of 5 hours, 45 minutes per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 63,250 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 6, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-11440 Filed 6-8-05; 8:45 am]
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