[Federal Register: August 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 151)]
[Notices]               
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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: Notice of 
Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge.

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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

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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 October 7, 
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; telephone: (703) 
305-0470.
    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 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: Notice of Appeal from a Decision 
of an Immigration Judge.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form EOIR-26, 
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: A party (either the U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security or the 
respondent/applicant) who appeals a decision of an Immigration Judge to 
the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board). Other: None. Abstract: A 
party affected by a decision of an Immigration Judge may appeal that 
decision to the Board, provided that the Board has jurisdiction 
pursuant to 8 CFR 1003.1(b). An appeal from an Immigration Judge's 
decision is taken by completing the Form EOIR-26 and submitting it to 
the Board.
    (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 23,417 respondents will complete the form annually within an 
average of thirty minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 11,708 total burden hours 
associated with this collection annually.
    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: August 3, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-15577 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]

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