97-1848. Executive Office for Immigration Review; Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3915-3916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1848]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Executive Office for Immigration Review; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; application for 
cancellation of removal.

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    Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 
22, 1996 at 61 FR 59458, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments until February 26, 1997.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Office, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to [phone]. 
Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), 
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,

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Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ 
via facsimile to [phone].
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) 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;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Cancellation of 
Removal.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form EOIR-42, 
Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Individual aliens determined to be removable from the 
United States. 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 in their case.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 11,400 
responses per year at 5 hours, 45 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 65,550 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 21, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-1848 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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