Revised General Practice Regarding First Briefing Deadline Extension Request for Detained Aliens, 51856-51857 [06-7268]

Download as PDF 51856 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 169 / Thursday, August 31, 2006 / Notices Department of Justice, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: August 24, 2006. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice. [FR Doc. E6–14489 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P Overview of This Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [OMB Number 1117–0038] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60–day notice of information collection under review: Recordkeeping for digital certificates of information. erjones on PROD1PC72 with NOTICES ACTION: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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 until October 30, 2006. 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 Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537. 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 agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:29 Aug 30, 2006 —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. Jkt 208001 (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting and recordkeeping for digital certificates. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Numbers: DEA Form 251: CSOS DEA Registrant Certificate Application. DEA Form 252: CSOS Principal Coordinator/Alternate Coordinator Certificate Application. DEA Form 253: CSOS Power of Attorney Certificate Application. DEA Form 254: CSOS Certificate Application Registrant List Addendum. CSOS Certificate Revocation. Component: Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. Other: Non-profit, State and local government. Abstract: Persons use these forms to apply for DEA-issued digital certificates to order Schedule I and II controlled substances. Certificates must be renewed upon renewal of the DEA registration to which the certificate is linked. Certificates may be revoked and/ or replaced when information on which the certificate is based changes. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates that the rule will affect 98,000 registrants and 145,000 certificate holders. The average time for completing the application for a digital certificate to order controlled substances is estimated to be from 0.72 hours to 1.24 hours. Certificate renewal is estimated to take 0.083 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 collection: As registrants adopt the electronic ordering, the annual burden hours would average 41,860 hours a year. During this period, DEA assumes that 70 percent of the certificate holders will apply for certificates. If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 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 28, 2006. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 06–7341 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Executive Office for Immigration Review [EOIR No. 157] Revised General Practice Regarding First Briefing Deadline Extension Request for Detained Aliens Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice updates an earlier advisal of a revised general practice to be followed by the Board of Immigration Appeals regarding briefing deadlines for cases before the Board in which the alien is detained. The former notice stated that the additional time period granted for a first briefing extension will generally be reduced from 21 days to 15 days, and the number of extension requests granted will generally be reduced from one per party to one per case. After further consideration, the 21 day briefing schedule will be retained. The number of extension requests granted per case, however, will still be generally reduced to one. DATES: This notice is effective upon publication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Chapman, Acting General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, Virginia 22041; telephone (703) 305–0470 (not a toll free call). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an earlier notice, the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) announced a change in its practice relating to briefing schedules in detained case. 71 FR 40151 (July 14, E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 169 / Thursday, August 31, 2006 / Notices 2006). The commentary in that notice is incorporated herein by reference. In that notice, the Board stated that in cases involving detained aliens, it would henceforth normally grant only one extension request per case, as opposed to one extension request per party. It also reduced the amount of time generally granted for any briefing extension from 21 days to 15 days. The Board received comments from a large number of entities claiming that the reduction in the amount of time for briefing extensions would have a negative effect on detained aliens with respect to securing representation. In particular, the commenters argued that this would have an adverse impact on the Board’s Pro Bono Project. The Board has reconsidered its policy change as to the amount of time granted for briefing extensions. The Board will continue to grant 21 day briefing extensions. As advised in the prior Federal Register notice, however, the Board will change its practice regarding the number of briefing extensions granted, and will generally grant only one briefing extension per case when the alien is detained. Dated: August 22, 2006. Lori Scialabba, Chairman, Board of Immigration Appeals. [FR Doc. 06–7268 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–30–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OMB Number 1121–0237] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day notice of information collection under review: Extension of currently approved collection, NCJRS Customer satisfaction surveys. erjones on PROD1PC72 with NOTICES ACTION: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, has submitted the following extension of generic clearance for surveys 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 within the generic clearance extension is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until October 30, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:29 Aug 30, 2006 Jkt 208001 associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact William Ballweber, (202) 305–2975, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. Request 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: (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: DOJ requests three year extension of generic clearance to conduct customer satisfaction surveys. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Generic Clearance of NCJRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Forms Numbers: NCJ–CR– 01–00—NCJ–CR–01–06. Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be current and potential users of agency products and services. Respondents may represent Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, members of private organizations, research organizations, the media, non-profit organizations, international organizations, as well as faculty and students. The purpose of such surveys is to assess needs, identify problems, and plan for programmatic improvements in PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51857 the delivery of agency products and services. (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 there will be 75,195 total respondents for all surveys combined. It is estimated that mail surveys will average 10 minutes to complete; Web surveys will average 6 minutes; phone surveys will average 4 minutes to complete; and focus groups and teleconferences will average 90 minutes to complete. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection is 21,894 hours. An estimate of the annual public burden associated with this collection is 7,298 hours. If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: August 28, 2006. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 06–7340 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request August 23, 2006. The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 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 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained from RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov. Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974 (these are not a toll-free numbers), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51856-51857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7268]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review

[EOIR No. 157]


Revised General Practice Regarding First Briefing Deadline 
Extension Request for Detained Aliens

AGENCY: Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration 
Review, Department of Justice.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice updates an earlier advisal of a revised general 
practice to be followed by the Board of Immigration Appeals regarding 
briefing deadlines for cases before the Board in which the alien is 
detained. The former notice stated that the additional time period 
granted for a first briefing extension will generally be reduced from 
21 days to 15 days, and the number of extension requests granted will 
generally be reduced from one per party to one per case. After further 
consideration, the 21 day briefing schedule will be retained. The 
number of extension requests granted per case, however, will still be 
generally reduced to one.

DATES: This notice is effective upon publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Chapman, Acting General Counsel, 
Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 
2600, Falls Church, Virginia 22041; telephone (703) 305-0470 (not a 
toll free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an earlier notice, the Board of 
Immigration Appeals (Board) announced a change in its practice relating 
to briefing schedules in detained case. 71 FR 40151 (July 14,

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2006). The commentary in that notice is incorporated herein by 
reference. In that notice, the Board stated that in cases involving 
detained aliens, it would henceforth normally grant only one extension 
request per case, as opposed to one extension request per party. It 
also reduced the amount of time generally granted for any briefing 
extension from 21 days to 15 days.
    The Board received comments from a large number of entities 
claiming that the reduction in the amount of time for briefing 
extensions would have a negative effect on detained aliens with respect 
to securing representation. In particular, the commenters argued that 
this would have an adverse impact on the Board's Pro Bono Project.
    The Board has reconsidered its policy change as to the amount of 
time granted for briefing extensions. The Board will continue to grant 
21 day briefing extensions. As advised in the prior Federal Register 
notice, however, the Board will change its practice regarding the 
number of briefing extensions granted, and will generally grant only 
one briefing extension per case when the alien is detained.

    Dated: August 22, 2006.
Lori Scialabba,
Chairman, Board of Immigration Appeals.
[FR Doc. 06-7268 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]
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