Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Request To Be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings (Form EOIR-56), 41056 [2017-18287]

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18287]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1125-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Request To Be Included on the List of Pro Bono 
Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration Proceedings 
(Form EOIR-56)

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

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for 
Immigration Review (EOIR), 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. The proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register on June 26, 2017, allowing for a 60-day comment 
period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for additional days 
until September 28, 2017.

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 Jean King, 
General Counsel, USDOJ-EOIR-OGC, Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls 
Church, Virginia, 20530; telephone: (703) 305-0470. Written comments 
and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    1 Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2 The Title of the Form/Collection: Request to be Included on the 
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for Individuals in Immigration 
Proceedings.
    3 The agency form number: EOIR-56 (OMB #1125-0015).
    4 Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Legal service providers seeking to be included on the List 
of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (``List''), a list of persons who 
have indicated their availability to represent aliens on a pro bono 
basis. Abstract: EOIR seeks to replace the current paper version of the 
EOIR Forms-56, with an electronic system to make an initial application 
and apply for continued participation in the List. Form EOIR-56 will be 
mandatory, and is intended to elicit, in a uniform manner, all of the 
required information for EOIR to determine whether an applicant meets 
the eligibility requirements for inclusion on the List.
    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 161 respondents will complete each form within approximately 30 
minutes.
    6 An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with 
the collection: 80.5 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: Jake Bishop-Green, 
Acting Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 24, 2017.
Jake Bishop-Green,
Acting Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-18287 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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