Notice2024-02632
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access Link
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Published
February 9, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9178-9179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02632]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125-0018]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access Link
AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department
of Justice (DOJ), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
April 9, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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
Raechel Horowitz, Chief, Immigration Law Division, Office of Policy,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite
2500, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone: (703) 305-0473,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91c3f0f4f2f9f4fdbfd9fee3fee6f8e5ebd1e4e2f5fefbbff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5b78480868d8089cbad8a978a928c919fa59096818a8fcb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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.
Abstract: This information collection is optional and voluntary.
FOIAXpress is a software program that provides the EOIR Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Program with a single, unified application for
managing the entire lifecycle of FOIA requests and appeals. The Public
Access Link (PAL) is a secure web-based application that provides an
online platform for the public to file a FOIA request with EOIR. The
PAL is integrated directly with FOIAXpress and offers a centralized
location for EOIR to receive online FOIA requests, deliver responsive
records, communicate with requesters, collect fees, if applicable, and
provide access to released documents in a public reading room in
accordance with agency proactive disclosure guidelines.
EOIR has developed several changes to the PAL platform to improve
the Agency's FOIA request and response process and to reduce the burden
on members of the public that submit FOIA requests to EOIR. These
developments include the following substantive changes: modifying the
request form to display only those data fields relevant to the type of
FOIA request selected by the requestor; changing the date range field
from voluntary to mandatory; prompting an individual that requests a
Record of Proceeding (ROP) to provide on a voluntary basis the charging
document date and a record subject's alias, parents' names, port and
date of entry, and place and date of proceeding; and removing data
fields that EOIR determined were no longer necessary for the Agency to
fulfill a FOIA request. In addition, EOIR has identified the following
non-substantive changes: modifying the appearance and formatting of the
PAL request form; updating links to web pages and resources embedded
throughout the form; revising existing form instructions for clarity;
and reorganizing some data fields under different sections of the PAL
form. EOIR intends these developments to reduce the public's burden in
completing the PAL form and to improve the Agency's FOIA request and
response process, and the public's experience with that process. These
enhancements include: assisting requestors in making the most
appropriate selection for the type of FOIA request; enhancing the
logical direction with which a requestor completes the form; and
tailoring the information solicited from the requestor to generate more
precise requests, thereby reducing processing time.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access
Link.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: None.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Individuals and households. The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
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 24,804 respondents will complete each form within approximately 3
minutes each.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual burden hours for this
collection is 1,240 annual burden hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $0.
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Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual Time per Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses response (min) burden (hours)
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Completing the form 24,804 1/annually...... 24,804 3 1,240
(individuals).
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: February 5, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-02632 Filed 2-8-24; 8:45 am]
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