Notice2024-09127
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access Link
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Published
April 29, 2024
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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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February 9, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33397-33398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09127]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125-0018]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access Link
AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-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. The proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on February 9, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment
period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
May 29, 2024.
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: 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#81d3e0e4e2e9e4edafc9eef3eef6e8f5fbc1f4f2e5eeebafe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c092a1a5a3a8a5acee88afb2afb7a9b4ba80b5b3a4afaaeea7afb6">[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 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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1125-0018. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision and Extension of a
previously approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: FOIAXpress/FOIA Public Access
Link.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: EOIR does not maintain
an agency-specific form number for this collection.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Individuals and households.
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.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,804.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,240 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice,
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Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 24, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-09127 Filed 4-26-24; 8:45 am]
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