Notice2025-10059
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection eComments Requested; Extension/Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Notice of Entry of Limited Appearance for Document Assistance Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (Form EOIR-60); and Notice of Entry of Limited Appearance for Document Assistance Before the Immigration Court (Form EOIR-61)
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Published
June 3, 2025
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23568-23569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10059]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
eComments Requested; Extension/Revision of a Previously Approved
Collection; Notice of Entry of Limited Appearance for Document
Assistance Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (Form EOIR-60); and
Notice of Entry of Limited Appearance for Document Assistance Before
the Immigration Court (Form EOIR-61)
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
August 4, 2025.
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:
Justine Fuga, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel,
Executive Office for Immigration Review, by mail at 5107 Leesburg Pike,
Suite 2600, Falls Church, VA 22041; by telephone at (703) 305-0265 or
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7ad9294938e8982c9a1928086a7929483888dc9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501a252324393e357e16253731102523343f3a7e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2979d9b80dc828093dc919d9f9f979c8681b28781969d98dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd8d2d4cf93cdcfdc93ded2d0d0d8d3c9cefdc8ced9d2d793dad2cb">[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 EOIR, 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 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.
Abstract: This information collection reauthorization and revision
is necessary to allow an attorney or representative to notify the Board
of Immigration Appeals (Board) or the Immigration Court that he or she
is entering a limited appearance to assist a pro se respondent with a
legal filing or other document to be filed with EOIR. Pursuant to the
Final Rule, Professional Conduct for Practitioners--Rules and
Procedures, and Representation and Appearances, 87 FR 56247 (Sept. 14,
2022) (effective Nov. 14, 2022), amending the regulations at 8 CFR
1003.2(g)(1), 1003.17(b) and (c), and 1003.38(g)(2), the agency
received OMB approval to issue separate stand-alone forms for the entry
of a limited appearance for document assistance before each
adjudicatory component as the most appropriate method for the
collection of this information. The separate forms EOIR-60 and EOIR-61
are intended to provide greater clarity to the practitioners using the
forms, the pro se respondents who are only engaging with the
practitioners in a limited capacity, and for the EOIR staff processing
the forms. EOIR is revising the forms to account for expanded
electronic filing options with the launch of the online EOIR Courts and
Appeals System (ECAS) Respondent Access Portal (RAP) in July 2024. EOIR
made revisions to Forms EOIR-60 and EOIR-61 to include updates to
remove the mail only filing restrictions and inform the users that they
may review the EOIR Policy Manual for filing guidance. The Proof of
Service section has been revised to include an option for individuals
to indicate that they are serving the opposing party electronically
through ECAS. The Privacy Act notice is also revised to correct the
citation to the system of records notice (SORN) for the Attorney
Discipline System, JUSTICE/EOIR-003, published at 85 FR 32423 (May 29,
2020), and to inform respondents that limited case information is also
available online in English or Spanish through the EOIR Automated Case
Information System at <a href="https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/">https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/</a>. Finally, a
sentence was added to the second page of the Form EOIR-60 to clarify
and emphasize that limited appearances for document assistance are not
available in Department of Homeland (DHS) proceedings that the Board
has jurisdiction over.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension and Revision of a
previously approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Entry of Limited
Appearance for Document Assistance Before the Board of Immigration
Appeals; and Notice of Entry of Limited Appearance for Document
Assistance Before the Immigration Court.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms EOIR-60 and EOIR-61;
and the sponsoring DOJ component is EOIR.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: The Affected Public includes
Individuals, Attorneys and Representatives entering a limited
appearance to assist a pro se respondent with a legal filing or other
document to be filed with EOIR. This information collection is
mandatory and required to enter an appearance before EOIR as authorized
by 8 U.S.C. 1229(a), 1362 and 8 CFR 1003.38. Failure to provide the
requested information will result in an inability to enter a limited
appearance for document assistance.
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 40 respondents will complete Form EOIR-60 filed with the Board. It
is estimated that 22,018 respondents will complete Form EOIR-61 filed
with the Immigration Courts. It is estimated that each form takes
approximately six minutes (0.10 hours) to complete.
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6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual burden hours for Forms EOIR-60
and EOIR-61 is 2,206 hours.
Total Burden Hours
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Time per Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response burden
respondents (annually) responses (mins) (hours)
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EOIR-60......................... 40 1 40 6 4
EOIR-61......................... 22,018 1 22,018 6 2,202
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Totals...................... 22,058 1 22,058 6 2,206
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7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: There are no capital or start-up costs
associated with these forms. There are no fees to file the forms. The
forms may be filed electronically to eliminate printing and postage
costs. Attorneys or other authorized representatives are expected to
complete the forms. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates the median hourly fee for attorneys at $72.67. Therefore, the
cost for an attorney or other authorized representative to complete the
form in 6 minutes is estimated at $7.27 per submission ($72.67 per hour
x 0.10 hours x 1 response = $7.27 per response). The total annual
estimated cost burden to individuals is $160,310.02 (2,206 total
estimated burden hours x $72.67 per hour).
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: May 29, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-10059 Filed 6-2-25; 8:45 am]
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