Notice2025-15001
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection eComments Requested; Title-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
August 7, 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 (ICR) 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 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38181-38182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15001]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1125-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
eComments Requested; Title--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: 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 (ICR) 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 30 days until
September 8, 2025.
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: Justine Fuga,
Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Executive
Office for Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls
Church, VA 22041, telephone: (703) 305-0265, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d993acaaadb0b7bcf79facbeb899acaabdb6b3f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064c7375726f6863284073616746737562696c28616970">[email protected]</span></a>,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd9d3d5ce92cccedd92dfd3d1d1d9d2c8cffcc9cfd8d3d692dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcb9b3b5aef2acaebdf2bfb3b1b1b9b2a8af9ca9afb8b3b6f2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2025, allowing
a 60-day comment period. 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;
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--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/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 1125-0016. This ICR 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
collections 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: Extension and Revision of a
previously approved collection.
2. 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. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The agency form
numbers are 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 a brief abstract:
Affected Public: 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.
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 Security (DHS) proceedings that the
Board has jurisdiction over.
5. Obligation to Respond: 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.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 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.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 minutes (0.1 hour).
8. Frequency: Once a year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total annual burden
hours for Forms EOIR-60 and EOIR-61 is 2,206 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: 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, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 5, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-15001 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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