Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Application for Cancellation of Removal (42A) for Certain Permanent Residents; and Application for Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status (42B) for Certain Nonpermanent Residents

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)

Notices

Pages 29919-29920

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-11321

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Executive Office for Immigration Review

OMB Number 1125-0001

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested; Application for Cancellation of Removal (42A) for Certain Permanent Residents; and Application for Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status (42B) for Certain Nonpermanent Residents

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review, 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 12127, on March 8, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional days until June 13, 2016.

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 Jean King, General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041; telephone: (703) 305-0470. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed 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 Executive Office for Immigration Review, 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

  1. Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

  2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Cancellation of Removal for Certain Permanent Residents; and Application for Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents.

  3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are EOIR-42A and

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    EOIR-42B, Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of Justice.

  4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Individual aliens determined to be removable from the United States. This information collection is necessary to determine the statutory eligibility of individual aliens who have been determined to be removable from the United States for cancellation of their removal, as well as to provide information relevant to a favorable exercise of discretion.

  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 25,654 respondents will complete the form annually with an average of 5 hours, 50 minutes per response.

  6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 148,793 total annual burden hours associated with this collection.

    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 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: May 10, 2016.

    Jerri Murray,

    Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

    FR Doc. 2016-11321 Filed 5-12-16; 8:45 am

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