Total estimated
public cost revised to account for weighted average of respondents
employing counsel. Burden revised accordingly. Approval contingent
on form changes as emailed to OMB 08/06/02, which clarify
procedures for requesting appeal to a three judge panel. EOIR will
submit revised forms to OMB within two weeks of approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2003
01/31/2003
3,156
0
0
1,578
0
0
4,040,000
0
0
A party affected by a decision of an
INS Officer may appeal that decision to the Board of Immigration
Appeals (Board) provided the Board has jurisdiction pursuant to 8
C.F.R. section 3.1(b). An appeal from an INS Officer's decision is
taken by completing the Form EOIR-29 and submitting it to the INS
office having administrative control over the record of
proceedings.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.