Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals (AAO)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Notice of Appeal t Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals (AAO)	Form	Modified	Available
DOC_20100407141151_000.PDF	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-04-08	Available
SORN.htm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Repair queued
PIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Available
I-290B Reference Citations.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Available
Published 30-day 12-29-09.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Available
Published 60-Day Notice 9-29-09.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Repair queued
PRA I-290B Support Stat 01-12-10.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-01-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
20430	Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals (AAO)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0095	ICR Reference No: 201001-1615-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-1615-011
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals (AAO)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/21/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2010
Terms of Clearance: Approved for only one year due to lack of GPEA compliance. Also, this collection should have been submitted as a revision rather than an extension -- multiple changes were made in response to comment.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2010
Responses	30,000	0	30,000
Time Burden (Hours)	45,000	0	15,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,550,000	0	17,550,000

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Abstract: The data collected on this form is used by the USCIS to determine that an appeal or motion to reopen or reconsider meet eligibility requirements. The collection is also used by the USCIS/AAO to adjudicate the merits of an appeal or motion to reopen or reconsider.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 49886	09/29/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 68854	12/29/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative Appeals (AAO)	Notice of Appeal to the Office of Administrative A	Form I-290B

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	30,000	30,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	45,000	15,000	0	0	30,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,550,000	17,550,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 30,000 annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection. USCIS has mistakenly reported that it takes 30 minutes to complete this form while it actually takes 90 minutes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/29/2010

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