Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form EOIR-29 Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a USCIS Officer	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form EOIR-29 Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer	Form and Instruction	New	Available
E-29 Supporting Statement .pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-08-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43780	Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a USCIS Officer	Form and Instruction	Removed
212824	Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1125-0010	ICR Reference No: 201408-1125-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-1125-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/EOIR	Agency Tracking No: EOIR-29
Title: Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/06/2014
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2015
Responses	6,569	0	7,215
Time Burden (Hours)	3,285	0	3,608
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Party affected by the decision of a DHS officer decision may appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals, provided Board has jurisdiction under 8 C.F.R. 1003.1(b).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1103(g)(2) Name of Law: null
  

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:
	79 FR 51607	08/29/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 64835	10/31/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a USCIS Officer	EOIR-29	Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer
Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer	EOIR-29	Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a DHS Officer

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	6,569	7,215	0	6,569	-7,215	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,285	3,608	0	3,285	-3,608	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease in the burden due to a decrease in the number of Form EOIR-29s received by EOIR and DHS, as well as a miscalculation from the previous reporting period that included figures for all pending submissions with DHS. With respect to the cost to DHS, the calculation should have been limited to an annual average of the prior three fiscal years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $66,303

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 11/06/2014

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