Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form EOIR-28 Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form EOIR-28 Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
EOIR-86_EOIR-27_EOIR-28_CMPContemptNPRM_SupportingStatement_final.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-07-30	Repair queued
EOIR-86_EOIR-27_EOIR-28_CMPContemptNPRM_SupportingStatement_final.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-07-30	Available
EOIR-86_EOIR-27_EOIR-28_CMPContemptNPRM_SupportingStatement_final_signed.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-07-30	Repair queued
EOIR-86_EOIR-27_EOIR-28_CMPContemptNPRM_SupportingStatement_final_signed.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-07-30	Available
LegalAuthority_8USC1362.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Repair queued
LegalAuthority_8USC1362.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Available
LegalAuthority_8USC1229a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Repair queued
LegalAuthority_8USC1229a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Available
LegalAuthority_8USC1103.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Repair queued
LegalAuthority_8USC1103.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-07-03	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
12683	Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court
12683	Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1125-0006	ICR Reference No: 202507-1125-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202501-1125-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/EOIR	Agency Tracking No: EOIR-28
Title: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/17/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/30/2026
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of all comments related to the information collection requirements contained in the rule and any changes made in response to these comments.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2028
Responses	1,536,921	0	1,536,921
Time Burden (Hours)	153,692	0	153,692
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a previously approved collection of information and is used by EOIR to allow attorneys and authorized representatives to enter their appearance as the practitioner of record for individuals in immigration proceedings before the immigration courts. The information collected by the form is also used to notify the opposing party, the Department of Homeland Security, that a practitioner will be representing individuals in immigration court proceedings. EOIR published a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the statutory authority given to immigration judges to sanction by civil money penalty any action or inaction in contempt of the judge's proper exercise of authority. This proposed rule sets forth the types of conduct for which civil money penalty sanctions may be imposed, the procedures for imposing these sanctions, the affirmative defenses that may excuse the imposition of a civil money penalty sanction, and the procedures for appealing such sanctions. Sanctioned individuals may be represented by a practitioner in such contempt proceedings. Accordingly, EOIR is also submitting an information collection request to approve revisions to the Form EOIR-28 to enable practitioners to enter their appearance on behalf of sanctioned individuals in contempt proceedings established by the proposed rule.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   US Code: 8 USC 1362 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   US Code: 8 USC 1229a 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:
1125-AB02	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 47979	07/30/2026

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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 Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court	EOIR-28	Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court

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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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,675,961

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 07/30/2026

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