Cover Letter to Lynn

U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Office of the General Counsel
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600
Falls Church, Virginia 22041

February 23, 2015
MEMORANDUM TO:

Lynn Murray
Department Clearance Officer
Department of Justice

FROM:

Christina Baptista
Associate General Counsel
Executive Office for Immigration Review

SUBJECT:

Request for Approval of a New Collection for Optional Form by
the Office of Management and Budget:
Form EOIR-56 Request to be Included on the List of Pro Bono
Legal Service Providers

Attached is the information collection request (ICR) for the Form EOIR-56, Request to
be Included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers, as required for certification and
submission to the Office of Management and Budget. The purpose of the Form EOIR-56 is to
allow organizations, private attorneys, and referral services to seek to be included on the List of
Pro Bono Service Providers provided to individuals in removal proceedings or who seek asylum.
This information collection was contained in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register at
79 FR 55662 (Sept. 17, 2014). As such, please transmit to OMB upon receipt.
The following documents are contained in this ICR package:
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OMB form 83-I Paperwork Reduction Act Submission;
Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submission with burden
statement;
Certification Statement;
Form and Instructions used to collect the information;
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 79 FR 55662 (Sept. 17, 2014), and
Additional law or authority mandating the information collection.

If you have any questions concerning this ICR, please contact Christina Baptista at
(703) 305-0992 or at Christina.Baptista@usdoj.gov. Thank you very much for all of your
assistance.
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