[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14725]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0197]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection With 
Changes; State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (Bureau of 
Justice Assistance) will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with emergency review procedures of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB approval has been requested by 
September 2003. The proposed information collection is published to 
obtain comments from the public and affected areas. Comments should be 
directed to OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer (202) 395-6466, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    All comments, and suggestions, or questions regarding additional 
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information 
collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to M.A. 
Berry at (202) 353-8643, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 
Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street, Room 4223, Washington, DC 20531 
or by e-mail at [email protected].
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Maria Berry at 202-353-8643 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-
3176.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of currently approved 
collection expire.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection. Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, State, and local public 
safety agencies. States and local units of general government including 
the 50 state governments, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000 counties and cities 
with correctional facilities.
    Abstract: In response to the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as amended in 1996, BJA 
administers the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) with 
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). SCAAP provides Federal payments 
to States and localities that incurred correctional officer salary 
costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one 
felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local 
law, and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during 
the designated reporting period and for the following correctional 
purposes;
    Salaries for corrections officers;
    Overtime costs;
    Performance based bonuses;
    Corrections work force recruitment and retention;
    Construction of corrections facilities;
    Training/education for offenders;
    Training for corrections officers related to offender population 
management;
    Consultants involved with offender population;
    Medical and mental health services;
    Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of offenders;
    Prison Industries;
    Pre-release/reentry programs;
    Technology involving offender management/inter agency information 
sharing;
    Disaster preparedness continuity of operations for corrections 
facilities.
    Other: None.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply. It is 
estimated that no more than 865 respondents will apply. Each 
application takes approximately 90 minutes to complete and is submitted 
once per year (annually).
    If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, 145 N Street, 
NE., Room 2E-808, Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-14725 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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