[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65204-65205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26278]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Certification of
Compliance and Short Form
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office
for Civil Rights has submitted the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed information collection is published to
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obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until December 24,
2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional
information, please contact George Mazza, (202) 305-3146, Office for
Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,
810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
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:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, 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: New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Certification Form: Compliance
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) Requirements and EEOP
Short Form.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
U.S. Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office for Civil
Rights, 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: State, and local, government
instrumentalities. Other: For-profit Institutions. Federal regulation,
28 CFR part 42, subpt. E authorizes the Department of Justice to
collect information regarding employment practices from State or Local
units of government; agencies of State and Local governments; and
Private entities, institutions or organizations to which the Office of
Justice Programs, the Office on Community Oriented Policing Services,
or the Office on Violence Against Women extend Federal financial
assistance.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are
approximately 17,865 respondents. It will take all these respondents
one quarter hour to complete and submit the cerification to the Office
of Justice Programs. It is estimated that it will take 3,286
respondents receiving a grant of $500,000 or more four hours to
complete the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Short Form and submit it
to the Office of Justice Programs. The estimated time to complete and
submit the Certification is one quarter hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: For the EEOP Short Form and the Certification form
it will take a total estimated 17,610 burden hours.
If additional information is required, contact Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E-508, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: October 22, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-26278 Filed 10-24-12; 8:45 am]
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