[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07203]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0340]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Certification
and Utilization Report (Formerly Short Form)
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office
for Civil Rights will be submitting 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 obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
June 2, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Equal Employment Opportunity Plan
Certification and Utilization Report.
(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. 28 C.F.R.Sec.
42.301 et seq. 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 OJP, COPS or OVW
extend Federal financial assistance. OJP components include the Bureau
of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the
Office of Sexual Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending,
Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office).
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are
6371 respondents. It is estimated that it will take 1,290 respondents,
receiving a grant of $500,000 or more, one and a half hours to complete
an Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Utilization Report and submit it
to the Office of Justice Programs. In addition, an estimated 5,081 of
respondents seeking grants ranging from $25,000 up to $500, 000 will be
required to complete Certification stating that they are maintaining a
current Equal Employment Opportunity Plan on file and submit the
certification to OJP. Completion and submission of the Certification
will take \1/4\ hour. Submissions are required once every two years.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: For the 6371 respondents, there are an estimated
2237 total annual burden hours associated with this collection to
complete the EEOP Utilization Report or Certification.
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 3W-1407B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: March 27, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-07203 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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