[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77667-77668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31468]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0003]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision to a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against
Women, 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 was previously published in the Federal Register
Volume 80 FR 61237, on October 9, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment
period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional
30 days until January 14, 2016.
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 Cathy Poston,
Attorney Advisor, Office on Violence Against Women, 145 N Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-514-5430). Written comments and/or
suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to
[email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 functions 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 Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision to Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for STOP
Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: The affected public includes the 56 STOP
state administrators (from 50 states, the District of Columbia and five
territories and commonwealths (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands)) and their subgrantees. The
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program was authorized
through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized
and amended in 2000, 2005, and 2013. Its purpose is to promote a
coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to improving the criminal
justice system's response to violence against women. The STOP Formula
Grants Program envisions a partnership among law enforcement,
prosecution, courts, and victim advocacy organizations to enhance
victim safety and hold offenders accountable for their crimes of
violence against women. OVW administers the STOP Formula Grants
Program. The grant funds must be distributed by STOP state
administrators to subgrantees according to a statutory formula (as
amended).
(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 it will take the 56 respondents (STOP administrators)
approximately one hour to complete an annual progress report. It is
estimated that it will take approximately one hour for roughly 2500
subgrantees \1\ to complete the relevant portion of the annual progress
report. The Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program
is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of
activities that subgrantees may engage in and the different types of
subgrantees that receive funds, i.e. law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors' offices, courts, victim services agencies, etc.
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\1\ Each year the number of STOP subgrantees changes. The number
2,500 is based on the number of reports that OVW has received in the
past from STOP subgrantees.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the
annual progress report is 2,556 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 3E.405B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: December 9, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-31468 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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