[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19970]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Redress Administration


Civil Rights Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Redress Payments 
for Japanese Americans: Guidelines for Individuals Who Involuntarily 
Relocated to Japan During the War, and Guidelines under Ishida v. 
United States.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code 
of Federal Regulations, part 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officers, Washington, DC 20503. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-
395-7285. Additionally, comments may also be submitted to the 
Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, 
Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points:
    (1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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
    (4) 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. Existing Collection in Use 
without a OMB Number.
    (2) The title of the form/collection. Redress Payments for Japanese 
Americans: Guidelines for Individuals Who Involuntarily Relocated to 
Japan during the War and Guidelines under Ishida v. United States.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: None. Office of Redress 
Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: Individuals or households. Other: 
None. This collection contains the forms which persons of Japanese 
ancestry will use to apply for redress compensation under the Civil 
Liberties Act of 1988.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. 140 
respondents: Declaration at 10 minutes per response; 2,000 respondents: 
Declaration at 10 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection. 356 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: August 1, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-19970 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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