80 FR 61240 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection Semi-Annual Progress Report for Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-25768

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 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.

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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0007]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection Semi-
Annual Progress Report for Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women 
(OVW) 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
December 8, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or 
Catherine.poston@usdoj.gov.

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:
    (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
    (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: Revision to Currently Approved 
Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-Annual Progress Report for 
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0007. 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 
approximately 200 grantees of the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant 
Program (LAV Program) whose eligibility is determined by statute. In 
1998, Congress appropriated funding to provide civil legal assistance 
to domestic violence victims through a set-aside under the Grants to 
Combat Violence Against Women, Public Law 105-277. In the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000, Congress statutorily authorized the LAV 
Program. 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-6 and amended the statutory provisions for 
this grant program in 2005 and 2013. The LAV Program is intended to 
increase the availability of legal assistance necessary to provide 
effective aid to victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault who are seeking relief in legal matters arising as a 
consequence of that abuse or violence. The LAV Program awards grants to 
law school legal clinics, legal aid or legal services programs, 
domestic violence victims' shelters, bar associations, sexual assault 
programs, private nonprofit entities, and Indian tribal governments. 
These grants are for providing direct legal services to victims of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in matters arising from 
the abuse or violence and for providing enhanced training for lawyers 
representing these victims. The goal of the Program is to develop 
innovative, collaborative projects that provide quality representation 
to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
    (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 approximately 200 respondents (LAV 
Program grantees) approximately one hour to complete a semi-annual 
progress report. The semi-annual progress report is divided into 
sections that pertain to the different types of activities that 
grantees may engage in and the different types of grantees that receive 
funds. An LAV Program grantee will only be required to complete the 
sections of the form that pertain to its own specific activities.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data 
collection forms is 400 hours, that is 200 grantees completing a form 
twice a year with an estimated completion time for the form being one 
hour.
    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: October 6, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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Dated: October 6, 2015. use of appropriate automated, one hour to complete a semi-annual
Jerri Murray, electronic, mechanical, or other progress report. The semi-annual
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. technological collection techniques or progress report is divided into sections
Department of Justice. other forms of information technology, that pertain to the different types of
[FR Doc. 2015–25772 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am] e.g., permitting electronic submission of activities that grantees may engage in
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P responses. and the different types of grantees that
receive funds. An LAV Program grantee
Overview of This Information
will only be required to complete the
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sections of the form that pertain to its
(1) Type of Information Collection: own specific activities.
[OMB Number 1122–0007] Revision to Currently Approved (6) An estimate of the total public
Collection. burden (in hours) associated with the
Agency Information Collection (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi- collection: The total annual hour burden
Activities; Proposed eCollection Annual Progress Report for Legal to complete the data collection forms is
eComments Requested; Revision of Assistance for Victims Grant Program. 400 hours, that is 200 grantees
Currently Approved Collection Semi- (3) Agency form number, if any, and completing a form twice a year with an
Annual Progress Report for Legal the applicable component of the estimated completion time for the form
Assistance for Victims Grant Program Department of Justice sponsoring the being one hour.
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against collection: Form Number: 1122–0007. If additional information is required
Women, Department of Justice. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Violence Against Women. Clearance Officer, United States
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked Department of Justice, Justice
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, or required to respond, as well as a brief Management Division, Policy and
Office on Violence Against Women abstract: The affected public includes Planning Staff, Two Constitution
(OVW) will be submitting the following the approximately 200 grantees of the Square, 145 N Street NE., Room
information collection request to the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Office of Management and Budget Program (LAV Program) whose
Dated: October 6, 2015.
(OMB) for review and approval in eligibility is determined by statute. In
1998, Congress appropriated funding to Jerri Murray,
accordance with the Paperwork Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Reduction Act of 1995. provide civil legal assistance to
domestic violence victims through a set- Department of Justice.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and [FR Doc. 2015–25768 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
aside under the Grants to Combat
will be accepted for 60 days until Violence Against Women, Public Law BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P
December 8, 2015. 105–277. In the Violence Against
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Women Act of 2000, Congress
you have additional comments statutorily authorized the LAV Program. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
especially on the estimated public 42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6 and amended the
burden or associated response time, Amended Notice of Lodging of
statutory provisions for this grant Proposed Consent Decrees Under the
suggestions, or need a copy of the program in 2005 and 2013. The LAV
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Program is intended to increase the Response, Compensation, and Liability
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additional information, please contact Act
to provide effective aid to victims of
Cathy Poston, Office on Violence domestic violence, stalking, or sexual This Notice amends and replaces the
Against Women, at 202–514–5430 or assault who are seeking relief in legal original notice published on October 05,
Catherine.poston@usdoj.gov. matters arising as a consequence of that 2015, 80 FR 192. Notice is hereby given
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: abuse or violence. The LAV Program that on September 29, 2015, a proposed
Written comments and suggestions awards grants to law school legal Consent Decree in United States v.
from the public and affected agencies clinics, legal aid or legal services Wyeth Holdings LLC, Civil Action No.
concerning the proposed collection of programs, domestic violence victims’ 3:15–cv–07153–AET, was lodged with
information are encouraged. Your shelters, bar associations, sexual assault the United States Court for the District
comments should address one or more programs, private nonprofit entities, and of New Jersey. In this action brought
of the following four points: Indian tribal governments. These grants pursuant to Sections 106, 107, and
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed are for providing direct legal services to 113(g)(2) of the Comprehensive
collection of information is necessary victims of domestic violence, sexual Environmental Response,
for the proper performance of the assault, and stalking in matters arising Compensation, and Liability Act of
functions of the agency, including from the abuse or violence and for 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606, 9607 and
whether the information will have providing enhanced training for lawyers 9613(g)(2) (‘‘CERCLA’’), the United
practical utility; representing these victims. The goal of States seeks injunctive relief requiring
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the the Program is to develop innovative, Wyeth Holdings LLC (‘‘Settling
agency’s estimate of the burden of the collaborative projects that provide Defendant’’) to undertake certain
proposed collection of information, quality representation to victims of environmental response actions at the
including the validity of the domestic violence, sexual assault, and American Cyanamid Superfund Site
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methodology and assumptions used; stalking. (‘‘Site’’) located in Bridgewater, New
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and (5) An estimate of the total number of Jersey. The United States also seeks to
clarity of the information to be respondents and the amount of time recover costs incurred and to be
collected; and estimated for an average respondent to incurred by the United States in
(4) Minimize the burden of the respond/reply: It is estimated that it will response to releases or threatened
collection of information on those who take the approximately 200 respondents releases of hazardous substances at or
are to respond, including through the (LAV Program grantees) approximately from the Site.

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Action		60-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 8, 2015.
Contact		If you have additional 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, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 61240