80 FR 61241 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection; Semi-Annual Progress Report for Grantees of the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant Program

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25771]


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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection; Semi-
Annual Progress Report for Grantees of the Transitional Housing 
Assistance 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 
[email protected].

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 
Grantees of the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0016. 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 120 grantees of the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant 
Program (Transitional Housing Program) whose eligibility is determined 
by statute. This discretionary grant program funds organizations to 
assist victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking who are in need of transitional housing, short-term 
housing assistance, and related supportive services. Eligible 
applicants are States, units of local government, Indian tribal 
governments, and other organizations, including domestic violence and 
sexual assault victim services providers, domestic violence or sexual 
assault coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, or 
community-based and culturally specific organizations, that have a 
documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or 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 120 respondents (grantees) 
approximately one hour to complete the 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. A Transitional Housing 
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 240 hours, that is 120 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

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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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