80 FR 77663 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision to a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range		77663-77663
FR Document		2015-31472

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 61241, on October 9, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0016]


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 61241, 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 
OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.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:
    --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: 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 provides transitional 
housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services 
for individuals who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or 
other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 
for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention 
services are unavailable or insufficient. 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 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.
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(Culturally and Linguistically Specific copy of the proposed information short-term housing assistance, and
Services Program grantees) collection instrument with instructions related support services for individuals
approximately one hour to complete a or additional information, please who are homeless, or in need of
semi-annual progress report. The semi- contact Cathy Poston, Attorney Advisor, transitional housing or other housing
annual progress report is divided into Office on Violence Against Women, 145 assistance, as a result of fleeing a
sections that pertain to the different N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530 situation of domestic violence, dating
types of activities in which grantees (phone: 202–514–5430). Written violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and
may engage. A Culturally and comments and/or suggestions can also for whom emergency shelter services or
Linguistically Specific Services Program be directed to the Office of Management other crisis intervention services are
grantee will only be required to and Budget, Office of Information and unavailable or insufficient. Eligible
complete the sections of the form that Regulatory Affairs, Attention
applicants are States, units of local
pertain to its own specific activities. Department of Justice Desk Officer,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ government, Indian tribal governments,
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the submissions@omb.eop.gov. and other organizations, including
collection: The total annual hour burden domestic violence and sexual assault
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
to complete the data collection forms is comments and suggestions from the victim services providers, domestic
100 hours, that is 50 grantees public and affected agencies concerning violence or sexual assault coalitions,
completing a form twice a year with an the proposed collection of information other nonprofit, nongovernmental
estimated completion time for the form are encouraged. Your comments should organizations, or community-based and
being one hour. address one or more of the following culturally specific organizations, that
If additional information is required four points: have a documented history of effective
contact: Jerri Murray, Department —Evaluate whether the proposed work concerning domestic violence,
Clearance Officer, United States collection of information is necessary dating violence, sexual assault, or
Department of Justice, Justice for the proper performance of the stalking.
Management Division, Policy and functions of the agency, including (5) An estimate of the total number of
Planning Staff, Two Constitution whether the information will have respondents and the amount of time
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, practical utility; estimated for an average respondent to
Washington, DC 20530. —Evaluate the accuracy of the
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will
Dated: December 10, 2015. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, take the 120 respondents (grantees)
Jerri Murray, approximately one hour to complete the
including the validity of the
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Semi-Annual Progress Report. The semi-
Department of Justice.
methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and annual progress report is divided into
[FR Doc. 2015–31495 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] sections that pertain to the different
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and types of activities that grantees may
—Minimize the burden of the engage in and the different types of
collection of information on those who grantees that receive funds. A
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE are to respond, including through the Transitional Housing Program grantee
[OMB Number 1122–0016] use of appropriate automated, will only be required to complete the
electronic, mechanical, or other sections of the form that pertain to its
Agency Information Collection technological collection techniques or own specific activities.
Activities; Proposed eCollection other forms of information technology,
eComments Requested; Revision to a (6) An estimate of the total public
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Currently Approved Collection burden (in hours) associated with the
responses.
collection: The total annual hour burden
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Overview of This Information to complete the data collection forms is
Women, Department of Justice. Collection 240 hours, that is 120 grantees
ACTION: 30-day notice. (1) Type of Information Collection: completing a form twice a year with an
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Revision to Currently Approved estimated completion time for the form
(DOJ), Office on Violence Against Collection. being one hour.
Women, will be submitting the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi- If additional information is required
following information collection request Annual Progress Report for Grantees of contact: Jerri Murray, Department
to the Office of Management and Budget the Transitional Housing Assistance
Clearance Officer, United States
(OMB) for review and approval in Grant Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Department of Justice, Justice
accordance with the Paperwork Management Division, Policy and
the applicable component of the
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Department of Justice sponsoring the
information collection was previously Square, 145 N Street NE., Room
collection: Form Number: 1122–0016.
published in the Federal Register 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Volume 80 FR 61241, on October 9,
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DATES: Comments are encouraged and Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
abstract: The affected public includes
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the approximately 120 grantees of the
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you have comments especially on the whose eligibility is determined by
estimated public burden or associated statute. This discretionary grant
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until January 14, 2016.
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]
FR Citation		80 FR 77663