81 FR 20675 - Notice of Public Comment Period on the Presentation of the Forensic Science Discipline Review Framework
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-08136 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 20675-20676] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08136] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [Docket No. OLP 156] Notice of Public Comment Period on the Presentation of the Forensic Science Discipline Review Framework AGENCY: Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of the public comment period on the presentation of the Forensic Science Discipline Review (FSDR) framework. DATES: Written public comment regarding the presentation should be submitted through www.regulations.gov before May 9, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Legal Policy, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, by phone at 202-514-4601 or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Meeting, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would undertake a ``quality assurance review'' of certain forensic disciplines practiced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and that the DOJ would seek input from the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS) in developing this review. Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Office of Legal Policy, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, presented the draft framework for the FSDR to the NCFS on March 21, 2016. The proposed FSDR would advance the practice of forensic science by ensuring DOJ forensic examiners have testified as appropriate in legal proceedings. The presentation is available online at https://www.justice.gov/ncfs/file/835636/download. Members of the public are welcomed to provide comments on this proposed framework. [[Page 20676]] Posting of Public Comments: To ensure proper handling of comments, please reference ``Docket No. OLP 156'' on all electronic and written correspondence. The Department encourages all comments on this framework be submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov using the electronic comment form provided on that site. Paper comments that duplicate the electronic submission are not necessary as all comments submitted to www.regulations.gov will be posted for public review and are part of the official docket record. In accordance with the Federal Records Act, please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record, and shall be made available for public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov. The comments to be posted may include personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) and confidential business information voluntarily submitted by the commenter. DOJ will post all comments received on http://www.regulations.gov without making any changes to the comments or redacting any information, including any personally identifiable information provided. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard personally identifiable information. You are not required to submit personally identifying information in order to comment on this presentation DOJ recommends that commenters not include personally identifiable information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses that they do not want made public in their comments as such submitted information will be available to the public via http://www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov will not include the email address of the commenter unless the commenter chooses to include that information as part of his or her comment. Dated: April 4, 2016. Kira Antell, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy. [FR Doc. 2016-08136 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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Jordana Feldman, 212–619–3209. Compensation Act of 2010. This annual total burden hours associated
Written comments concerning this includes the reauthorization of the with this collection.
information collection should be sent to September 11th Victim Compensation If additional information is required
the Office of Information and Regulatory Fund (‘‘VCF’’) for five years from the contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Affairs, Office of Management and date the legislation was signed and Clearance Officer, United States
Budget, Attention: Department of Justice includes other important changes to the Department of Justice, Justice
Desk Officer. The best way to ensure VCF’s policies and procedures for Management Division, Policy and
your comments are received is to email evaluating claims and calculating each Planning Staff, Two Constitution
them to oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. claimant’s loss and the documents Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
All comments should reference the 8 required to submit claims, including Washington, DC 20530.
digit OMB number for the collection or claim forms and accompanying Dated: April 5, 2016.
the title of the collection. materials. Jerri Murray,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
The information collected from the
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
comments and suggestions from the VCF Claim Form will be used to Department of Justice.
public and affected agencies concerning determine whether claimants will be
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the proposed collection of information eligible for compensation from the
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are encouraged. Your comments should Fund, and if so, the amount of
address one or more of the following compensation they will be awarded.
four points: The Form consists primarily of two DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
main sections: Eligibility and
—Evaluate whether the proposed Compensation. [Docket No. OLP 156]
collection of information is necessary The Eligibility section seeks the
for the proper performance of the information required by the Zadroga Act Notice of Public Comment Period on
functions of the agency, including to determine whether a claimant is the Presentation of the Forensic
whether the information will have eligible for the Fund, including Science Discipline Review Framework
practical utility; information related to: Participation in AGENCY: Department of Justice.
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s lawsuits related to September 11, 2001;
estimate of the burden of the ACTION: Notice.
presence at a 9/11 crash site between
proposed collection of information, September 11, 2001 and May 30, 2002; SUMMARY: This notice announces the
including the validity of the and physical harm suffered as a result opening of the public comment period
methodology and assumptions used; of the air crashes and/or debris removal. on the presentation of the Forensic
—Enhance the quality, utility, and The Compensation section seeks the Science Discipline Review (FSDR)
clarity of the information to be information required by the Zadroga Act framework.
collected; and to determine the amount of
DATES: Written public comment
—Minimize the burden of the collection compensation for which the claimant is
of information on those who are to regarding the presentation should be
eligible. Specifically, the section seeks
respond, including through the use of submitted through www.regulations.gov
information regarding the out-of-pocket
appropriate automated, electronic, before May 9, 2016.
losses (including medical expenses)
mechanical, or other technological incurred by the claimant that are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
collection techniques or other forms attributable to the 9/11 air crashes or Office of Legal Policy, 950 Pennsylvania
of information technology, e.g., debris removal; the claimant’s loss of Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, by
permitting electronic submission of earnings or replacement services that phone at 202–514–4601 or via email at
responses. are attributable to the 9/11 air crashes or FSDR.OLP@usdoj.gov.
debris removal; and any collateral SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the
Overview of This Information 2016 American Academy of Forensic
source payments (such as insurance
Collection Sciences (AAFS) Meeting, Deputy
payments) that the claimant received as
(1) Type of Information Collection: a result of the terrorist-related aircraft Attorney General Sally Yates announced
Reauthorization of a currently approved crashes of September 11, 2001 or debris that the Department of Justice (DOJ)
collection. removal efforts. would undertake a ‘‘quality assurance
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: VCF (5) An estimate of the total number of review’’ of certain forensic disciplines
Claim Form. respondents and the amount of time practiced by the Federal Bureau of
(3) Agency form number, if any, and estimated for an average respondent to Investigation (FBI), and that the DOJ
the applicable component of the respond: It is estimated that there are would seek input from the National
Department of Justice sponsoring the 33,000 total potential claimants who Commission on Forensic Science
collection: Form Number: N/A. Civil may respond to this form. Of those, the (NCFS) in developing this review.
Division. VCF has already received forms from Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Office of Legal
(4) Affected public who will be asked 22,836 respondents who submitted Policy, Principal Deputy Assistant
or required to respond, as well as a brief claims using the former version of the Attorney General, presented the draft
abstract: claim form. The estimated total number framework for the FSDR to the NCFS on
Primary: The September 11th Victim of respondents for this form is therefore March 21, 2016. The proposed FSDR
Compensation Fund of 2001 provides 10,164 over the next five (5) years, would advance the practice of forensic
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compensation to any individual (or through December 18, 2020. It is science by ensuring DOJ forensic
beneficiary of a deceased individual) estimated that respondents will examiners have testified as appropriate
who was physically injured or killed as complete the paper form in an average in legal proceedings. The presentation is
a result of the terrorist-related aircraft of 2 hours and the electronic form in an available online at https://
crashes of September 11, 2001. On average of 1.5 hours. www.justice.gov/ncfs/file/835636/
December 18, 2015, President Obama (6) An estimate of the total public download. Members of the public are
signed into law a bill reauthorizing the burden (in hours) associated with the welcomed to provide comments on this
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and collection: There are an estimated 3,049 proposed framework.
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Posting of Public Comments: To DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Minimize the burden of the collection
ensure proper handling of comments, of information on those who are to
please reference ‘‘Docket No. OLP 156’’ [OMB Number 1122–NEW] respond, including through the use of
on all electronic and written appropriate automated, electronic,
correspondence. The Department Agency Information Collection mechanical, or other technological
encourages all comments on this Activities; Proposed eCollection collection techniques or other forms
framework be submitted electronically eComments Requested; Campus of information technology, e.g.,
through www.regulations.gov using the Program Grantee Needs and Progress permitting electronic submission of
Assessment Tool responses.
electronic comment form provided on
that site. Paper comments that duplicate AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Overview of this information
the electronic submission are not Women, Department of Justice. collection:
necessary as all comments submitted to ACTION: 30-day notice. (1) Type of Information Collection:
www.regulations.gov will be posted for New collection.
public review and are part of the official SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
docket record. (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Campus Program Grantee Needs and
Women, will be submitting the Progress Assessment Tool.
In accordance with the Federal (3) Agency form number, if any, and
following information collection request
Records Act, please note that all the applicable component of the
to the Office of Management and Budget
comments received are considered part (OMB) for review and approval in Department of Justice sponsoring the
of the public record, and shall be made accordance with the Paperwork collection: Form Number: 1122–NEW.
available for public inspection online at Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
http://www.regulations.gov. The information collection was previously Violence Against Women.
comments to be posted may include published in the Federal Register at 81 (4) Affected public who will be asked
personally identifiable information FR 5484, on February 2, 2016, allowing or required to respond, as well as a brief
(such as your name, address, etc.) and for a 60 day comment period. abstract: The affected public includes
confidential business information DATES: Comments are encouraged and
current grantees under the Grants to
voluntarily submitted by the will be accepted for an additional 30 Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic
commenter. days until May 9, 2016. Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking
on Campus Program. The Campus
DOJ will post all comments received FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Program strengthens the response of
on http://www.regulations.gov without you have comments especially on the institutions of higher education to the
making any changes to the comments or estimated public burden or associated crimes of sexual assault, domestic
redacting any information, including response time, suggestions, or need a violence, dating violence and stalking
any personally identifiable information copy of the proposed information on campuses and enhances
provided. It is the responsibility of the collection instrument with instructions collaboration among campuses, local
commenter to safeguard personally or additional information, please law enforcement, and victim advocacy
identifiable information. You are not contact Cathy Poston, Attorney Advisor, organizations. Eligible applicants are
required to submit personally Office on Violence Against Women, 145 institutions of higher education. The
identifying information in order to N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530 affected public includes the
comment on this presentation DOJ (phone: 202–514–5430). Written approximately 100 institutions of higher
recommends that commenters not comments and/or suggestions can also education currently funded through the
include personally identifiable be directed to the Office of Management Campus program. The Grantee Needs
information such as Social Security and Budget, Office of Information and and Progress Assessment Tool will be
Numbers, personal addresses, telephone Regulatory Affairs, Attention used to determine the training and
Department of Justice Desk Officer, technical assistance needs of Campus
numbers, and email addresses that they
Washington, DC 20530 or sent to OIRA_ Program grantees—both new and
do not want made public in their
submissions@omb.eop.gov. continuation grantees—throughout the
comments as such submitted
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written life of the grant award as well measure
information will be available to the
public via http://www.regulations.gov. comments and suggestions from the the development of the capacity of
public and affected agencies concerning grantees to respond and prevent
Comments submitted through http://
the proposed collection of information violence against women on their
www.regulations.gov will not include
are encouraged. Your comments should campuses. In addition, the tool will help
the email address of the commenter
address one or more of the following campuses and OVW document the
unless the commenter chooses to four points:
include that information as part of his impact of their grant-funded work,
—Evaluate whether the proposed promote sustainability of important
or her comment.
collection of information is necessary intervention and prevention activities,
Dated: April 4, 2016. for the proper performance of the and provide outcome-based information
Kira Antell, functions of the agency, including throughout the life of the grant to help
Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy. whether the information will have OVW–funded technical assistance
[FR Doc. 2016–08136 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] practical utility; providers and grantees make changes to
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—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s the goals and objectives necessary to
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estimate of the burden of the achieve the statutory intent when
proposed collection of information, Congress authorized the Campus
including the validity of the Program. There is a need for a more
methodology and assumptions used; effective assessment tool that better
—Enhance the quality, utility, and achieves the following purposes: (1)
clarity of the information to be Assess grantee needs and resources
collected; and related to achieving the program’s core
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