81 FR 20677 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Office of Justice Programs' Community Partnership Grants Management System (GMS)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)

Page Range		20677-20677
FR Document		2016-08085

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 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 at 81 FR 5784, on February 3, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0243]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Office 
of Justice Programs' Community Partnership Grants Management System 
(GMS)

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

ACTION:  30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs 
(OJP), 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 
at 81 FR 5784, on February 3, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until May 9, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 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: Maria 
Swineford, (202) 616-0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, 
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or [email protected]. 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].

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:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Renewal of a currently approved 
collection (1121-0243).
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Community Partnership Grants 
Management System (GMS).
    (3) The Agency Form Number, if any, and the Applicable Component of 
the Department Sponsoring the Collection:
    Form Number: None.
    Component: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected Public Who Will be Asked or Required to Respond, as 
well as a Brief Abstract:
    Primary: State, Local or Tribal Governments, Organizations, and 
Institutes of Higher Education, and other applicants, applying for 
grants.
    Other: None.
    Abstract: GMS is the OJP web-based grants applications and award 
management system. GMS provides automated support throughout the award 
lifecycle. GMS facilitates reporting to Congress and other interested 
agencies. The system provides essential information required to comply 
with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 
(FFATA). GMS has also been designated the OJP official system of record 
for grants activities by the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA).
    (5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount 
of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: An estimated 
6,402 organizations will respond to GMS and on average it will take 
each of them up to 10 hours to complete various award lifecycle 
processes within the system varying from application submission, award 
management and reporting, and award closeout.
    (6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in hours) Associated 
with the Collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
application is 64,020 hours.
    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., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 5, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA Department of Justice.
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competencies that are central to the will be submitting the following (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
goals of the Campus Program; (2) assess information collection request to the Community Partnership Grants
capacity building by the grantees over Office of Management and Budget Management System (GMS).
the three year grant period which will (OMB) for review and approval in (3) The Agency Form Number, if any,
help campuses and OVW document the accordance with the Paperwork and the Applicable Component of the
impact of their work and promote Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
Department Sponsoring the Collection:
sustainability, (3) provide information information collection was previously
throughout the grant cycle to help published in the Federal Register at 81 Form Number: None.
technical assistance providers and FR 5784, on February 3, 2016, allowing Component: Office of Justice
campuses work together to achieve key for a 60 day comment period. Programs, Department of Justice.
goals of the Campus Program. This data DATES: Comments are encouraged and
collection tool will promote matching (4) Affected Public Who Will be
will be accepted for an additional 30 Asked or Required to Respond, as well
the specific technical assistance needs days until May 9, 2016.
of each campus and also reflection by as a Brief Abstract:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
the grantees on their goals for the grant. Primary: State, Local or Tribal
you have additional comments on the
The questions will be given in an online Governments, Organizations, and
survey platform. The questions are estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a Institutes of Higher Education, and
mainly multiple choice. The few other applicants, applying for grants.
narrative questions used are brief and copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions Other: None.
require one or two sentence answers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of or additional information, please Abstract: GMS is the OJP web-based
respondents and the amount of time contact: Maria Swineford, (202) 616– grants applications and award
estimated for an average respondent to 0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and management system. GMS provides
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will Management, Office of Justice Programs, automated support throughout the
take the approximately 100 respondents U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh award lifecycle. GMS facilitates
(Campus Program grantees) Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or reporting to Congress and other
approximately 2 hours to complete an maria.swineford@usdoj.gov. Written
interested agencies. The system
online assessment tool. comments and/or suggestions can also
provides essential information required
(6) An estimate of the total public be directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and to comply with the Federal Funding
burden (in hours) associated with the Accountability and Transparency Act of
collection: The total annual hour burden Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer, 2006 (FFATA). GMS has also been
to complete the data collection forms is
Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ designated the OJP official system of
200 hours, that is 100 grantees
completing a tool once a year with an submissions@omb.eop.gov. record for grants activities by the
estimated completion time for the form SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
National Archives and Records
being 2 hours. comments and suggestions from the Administration (NARA).
If additional information is required public and affected agencies concerning (5) An Estimate of the Total Number
contact: Jerri Murray, Department, the proposed collection of information of Respondents and the Amount of Time
Clearance Officer, United States are encouraged. Your comments should Estimated for an Average Respondent to
Department of Justice, Justice address one or more of the following Respond: An estimated 6,402
Management Division, Policy and four points: organizations will respond to GMS and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution —Evaluate whether the proposed on average it will take each of them up
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room collection of information is necessary to 10 hours to complete various award
3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. for the proper performance of the lifecycle processes within the system
Dated: April 5, 2016. functions of the agency, including varying from application submission,
Jerri Murray, whether the information will have award management and reporting, and
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. practical utility; award closeout.
Department of Justice. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
(6) An Estimate of the Total Public
[FR Doc. 2016–08087 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] estimate of the burden of the
Burden (in hours) Associated with the
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Collection: The estimated public burden
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; associated with this application is
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Enhance the quality, utility, and 64,020 hours.
[OMB Number 1121–0243] clarity of the information to be If additional information is required
collected; and contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Agency Information Collection —Minimize the burden of the collection Clearance Officer, United States
Activities; Proposed eCollection; of information on those who are to Department of Justice, Justice
eComments Requested; Renewal of a respond, including through the use of Management Division, Policy and
Currently Approved Collection: Office appropriate automated, electronic, Planning Staff, Two Constitution
of Justice Programs’ Community mechanical, or other technological Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Partnership Grants Management collection techniques or other forms Washington, DC 20530.
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System (GMS) of information technology, e.g.,
Dated: April 5, 2016.
permitting electronic submission of
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, U.S. responses. Jerri Murray,
Department of Justice Department Clearance Officer, PRA
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
Overview of this information:
Department of Justice.
(1) Type of Information Collection:
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Renewal of a currently approved
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), collection (1121–0243). BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

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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 May 9, 2016.
Contact		If you have additional comments 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: Maria Swineford, (202) 616-0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or [email protected] 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		81 FR 20677