81 FR 9222 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)

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 80 FR 77664, on December 15, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9222-9223]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03775]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0022]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New 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 
80 FR 77664, on December 15, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until March 25, 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 
[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 Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-Annual Progress Report for 
Grantees from the Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Sexual Assault 
Services Formula Grant Program (SASP).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0022. 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 606 administrators and subgrantees of the SASP. SASP 
grants support intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, 
and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual 
assault, family

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and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by 
the sexual assault. The SASP supports the establishment, maintenance, 
and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to 
assist those victimized by sexual assault. The grant funds are 
distributed by SASP state administrators to subgrantees as outlined 
under the provisions of the Violence Women Act of 2005.
    (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 606 respondents (SASP 
administrators and subgrantees) 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 in 
which grantees may engage. A SASP subgrantee 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 1,212 hours, that is 606 subgrantees 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: February 18, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-03775 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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