81 FR 96518 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 251 (December 30, 2016)

Page Range		96518-96519
FR Document		2016-31691

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 69855 on October 7, 2016, allowing for a 60-day comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-31691]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1190-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965

AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, Voting 
Section, 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. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register at 81 FR 69855 on October 7, 2016, allowing for a 60-day 
comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until January 30, 2017.

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 
Robert S. Berman, Deputy Chief, Department of Justice, Civil Rights 
Division, Voting Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue 7243 NWB, (phone: 
202-514-8690).

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 Civil Rights 
Division, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of

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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. The Title of the Form/Collection: Procedures for the 
Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None (Civil Rights Division).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary respondents: State, Local, or Tribal 
Government. Other: None. Abstract: Jurisdictions specially covered 
under the Voting Rights Act are required to comply with Sections 3 or 5 
of the Act before they may implement any change in a standard, 
practice, or procedure affecting voting. One option for such compliance 
is to submit that change to Attorney General for review and establish 
that the proposed voting changes are not racially discriminatory. The 
procedures facilitate the provision of information that will enable the 
Attorney General to make the required determination.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 1 respondent will complete each form within approximately 3.0 
hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 3.0 total hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody D. Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 27, 2016.
Melody D. Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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appropriate automated, electronic, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Enhance the quality, utility, and
mechanical, or other technological clarity of the information to be
[OMB Number 1110–0057]
collection techniques or other forms collected; and/or
of information technology, e.g., Agency Information Collection —Minimize the burden of the collection
permitting electronic submission of of information on those who are to
Activities; Proposed eCollection
responses. respond, including through the use of
eComments Requested; A Newly
appropriate automated, electronic,
Overview of This Information Approved Data Collection National
mechanical, or other technological
Use-of-Force Data Collection
Collection collection techniques or other forms
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of of information technology, e.g.,
1. Type of Information Collection: Investigation, Department of Justice. permitting electronic submission of
Extension of a currently approved ACTION: 30-Day notice. responses.
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Overview of This Information
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Collection
Procedures for the Administration of
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of Criminal Justice Information Services 1. Type of Information Collection:
1965. Division (CJIS) has submitted the New collection.
following Information Collection 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
3. The agency form number, if any, Request to the Office of Management National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
and the applicable component of the and Budget (OMB) for review and 3. The agency form number: The form
Department sponsoring the collection: clearance in accordance with the number is unnumbered. The applicable
None (Civil Rights Division). established review procedures of the component within the DOJ is the FBI
4. Affected public who will be asked Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The CJIS Division.
or required to respond, as well as a brief proposed information collection is 4. Affected public who will be asked
abstract: Primary respondents: State, published to obtain comments from the or required to respond, as well as a brief
Local, or Tribal Government. Other: public and affected agencies. This abstract:
proposed information collection was Primary: Local, state, tribal, and
None. Abstract: Jurisdictions specially federal law enforcement agencies.
covered under the Voting Rights Act are previously published in the Federal
Register on October 5, 2016, Volume 81, Other: Local, state, tribal, and federal
required to comply with Sections 3 or government.
5 of the Act before they may implement Number 193, Pages 69084–69087
allowing for a 60-day comment period. Abstract: The FBI has a long-standing
any change in a standard, practice, or tradition of providing crime statistics
procedure affecting voting. One option DATES: Comments are encouraged and
collected from local, state, tribal, and
for such compliance is to submit that will be accepted for an additional days federal law enforcement agencies on
change to Attorney General for review until January 30, 2017. Law Enforcement Officers Killed and
and establish that the proposed voting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Assaulted (LEOKA) and justifiable
changes are not racially discriminatory. ensure that comments on the homicides which enable transparency
The procedures facilitate the provision information collection are received, and accountability. To provide a better
of information that will enable the OMB recommends that written understanding of the incidents of use of
comments be emailed to useofforce force by law enforcement, the Uniform
Attorney General to make the required
publicnotice@ic.fbi.gov. Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is
determination. If you have additional comments proposing a new data collection for law
5. An estimate of the total number of especially on the estimated public enforcement agencies to provide
respondents and the amount of time burden or associated response time, information on incidents where use of
estimated for an average respondent to suggestions, or copy of the proposed force by a law enforcement officer (as
respond: It is estimated that 1 information collection instrument with defined by the LEOKA Program) has led
respondent will complete each form instructions or additional information, to the death or serious bodily injury of
within approximately 3.0 hours. please contact Ms. Amy Blasher, Unit a person, as well as when a law
6. An estimate of the total public Chief, FBI CJIS Division, Module D–3, enforcement officer discharges a firearm
burden (in hours) associated with the 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, at or in the direction of a person.
West Virginia 26306. The current LEOKA definition of a
collection: The estimated public burden
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written law enforcement officer is: ‘‘All local,
associated with this collection is 3.0
total hours. comments and suggestions from the county, state, and federal law
public and affected agencies concerning enforcement officers (such as municipal,
If additional information is required the proposed collection of information county police officers, constables, state
contact: Melody D. Braswell, are encouraged. Your comments should police, highway patrol, sheriffs, their
Department Clearance Officer, United address one or more of the following deputies, federal law enforcement
States Department of Justice, Justice four points: officers, marshals, special agents, etc.)
Management Division, Policy and —Evaluate whether the proposed who are sworn by their respective
Planning Staff, Two Constitution collection of information is necessary government authorities to uphold the
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, for the proper performance of the law and to safeguard the rights, lives,
Washington, DC 20530. functions of the agency, including and property of American citizens. They
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Dated: December 27, 2016. whether the information will have must have full arrest powers and be
practical utility; members of a public governmental law
Melody D. Braswell,
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s enforcement agency, paid from
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. estimate of the burden of the government funds set aside specifically
Department of Justice.
proposed collection of information, for payment to sworn police law
[FR Doc. 2016–31691 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am] including the validity of the enforcement organized for the purposes
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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 30, 2017.
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 Robert S. Berman, Deputy Chief, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue 7243 NWB, (phone: 202-514-8690).
FR Citation		81 FR 96518