82 FR 49680 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 206 (October 26, 2017)

Page Range		49680-49681
FR Document		2017-23279

The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0197]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60 day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is 
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.

DATES: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until December 26, 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 
Michelle Martin, Senior Management Analyst, Bureau of Justice 
Assistance,

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810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202 514-9354).

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 Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, 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 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 currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: States and local units of general government including the 
50 state governments, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the 
U.S. Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000 counties and cities with 
correctional facilities.
    Other: None.
    Abstract: In response to the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as amended in 1996, BJA 
administers the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) with 
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal payments 
to States and localities that incurred correctional officer salary 
costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one 
felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local 
law, and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during 
the designated reporting period and for the following correctional 
purposes:

Salaries for corrections officers
Overtime costs
Performance based bonuses
Corrections work force recruitment and retention
Construction of corrections facilities
Training/education for offenders
Training for corrections officers related to offender population 
management
Consultants involved with offender population
Medical and mental health services
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of offenders
Prison Industries
Pre-release/reentry programs
Technology involving offender management/inter agency information 
sharing
Disaster preparedness continuity of operations for corrections 
facilities

    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 no more than 800 respondents will apply. Each application takes 
approximately 120 minutes to complete and is submitted once per year 
(annually).
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the applications 
is 1,600 hours. 800 x 120 minutes = 96,000/60 minutes per hour = 1,600 
burden hours
    If additional information is required contact: Melody 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: October 23, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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114–113, div. H, § 507(d), 129 Stat. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE To submit Send them to:
2242, 2649 (Dec. 18, 2015). comments:
Congress has also been particularly Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Oil By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
solicitous of the religious freedom of usdoj.gov.
American Indians. In 1978, Congress Pollution Act
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
declared it the ‘‘policy of the United U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
On October 19, 2017, the Department Box 7611, Washington, DC
States to protect and preserve for of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
American Indians their inherent right of 20044–7611.
Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) with the
freedom to believe, express, and United States District Court for the During the public comment period,
exercise the traditional religions of the District of Massachusetts in the lawsuit the proposed Consent Decree may be
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and entitled United States, et al. v. examined and downloaded at this
Native Hawaiians, including but not Bouchard Transportation Company, Justice Department Web site: https://
limited to access to sites, use and Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:17–cv– www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
possession of sacred objects, and the 12046–NMG. We will provide a paper copy of the
freedom to worship through proposed Consent Decree upon written
The proposed Consent Decree will
ceremonials and traditional rites.’’ 42 request and payment of reproduction
settle claims of the United States (on
U.S.C. 1996. Consistent with that policy, costs. Please mail your request and
behalf of the Department of Commerce/
it has passed numerous statutes to payment to: Consent Decree Library,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
protect American Indians’ right of Administration and the Department of U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
access for religious purposes to national the Interior/Fish and Wildlife Service), Washington, DC 20044–7611.
park lands, Scenic Area lands, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Please enclose a check or money order
lands held in trust by the United States. and the State of Rhode Island for for $22.75 (25 cents per page
See, e.g., 16 U.S.C. 228i(b), 410aaa– injuries to birds (other than piping reproduction cost), payable to the
75(a), 460uu–47, 543f, 698v–11(b)(11). It plover) under the Oil Pollution Act, 33 United States Treasury.
has specifically sought to preserve lands U.S.C. 2701, et seq., (‘‘Trustees’’) against Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
of religious significance and has Bouchard Transportation Company, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
required notification to American Inc., and related companies Enforcement Section, Environment and
Indians of any possible harm to or (‘‘Defendants’’), caused by an oil spill Natural Resources Division.
destruction of such lands. Id. § 470cc. from the tank barge Bouchard No. 120 [FR Doc. 2017–23259 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am]
Finally, it has provided statutory which occurred in April 2003 in BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
exemptions for American Indians’ use of Buzzards Bay. Under the proposed
otherwise regulated articles such as bald Consent Decree, the Defendants will pay
eagle feathers and peyote as part of $13,300,000 to the Trustees as damages DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
traditional religious practice. Id. for injuries to wildlife resources, as
§§ 668a, 4305(d); 42 U.S.C. 1996a. defined in the Consent Decree. The Office of Justice Programs
The depth and breadth of payment will be used to plan for and
implement the restoration, [OMB Number 1121–0197]
constitutional and statutory protections
for religious observance and practice in rehabilitation, replacement, or
acquisition of the equivalent of the Agency Information Collection
America confirm the enduring Activities; Proposed eCollection
damaged resources. In addition, the
importance of religious freedom to the eComments Requested; Extension of
Defendants acknowledge payment of
United States. They also provide clear Currently Approved Collection
almost $3,500,000 to the Trustees for
guidance for all those charged with
reimbursement of their assessment AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,
enforcing federal law: The free exercise costs. The proposed Consent Decree is
of religion is not limited to a right to Department of Justice.
the second settlement between the ACTION: 60 day notice.
hold personal religious beliefs or even Trustees and the Defendants for injuries
to worship in a sacred place. It to natural resources caused by the oil SUMMARY: The Department of Justice,
encompasses all aspects of religious spill. Under the first settlement, entered Bureau of Justice Assistance, is
observance and practice. To the greatest by the District Court in 2011, the submitting the following information
extent practicable and permitted by law, Defendants paid the Trustees $6,076,393 collection request to the Office of
such religious observance and practice for injuries to other natural resources Management and Budget (OMB) for
should be reasonably accommodated in caused by the oil spill. review and approval in accordance with
all government activity, including the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The publication of this notice opens
employment, contracting, and a period for public comment on the DATES: The Department of Justice
programming. See Zorach v. Clauson, proposed Consent Decree. Comments encourages public comment and will
343 U.S. 306, 314 (1952) should be addressed to the Assistant accept input until December 26, 2017.
(‘‘[Government] follows the best of our Attorney General, Environment and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
traditions . . . [when it] respects the Natural Resources Division, and should you have additional comments
religious nature of our people and refer to United States, et al. v. Bouchard especially on the estimated public
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accommodates the public service to Transportation Company, Inc., et al., burden or associated response time,
their spiritual needs.’’). D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–08159/1. All suggestions, or need a copy of the
[FR Doc. 2017–23269 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] comments must be submitted no later proposed information collection
BILLING CODE 4410–13–P; 4410–BB–P than thirty (30) days after the instrument with instructions or
publication date of this notice. additional information, please contact
Comments may be submitted either by Michelle Martin, Senior Management
email or by mail: Analyst, Bureau of Justice Assistance,

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810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, payments to States and localities that DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DC 20531 (phone: 202 514–9354). incurred correctional officer salary costs
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written for incarcerating undocumented Employment and Training
comments and suggestions from the criminal aliens with at least one felony Administration
public and affected agencies concerning or two misdemeanor convictions for
Notice of the Task Force on
the proposed collection of information violations of state or local law, and who
Apprenticeship Expansion Charter
are encouraged. Your comments should are incarcerated for at least 4 Establishment and Public Meeting
address one or more of the following consecutive days during the designated
four points: reporting period and for the following AGENCY: Employment and Training
—Evaluate whether the proposed correctional purposes: Administration (ETA), Labor.
collection of information is necessary ACTION: Notice.
Salaries for corrections officers
for the proper performance of the
Overtime costs SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is
functions of the Bureau of Justice
publishing this notice to announce the
Assistance, including whether the Performance based bonuses establishment of a Charter for the Task
information will have practical utility;
Corrections work force recruitment and Force on Apprenticeship Expansion
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
retention (hereinafter ‘‘the Task Force’’ or ‘‘the
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, Construction of corrections facilities panel’’), a non-discretionary federal
including the validity of the advisory committee authorized pursuant
Training/education for offenders to section 8 of Executive Order 13801,
methodology and assumptions used;
Training for corrections officers related entitled ‘‘Expanding Apprenticeships in
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
to offender population management America’’ (hereinafter ‘‘the Executive
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be Consultants involved with offender Order’’), which was issued on June 15,
enhanced; and population 2017 (82 FR 28229) and which directed
—Minimize the burden of the collection the Secretary of Labor to establish and
Medical and mental health services chair such a panel in the Department of
of information on those who are to
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of Labor and to provide notice, pursuant to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, offenders section 10 of the Federal Advisory
mechanical, or other technological Prison Industries Committee Act (FACA), of the initial
collection techniques or other forms public meeting of the Task Force to be
Pre-release/reentry programs held on November 13, 2017.
of information technology, e.g.,
Technology involving offender DATES: The initial public meeting of the
permitting electronic submission of
responses. management/inter agency information Task Force will begin at approximately
sharing 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on
Overview of This Information Disaster preparedness continuity of November 13, 2017.
Collection ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
operations for corrections facilities
1. Type of Information Collection: the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
Extension of currently approved 5. An estimate of the total number of Perkins Building, 200 Constitution
collection. respondents and the amount of time Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: estimated for an average respondent to The Department will post any updates
State Criminal Alien Assistance respond: It is estimated that no more regarding the agenda and meeting
Program. than 800 respondents will apply. Each logistics to the Task Force Web site:
3. The agency form number, if any, application takes approximately 120 https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/
and the applicable component of the minutes to complete and is submitted task-force.htm.
Department sponsoring the collection: once per year (annually). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 6. An estimate of the total public John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of
Justice Programs, United States burden (in hours) associated with the Apprenticeship, Employment and
Department of Justice. collection: The total hour burden to Training Administration, U.S.
4. Affected public who will be asked complete the applications is 1,600 Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
or required to respond, as well as a brief hours. 800 × 120 minutes = 96,000/60 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
abstract: minutes per hour = 1,600 burden hours Telephone: (202) 693–2796 (this is not
Primary: States and local units of a toll-free number).
general government including the 50 If additional information is required SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
state governments, the District of contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Clearance Officer, United States I. Task Force Charter
Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000 Department of Justice, Justice The Task Force has been established
counties and cities with correctional Management Division, Policy and in accordance with the provisions of
facilities. Planning Staff, Two Constitution FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
Other: None. Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, and its implementing regulations (41
Abstract: In response to the Violent Washington, DC 20530. CFR 101–6 and 102–3). Interested
Crime Control and Law Enforcement parties can obtain the Task Force’s
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Dated: October 23, 2017.
Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as charter on the Task Force Web site:
amended in 1996, BJA administers the Melody Braswell, https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/
State Criminal Alien Assistance Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. task-force.htm. The Task Force is
Program (SCAAP) with the Bureau of Department of Justice. charged with the mission of identifying
Immigration and Customs Enforcement [FR Doc. 2017–23279 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] strategies and proposals to promote
(ICE), and the Department of Homeland BILLING CODE 4410–18–P apprenticeships, especially in sectors
Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal where apprenticeship programs are

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60 day notice.
Dates		The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will accept input until December 26, 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 Michelle Martin, Senior Management Analyst, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202 514-9354).
FR Citation		82 FR 49680

82 FR 49680 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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