82 FR 49851 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revisions to a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-23393

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 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 82 FR 39137 on August 17, 2017, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revisions to a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women 
(OVW) 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 82 FR 39137 on August 17, 2017, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
November 27, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestion 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy 
Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or 
[email protected]. Written comments and/or suggestions can 
also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: Revisions to a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the 
STOP Formula Grants Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. 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 56 STOP 
state administrators (from 50 states, the District of Columbia and five 
territories and commonwealths (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands)) and their subgrantees. The 
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program was authorized 
through the Violence Against Women

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Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized and amended by the Violence Against 
Women Acts of 2000, 2005 and 2013. Its purpose is to promote a 
coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to improving the criminal 
justice system's response to violence against women. The STOP Formula 
Grants Program envisions a partnership among law enforcement, 
prosecution, courts, and victim advocacy organizations to enhance 
victim safety and hold offenders accountable for their crimes of 
violence against women. OVW administers the STOP Formula Grants 
Program. The grant funds must be distributed by STOP state 
administrators to subgrantees according to a statutory formula.
    OVW is proposing revisions to the progress reporting form to 
reflect statutory changes as a result of the reauthorization of VAWA 
grant programs in 2013 which added seven new purpose areas: Developing 
and promoting legislation and policies to enhance best practices for 
responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; developing Sexual Assault Response Teams and related 
coordinated community responses to sexual assault; improving 
investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases and appropriate 
treatment of victims; responding to sexual assault against men, women, 
and youth in correctional settings; responding to backlogs of sexual 
assault evidence including developing protocols and policies for 
notifying and involving victims; improving responses to male and female 
victims whose ability to access traditional services and responses is 
affected by their sexual orientation or gender identity; and supporting 
prevention or educational programming (limited to five percent of the 
award amount). The reauthorization also ensured that domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are included in all the 
statutory purpose areas and added legal assistance in purpose area for 
``victim assistance''.
    (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 56 respondents (STOP administrators) 
approximately one hour to complete an annual progress report. It is 
estimated that it will take approximately one hour for roughly 2500 
subgrantees \1\ to complete the relevant portion of the annual progress 
report. The Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program 
is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of 
activities that subgrantees may engage in and the different types of 
subgrantees that receive funds, i.e. law enforcement agencies, 
prosecutors' offices, courts, victim services agencies, etc.
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    \1\ Each year the number of STOP subgrantees changes. The number 
2,500 is based on the number of reports that OVW has received in the 
past from STOP subgrantees.
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the 
annual progress report is 2,556 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Deputy 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: October 24, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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phase of these investigations beginning edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the should be directed to Cathy Poston,
at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 18, Commission’s rules with respect to Office on Violence Against Women, at
2017, at the U.S. International Trade electronic filing. 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@
Commission Building. Requests to Additional written submissions to the usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or
appear at the hearing should be filed in Commission, including requests suggestions can also be sent to the
writing with the Secretary to the pursuant to section 201.12 of the Office of Management and Budget,
Commission on or before December 13, Commission’s rules, shall not be Office of Information and Regulatory
2017. A nonparty who has testimony accepted unless good cause is shown for Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
that may aid the Commission’s accepting such submissions, or unless Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or
deliberations may request permission to the submission is pursuant to a specific sent to OIRA_submissions@
present a short statement at the hearing. request by a Commissioner or omb.eop.gov.
All parties and nonparties desiring to Commission staff. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
appear at the hearing and make oral In accordance with sections 201.16(c) comments and suggestions from the
presentations should participate in a and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, public and affected agencies concerning
prehearing conference to be held on each document filed by a party to the the proposed collection of information
December 15, 2017, at the U.S. investigations must be served on all are encouraged. Your comments should
International Trade Commission other parties to the investigations (as address one or more of the following
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral identified by either the public or BPI four points:
testimony and written materials to be service list), and a certificate of service (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
submitted at the public hearing are must be timely filed. The Secretary will collection of information is necessary
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), not accept a document for filing without for the proper performance of the
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the a certificate of service. functions of the agency, including
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit Authority: These investigations are being whether the information will have
any request to present a portion of their conducted under authority of title VII of the practical utility;
hearing testimony in camera no later Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
than 7 business days prior to the date of pursuant to section 207.21 of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
the hearing. Commission’s rules.
proposed collection of information,
Written submissions.—Each party By order of the Commission. including the validity of the
who is an interested party shall submit Issued: October 24, 2017. methodology and assumptions used;
a prehearing brief to the Commission. Lisa R. Barton, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Prehearing briefs must conform with the Secretary to the Commission. clarity of the information to be
provisions of section 207.23 of the [FR Doc. 2017–23430 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] collected; and
Commission’s rules; the deadline for (4) Minimize the burden of the
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filing is December 12, 2017. Parties may collection of information on those who
also file written testimony in connection are to respond, including through the
with their presentation at the hearing, as use of appropriate automated,
provided in section 207.24 of the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE electronic, mechanical, or other
Commission’s rules, and posthearing [OMB Number 1122–0003] technological collection techniques or
briefs, which must conform with the other forms of information technology,
provisions of section 207.25 of the Agency Information Collection e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Commission’s rules. The deadline for Activities; Proposed eCollection responses.
filing posthearing briefs is December 27, eComments Requested; Revisions to a
2017. In addition, any person who has Currently Approved Collection Overview of This Information
not entered an appearance as a party to Collection
the investigations may submit a written AGENCY: Office on Violence Against (1) Type of Information Collection:
statement of information pertinent to Women, Department of Justice. Revisions to a currently approved
the subject of the investigations, ACTION: 30-day notice. collection.
including statements of support or (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
opposition to the petition, on or before SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Annual Progress Report for the STOP
December 27, 2017. On January 19, Office on Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program.
2018, the Commission will make (OVW) will be submitting the following (3) Agency form number, if any, and
available to parties all information on information collection request to the the applicable component of the
which they have not had an opportunity Office of Management and Budget Department of Justice sponsoring the
to comment. Parties may submit final (OMB) for review and approval in collection: Form Number: 1122–0003.
comments on this information on or accordance with the Paperwork U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
before January 23, 2018, but such final Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed Violence Against Women.
comments must not contain new factual information collection was previously (4) Affected public who will be asked
information and must otherwise comply published in the Federal Register at 82 or required to respond, as well as a brief
with section 207.30 of the Commission’s FR 39137 on August 17, 2017, allowing abstract: The affected public includes
for a 60 day comment period.
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rules. All written submissions must the 56 STOP state administrators (from
conform with the provisions of section DATES: Comments are encouraged and 50 states, the District of Columbia and
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any will be accepted for 30 days until five territories and commonwealths
submissions that contain BPI must also November 27, 2017. (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
conform with the requirements of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Written comments and/or suggestion Islands)) and their subgrantees. The
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s regarding the items contained in this STOP Violence Against Women
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the notice, especially the estimated public Formula Grants Program was authorized
Commission’s Web site at https:// burden and associated response time, through the Violence Against Women

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49852 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / Notices

Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized relevant portion of the annual progress Office of Management and Budget,
and amended by the Violence Against report. The Annual Progress Report for Office of Information and Regulatory
Women Acts of 2000, 2005 and 2013. Its the STOP Formula Grants Program is Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
purpose is to promote a coordinated, divided into sections that pertain to the Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or
multi-disciplinary approach to different types of activities that sent to OIRA_submissions@
improving the criminal justice system’s subgrantees may engage in and the omb.eop.gov.
response to violence against women. different types of subgrantees that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
The STOP Formula Grants Program receive funds, i.e. law enforcement comments and suggestions from the
envisions a partnership among law agencies, prosecutors’ offices, courts, public and affected agencies concerning
enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services agencies, etc. the proposed collection of information
victim advocacy organizations to (6) An estimate of the total public are encouraged. Your comments should
enhance victim safety and hold burden (in hours) associated with the address one or more of the following
offenders accountable for their crimes of collection: The total annual hour burden four points:
violence against women. OVW to complete the annual progress report (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
administers the STOP Formula Grants is 2,556 hours. collection of information is necessary
Program. The grant funds must be If additional information is required
for the proper performance of the
distributed by STOP state contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy
functions of the agency, including
administrators to subgrantees according Clearance Officer, United States
whether the information will have
to a statutory formula. Department of Justice, Justice
practical utility;
OVW is proposing revisions to the Management Division, Policy and
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
progress reporting form to reflect Planning Staff, Two Constitution
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
statutory changes as a result of the Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B,
proposed collection of information,
reauthorization of VAWA grant Washington, DC 20530.
including the validity of the
programs in 2013 which added seven Dated: October 24, 2017. methodology and assumptions used;
new purpose areas: Developing and Melody Braswell, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
promoting legislation and policies to clarity of the information to be
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
enhance best practices for responding to Department of Justice. collected; and
domestic violence, dating violence, (4) Minimize the burden of the
[FR Doc. 2017–23393 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]
sexual assault, and stalking; developing collection of information on those who
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Sexual Assault Response Teams and are to respond, including through the
related coordinated community use of appropriate automated,
responses to sexual assault; improving DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE electronic, mechanical, or other
investigation and prosecution of sexual technological collection techniques or
assault cases and appropriate treatment [OMB Number 1122–NEW]
other forms of information technology,
of victims; responding to sexual assault e.g., permitting electronic submission of
against men, women, and youth in Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses.
correctional settings; responding to
backlogs of sexual assault evidence eComments Requested; Approval of a Overview of This Information
including developing protocols and New Collection Collection
policies for notifying and involving AGENCY: Office on Violence Against (1) Type of Information Collection:
victims; improving responses to male Women, Department of Justice. Approval of a new collection.
and female victims whose ability to ACTION: 30-day notice. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-
access traditional services and annual progress report for the
responses is affected by their sexual SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Consolidated Grant Program to Address
orientation or gender identity; and Office on Violence Against Women Children and Youth Experiencing
supporting prevention or educational (OVW) will be submitting the following Domestic and Sexual Assault and
programming (limited to five percent of information collection request to the Engage Men and Boys as Allies.
the award amount). The reauthorization Office of Management and Budget (3) Agency form number, if any, and
also ensured that domestic violence, (OMB) for review and approval in the applicable component of the
dating violence, sexual assault, and accordance with the Paperwork Department of Justice sponsoring the
stalking are included in all the statutory Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection: Form Number: 1122–XXXX.
purpose areas and added legal information collection was previously U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
assistance in purpose area for ‘‘victim published in the Federal Register at 82 Violence Against Women.
assistance’’. FR 39135 on August 17, 2017, allowing (4) Affected public who will be asked
(5) An estimate of the total number of for a 60 day comment period. or required to respond, as well as a brief
respondents and the amount of time DATES: Comments are encouraged and abstract: The affected public includes
estimated for an average respondent to will be accepted for 30 days until the estimated 30 grantees under the
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will November 27, 2017. Consolidated Youth Program. The
take the 56 respondents (STOP FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Consolidated Grant Program to Address
administrators) approximately one hour
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Written comments and/or suggestion Children and Youth Experiencing
to complete an annual progress report. regarding the items contained in this Domestic and Sexual Assault and
It is estimated that it will take notice, especially the estimated public Engage Men and Boys as Allies
approximately one hour for roughly burden and associated response time, (Consolidated Youth Program) was
2500 subgrantees 1 to complete the should be directed to Cathy Poston, enacted in the FY 2012, 2013, 2014,
1 Each year the number of STOP subgrantees
Office on Violence Against Women, at 2015 and 2016 appropriation acts,
changes. The number 2,500 is based on the number
202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ which consolidated four previously
of reports that OVW has received in the past from usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or authorized and appropriated programs
STOP subgrantees. suggestions can also be sent to the into one comprehensive program. The

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Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until November 27, 2017.
Contact		Written comments and/or suggestion regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or [email protected] Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 49851