82_FR_9249 82 FR 9227 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

82 FR 9227 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 22 (February 3, 2017)

Page Range9227-9228
FR Document2017-02244

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9227-9228]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02244]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0003]


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

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

ACTION: 60-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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
April 4, 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].

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: Extension of 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 Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized 
and amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000) and 
by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005). 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 (as 
amended by VAWA 2000 and by VAWA 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 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

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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: January 30, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-02244 Filed 2-2-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices 9227 functions of the agency, including Clearance Officer, United States (4) Minimize the burden of the whether the information will have Department of Justice, Justice collection of information on those who practical utility; Management Division, Policy and are to respond, including through the —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s Planning Staff, Two Constitution use of appropriate automated, estimate of the burden of the Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B, electronic, mechanical, or other proposed collection of information, Washington, DC 20530. technological collection techniques or including the validity of the Dated: January 31, 2017. other forms of information technology, methodology and assumptions used; e.g., permitting electronic submission of —Enhance the quality, utility, and Melody Braswell, responses. clarity of the information to be Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. collected; and/or Department of Justice. Overview of This Information —Minimize the burden of the collection [FR Doc. 2017–02324 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] Collection of information on those who are to BILLING CODE 4410–18–P (1) Type of Information Collection: respond, including through the use of Extension of a currently approved appropriate automated, electronic, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE collection. mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms (2) Title of the Form/Collection: [OMB Number 1122–0003] Annual Progress Report for the STOP of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of Formula Grants Program. Agency Information Collection responses. Activities; Proposed eCollection (3) Agency form number, if any, and Overview of this information eComments Requested; Extension of a the applicable component of the collection: Currently Approved Collection Department of Justice sponsoring the 1 Type of Information Collection: collection: Form Number: 1122–0003. Extension of a currently approved AGENCY: Office on Violence Against U.S. Department of Justice, Office on collection. Women, Department of Justice. Violence Against Women. 2 The Title of the Form/Collection: ACTION: 60-day notice. (4) Affected public who will be asked Public Safety Officers Educational or required to respond, as well as a brief Assistance. SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, abstract: The affected public includes 3 The agency form number: None. Office on Violence Against Women the 56 STOP state administrators (from 4 Affected public who will be asked or (OVW) will be submitting the following 50 states, the District of Columbia and required to respond, as well as a brief information collection request to the five territories and commonwealths abstract: Office of Management and Budget (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Primary: Business or other for-profit. (OMB) for review and approval in Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Others: None. accordance with the Paperwork Islands)) and their subgrantees. The Abstract: BJA’s Public Safety Officers’ Reduction Act of 1995. STOP Violence Against Women Benefits (PSOB) Office will use the DATES: Comments are encouraged and Formula Grants Program was authorized PSOEA Application information to will be accepted for 60 days until April through the Violence Against Women confirm the eligibility of applicants to 4, 2017. Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized receive PSOEA benefits. Eligibility is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and amended by the Violence Against dependent on several factors, including Written comments and/or suggestion Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000) and the applicant having received or being regarding the items contained in this by the Violence Against Women Act of eligible to receive a portion of the PSOB notice, especially the estimated public 2005 (VAWA 2005). Its purpose is to Death Benefit, or having a spouse or burden and associated response time, promote a coordinated, multi- parent who received the PSOB should be directed to Cathy Poston, disciplinary approach to improving the Disability Benefit. Also considered are Office on Violence Against Women, at criminal justice system’s response to the applicant’s age and the schools 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ violence against women. The STOP being attended. In addition, information usdoj.gov. Formula Grants Program envisions a to help BJA identify an individual is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written partnership among law enforcement, collected, such as contact numbers and comments and suggestions from the prosecution, courts, and victim email addresses. 5 An estimate of the total number of public and affected agencies concerning advocacy organizations to enhance respondents and the amount of time the proposed collection of information victim safety and hold offenders estimated for an average respondent to are encouraged. Your comments should accountable for their crimes of violence respond: It is estimated that no more address one or more of the following against women. OVW administers the than 200 new respondents will apply a four points: STOP Formula Grants Program. The year. Each application takes (1) Evaluate whether the proposed grant funds must be distributed by approximately 30 minutes to complete. collection of information is necessary STOP state administrators to 6 An estimate of the total public for the proper performance of the subgrantees according to a statutory burden (in hours) associated with the functions of the agency, including formula (as amended by VAWA 2000 collection: The estimated public burden whether the information will have and by VAWA 2005). associated with this collection is 100 practical utility; (5) An estimate of the total number of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES hours. It is estimated that new (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the respondents and the amount of time respondents will take 30 minutes to agency’s estimate of the burden of the estimated for an average respondent to complete an application. The burden proposed collection of information, respond/reply: It is estimated that it will hours for collecting respondent data including the validity of the take the 56 respondents (STOP sum to 100 hours (200 respondents × 0.5 methodology and assumptions used; administrators) approximately one hour hours = 100 hours). (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and to complete an annual progress report. If additional information is required clarity of the information to be It is estimated that it will take contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy collected; and approximately one hour for roughly VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1

9228 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 22 / Friday, February 3, 2017 / Notices 2500 subgrantees 1 to complete the should be directed to Cathy Poston, Formula Grant Program is to promote a relevant portion of the annual progress Office on Violence Against Women, at coordinated, multi-disciplinary report. The Annual Progress Report for 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ approach to improving the criminal the STOP Formula Grants Program is usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or justice system’s response to violence divided into sections that pertain to the suggestions can also be sent to the against women. It envisions a different types of activities that Office of Management and Budget, partnership among law enforcement, subgrantees may engage in and the Office of Information and Regulatory prosecution, courts, and victim different types of subgrantees that Affairs, Attention Department of Justice advocacy organizations to enhance receive funds, i.e. law enforcement Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or victim safety and hold offenders agencies, prosecutors’ offices, courts, sent to OIRA_submissions@ accountable for their crimes of violence victim services agencies, etc. omb.eop.gov. against women. The Department of (6) An estimate of the total public Justice’s Office on Violence Against SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written burden (in hours) associated with the Women (OVW) administers the STOP comments and suggestions from the collection: The total annual hour burden Formula Grant Program funds which are public and affected agencies concerning to complete the annual progress report awarded to states and territories to the proposed collection of information is 2,556 hours. enhance the capacity of local If additional information is required are encouraged. Your comments should communities to develop and strengthen contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy address one or more of the following effective law enforcement and Clearance Officer, United States four points: prosecution strategies to combat violent Department of Justice, Justice (1) Evaluate whether the proposed crimes against women and to develop Management Division, Policy and collection of information is necessary and strengthen victim services in cases Planning Staff, Two Constitution for the proper performance of the involving violent crimes against women. Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B, functions of the agency, including Each state and territory must allocate 25 Washington, DC 20530. whether the information will have percent for law enforcement, 25 percent practical utility; for prosecutors, 30 percent for victim Dated: January 30, 2017. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Melody Braswell, services (of which at least 10 percent agency’s estimate of the burden of the must be distributed to culturally Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. proposed collection of information, Department of Justice. specific community-based including the validity of the organizations), 5 percent to state and [FR Doc. 2017–02244 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] methodology and assumptions used; local courts, and 15 percent for BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and discretionary distribution. VAWA clarity of the information to be provides for a 25 percent match collected; and requirement imposed on grant funds DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (4) Minimize the burden of the under the STOP Formula Grant [OMB Number 1122–NEW] collection of information on those who Program. Thus, a grant made under this are to respond, including through the program may not cover more than 75 Agency Information Collection use of appropriate automated, percent of the total costs of the project Activities; Proposed eCollection electronic, mechanical, or other being funded. Under VAWA 2005, the eComments Requested; New technological collection techniques or state cannot require matching funds for Collection other forms of information technology, a grant or subgrant for any tribe, e.g., permitting electronic submission of territory, or victim service provider, AGENCY: Office on Violence Against responses. regardless of funding allocation Women, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-day notice. Overview of This Information category. The state is exempted from Collection matching the portion of the state award SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, that goes to a victim service provider for Office on Violence Against Women (1) Type of Information Collection: victim services or that goes to tribes. (OVW) will be submitting the following New collection. Territories are also exempted in full. information collection request to the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: STOP States can receive additional waiver of Office of Management and Budget Formula Grant Program Match match based on a petition to OVW and (OMB) for review and approval in Documentation Worksheet. a demonstration of financial need. OVW accordance with the Paperwork (3) Agency form number, if any, and will look at the time of closeout at the Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed the applicable component of the entities and purposes of funds and base information collection was previously Department of Justice sponsoring the the required match on that. published in the Federal Register at 81 collection: Form Number: 1122–XXXX. The purpose of this new information FR 85641 on November 28, 2016, U.S. Department of Justice, Office on collection is to provide a worksheet for allowing for a 60 day comment period. Violence Against Women. documenting the amount of matching (4) Affected public who will be asked funds required at the closeout of a DATES: Comments are encouraged and or required to respond, as well as a brief specific fiscal year award under the will be accepted for 30 days until March abstract: The affected public includes STOP Formula Grant Program. The type 6, 2017. STOP formula grantees (50 states and of questions on the worksheet will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the District of Columbia The STOP asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES include award number, award amount, Written comments and/or suggestion Violence Against Women Formula Grant amount of funds sub-awarded to victim regarding the items contained in this Program was authorized through the service providers for victim services or notice, especially the estimated public Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to tribes. burden and associated response time, and reauthorized and amended by the (5) An estimate of the total number of 1 Each year the number of STOP subgrantees Violence Against Women Act of 2000, respondents and the amount of time changes. The number 2,500 is based on the number the Violence Against Women Act of estimated for an average respondent to of reports that OVW has received in the past from 2005 and the Violence Against Women respond/reply: It is estimated that it will STOP subgrantees. Act of 2013. The purpose of the STOP take the approximately 51 respondents VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action60-day notice.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 4, 2017.
ContactWritten 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]
FR Citation82 FR 9227 
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