Office for Victims of Crime; Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31898]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Program


Office for Victims of Crime; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired).

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Victims of Crime Act, Crime Assistance Grant Program, Sub-Grant 
Award Report

    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for 
Victims of Crime, has submitted the following information collection 
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is 
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on August 28, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until December 31, 1998. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 
G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function 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 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:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Victims of Crime, Crime 
Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is OJP Admin 
Form 7390/2A (Rev. 11-95) Office of Justice, United States Department 
of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Government.
    Other: none. The information requested is necessary to ensure 
compliance with statutory criteria which allows the Director of OVC to 
collect performance data from recipients of VOCA victim assistance 
grant funds. The affected public include up to 57 states and 
territories administering the crime victim assistance provisions of the 
Victims of Crime Act.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 53 
respondents to complete a 3 minute subgrant award report, however a 
State can be responsible for entering subgrant data for as many as 186 
programs to as few as 10 programs. Additionally, 4 respondents will be 
submitting 14 subgrant award reports manually, estimated time 2 hours 
per report.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The combined estimated hours (manual and 
electronic submission) for the 57 respondents to submit information is 
189 hours (159 electronic submissions +28 hours manual submissions).
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 24, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-31898 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]
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