Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8989]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired; BJA-Byrne Formula Grant Program annual 
institutionalization survey for subgrants.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 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. The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 2, 1997, allowing 
for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until May 12, 1999. 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, D.C. 20503. 
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, D.C., 20530. Written comments and suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points:

    (1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information, will have practical 
utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 to 
those who are to respond, including through the use appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques 
or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: BJA-Byrne Formula Grant 
Program Annual Institutionalization Survey for Subgrants
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form: None. Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United Stated Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Government (State 
Administrative Agencies). Other: None. The Byrne Formula Grant Program 
was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and is designed to 
provide support to its constituency group of state and local criminal 
justice agencies to initiate innovative projects that respond 
effectively to crime problems and improve operations of the Nation's 
criminal justice system.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time 
burden of the 56 respondents to complete the surveys for all 3,936 
projects funded in FY 1992, is 5 minutes per survey. The time burden of 
the 56 respondents to complete the surveys for the estimated 520 
projects that were expected to continue after Byrne funding ceased in 
FY 1992, but were not refunded, is 45 minutes per survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete surveys 
for the FY 1992 Byrne-funded projects and those that were not refunded 
is 720 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: April 6, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-8989 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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