Justice Management Division; Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Revision to Previously Approved Collection; Comments Requested, 77411-77412 [E6-22029]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77411-77412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22029]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0030]


Justice Management Division; Office of Attorney Recruitment and 
Management; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Revision 
to Previously Approved Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: 
Electronic Applications for the Attorney General's Honors Program and 
the Summer Law Intern Program.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, 
Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM), has submitted 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 is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until February 
26, 2007. 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 Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Suite 1600, 601 D Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    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 agencies 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: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Electronic Applications for 
the Attorney General's Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern 
Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. Office of 
Attorney Recruitment and Management, Justice Management Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: 
None. The application form is submitted voluntarily, once a year by law 
students and judicial law clerks who will be in this applicant pool 
only once; the revision to this collection concerns two additional 
forms required to be submitted only by those applicants who were 
selected to be interviewed by DOJ components. Both of these forms seek 
information in order to prepare both the official Travel Authorizations 
prior to the interviewees' performing pre-

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employment interview travel (as defined by 41 CFR 301-1.3), and the 
official Travel Vouchers after the travel is completed. The first new 
form is the Travel Survey--used by the Department in scheduling travel 
and/or hotel accommodations, which in turn provides the estimated 
travel costs required by the Travel Authorization form. The second new 
form is a simple Reimbursement Form--the interviewees are asked to 
provide their travel costs and/or hotel accommodations (if applicable) 
in order for the Department to prepare the Travel Vouchers required 
before these interviewees can be reimbursed by the Department for the 
authorized costs they incurred during this pre-employment interview 
travel.
    (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 5000 respondents will complete the application in 
approximately 1 hour per application. The revised burden would include 
600 respondents who will complete the travel survey in approximately 10 
minutes per form, and 600 respondents who will complete the 
reimbursement form in approximately 10 minutes per form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated revised total annual public burden 
associated with this application is 5200 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Suite 1600, 
601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 20, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E6-22029 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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