Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested, 26835-26836 [E7-9146]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26835-26836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9146]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0234]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of a currently approved collection for Requirements Data Collection 
Application for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants 
Program

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
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 is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44, page 
10259 on March 7, 2007, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until June 11, 2007. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially 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 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 
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:

--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
--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: Requirements Data Collection 
Application for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants 
Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: The Office of Management and 
Budget Number for this collection is 1121-0234. The Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, United 
States Department of Justice is sponsoring the collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal Government. 
The House of Representatives passed the Juvenile Accountability 
Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Act in 1997 under Title III of H.R. 3. 
Congress first funded the program through an appropriations act in 
fiscal year 1998 and authorized the Attorney General to provide grants 
under the JAIBG program for states and units of local government, to 
include tribal governments. They were to use these funds to support 
innovative, effective programs that reduce juvenile offending through 
accountability-based initiatives focusing on offenders and the juvenile 
justice system and that improve the efficiency of state juvenile 
justice systems. The Department of Justice Authorization Act of FY 2003 
included provisions to change the name of the JAIBG program to the 
Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program, expand the number 
and scope of the program areas, refine the program's reporting and 
monitoring requirements, and include program funding as part of Title I 
(Part R, Chapter 46, Subchapter XII-F) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act. This legislation stated that the changes would go 
into effect as of FY 2004.

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    (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 56 respondents an estimated 1 hour to 
respond to the application.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual burden hours to 
complete the application is 4,200 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 7, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-9146 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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