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whether the information will have
practical utility;
—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;
—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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Proposed collection; comments
requested.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Situational Policing Officer and
Neighborhood Survey.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
None. U.S. Department of Justice Office
of Community Oriented Policing
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: A small number of
law enforcement officers and residents
in the following jurisdictions:
Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Akron,
OH and Ohio County, WV.
(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
approximately 1,600 respondents for the
neighborhood survey for an average of
15 minutes per response. It is estimated
that approximately 200 respondents for
the officer survey for an average of 10
minutes per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated burden is
433.5 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: March 14, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA,
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122–0003]
Office on Violence Against Women;
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Annual
Progress Report for the STOP Formula
Grants Program.
ACTION:
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.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until May 19,
2008. 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:
(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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Annual Progress Report for the STOP
Violence Against Women 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 (OVW).
(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, multidisciplinary 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
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
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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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.
(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 2556 hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy Clearance
Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Suite 1600,
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street
NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122–0007]
Office on Violence Against Women;
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Semi-Annual
Progress Report for the Legal Assistance
for Victims Grant Program.
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ACTION:
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.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until May 19,
2008. 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:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for Grantees of
the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant
Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: 1122–0007.
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 approximately 200 grantees of the
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant
Program (LAV Program) whose
eligibility is determined by statute. In
1998, Congress appropriated funding to
provide civil legal assistance to
domestic violence victims through a setaside under the Grants to Combat
Violence Against Women, Public Law
105–277. In the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 and again in 2005,
Congress statutorily authorized the LAV
Program. 42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6. The LAV
Program is intended to increase the
availability of legal assistance necessary
to provide effective aid to victims of
domestic violence, stalking, or sexual
assault who are seeking relief in legal
matters arising as a consequence of that
abuse or violence. The LAV Program
awards grants to law school legal
clinics, legal aid or legal services
programs, domestic violence victims’
shelters, bar associations, sexual assault
programs, private nonprofit entities, and
Indian tribal governments. These grants
are for providing direct legal services to
victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, and stalking in matters arising
from the abuse or violence and for
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providing enhanced training for lawyers
representing these victims. The goal of
the Program is to develop innovative,
collaborative projects that provide
quality representation to victims of
domestic violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.
(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 approximately 200 respondents
(LAV Program grantees) approximately
one hour to complete a semi-annual
progress report. The semi-annual
progress report is divided into sections
that pertain to the different types of
activities that grantees may engage in
and the different types of grantees that
receive funds. An LAV Program grantee
will only be required to complete the
sections of the form that pertain to its
own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total annual hour burden
to complete the data collection forms is
400 hours, that is 200 grantees
completing a form twice a year with an
estimated completion time for the form
being one hour.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Suite 1600, Patrick
Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.
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[OMB Number 1122–0016]
Office on Violence Against Women;
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Semi-Annual
Progress Report for the Transitional
Housing Assistance Grant Program.
ACTION:
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.
Comments are encouraged and will be
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0003]
Office on Violence Against Women; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Annual
Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program.
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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. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until May 19, 2008.
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:
(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: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the
STOP Violence Against Women 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
(OVW).
(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 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
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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 2556 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Suite 1600, Patrick
Henry Building, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
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