Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested, 49019-49020 [E9-23179]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49019-49020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23179]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0323]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Office of 
Justice Programs and Office on Violence

[[Page 49020]]

Against Women Recovery Act solicitation template.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs 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 74, Number 140, page 36510, on July 23, 
2009. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for thirty days 
until October 26, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 
CFR 1320.10.
    If you have additional comments, especially on the estimated public 
burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or 
additional information, please contact: Amy Callaghan, (202) 514-9292, 
Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, Office of Justice 
Programs, Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20531 or Amy.Callaghan@usdoj.gov.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
parties 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 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.

    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Information in response to the 
required data elements outlined in the solicitation template for 
programs funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Office of Justice Programs 
and the Office on Violence Against Women Recovery Act solicitation 
template.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form label is OMB No. 
1121-0323. The Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, Office of 
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice is sponsoring the 
collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: State agencies, tribal governments, local 
governments, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, for-
profit organizations and faith-based organizations. The purpose of the 
Recovery Act solicitation template is to provide a framework to develop 
program-specific announcements soliciting applications for funding. A 
program solicitation outlines the specifics of the funding program; 
describes requirements for eligibility; instructs an applicant on the 
necessary components of an application under a specific program (e.g, 
project activities and timeline, proposed budget); and provides 
registration dates, due dates, and instructions on how to apply within 
the designated application system.
    (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 information will be collected annually from 250 
applicants, representing State agencies, tribal governments, local 
governments, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and 
for-profit organizations. Annual cost to the respondents is based on 
the number of hours involved in preparing and submitting a complete 
application package. Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated at up to 30 hours per application. The 30-hour 
estimate is based on the amount of time to prepare research and 
evaluation proposals, one of the most time-intensive types of 
applications solicited by OJP. The estimate of burden hours is based on 
OJP's prior experience with the application submission process.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 7,500 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Suite 1600, 601 
D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 22, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-23179 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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