Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection OVW Peer Reviewer Database, 25619-25620 [2014-10125]

Agencies

• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25619-25620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10125]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection OVW Peer Reviewer Database

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against 
Women, 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
July 7, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 
Cathy Poston, Attorney Advisor, Office on Violence Against Women, 145 N 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-514-5430).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10. 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 Office on Violence 
Against Women, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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: New Collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: OVW Peer Reviewer Database.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1122-XXXX. 
The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the 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 individuals whom 
OVW has identified as potential peer reviewers and invited to submit 
information to the Peer Reviewer Database. Every year, OVW posts 
solicitations for numerous grant programs authorized by the Violence 
Against Women Act to enable communities to increase their capacity to 
respond to crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. In order to carefully consider which grant 
applications to recommend for funding, OVW assembles peer review panels 
comprised of experts and practitioners to help evaluate and score grant 
applications based on the requirements outlined in the different 
solicitations for the OVW grant programs. OVW assembles peer review 
panels by inviting experts and practitioners to serve as peer 
reviewers. Participation in the peer review program is completely 
voluntary; however, in order to be considered a peer reviewer, the 
prospective reviewer must enroll in the Database by entering their 
information online (contact information, resume/curriculum vitae (CV), 
and other self-identified information, such as employee type, education 
levels, job categories, ethnicity, expertise areas, and availability). 
A reviewer can only access, view, and modify their own individual 
record. OVW staff can access the Database to perform searches and 
review peer reviewer profiles in order to select an individual to 
review

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applications for a particular OVW grant program.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 200 
individuals participate in the OVW Peer Reviewer Database.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 15 minutes. It is estimated that respondents will take 
less than 15 minutes to complete periodic and infrequent submissions 
and updates to the database. The burden hours for collecting respondent 
data is 50 hours (200 respondents x .25 hours = 50 hours).
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 29, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-10125 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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