Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Campus Program Grantee Needs and Progress Assessment Tool, 20676-20677 [2016-08087]

Download as PDF 20676 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2016 / Notices Posting of Public Comments: To ensure proper handling of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket No. OLP 156’’ on all electronic and written correspondence. The Department encourages all comments on this framework be submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov using the electronic comment form provided on that site. Paper comments that duplicate the electronic submission are not necessary as all comments submitted to www.regulations.gov will be posted for public review and are part of the official docket record. In accordance with the Federal Records Act, please note that all comments received are considered part of the public record, and shall be made available for public inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov. The comments to be posted may include personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) and confidential business information voluntarily submitted by the commenter. DOJ will post all comments received on https://www.regulations.gov without making any changes to the comments or redacting any information, including any personally identifiable information provided. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard personally identifiable information. You are not required to submit personally identifying information in order to comment on this presentation DOJ recommends that commenters not include personally identifiable information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses that they do not want made public in their comments as such submitted information will be available to the public via https://www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted through https:// www.regulations.gov will not include the email address of the commenter unless the commenter chooses to include that information as part of his or her comment. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: April 4, 2016. Kira Antell, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy. [FR Doc. 2016–08136 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Apr 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1122–NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Campus Program Grantee Needs and Progress Assessment Tool Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-day notice. AGENCY: 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 was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 5484, on February 2, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until May 9, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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). Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to OIRA_ submissions@omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 —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) Title of the Form/Collection: Campus Program Grantee Needs and Progress Assessment Tool. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122–NEW. 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 current grantees under the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program. The Campus Program strengthens the response of institutions of higher education to the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campuses and enhances collaboration among campuses, local law enforcement, and victim advocacy organizations. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education. The affected public includes the approximately 100 institutions of higher education currently funded through the Campus program. The Grantee Needs and Progress Assessment Tool will be used to determine the training and technical assistance needs of Campus Program grantees—both new and continuation grantees—throughout the life of the grant award as well measure the development of the capacity of grantees to respond and prevent violence against women on their campuses. In addition, the tool will help campuses and OVW document the impact of their grant-funded work, promote sustainability of important intervention and prevention activities, and provide outcome-based information throughout the life of the grant to help OVW–funded technical assistance providers and grantees make changes to the goals and objectives necessary to achieve the statutory intent when Congress authorized the Campus Program. There is a need for a more effective assessment tool that better achieves the following purposes: (1) Assess grantee needs and resources related to achieving the program’s core E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2016 / Notices competencies that are central to the goals of the Campus Program; (2) assess capacity building by the grantees over the three year grant period which will help campuses and OVW document the impact of their work and promote sustainability, (3) provide information throughout the grant cycle to help technical assistance providers and campuses work together to achieve key goals of the Campus Program. This data collection tool will promote matching the specific technical assistance needs of each campus and also reflection by the grantees on their goals for the grant. The questions will be given in an online survey platform. The questions are mainly multiple choice. The few narrative questions used are brief and require one or two sentence answers. (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 100 respondents (Campus Program grantees) approximately 2 hours to complete an online assessment tool. (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 200 hours, that is 100 grantees completing a tool once a year with an estimated completion time for the form being 2 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., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: April 5, 2016. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2016–08087 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [OMB Number 1121–0243] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Office of Justice Programs’ Community Partnership Grants Management System (GMS) Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Apr 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 5784, on February 3, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until May 9, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 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: Maria Swineford, (202) 616– 0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or maria.swineford@usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ submissions@omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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: Renewal of a currently approved collection (1121–0243). PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 20677 (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Community Partnership Grants Management System (GMS). (3) The Agency Form Number, if any, and the Applicable Component of the Department Sponsoring the Collection: Form Number: None. Component: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice. (4) Affected Public Who Will be Asked or Required to Respond, as well as a Brief Abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal Governments, Organizations, and Institutes of Higher Education, and other applicants, applying for grants. Other: None. Abstract: GMS is the OJP web-based grants applications and award management system. GMS provides automated support throughout the award lifecycle. GMS facilitates reporting to Congress and other interested agencies. The system provides essential information required to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA). GMS has also been designated the OJP official system of record for grants activities by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). (5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: An estimated 6,402 organizations will respond to GMS and on average it will take each of them up to 10 hours to complete various award lifecycle processes within the system varying from application submission, award management and reporting, and award closeout. (6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in hours) Associated with the Collection: The estimated public burden associated with this application is 64,020 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 5, 2016. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, PRA Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2016–08085 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20676-20677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08087]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Campus Program Grantee Needs and Progress 
Assessment Tool

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

ACTION: 30-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 was previously published in the Federal Register 
at 81 FR 5484, on February 2, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until May 9, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  If you have 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). Written comments and/or 
suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to 
OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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 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 collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Campus Program Grantee Needs and 
Progress Assessment Tool.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-NEW. 
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 current grantees 
under the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating 
Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program. The Campus Program 
strengthens the response of institutions of higher education to the 
crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and 
stalking on campuses and enhances collaboration among campuses, local 
law enforcement, and victim advocacy organizations. Eligible applicants 
are institutions of higher education. The affected public includes the 
approximately 100 institutions of higher education currently funded 
through the Campus program. The Grantee Needs and Progress Assessment 
Tool will be used to determine the training and technical assistance 
needs of Campus Program grantees--both new and continuation grantees--
throughout the life of the grant award as well measure the development 
of the capacity of grantees to respond and prevent violence against 
women on their campuses. In addition, the tool will help campuses and 
OVW document the impact of their grant-funded work, promote 
sustainability of important intervention and prevention activities, and 
provide outcome-based information throughout the life of the grant to 
help OVW-funded technical assistance providers and grantees make 
changes to the goals and objectives necessary to achieve the statutory 
intent when Congress authorized the Campus Program. There is a need for 
a more effective assessment tool that better achieves the following 
purposes: (1) Assess grantee needs and resources related to achieving 
the program's core

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competencies that are central to the goals of the Campus Program; (2) 
assess capacity building by the grantees over the three year grant 
period which will help campuses and OVW document the impact of their 
work and promote sustainability, (3) provide information throughout the 
grant cycle to help technical assistance providers and campuses work 
together to achieve key goals of the Campus Program. This data 
collection tool will promote matching the specific technical assistance 
needs of each campus and also reflection by the grantees on their goals 
for the grant. The questions will be given in an online survey 
platform. The questions are mainly multiple choice. The few narrative 
questions used are brief and require one or two sentence answers.
    (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 100 respondents (Campus 
Program grantees) approximately 2 hours to complete an online 
assessment tool.
    (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 200 hours, that is 100 grantees completing a tool 
once a year with an estimated completion time for the form being 2 
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., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: April 5, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-08087 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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