Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; STOP Formula Grant Program Match Documentation Worksheet, 42391-42392 [2023-13937]

Agencies

• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42391-42392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13937]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
STOP Formula Grant Program Match Documentation Worksheet

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 (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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
August 29, 2023.

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, Office on Violence Against Women, at (202) 514-5430 or 
[email protected].

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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.


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    Abstract: The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program 
was authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) 
and amended and reauthorized in 2000, 2005, 2013 and 2022. The STOP 
(Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women 
Formula Grant Program funding is awarded to States and Territories. It 
enhances the capacity of local communities to develop and strengthen 
effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking and to develop 
and strengthen comprehensive, holistic victim services. The grant funds 
must be distributed by STOP State administrators to subgrantees 
according to a statutory formula. The Department of Justice's Office on 
Violence Against Women administers the STOP Formula Grant Program funds 
which are awarded to States and territories to enhance the capacity of 
local communities to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement 
and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women and 
to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent 
crimes against women. Each State and territory must allocate 25 percent 
for law enforcement, 25 percent for prosecutors, 30 percent for victim 
services (of which at least 10 percent must be distributed to 
culturally specific community-based organizations), 5 percent to State 
and local courts, and 15 percent for discretionary distribution. VAWA 
provides for a 25 percent match requirement imposed on grant funds 
under the STOP Formula Grant Program. Thus, a grant made under this 
program may not cover more than 75 percent of the total costs of the 
project being funded. Under VAWA 2005, the State cannot require 
matching funds for a grant or subgrant for any Tribe, Territory, or 
victim service provider, regardless of funding allocation category. The 
State is exempted from matching the portion of the State award that 
goes to a victim service provider for victim services or that goes to 
Tribes. Territories are also exempted in full. States can receive 
additional waiver of match based on a petition to OVW and a 
demonstration of financial need. OVW will look at the time of closeout 
at the entities and purposes of funds and base the required match. The 
purpose of this information collection is to provide a worksheet for 
documenting the amount of matching funds required at the closeout of a 
specific fiscal year award under the STOP Formula Grant Program. The 
type of questions on the worksheet will include award number, award 
amount, amount of funds sub-awarded to victim service providers for 
victim services or to Tribes.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: STOP Formula Grant Program 
Match Documentation Worksheet.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-0034. U.S. 
Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    4.Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well 
as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and Tribal 
governments. The obligation to respond is required to obtain/retain a 
benefit.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that approximately 51 respondents will take approximately ten minutes 
to complete a STOP Formula Grant Program match documentation worksheet.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data 
collection forms is 8.5 hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

                                                                   Total Burden Hours
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                                             Number of                                     Total annual                                    Total annual
                Activity                    respondents              Frequency               responses           Time per response        burden (hours)
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Worksheet...............................              51  1/annually....................              51  10 min........................             8.5
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    Unduplicated Totals.................              51  ..............................              51  ..............................             8.5
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    If additional information is required contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: June 26, 2023.
John Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-13937 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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