Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Crime Victims' Rights Act Complaint Form, 69235 [2023-22101]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 69235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22101]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Crime Victims' Rights Act Complaint Form

AGENCY: Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Victims' Rights Ombuds, Executive Office for 
United States Attorneys (EOUSA), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 on August 
2, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
November 6, 2023.

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: Ellen 
FitzGerald, Victims' Rights Ombudsman, Executive Office for United 
States Attorneys, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 2261, Washington, DC 
20530 (Email: [email protected] or telephone: 202-252-
1010).

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/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection. 
This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Crime Victims' Rights Act 
Complaint Form.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Not applicable.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: The Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. 3771 
(CVRA), sets forth the rights of a federal crime victim to file a 
complaint against any Department of Justice employee who violated or 
failed to provide rights established under the CVRA. The Department of 
Justice has created the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman to 
receive and investigate complaints filed by federal crime victims 
against its employees and has implemented ``Procedures to Promote 
Compliance with Crime Victims' Rights Obligations,'' 28 CFR 45.10. The 
complaint process is not designed for the correction of specific 
victims' rights violations but is instead used to request corrective or 
disciplinary action against Department of Justice employees who may 
have failed to provide rights to crime victims. The Department of 
Justice will investigate the allegations in the complaint to determine 
whether the employee used his or her ``best efforts'' to provide crime 
victim rights. The Office of the Crime Victims' Rights Ombudsman does 
not administer crime victim funds or provide services.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    8. Frequency: Once/annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 75 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 29, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-22101 Filed 10-4-23; 8:45 am]
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