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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.
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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for Grantees
from the Rural Domestic Violence,
Dating Violence, Sexual Assault,
Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement
Assistance Program.
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection:
Form Number: 1122–0013. 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: Affected Public: The affected
public includes the approximately 165
grantees of the Rural Domestic Violence,
Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and
Stalking and Child Abuse Enforcement
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 or the OMB
Control Number 1122–0013. This
information collection request may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Number of
respondents
Activity
Survey .......................................................................
Unduplicated Totals ...........................................
If additional information is required,
contact: John R. Carlson, 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: May 2, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until July
8, 2024.
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:
Timothy R. Wiles, National Instant
Criminal Background Check System
Section (NICS), NICS External Service
Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306;
nicsliaison@fbi.gov, (304) 625–2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
DATES:
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The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division,
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.
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annual
responses
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Assistance Program (Rural Program).
Grantees include States, Indian tribes,
local governments, and nonprofit,
public or private entities, including
tribal nonprofit organizations.
Abstract; Authorized by 34 U.S.C.
12341, the Rural Program supports
efforts to enhance the safety of rural
victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking
and supports projects uniquely designed
to address and prevent these crimes in
rural areas.
5. Obligation to Respond: The
obligation to respond is required to
obtain/retain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: Approximately 165
grantees of the Rural Program.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour. The semi-annual progress report is
divided into sections that pertain to the
different types of activities in which
grantees may engage. A Rural Program
grantee will only be required to
complete the sections of the form that
pertain to its own specific activities.
7. Frequency: Semi-annually.
8. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 330 hours.
9. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: The annualized costs to
the Federal Government resulting from
the OVW staff review of the progress
reports submitted by grantees are
estimated to be $18,480.
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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.
Abstract: On June 13, 2002, the
President of the United States signed the
Public Health and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002,
(Bioterrorism Act), Public Law 107–188
into effect. Under this Act, the
Secretaries of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
Health and Human Services (HHS), in
consultation with the Attorney General,
are responsible for establishing
appropriate safeguards and security
requirements to prevent access to select
agents and toxins for use in domestic or
international terrorism or for any other
criminal purpose.
On January 30, 2003, the U.S.
Attorney General directed the FBI to
conduct the Bioterrorism Security Risk
Assessments (SRAs) under sections 201,
212 and 221 of the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Act, Public
Law 107–188, 166 Stat. 594 (2002). On
March 25, 2003, FBI Director Mueller
directed the Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division to
promptly conduct the Bioterrorism
SRAs. Under this delegation, the FBI
receives biometric and biographic
information submitted by individuals
requesting access to select agents and
toxins; utilizes criminal, immigration,
national security and other electronic
databases that are available to the
Federal Government to conduct SRAs of
such individuals; and consult with
appropriate officials of the HHS and the
USDA to determine whether certain
individuals should be disqualified from
possessing, using or transferring select
agents and toxins.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bioterrorism Preparedness Act: Entity/
Individual Information.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The form is FD–961. The applicable
component within the Criminal Justice
Information Services Division,
Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as the
obligation to respond:
Primary: Those individuals applying
for access to biological select agents and
toxins. This collection is needed for the
FBI to conduct security risk assessments
(SRAs)required by the Bioterrorism Act
and to determine whether applicants
should be denied access to or granted
limited access to specific agents and
toxins. That information is then used by
the FBI in consultations with
appropriate officials of the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and the Department of Agriculture
(USDA) as to whether certain
individuals specified in the provisions
should be denied access to or granted
limited access to specific agents.
Obligation to respond: Individuals
voluntarily provide the requested/
collected information; however,
providing such information is required
in order to obtain approval for access to
select agents and toxins. (Sections 201,
212 and 221 of the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Act, Public
Law 107–188, 166 Statute 594 (2002).
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are approximately 3,007
(FY 2023) respondents at 1 hour 30
minutes for the FD–961 form.
6. An estimate of the total annual
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total annual burden
hours for this collection is estimated to
be 4,510.5 burden hours (3,007 × 90min/
60 = 4,510.5)
7. An estimate of the total annual cost
burden associated with the collection, if
applicable: Respondents will incur the
estimated cost of $3.07 for postage fees
to submit the FD–961 form and two
completed fingerprint cards. It is
estimated that the cost to the applicant
to submit a photograph that meets
criteria specified in the instruction
pages based on national averages would
be $15 at the post office. It is estimated
that each applicant would travel
approximately 3 miles one way and 6
miles round trip to a business to obtain
their photo. This distance is estimated
to take an amount of five minutes each
way for a total of 10 minutes round trip.
Also, to determine the travel cost to the
respondent, the Department of Justice
(DOJ) is factoring in the General
Services Administration (GSA)
reimbursement rate of $0.67 mile for
privately owned automobiles (POA) use
as of January 1, 2024. Therefore, the cost
to the respondent to travel this distance
is estimated to be $4.02.
3,007 (number of respondents) × (6
(miles) × $0.67 (amount per mile)) =
$12,088.14
3,007 (number of respondents × $3.07
(postage) = $9,231.49
3,007 (number of respondents × $15.00
(picture at USPS) = $45,105
The total annual cost incurred by the
FY2023 respondents is ($12,088.14 +
$9,231.49 + $45,105) = $66,424.63 or
$66,424.63/3,007 ($22.09 per person.)
TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
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Total annual
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(hours)
Complete form and travel time for photo for respondent ....
3,007
1/annually ......
3,007
90
4,510.5
Unduplicated Totals ......................................................
3,007
1/annually ......
3,007
90
4,510.5
If additional information is required
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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.
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC.
Dated: May 1, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024–09859 Filed 5–6–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122–0018]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of Previously
Approved eCollection eComments
Requested; Semi-Annual Progress
Report for the Grantees From the
Grants to Indian Tribal Governments
Program
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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until June
6, 2024.
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: Catherine Poston, Office on
Violence Against Women, at 202–514–
5430 or Catherine.poston@usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on March 26, 2024 allowing a
60-day comment period.
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
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SUMMARY:
Activity
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 or the OMB
Control Number 1122–0018. 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:
Extension of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for the Grantees
from the Grants to Indian Tribal
Governments Program.
Number of
respondents
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: 1122–0018.
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: Affected Public—The affected
public includes the approximately 85
grantees of the Grants to Indian Tribal
Governments Program (Tribal
Governments Program), a grant program
authorized by the Violence Against
Women Act, as amended. This
discretionary grant program is designed
to enhance the ability of tribes to
respond to violent crimes against Indian
women, enhance victim safety, and
develop education and prevention
strategies.
Abstract: Authorized by 34 U.S.C.
10452, the Tribal Governments Program
is designed to enhance the ability of
tribal governments and authorized
designees of tribal governments to
respond to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking,
and stalking in their communities,
enhance victim safety and hold
offenders accountable, and develop
education and prevention strategies.
5. Obligation to Respond: The
obligation to respond is required to
obtain/retain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: Approximately 85
grantees of the Tribal Governments
Program.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour. The semi-annual progress report is
divided into sections that pertain to the
different types of activities in which
grantees may engage. A Tribal
Governments Program grantee will only
be required to complete the sections of
the form that pertain to its own specific
activities.
7. Frequency: Semi-annually.
8. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 170 hours.
9. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: The annualized costs to
the Federal Government resulting from
the OVW staff review of the progress
reports submitted by grantees are
estimated to be $9520.
Time per
response
(hour)
Total annual
responses
Frequency
Total annual
burden
(hours)
Survey ...................................
85
Semi-annually .......................
2
1 ............................................
170
Unduplicated Totals ...............
85
Semi-annually .......................
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...............................................
170
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[FR Doc No: 2024-09859]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; FBI
Bioterrorism Preparedness Act Entity/Individual Information
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
July 8, 2024.
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:
Timothy R. Wiles, National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Section (NICS), NICS External Service Unit, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26306; [email protected], (304) 625-2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should
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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.
Abstract: On June 13, 2002, the President of the United States
signed the Public Health and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act
of 2002, (Bioterrorism Act), Public Law 107-188 into effect. Under this
Act, the Secretaries of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the
Attorney General, are responsible for establishing appropriate
safeguards and security requirements to prevent access to select agents
and toxins for use in domestic or international terrorism or for any
other criminal purpose.
On January 30, 2003, the U.S. Attorney General directed the FBI to
conduct the Bioterrorism Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) under
sections 201, 212 and 221 of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Act, Public Law 107-188, 166 Stat. 594 (2002). On March
25, 2003, FBI Director Mueller directed the Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division to promptly conduct the
Bioterrorism SRAs. Under this delegation, the FBI receives biometric
and biographic information submitted by individuals requesting access
to select agents and toxins; utilizes criminal, immigration, national
security and other electronic databases that are available to the
Federal Government to conduct SRAs of such individuals; and consult
with appropriate officials of the HHS and the USDA to determine whether
certain individuals should be disqualified from possessing, using or
transferring select agents and toxins.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Bureau of
Investigation Bioterrorism Preparedness Act: Entity/Individual
Information.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form is FD-961. The
applicable component within the Criminal Justice Information Services
Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI).
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond:
Primary: Those individuals applying for access to biological select
agents and toxins. This collection is needed for the FBI to conduct
security risk assessments (SRAs)required by the Bioterrorism Act and to
determine whether applicants should be denied access to or granted
limited access to specific agents and toxins. That information is then
used by the FBI in consultations with appropriate officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) as to whether certain individuals specified in the
provisions should be denied access to or granted limited access to
specific agents.
Obligation to respond: Individuals voluntarily provide the
requested/collected information; however, providing such information is
required in order to obtain approval for access to select agents and
toxins. (Sections 201, 212 and 221 of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Act, Public Law 107-188, 166 Statute 594 (2002).
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are
approximately 3,007 (FY 2023) respondents at 1 hour 30 minutes for the
FD-961 form.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection
is estimated to be 4,510.5 burden hours (3,007 x 90min/60 = 4,510.5)
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: Respondents will incur the estimated cost of
$3.07 for postage fees to submit the FD-961 form and two completed
fingerprint cards. It is estimated that the cost to the applicant to
submit a photograph that meets criteria specified in the instruction
pages based on national averages would be $15 at the post office. It is
estimated that each applicant would travel approximately 3 miles one
way and 6 miles round trip to a business to obtain their photo. This
distance is estimated to take an amount of five minutes each way for a
total of 10 minutes round trip. Also, to determine the travel cost to
the respondent, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is factoring in the
General Services Administration (GSA) reimbursement rate of $0.67 mile
for privately owned automobiles (POA) use as of January 1, 2024.
Therefore, the cost to the respondent to travel this distance is
estimated to be $4.02.
3,007 (number of respondents) x (6 (miles) x $0.67 (amount per mile)) =
$12,088.14
3,007 (number of respondents x $3.07 (postage) = $9,231.49
3,007 (number of respondents x $15.00 (picture at USPS) = $45,105
The total annual cost incurred by the FY2023 respondents is
($12,088.14 + $9,231.49 + $45,105) = $66,424.63 or $66,424.63/3,007
($22.09 per person.)
Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual Time per Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses response (min) burden (hours)
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Complete form and travel 3,007 1/annually........ 3,007 90 4,510.5
time for photo for
respondent.
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Unduplicated Totals..... 3,007 1/annually........ 3,007 90 4,510.5
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution
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Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: May 1, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-09859 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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