[Federal Register: December 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0003]
Office on Violence Against Women; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Annual
Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program.
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The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
has submitted 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. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until February 26,
2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to The Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
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:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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 currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. 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 the 56 STOP
state administrators (from 50 states, the District of Columbia and five
territories and commonwealths (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands)) and their subgrantees. The
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program was authorized
through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized
and amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000) and
by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005). Its purpose is
to promote a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to improving the
criminal justice system's response to violence against women. The STOP
Formula Grant Program envisions a partnership among law enforcement,
prosecution, courts, and victim advocacy organizations to enhance
victim safety and hold offenders accountable for their crimes of
violence against women. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence
Against Women administers the STOP Formula Grant Program. The grant
funds must be distributed by STOP state administrators to subgrantees
according to a statutory formula (as amended by VAWA 2000 and by VAWA
2005).
(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 56 respondents (STOP administrators)
approximately one hour to complete an annual progress report. It is
estimated that it will take approximately one hour for roughly 2500
subgrantees \1\ to complete the relevant portion of the annual progress
report. The Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grant Program
is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of
activities that subgrantees may engage in and the different types of
subgrantees that receive funds, i.e. law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors' offices, courts, victim services agencies, etc.
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\1\ Each year the number of STOP subgrantees changes. The number
2,500 is based on the number of reports that OVW has received in the
past from STOP subgrantees.
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(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the
annual progress report is 2556 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Suite 1600,
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: December 20, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
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