Federal Register: October 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 200)
DOCID: FR Doc 03-26264
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Justice Programs Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; New Collection SemiAnnual Progress Report for Grants to Encourage Arrest Polices and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women, has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 147, page 44696, on July 31, 2003, allowing for a 60day public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment until November 17, 2003. 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)3957285.
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 function 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:
(1) Type of information collection: New collection.
(2) Title of the form/collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: none.
Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: The affected public includes
approximately 200 grantees of the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) whose
eligibility is determined by statute. The Arrest Program was authorized
through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and reauthorized and
amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000). The
Arrest Program promotes mandatory or proarrest policies and encourages
jurisdictions to treat domestic violence as a serious crime, establish
coordinated community responses and facilitate the enforcement of
protection orders. By statute, eligible grantees for the Arrest Program
are States, Indian tribal governments, State and local courts including
juvenile courts, tribal courts, and units of local government. For the
purpose of the Program, a unit of local government is any city, county,
township, town, borough, parish, village, or other generalpurpose
political subdivision of a State; an Indian tribe that performs law
enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior;
or, for the purpose of assistance eligibility, any agency of the
District of Columbia government or the United States Government
performing law enforcement functions in and for the District of Columbia, and any Trust Territory of the U.S.
(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 it will take the 200 respondents (Arrest Program grantees)
approximately one hour to complete a semiannual progress report. The
semiannual progress report is divided into sections that pertain to the
different types of activities that grantees may engage in, i.e., law
enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts, victim services
agencies, etc. An Arrest Program grantee will be required to complete
those sections of the form that pertain to their own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual
[[Page 59640]]
hour burden to complete the data collection forms is 400 hours. Two
hundred grantees will complete a form twice a year with an estimated completion time of one hour per form.
If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: October 10, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 0326264 Filed 101503; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441018P
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY:
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women, has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 147, page 44696, on July 31, 2003, allowing for a 60day public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment until November 17, 2003. 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)3957285.
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 function 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:
(1) Type of information collection: New collection.
(2) Title of the form/collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: none.
Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: The affected public includes
approximately 200 grantees of the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) whose
eligibility is determined by statute. The Arrest Program was authorized
through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and reauthorized and
amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000). The
Arrest Program promotes mandatory or proarrest policies and encourages
jurisdictions to treat domestic violence as a serious crime, establish
coordinated community responses and facilitate the enforcement of
protection orders. By statute, eligible grantees for the Arrest Program
are States, Indian tribal governments, State and local courts including
juvenile courts, tribal courts, and units of local government. For the
purpose of the Program, a unit of local government is any city, county,
township, town, borough, parish, village, or other generalpurpose
political subdivision of a State; an Indian tribe that performs law
enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior;
or, for the purpose of assistance eligibility, any agency of the
District of Columbia government or the United States Government
performing law enforcement functions in and for the District of Columbia, and any Trust Territory of the U.S.
(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 it will take the 200 respondents (Arrest Program grantees)
approximately one hour to complete a semiannual progress report. The
semiannual progress report is divided into sections that pertain to the
different types of activities that grantees may engage in, i.e., law
enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts, victim services
agencies, etc. An Arrest Program grantee will be required to complete
those sections of the form that pertain to their own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual
[[Page 59640]]
hour burden to complete the data collection forms is 400 hours. Two
hundred grantees will complete a form twice a year with an estimated completion time of one hour per form.
If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: October 10, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 0326264 Filed 101503; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441018P