[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14809-14810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8096]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Redress Payments 
for Japanese Americans: Guidelines for Individuals Who Involuntarily 
Relocated to Japan During the War, and Guidelines Under Ishida v. 
United States.

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    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will 
be accepted for 60 days from the date listed at the top of this page in 
the Federal Register.
    Request written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 
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 agencies 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.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact the Office of Redress 
Administration Clearance Officer, 202-219-6900, or Telephone Device for 
the Deaf (TDD) 202-219-4710, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Room N1519, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20001 or P.O. Box 66260, Washington D.C. 20035-6260.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Existing Collection in Use 
without an OMB Number.,
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Redress Payments for Japanese 
Americans: Guidelines for Individuals Who Involuntarily Relocated to 
Japan During the War and Guidelines Under Ishida v. United States.
    (3)Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: None. Office of 
Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department 
of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals. Other: None. The 
information collected is used to process requests for redress payments 
to recipients of funds pursuant to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. 
Upon receipt, review, and approval of the Declaration and supporting 
documents, if any, the agency will notify the individual of his or her 
eligibility under

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the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and mail a Treasury check for the 
$20,000 redress payment to the individual with a copy of the 
President's apology letter.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 140 responses 
of Declaration at 10 minutes per response; and 2,000 responses at 10 
minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 356 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-8096 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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