[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15109-15110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8345]



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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.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points:
    (1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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, DC 20001 
or P.O. Box 66260, Washington, DC 20035-6260. Additionally, comments 
may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice 
Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20530. Comments may be submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 
202-514-1534.

Request for Emergency Approval

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection. Existing Collection in Use 
without an OMB Number.
    (2) The 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) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: None. Two forms are 
used to collect the information. 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 or households. Other: 
None. This collection contains the forms which persons of Japanese 
ancestry will use to apply for redress compensation under the Civil 
Liberties Act of 1988.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. 140 
respondents: Declaration at 10 minutes per response; 2,000 respondents: 
Declaration at 10 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection. 356 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-8345 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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