[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1899-1900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-794]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Attorney Personnel Management, Justice Management 
Division Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Reinstatement, Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection for 
Which Approval Has Expired; Comments Requested

ACTION: Application Booklets--Attorney General's Honor Program, Summer 
Law Intern Program, Law Student Program.

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    The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Office of 
Attorney Personnel Management, has submitted the following information 
collection request utilizing emergency review procedures, to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Additionally, this notice 
will also serve as the 60 day public notification for comments as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Pursuant to 28 CFR 
0.15(b)(2), the Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department 
of Justice has the responsibility of administering the ``Attorney 
General's recruitment program for honor law graduates and judicial law 
clerks.'' This includes the hiring of third-year law students and 
judicial law clerks for full-time employment following graduation or 
completion of a clerkship, and primarily second-year law students for 
summer and/or part-time employment. This program has been in existence 
for 43 years, and is considered the Federal Government's premier legal 
recruitment program. The Department of Justice currently hires 
approximately 130-150 third-year law students/judicial law clerks and 
130 second-year law students each year under these programs. The 
Department of Justice is the largest legal employer in the country. 
Approximately 5,700 applications are received for these positions 
annually. The responsibility for running these programs has been 
delegated by the Deputy Attorney General to the Director, Office of 
Attorney Personnel Management (OAPM) pursuant to 28 CFR 0.15(c). OAPM 
together with other Department of Justice representatives who make the 
ultimate hiring determinations have developed these application 
booklets to distribute information on the programs and in turn collect 
the information they consider essential to make an informed hiring 
decision on legal applicants. The proposed information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Emergency review and approval of this collection has been requested 
from OMB by January 20, 1997. If granted, the emergency approval is 
only valid for 180 days. Comments should be directed to OMB, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 
202-395-5871, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, D.C. 
20530. The agency requests 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:

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    (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 the 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.
    Comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this 
notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time should be directed to the Office of Attorney Personnel 
Management, U.S. Department of Justice, Attn: P. Vickers, Room 6150, 
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530-0001 (202-514-8902). 
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Paula Vickers, 202-514-8902, 
Office of Attorney Personnel Management, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Room 6150, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20530-0001.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application Booklets--Attorney 
General's Honor Program, Summer Law Intern Program, Law Student 
Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 
Office of Attorney Personnel Management, Justice Management Division, 
U.S. 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 data collection is the only vehicle for the Department of 
Justice (DOJ) to hire graduating law students. This application form is 
submitted voluntarily, submitted only once a year by students/judicial 
law clerks who will be in this applicant pool only once; and the 
information sought only relates to the hiring criteria established as 
an internal matter by DOJ personnel.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,700 
respondents at 1 hour per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 5,700 annual 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: January 8, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-794 Filed 1-13-97; 8:45 am]
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