[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51374-51375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25666]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; BJA-Offense 
Coverage Certification-Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and 
Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act.

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    Office Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 
16, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were 
received by the Office

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of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments until October 26, 1998. This process is conducted in 
accordance with the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 1320.10.
    Written 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 
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-
395-7285.
    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 techniques or other 
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: New collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: BJA-Offense Coverage 
Certification-Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually 
Violent Offender Registration Act.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: None.
    Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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: State Government Agency responsible 
for implementing Jacob Wetterling Act.
    Other: None.
    The Byrne Formula Grant Program was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988, and is designed to provide support to its constituency 
group of state and local criminal justice agencies to initiate 
innovative projects that respond effectively to crime problems and 
improve operations of the Nation's criminal justice system. Non-
compliance with the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and 
Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act as amended by the prescribed 
statutory deadlines will result in a 10 percent reduction in the amount 
of monies awarded to the non-complying state.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time 
burden of the 56 respondents to research and complete the forms is 2 
hours per form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public Burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete all 
certifications is 112 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: September 21, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-25666 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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