[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31348-31349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12429]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Attorney Personnel Management, Justice Management 
Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

ACTION: Application booklets--Attorney General's Honor program, Summer 
law intern program.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 
days until June 16, 2000. This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 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: Clarisa Rodriguez-
Coelho, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-
395-7285. Comments may also be

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submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management 
Division, Information Management and Security Staff, Attention: 
Department Clearance Officer, Suite 1220. 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ 
via facsimile to 202-514-1534. 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Application Booklets--
Attorney General's Honor Program, Summer Law Intern Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form number: None. Office of 
Attorney Personnel Management, Justice Management 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 data collected is the only vehicle for the Department of 
Justice (DOJ) to hire graduating law students. This application form 
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 by 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 estimate for an average respondent to respond: 5,000 
respondents at 1 hour response.
    (6) An estimated of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 5,000 annual burden hours. Public comment on this 
proposed information collection is strongly encouraged.

Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-12429 Filed 5-16-00; 8:45 am]
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