[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20477-20478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9915]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Attorney Personnel Management; Justice Management 
Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; extension of a 
currently approved collection; application booklets--attorney general's 
honor program, summer law intern program.

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    The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Office of 
Attorney Personnel Management, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register (Volume 66, Number 33, 
pages 10745-10747) on February 16, 2001, allowing 60 days for public 
comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until May 23, 2001. This process is in accordance with 5 
CFR 1320.10.
    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 employment. This program 
has been in existence for 46 years, and is considered the Federal 
Government's premier legal recruitment program. The Department of 
Justice currently hires approximately 150-160 third-year law students/
judicial law clerks and 135 second-year law students each year under 
these programs. The Department of Justice is the largest legal employer 
in the country. Approximately 5,000 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

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Management (OAPM) pursuant to 28 CFR 0.15(c) and 0.15(e). OAPM together 
with other Department of Justice representatives who make the ultimate 
hiring determination 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.
    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 20530. 
Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 1221, National Place 
Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC.

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 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application Booklets--Attorney 
General's Honor Program, Summer Law Intern 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: 5,000 
respondents at 1 hour per response.
    (6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in hours) Associated 
with the Collection: 5,000 annual hours.
    If additional information is required contact Mr. Robert B. Briggs, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 17, 2001.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-9915 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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