[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16998]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review; extension 
of a currently approved collection; requirements: data collection 
application for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant 
(JAIBG) Program.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed information collected is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged 
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until September 5, 2003. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Rodney Albert, Deputy Director, State 
Relations and Assistance Division, Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 
Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. 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 agency's 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

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Requirements: Data Collection 
Application for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant 
Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: New collection; Office of 
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State. Public Law 105-119, November 
26, 1997, Making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal 
Year Ending September 30, 1998, and for subsequent funded fiscal years.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: Fifty-six 
(56) respondents will complete a 1-hour follow-up information form for 
each unit of local government receiving JAIBG funds and on funds 
retained by the State for program expenditure.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total burden hours associated with 
this information collection 4,200.
    For Further Information Contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600, 
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: June 30, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-16998 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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