[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 59640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26265]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; New 
Collection Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Legal Assistance for 
Victims Grant Program.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office on 
Violence Against Women, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget 
approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 89, page 24762, on May 8, 2003, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until November 17, 2003. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially 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 
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 function 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: New Collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Semi-Annual Progress Report 
for the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form 
number. The component is the Office on Violence Against Women, 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: The affected public includes the 
approximately 200 grantees of the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant 
Program (LAV Program) whose eligibility is determined by statute. In 
1998, Congress appropriated funding to provide civil legal assistance 
to domestic violence victims through a set-aside under the Grants to 
Combat Violence Against Women, Public Law 105-277. In the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000, Congress statutorily authorized the Legal 
Assistance for Victims Grant Program (LAV Program). 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-6. 
The LAV Program is intended to increase the availability of legal 
assistance necessary to provide effective aid to victims of domestic 
violence, stalking, or sexual assault who are seeking relief in legal 
matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence. The LAV 
Program awards grants to law school legal clinics, legal aid or legal 
services programs, domestic violence victims' shelters, bar 
associations, sexual assault programs, private nonprofit entities, and 
Indian tribal governments. These grants are for providing direct legal 
services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
in matters arising from the abuse or violence and for providing 
enhanced training for lawyers representing these victims. The goal of 
the Program is to develop innovative, collaborative projects that 
provide quality representation to victims of domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that it will take the approximately 200 respondents (LAV 
Program grantees) approximately one hour to complete a semi-annual 
progress report. The semi-annual progress report is divided into 
sections that pertain to the different types of activities that 
grantees may engage in and the different types of grantees that receive 
funds. An LAV Program grantee will only be required to complete the 
sections of the form that pertain to its own specific activities.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data 
collection forms is 400 hours, that is 200 grantees completing a form 
twice a year with an estimated completion time for the form being one 
hour.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 
1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile at 
(202) 514-1590.

    Dated: October 10, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-26265 Filed 10-15-03; 8:45 am]
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