[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30962-30963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8360]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review--extension 
of currently approved collection.

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Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: Southwest Border 
Prosecution Initiative

    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Assistance, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection 
is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until 
July 31, 2006. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a 
copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 
instructions or additional information, please contact M. Pressley at 
202-353-8643 or 1-866-859-2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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 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: Extension of currently approved 
collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Southwest Border Prosecution 
Initiative.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: 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: United States Border State, Local, 
and Tribal governments.
    Other: None.
    Abstract: The Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative was enacted in 
FY 2002 to reimburse state, county, parish, or municipal governments 
for the costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases 
declined by local U.S. Attorneys. Each year, hundreds of criminal cases 
resulting from federal arrests are referred to local prosecutors to 
handle when the cases fall below certain monetary, quantity, or 
severity thresholds. This places additional burdens on local government 
resources that are already stretched by the demands of prosecuting 
violations of local and state laws. This program provides funds to 
eligible jurisdictions in the four southwest border states, using a 
uniform payment-per-case basis for qualifying federally initiated and 
declined-referred criminal cases that were disposed of after October 1, 
2001. Up to 220 eligible jurisdictions may apply. This includes county 
governments and the four state governments in Arizona, California, New 
Mexico, and Texas.
    (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 no more than 220 respondents will apply. Each 
application takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and is submitted 
4 times per year (quarterly).

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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the applications 
is 880 hours (880 applications (220 x 4 times a year) x 60 minutes = 
52,800/60 minutes per hour = 880 burden hours).
    If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Information Management 
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 601 D Street, NW., 
Suite 1600, Washington, DC., 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1590.

    Dated: May 24, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Justice Management Division, PRA, United 
States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E6-8360 Filed 5-30-06; 8:45 am]
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