[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70371-70372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27634]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0142]


 Office for Victims of Crime; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of a currently approved collection; Victims of Crime Act, Crime Victim 
Assistance Grant Program Performance Report.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will be submitting 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 collection is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 73, Number 180, page 53444 on September 16, 2008, allowing for a 
60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until December 22, 2008. 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) 395-5806. 
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:

--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
--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) Title of the Form/Collection: Victims of Crime Act, Crime 
Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1121-0142. 
Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice is sponsoring the collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State government. Other: None. The 
VOCA, Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report is a 
required submission by state grantees, within 90 days of their awarding 
a subgrant for the provision of crime victim services. VOCA and the 
Program Guidelines require each state victim assistance office to 
report to OVC on the impact of the Federal funds, to

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certify compliance with the eligibility requirements of VOCA, and to 
provide a summary of proposed activities. This information will be 
aggregated and serve as supporting documentation for the Director's 
biennial report to the President and to the Congress on the 
effectiveness of the activities supported by these grants. This request 
is for an extension of a currently approved reporting instrument, with 
no revisions.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The 
number of VOCA-funded victim assistance programs varies widely from 
State to State. A review of information currently available to this 
Office on the number of active victim assistanceprograms in 15 states 
selected for variance in size and population revealed that a State 
would be responsible for entering subgrant data for as many as 436 
programs (California) to as few as 12 programs (District of Columbia).
    The estimated time to enter a record via the Grants Management 
System is three minutes (.05 hour). Therefore, the estimated clerical 
time can range from 36 minutes to 22 hours, based on the number of 
records that are entered. It would take 295 hours to enter 5,900 
responses electronically [5,900 x .05 hour].
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The current estimated burden is 295 (5,900 
responses x .05 hour per response = 295 hours). There is no increase in 
the annual recordkeeping and reporting burden.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 17, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-27634 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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