[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-54]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1190-0001]


Civil Rights Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: 
Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60[dash]Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: 
Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), CRT 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. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until 
March 9, 2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    If you have comments especially on 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 Robert S. Berman, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, 950 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., 7243 NWB, Washington, DC 20530.
    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 agency's 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: Procedures for the Administration 
of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
    (3) Agency form number: None.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State or Local or Tribal Government. 
Other: None. Abstract: Jurisdictions specially covered under the Voting 
Rights Act are required to comply with Section 5 of the Act before they 
may implement any change in a standard, practice, or procedure 
affecting voting. One option for such compliance is to submit that 
change to Attorney General for review and establish that the proposed 
voting changes are not racially discriminatory. The procedures 
facilitate the provision of information that will enable the Attorney 
General to make the required determination.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 4,109 respondents will complete each form within approximately 
10.02 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 41,172 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department 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: January 4, 2010.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-54 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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