[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 12789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04231]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection: Office on Violence Against Women 
Solicitation Template

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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    The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 
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. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until April 26, 
2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to email them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
Cathy Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430.
    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 Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: OVW Solicitation Template.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0020. U.S. Department of Justice, OVW.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: The affected public includes 
applicants to OVW grant programs authorized under the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 and reauthorized and amended by the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 and the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. These 
include States, territory, Tribe or unit of local government; State, 
territorial, tribal or unit of local governmental entity; institutions 
of higher education including colleges and universities; tribal 
organizations; Federal, State, tribal, territorial or local courts or 
court-based programs; State sexual assault coalition, State domestic 
violence coalition; territorial domestic violence or sexual assault 
coalition; tribal coalition; tribal organization; community-based 
organizations and non-profit, nongovernmental organizations. The 
purpose of the solicitation template is to provide a framework to 
develop program-specific announcements soliciting applications for 
funding. A program solicitation outlines the specifics of the funding 
program; describes the requirements for eligibility; instructs an 
applicant on the necessary components of an application under a 
specific program (e.g. project activities and timeline, proposed 
budget): and provides registration dates, due dates, and instructions 
on how to apply within the designated application system.
    (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 information will be collect annually from the 
approximately 1800 respondents (applicants to the OVW grant programs). 
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated at up to 30 hours per application. The 30-hour estimate is 
based on the amount of time to prepare a narrative, budget and other 
materials for the application as well to coordinate with and develop a 
memorandum of understanding with requisite project partners.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 54,000 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 
20530.

     Dated: February 20, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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