[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54275-54276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21375]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: 
Certification of Compliance With the Confidentiality and Privacy 
Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act, as Amended

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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    The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 
will be submitting submitted 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 
September 3, 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 or the 
DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-3176.
    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,

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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: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Certification of Compliance with 
the Confidentiality and Privacy Provisions of the Violence Against 
Women Act, as Amended.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
XXXX. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    (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, the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 and the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2013. These include States, territories, 
Tribes or units of local government; State, territorial, tribal or unit 
of local governmental entities; institutions of higher education 
including colleges and universities; tribal organizations; Federal, 
State, tribal, territorial or local courts or court-based programs; 
State sexual assault coalitions, State domestic violence coalitions; 
territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; tribal 
coalition; tribal organizations; community-based organizations and non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations.
    Under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 13925(b)(2)), grantees and subgrantees with funding 
from OVW are required to meet the specific terms with regard to 
nondisclosure of confidential or private information and to document 
their compliance. By signature on certification form, applicants for 
grants from OVW are agreeing that, if awarded funds, they will comply 
with this provision, and will mandate that subgrantees, if any, comply 
with this provision, and will create and maintain documentation of 
compliance, such as policies and procedures for release of victim 
information, and will mandate that subgrantees, if any, will do so as 
well.
    (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) 
less than one hour to complete a Certification of Compliance with the 
Confidentiality and Privacy Provisions of the Violence Against Women 
Act, as Amended.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the 
Certification is less than 1800 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 1407-B, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013-21375 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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