[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07203]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0340]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Certification 
and Utilization Report (Formerly Short Form)

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY:
    The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office 
for Civil Rights 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
June 2, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 George Mazza, 
(202) 305-3146, Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 
20531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10. 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 function 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:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Equal Employment Opportunity Plan 
Certification and Utilization Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
U.S. Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office for Civil 
Rights, 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: State, and local, government 
instrumentalities. Other: For-profit Institutions. 28 C.F.R.Sec.  
42.301 et seq. authorizes the Department of Justice to collect 
information regarding employment practices from State or Local units of 
government, agencies of State and Local governments, and Private 
entities, institutions or organizations to which OJP, COPS or OVW 
extend Federal financial assistance. OJP components include the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Bureau of 
Justice Statistics (BJS), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the 
Office of Sexual Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, 
Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are 
6371 respondents. It is estimated that it will take 1,290 respondents, 
receiving a grant of $500,000 or more, one and a half hours to complete 
an Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Utilization Report and submit it 
to the Office of Justice Programs. In addition, an estimated 5,081 of 
respondents seeking grants ranging from $25,000 up to $500, 000 will be 
required to complete Certification stating that they are maintaining a 
current Equal Employment Opportunity Plan on file and submit the 
certification to OJP. Completion and submission of the Certification 
will take \1/4\ hour. Submissions are required once every two years.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: For the 6371 respondents, there are an estimated 
2237 total annual burden hours associated with this collection to 
complete the EEOP Utilization Report or Certification.
    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: March 27, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-07203 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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