[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25618-25619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10126]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection Certification of Compliance With 
the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the Violence Against Women 
Act as Amended and the Prison Rape Elimination Act for Applicants to 
the STOP (Services* Training* Officers* Prosecutors) Violence Against 
Women Formula Grant Program

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against 
Women, 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 was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 79, Number 17, page 10557, on February 25, 2014, allowing for a 
60 day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 4, 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 Cathy Poston, 
Attorney Advisor, Office on Violence Against Women, 145 N Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-514-5430).

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 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: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Certification of Compliance with 
the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the Violence Against Women 
Act as Amended and the Prison Rape Elimination Act for Applicants to 
the STOP (Services* Training* Officers* Prosecutors) Violence Against 
Women Formula Grant Program.
    (3) Agency form number: 1122-XXXX. The applicable component within 
the Department of Justice is the Office on Violence Against Women.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief

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abstract: The affected public includes STOP formula grantees (50 
states, the District of Columbia and five territories (Guam, Puerto 
Rico, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands). The 
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program was authorized 
through 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. The 
purpose of the STOP Formula Grant Program is to promote a coordinated, 
multi-disciplinary approach to improving the criminal justice system's 
response to violence against women. It envisions a partnership among 
law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim advocacy organizations 
to enhance victim safety and hold offenders accountable for their 
crimes of violence against women. The Department of Justice's Office on 
Violence Against Women (OVW) administers the STOP Formula Grant Program 
funds which must be distributed by STOP state administrators according 
to statutory. As a result of VAWA 2013 and the penalty provision of the 
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), States are required to certify 
compliance with PREA. If States cannot certify compliance, they have 
the option of forfeiting five percent of covered funds or executing an 
assurance that five percent of covered funds will be used towards 
coming into compliance with PREA.
    (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 it will take the approximately 56 respondents (state 
administrators from the STOP Formula Grant Program) 10 minutes to 
complete a Certification of Compliance with the Statutory Eligibility 
Requirements of the Violence Against Women Act, as amended and the 
Prison Rape Elimination Act.
    (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 10 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 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: April 29, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-10126 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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