[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26995-26996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10790]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments requested

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice. Tribal 
Requests for Accelerated Exercise of Jurisdiction Under Section 204(a) 
of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as Amended.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice, 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 43, pages 12527-12528, on March 5, 2014, allowing for a 60 day 
comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until June 11, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments, especially on 
the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, 
or need additional information, please contact Mr. Tracy Toulou, 
Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2310, Washington, DC 20530; telephone: 
(202) 514-8812.

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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Accelerated Authority 
to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.
    (3) Agency form number: Not applicable.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Tribal governments. Other: None.
    Abstract: The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(VAWA 2013) was signed into law on March 7, 2013. Section 904 of VAWA 
2013 recognizes the inherent power of ``participating tribes'' to 
exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over certain 
defendants, regardless of their Indian or non-Indian status, who commit 
acts of domestic violence or dating violence or violate certain 
protection orders in Indian country. Section 904 also specifies the 
rights that a participating tribe must provide to defendants in special 
domestic violence criminal jurisdiction cases. Section 908(b)(1) 
provides that tribes generally cannot exercise the special jurisdiction 
until March 7, 2015, but Section 908(b)(2) establishes a pilot project 
that authorizes the Attorney General, in the exercise of his 
discretion, to grant a tribe's request to be designed as a 
``participating tribe'' on an accelerated basis and to commence 
exercising the special jurisdiction on a date (prior to March 7, 2015) 
set by the Attorney General, after coordinating with the Secretary of 
the Interior, consulting with affected tribes, and concluding that the 
tribe's criminal justice system has adequate safeguards in place to 
protect defendants' rights, consistent with Section 204 of the Indian 
Civil Rights Act, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 1304. The Department of Justice 
has published a notice seeking comments on procedures for an Indian 
tribe to request designation as a ``participating tribe'' on an 
accelerated basis), and for the Attorney General to act on such 
requests, 78 FR 35961 (June 14, 2013). Pursuant to the notice, the 
Attorney General has delegated to the Associate Attorney General the 
authority to decide whether to grant the request of a tribe to be 
designated as a ``participating tribe'' prior to March 7, 2015. The 
purpose of the collection is to provide information from the requesting 
tribe sufficient for the Associate Attorney General to make that 
decision.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Fewer than 40 
respondents; average of 16 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 640 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and

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Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 
3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 7, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-10790 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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