[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48914-48915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20162]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number--1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection of Information; Beneficiary 
Referral Request

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs 
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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
October 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Eugene Schneeberg, Director, Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20531 (phone 
(202) 305-7462)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Office of Justice 
Programs, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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: This is a new information 
collection, which requires the collection and identification of types 
of information that the Department does not currently collect.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Beneficiary Referral Request.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component 
within the Department of Justice is the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The proposed rule includes two new paperwork 
requirements for faith-based or religious organizations. The proposed 
rule would require faith-based or religious organizations to give 
beneficiaries (or prospective beneficiaries) notice informing them of 
their protections under the regulation. The proposed rule would also 
require

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faith-based or religious organizations to make reasonable efforts to 
identify and refer beneficiaries requesting referrals to alternative 
service providers.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The Department 
acknowledges that estimating the number of faith-based or religious 
organizations that provide services or benefits under Department 
programs is challenging. To obtain this estimate, the Department relied 
upon information from two of its grantmaking components: The Office on 
Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). 
OVW estimates that there are approximately 100 grantees and subgrantees 
that would have to provide the notice to beneficiaries. OJP estimates 
that there may be fewer than 50 grantees and subgrantees subject to the 
notice requirement, based on three years of information related to 
legal name, application for funding, and use of special conditions that 
is maintained in its Grants Management System. Accordingly, the 
Department estimates that the total number of organizations that must 
give notice will be equal to 150. It is further estimated, as stated 
below, the total hours per year for respondents to give notice is 
estimated to be 60.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 60 hours per year. It is estimated that respondents will 
take 1 minute to provide the notice. The burden hours for providing a 
beneficiary referral request was calculated as follows: (150 faith-
based or religious organizations x 1/60 hour (the time needed to give 
the notice) x 12 per year (the number of annual requests for a 
referral) = 60 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., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 11, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-20162 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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