[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4923-4924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00794]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0336]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center--
Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS)

AGENCY: Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Office for Victims of Crime, 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 
March 20, 2017.

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 
Shelby Jones Crawford, Program Manager, Office for Victims of Crime, 
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 810 7th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20530.

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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;

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--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: Revision of Existing Collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Office for Victims of Crime 
Training and Technical Assistance Center--Trafficking Information 
Management System (TIMS).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: NA. The applicable component 
within the Department of Justice is the Office for Victims of Crime, in 
the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: OVC Grantees.
    Abstract: The current package for OMB approval is designed to 
simplify performance reporting for OVC grantees through the OVC 
Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS) Online system, a Web-
based database and reporting system for the Victims of Human 
Trafficking Grant and the Enhanced Collaborative Model Grant 
initiatives. OVC will require OVC Grantees to use this electronic tool 
to submit grant performance data, including demographics about human 
trafficking victims. Since 2012, OVC has published annual analyses of 
these data to provide the crime victims' field with stronger evidence 
for practices and programs.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 60 OVC Services to Victims of Human Trafficking Grantees 
per six-month reporting period. On average, it should take each grantee 
one hour to seven hours, depending on client case load per reporting 
period, to enter information into TIMS Online. There are two reporting 
periods per year.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 480 hours (average 60 OVC grantees * average 4 
hours * 2 times per year).
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
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: January 11, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-00794 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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