[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22352-22353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09755]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[1122-NEW]


 Office on Violence Against Women; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: New Collection

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: 
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.

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    The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 
has submitted 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. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until July 14, 2017. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to email them to 
[email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments 
should reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title 
of the collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, 
please contact Cathy Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-
514- 5430 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-3176.
    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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 Formula Grant Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
XXXX. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: 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/reply: 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: 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.405A, Washington, DC 20530.


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    Dated: May 10, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-09755 Filed 5-12-17; 8:45 am]
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