[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22849-22850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10043]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women 
(OVW) 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 
July 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestion 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy 
Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or 
[email protected].

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:
    (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: Extension of a currently 
approved 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-
0029. 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.

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    (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, 
Deputy 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: May 17, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-10043 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am]
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