[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04149]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1190-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection

AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, is 
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 30 days until 
April 1, 2020.

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 
Daniel Yi, Senior Counsel for Innovation, Civil Rights Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20009. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 
20503 or sent to [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:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Civil Rights 
Division, 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: New Collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting Portal for Civil 
Rights Violations.
    3. The agency for number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form 
number for this collection. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Civil Rights Division.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: This form will be made available online to be 
used by individual complainants at their discretion and convenience. 
The use of the form is voluntary.
    The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice 
enforces the nation's federal civil rights statutes. Members of the 
public play a critical role in this effort by reporting civil rights 
violations to the Division. To facilitate this reporting process, the 
Division is developing a streamlined online Reporting Portal for Civil 
Rights Violations. This Portal is designed to facilitate and enhance 
individual complainant's reporting opportunities, save members of the 
public time in reporting violations, and improve how the Division 
responds to those reports. The information the Division plans to 
collect using the reporting portal will help the Division fulfill its 
enforcement responsibilities under the statutes outlined above.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are an 
estimated 36,000 respondents for this information collection a year. 
The respondent normally responds 1 time annually. The total number of 
yearly responses is 36,000. It is estimated that it takes 10 minutes to 
learn about the law and the Complaint Form and 20 minutes to complete 
the Complaint Form.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Total burden hours are estimated at 18,000.
    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.

    Dated: February 25, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-04149 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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