[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41095-41096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16308]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0197]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 input day until 
August 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments on the 
estimated burden to facilities covered by the standards to comply with 
the regulation's reporting requirements, suggestions, or need 
additional information, please contact, Joseph Husted, Policy Advisor, 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC., 
20531 or by email at [email protected] or [email protected] or 
call 202-616-6500/202-353-4411.

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 agency, Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, 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 use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of

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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. Agency Form Number: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 
(SCAAP) Authorizing Legislation: Section 241(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)).
    3. The Agency Form Number: There is not form number associated with 
this information collection. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the 
Office of Justice Programs. The application process is managed through 
the internet, using the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) SCAAP online 
application system at: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/state-criminal-alien-assistance-program-scaap/overview?Program_ID=86.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Federal, State, and local public safety agencies. States and local 
units of general government including the 50 state governments, the 
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
the more than 3,000 counties and cities with correctional facilities.
    Abstract: In response to the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as amended in 1996, BJA 
administers the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) with 
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal payments 
to States and localities that incurred correctional officer salary 
costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one 
felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local 
law, and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during 
the designated reporting period and for the following correctional 
purposes;
Salaries for corrections officers
Overtime costs
Performance based bonuses
Corrections work force recruitment and retention
Construction of corrections facilities
Training/education for offenders
Training for corrections officers related to offender population 
management Consultants involved with offender population
Medical and mental health services
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of offenders
Prison Industries
Pre-release/reentry programs
Technology involving offender management/inter agency information 
sharing
Disaster preparedness continuity of operations for corrections 
facilities
    Other: None.
    An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that no more than 700 respondents will apply. Each application takes 
approximately 90 minutes to complete and is submitted once per year.
    5. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 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 no more than 700 respondents will apply. 
Each application takes approximately 90 minutes to complete and is 
submitted once per year (annually).
     700 x 90 minutes = 63,000 minutes/60 = 1,050 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden is 1,050 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.

    Dated: July 27, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-16308 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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