[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42390-42391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13940]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 
August 29, 2023.

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 
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:

--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.

    Abstract: The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program 
was authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), 
34 U.S.C. 10446 amended and reauthorized in 2000, 2005, 2013 and 2022. 
The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence 
Against Women Formula Grant Program funding is awarded to States and 
territories. It enhances the capacity of local communities to develop 
and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to 
combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking 
and to develop and strengthen comprehensive, holistic victim services. 
The grant funds must be distributed by STOP State administrators to 
subgrantees according to a statutory formula. The annual progress 
reporting form is necessary for the Attorney General and STOP Formula 
Grant Program grantees and subgrantees to comply with Federal statutory 
reporting requirements. The information will be used for reports to 
Congress on the use of appropriated funds in support of the STOP 
Formula Grant Program. There are two sets of respondents- the STOP 
State administrators who allocate the STOP funds and the subgrantees 
who may include law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, officers, 
courts, and victim services organizations.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the 
STOP Formula Grants Program.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-0003. U.S. 
Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and 
Tribal governments. The obligation to respond is required to obtain/
retain a benefit.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that it will take approximately one hour for roughly 2500 subgrantees 
to complete the relevant portion of the annual progress report.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the 
annual progress report is 2,550 hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

                                                                   Total Burden Hours
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                                             Number of                                     Total annual                                    Total annual
                Activity                    respondents              Frequency               responses          Time per  response        burden (hours)
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STOP Annual Progress Report.............           2,556  1/annually....................           2,556  1 hour........................           2,556
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    Unduplicated Totals.................           2,556  ..............................           2,556  ..............................           2,556
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    If additional information is required contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: June 26, 2023.
John Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-13940 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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