[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57133-57134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18070]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; STOP Formula Grant Program Match Documentation 
Worksheet

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), 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. The 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on June 30, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
September 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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: Catherine 
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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1123-0034. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: STOP Formula Grant Program Match 
Documentation Worksheet.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: 1122-0034. 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: Affected Public: State, local and Tribal 
governments.
    Abstract: The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program 
was authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) 
and 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 Department of Justice's Office on 
Violence Against Women administers the STOP Formula Grant Program funds 
which are awarded to States and territories to enhance the capacity of 
local communities to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement 
and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women and 
to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent 
crimes against women. Each State and territory must allocate 25 percent 
for law enforcement, 25 percent for prosecutors, 30 percent for victim 
services (of which at least 10 percent must be distributed to 
culturally specific community-based organizations), 5 percent to State 
and local courts, and 15 percent for discretionary distribution. VAWA 
provides for a 25 percent match requirement imposed on grant funds 
under the STOP Formula Grant Program. Thus, a grant made under this 
program may not cover more than 75 percent of the total costs of the 
project being funded. Under VAWA 2005, the State cannot require 
matching funds for a grant or subgrant for any Tribe, Territory, or 
victim service provider, regardless of funding allocation category. The 
State is exempted from matching the portion of the State award that 
goes to a victim service provider for victim services or that goes to 
Tribes. Territories are also exempted in full. States can receive 
additional waiver of match based on a petition to OVW and a 
demonstration of financial need. OVW will look at the time of closeout 
at the entities and purposes of funds and base the required match. The 
purpose of this information collection is to provide a worksheet for 
documenting the amount of matching funds required at the closeout of a 
specific fiscal year award under the STOP Formula Grant Program. The 
type of questions on the worksheet will include award number, award 
amount, amount of funds sub-

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awarded to victim service providers for victim services or to Tribes.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 51.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    8. Frequency: Annual.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 8.5 (9) hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 17, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-18070 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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