[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57132-57133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18071]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants 
Program

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 1122-0003. 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.
    Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the STOP 
Formula Grants Program.
    Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    2. 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 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.
    3. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    4. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,556.
    5. Estimated Time per Respondent: One hour.
    6. Frequency: Annual.

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    7. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,556.
    8. 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. 2023-18071 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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