[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66899-66900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21128]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1123-0NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection; Authorization for the Release of 
Medical Information--Mental Health

AGENCY: Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Pardon Attorney, 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 for 60 days until 
November 27, 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 
Kira Gillespie, Deputy Pardon Attorney, Office of the Pardon Attorney, 
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Main Justice--RFK Building, Washington, DC 
20530; [email protected]; (202) 616-6073.

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 Office of the Pardon 
Attorney, 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.

    Abstract: Applicants seeking pardon by the President will be asked 
to respond to this collection. The principal purpose for collecting 
this information is to enable the Office of the Pardon Attorney to 
process applicants' requests for pardon. The information is necessary 
to obtain records relating to applicants' medical records to verify 
information provided to the Office in the course of the pardon 
background investigation and to ensure that the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation or its designees can properly obtain and investigate such 
information. Overview of this information collection:
    1. Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Authorization for the Release 
of Mental Health Information.
    3. The agency form 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 Office of the Pardon Attorney.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public:

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Individuals or households. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Available 
information suggests that potentially 1,000 applicants will complete 
petitions annually. We estimate an average of five minutes for each 
applicant to respond to the collection.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Considering the above projected figures, we 
estimate 83.3 hours of annual burden 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 burden
               Activity                  respondents             Frequency              responses         Time per response              (hours)
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Petition for Commutation of Sentence.           1,000  1/annually..................           1,000  5 min.....................  5,000 min. or 83.33
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    Unduplicated Totals..............           1,000  ............................           1,000  ..........................  83.33 hrs.
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
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: September 19, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-21128 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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