[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16537]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1123-1NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Application for Remission of Financial Penalties

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

ACTION: 30-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 30 days until 
August 28, 2024.

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 Kira Gillespie, 
Deputy Pardon Attorney, Office of the Pardon Attorney, 950 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW Main Justice--RFK Building, Washington, DC 20530; 
[email protected] or [email protected]; (202) 616-
6073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2024, allowing 
a 60-day comment period. 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 1123-1NEW. 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: New collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Remission of 
Financial Penalties.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice 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 a brief abstract:
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: Applicants seeking remission of financial penalties 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 
remission of financial penalties. The information is necessary to 
verify applicants' identities, conduct investigation of the applicants' 
backgrounds, criminal records, and conduct since their conviction, and 
to provide notice to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. 
Attorneys' Offices, U.S. Probation Offices, and federal courts in the 
event of grants of executive clemency.
    5. Obligation To Respond: Voluntary to obtain a benefit.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: Available information 
suggests that potentially 500 to 1,000 applicants will complete 
petitions annually.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 180 minutes.
    8. Frequency: The Application for Remission of Financial Penalties 
is a one-time collection per application.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,500 to 3,000 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: July 23, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-16537 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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