[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68207-68208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18900]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments; Requested; New Collection; Semi-Annual and Annual 
Performance Reporting Data Catalog for Formula and Discretionary Grant 
Programs

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 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 
October 22, 2024.

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] or United States Department of Justice, 
Office on Violence Against Women, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, 
DC 20530.

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;
--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 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)'s formula and 
discretionary grant programs were authorized through the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and subsequent legislation, including 
VAWA reauthorizations in 2000, 2005, 2013 and 2022. Funding under OVW's 
two largest formula grant programs--the STOP Violence Against Women 
Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program--
is distributed to states and territories according to a statutory 
formula and the states and territories then make subgrants. OVW 
determines data reporting requirements for each grant program based on 
what is required by statute and what is necessary for monitoring the 
awards. OVW must collect performance data from grantees in order to 
comply with statutory reporting requirements and monitor the grants, 
among other purposes.
    This is a request to consolidate existing previously approved 
information collections under a new collection--a new consolidated OMB 
number. This collection is currently covered by a series of approved 
collections with different OMB numbers that correspond to grant 
program-specific progress reporting forms. The purpose of obtaining a 
new, omnibus OMB number for OVW's performance reporting data catalog is 
to align approval for this information collection with the mechanism 
through which OVW plans to collect the data, i.e., all grant 
performance data elements will be maintained in a data catalog that 
will be used to build web-based collection instruments for each grant 
program. OVW intends to phase out its use of fillable forms and move to 
a web-based system for collecting data.
    The information obtained through this collection is used in reports 
to Congress on the effectiveness and use of grant funding, monitoring 
grant funded activities, and to assess the extent to which grant 
program goals are being achieved. There are three sets of respondents: 
formula grant program state administrators, formula program 
subgrantees, and discretionary program grantees.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-annual and Annual 
Performance Reporting Data Catalog for Formula and Discretionary Grant 
Programs.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-XXXX. 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--The affected public 
includes grantees and subgrantees of federal grant programs authorized 
by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (as amended) and as 
administered by the Office on Violence Against Women. These include 
formula grant program administrators/grantees and subgrantees and 
discretionary grant program grantees.
    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 the approximately 6,112 respondents, which includes 
grantees and subgrantees under programs authorized by the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (as amended) and administered by the Office 
on Violence Against Women, approximately 60 minutes to complete a 
performance reporting form.

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    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: It is estimated that it will take the 
approximately 6,112 respondents, which includes grantees and 
subgrantees under programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (as amended) and administered by the Office on Violence Against 
Women, approximately 60 minutes to complete a performance reporting 
form.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: N/A.

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                                  Estimated
           Activity               number of        Frequency       Total annual      Time per      Total annual
                                 respondents                        responses     response (min)  burden (hours)
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Formula Administrator                     112  Annually........  1 time.........              60             112
 Progress Reporting Form.
Formula Subgrantee Progress             3,000  Annually........  1 time.........              60           3,000
 Reporting Form.
Discretionary Progress                  3,000  Semi-annually...  2 times........              60           6,000
 Reporting Form.
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    Total....................  ..............  ................  ...............  ..............           9,112
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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 20530.

    Dated: August 19, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-18900 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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