[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03410]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0243]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved
Collection: Grants Management System (JustGrants System)
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
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
April 3, 2025.
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
Jennifer Tyson, Deputy Director, Office of Audit, Assessment, and
Management, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 999
North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20531 at (202) 598-0386 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2024, 89
FR 102164, allowing a 60-day comment period. 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; non-substantive name change.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: The existing title is the
Community Partnership Grants Management System. Going forward, this
collection will be referred to as the JustGrants System collection. The
JustGrants System is the successor system to the Community Partnership
Grants Management System and encompasses and replaces the functionality
of the latter.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: NA. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is Office of Audit, Assessment, and
Management, in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: The primary respondents are state, local, and
tribal governments, institutions of higher education, non-profit
organizations, and other organizations applying for DOJ grants.
JustGrants is a web-based grants applications system and award
management system. It provides automated support throughout the award
lifecycle, and facilitates reporting to Congress and other interested
agencies. The system stores essential information required to comply
with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
(FFATA). JustGrants has also been designated the OJP official system of
record for grants activities by the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
5. An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount of
Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: An estimated
18,793 organizations will respond to the collections under JustGrants
and on average it will take each of them from 1 to 11 hours to complete
various award lifecycle processes within the system, varying from
application submission, award management and reporting, and award
closeout (a total average of 29.17 hours for all processes).
6. An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in hours) Associated
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this
application is 381,644 hours.
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: February 26, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-03410 Filed 3-3-25; 8:45 am]
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