[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8989]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval
has expired; BJA-Byrne Formula Grant Program annual
institutionalization survey for subgrants.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has submitted
the following information collection request for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of
Management and Budget approval is being sought for the information
collection listed below. The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on May 2, 1997, allowing
for a 60-day public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment until May 12, 1999. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-
395-7285.
Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ),
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,
Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G
Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20530. Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points:
(1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information, will have practical
utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(4) minimize the burden of the collection of information to
those who are to respond, including through the use appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques
or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change,
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
(2) The title of the form/collection: BJA-Byrne Formula Grant
Program Annual Institutionalization Survey for Subgrants
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form: None. Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United Stated Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Government (State
Administrative Agencies). Other: None. The Byrne Formula Grant Program
was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and is designed to
provide support to its constituency group of state and local criminal
justice agencies to initiate innovative projects that respond
effectively to crime problems and improve operations of the Nation's
criminal justice system.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time
burden of the 56 respondents to complete the surveys for all 3,936
projects funded in FY 1992, is 5 minutes per survey. The time burden of
the 56 respondents to complete the surveys for the estimated 520
projects that were expected to continue after Byrne funding ceased in
FY 1992, but were not refunded, is 45 minutes per survey.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete surveys
for the FY 1992 Byrne-funded projects and those that were not refunded
is 720 annual burden hours.
Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly
encouraged.
Dated: April 6, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-8989 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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