E7-12598. Agency Information Collection Activities: Three-Year Extension Request Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice

ACTION:

30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: COR Complaint Form.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), CRT 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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79, Pages 20560-20561, on April 25, 2007, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until July 30, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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 Merrily Friedlander, Chief, USDOJ-CRT-COR, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW-NWB, Washington, DC 20530.

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 agency, 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;

—Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 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 of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Complaint Form.

(3) Agency form number: 1190-0008.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: General Public. Information is used to find jurisdiction to investigate the alleged discrimination, to seek whether a referral to another agency is necessary and to provide information needed to initiate investigation of the complaint. Respondents are individuals.

(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 2000 respondents will complete each form within approximately 0.50 hours.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 1000 total annual burden hours associated with this collection.

If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: June 25, 2007.

Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.