[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04149]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Collection
AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, is
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
April 1, 2020.
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
Daniel Yi, Senior Counsel for Innovation, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20009. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC
20503 or sent to [email protected].
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 Civil Rights
Division, 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: New Collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting Portal for Civil
Rights Violations.
3. The agency for number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form
number for this collection. The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Civil Rights Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: This form will be made available online to be
used by individual complainants at their discretion and convenience.
The use of the form is voluntary.
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
enforces the nation's federal civil rights statutes. Members of the
public play a critical role in this effort by reporting civil rights
violations to the Division. To facilitate this reporting process, the
Division is developing a streamlined online Reporting Portal for Civil
Rights Violations. This Portal is designed to facilitate and enhance
individual complainant's reporting opportunities, save members of the
public time in reporting violations, and improve how the Division
responds to those reports. The information the Division plans to
collect using the reporting portal will help the Division fulfill its
enforcement responsibilities under the statutes outlined above.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are an
estimated 36,000 respondents for this information collection a year.
The respondent normally responds 1 time annually. The total number of
yearly responses is 36,000. It is estimated that it takes 10 minutes to
learn about the law and the Complaint Form and 20 minutes to complete
the Complaint Form.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: Total burden hours are estimated at 18,000.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 25, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-04149 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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