[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36617-36618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12968]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0029]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW) will be submitting the following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
July 17, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations
for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
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:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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: Certification of Compliance with
the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the Violence Against Women
Act as Amended and the Prison Rape Elimination Act for Applicants to
the STOP Formula Grant Program
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0029. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: The affected public includes STOP
formula grantees (50 states, the District of Columbia and five
territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Virgin Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands). The STOP Violence Against Women Formula
Grant Program was authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 and reauthorized and amended by the Violence Against Women Act of
2000, the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 and the Violence Against
Women Act of 2013. The purpose of the STOP Formula Grant Program is to
promote a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to improving the
criminal justice system's response to violence against women. It
envisions a partnership among law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and
victim advocacy organizations to enhance victim safety and hold
offenders accountable for their crimes of violence against women. The
Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
administers the STOP Formula Grant Program funds which must be
distributed by STOP state administrators according to statutory. As a
result of VAWA 2013 and the penalty provision of the Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA), States are required to certify compliance with
PREA. If States cannot certify compliance, they have the option of
forfeiting five percent of covered funds or executing an assurance that
five percent of covered funds will be used towards coming into
compliance with PREA
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is
estimated that it will take the approximately 56 respondents (state
administrators from the STOP Formula Grant Program) 10 minutes to
complete a Certification of Compliance with the Statutory Eligibility
Requirements of the Violence Against Women Act, as amended and the
Prison Rape Elimination Act
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the
Certification is less than 10 hours
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E, 405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 11, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-12968 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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