Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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; BJA-Offense

Coverage Certification-Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and

Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act.

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Office Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April

16, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were

received by the Office

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of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments until October 26, 1998. This process is conducted in

accordance with the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 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, DC 20503.

Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-

395-7285.

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 on those

who are to respond, including through the use of 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: New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection: BJA-Offense Coverage

Certification-Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually

Violent Offender Registration Act.

(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of

the Department sponsoring the collection:

Form Number: None.

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Government Agency responsible

for implementing Jacob Wetterling Act.

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. Non-

compliance with the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and

Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act as amended by the prescribed

statutory deadlines will result in a 10 percent reduction in the amount

of monies awarded to the non-complying state.

(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 research and complete the forms is 2

hours per form.

(6) An estimate of the total public Burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete all

certifications is 112 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: September 21, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-25666 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]

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