Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Agency

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Emergency Review; State

Input for the 1996 Report to Congress on Title V Community Prevention

Grants.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJDDP) has submitted the

following information collection request to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the

emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is published to obtained comments from

the public and affected agencies. Emergency review and approval of this

collection has been requested from OMB by February 21, 1997. If

granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments

should be directed to OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 202-395-5871, Department of

Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same period a regular review of

this information collection is also being undertaken. Comments are

encouraged and will be accepted until April 21, 1997. The agency

requests written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 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 agencies 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.

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 Eric Peterson at the address listed

below. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of

the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact Eric Peterson (202-616-3644),

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of

Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20531.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: State Input for the 1996 Report

to Congress on Title V Community Prevention Grants.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection. Form: None. Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice

Programs, Department of Justice.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and local units of government.

Other: None. The information collected with this form will allow OJJDP

to report to Congress on the status of Title V program implementation,

grant activity in the past fiscal year, and promising local delinquency

prevention programs.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 57 respondents

at 1 hour per response.

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

with the collection: 57 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

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