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; Bureau of

Justice Assistance Application Form--State Criminal Alien Assistance

Program.

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Office of 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 June 4,

1997, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were

received by the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice

Assistance.

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

public comments until; [Insert the date of 30 days from the date

published in the Federal Register]. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 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, D.C. 20503.

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

395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G

Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20530. Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534. 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: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for which OMB Clearance has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Application Form--State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: 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 and local governments that have correctional

facilities for incarceration of criminal offenders and those accused of

crimes.

Other: None.

SCAAP was created by the Crime Act of 1994, and is designed to

provide assistance to state and local correctional agencies that

incarcerate illegal aliens.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: Of the

possible, 3200 governmental entities that are eligible to

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apply, it is estimated that only approximately 500 will actually apply

for SCAAP. The time burden of the 500 applicants is 30 minutes per

application.

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

with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the

applications is 250 annual burden hours.

Public Comment on this proposed information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-15383 Filed 6-10-98; 8:45 am]

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