Office for Victims of Crime; Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Program

Office for Victims of Crime; Agency Information Collection

Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval

has expired).

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Victims of Crime Act, Crime Assistance Grant Program, Sub-Grant

Award Report

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

Victims of Crime, has submitted the following information collection

request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is

being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed

information collection was previously published in the Federal Register

on August 28, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

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

public comment until December 31, 1998. 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, DC 20530.

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 Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001

G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function 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 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:

(1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously

approved collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Victims of Crime, Crime

Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is OJP Admin

Form 7390/2A (Rev. 11-95) Office of Justice, 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.

Other: none. The information requested is necessary to ensure

compliance with statutory criteria which allows the Director of OVC to

collect performance data from recipients of VOCA victim assistance

grant funds. The affected public include up to 57 states and

territories administering the crime victim assistance provisions of the

Victims of Crime Act.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 53

respondents to complete a 3 minute subgrant award report, however a

State can be responsible for entering subgrant data for as many as 186

programs to as few as 10 programs. Additionally, 4 respondents will be

submitting 14 subgrant award reports manually, estimated time 2 hours

per report.

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

with the collection: The combined estimated hours (manual and

electronic submission) for the 57 respondents to submit information is

189 hours (159 electronic submissions +28 hours manual submissions).

If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,

Deputy 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: November 24, 1998.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-31898 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]

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