Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; new collection

(reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired); Equal Employment Opportunity Plan

Certification and Short Form.

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

Civil Rights, 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 June 15, 1999, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

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

public comment until September 16, 1999. 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 1220, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and 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 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: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Equal Employment Opportunity

Plan Certification and Short Form.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: N/A.

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

well as a brief abstract:

Primary: State and Local governmental instrumentalities.

Other: For Profit Institutions.

28 CFR 301 et seq. authorizes the Department of Justice to collect

information from State or local units of government, agencies of State

and local governments, and private entities, institutions or

organizations to which financial assistance is extended regarding their

employment practices.

(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 1,500 respondents receiving a grant of $500,000 or more

will complete a 1-hour Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Short Form and

submit it to the Office of Justice Programs. In addition, an estimated

10,000 of respondents seeking grants ranging from $25,000 up to

$500,000 will be required to complete the \1/4\ hour certification

stating that they are maintaining a current Equal Employment

Opportunity Plan on file and submit the certification to the Office of

Justice Programs.

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

with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the Equal

Employment Opportunity Plan Short Form is 24,000 hours. The total hour

burden to complete the EEOP certification is 40,000. The annual burden

hours is 64,000.

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

Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 1220, National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20530.

Dated: August 10, 1999.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-21241 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]

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