Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review.

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Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 (Act)--Public Law

105-181 June 16, 1998 Funding Program.

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

Justice Assistance, 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 April 19, 1999 (64 FR 19200), 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 22, 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 Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202) 514-1590.

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 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 a currently

approved collection.

(2) The title of the three form/collections: Registration,

Application for Funding, and Request for Payment.

(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: Federal Government, State, Local or

Tribal, and any law enforcement agencies who may elect to assist their

units of general government with completion of the Application for

Funding or Request for Payment forms.

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Other: Armor vest manufacturers or distributors, individual law

enforcement officers, or other interested parties.

(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 between 25,000 and 30,000 eligible units of general

government may complete the Registration and Application for Funding

forms that may take one hour during any one Fiscal Year, and may

complete any number of Requests for Payment forms that may take as much

as one hour total per Fiscal Year to complete as armor vests are

received/accepted and Requests for Payment are made to the BVP.

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

with the collection: Estimated to be between 50,000 and 90,000 total

hours for the 25,000 to 30,000 estimated applicants.

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,

or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.

Dated: November 12, 1999.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-30073 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]

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