Bureau of Justice Assistance; 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; (Reinvestment

without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval

has expired). Denial of Federal benefits for drug offenders.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services, 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 December

3, 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 May 12, 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 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 appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technologies 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 without change,

of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Denial of Federal Benefits

for Drug Offenders.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 3500/2,

Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, United States

Department of Justice.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Courts. Other: none.

The Denial of Federal Benefits for Drug Offenders, P.L. 100-690,

contains a collection of information requirements to ensure that

convicted offenders do not receive Federal benefits that have been

denied by court action.

(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 500 respondents will compete this form. A respondent

will take an estimate of 5 minutes to complete each form.

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

collection: It is estimated that the total public burden associated

with this collection is 41 annual burden hours.

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

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Dated: April 7, 1999.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-8991 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]

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