89 FR 166 pgs. 68647-68648 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Legal Assistance for Victims Program (LAV Program)

Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 166Pages: 68647 - 68648
Docket number: [OMB Number 1122-0007]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-19145 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 68647, 68648

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0007]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; Semi-Annual Progress Report for the Legal Assistance for Victims Program (LAV Program)

AGENCY:

Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION:

30-Day notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until September 26, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact: Catherine Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or Catherine.poston@usdoj.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2024 allowing a 60-day comment period. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:

-Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

-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;

-Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or

-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.

Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1122-0007. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB.

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously approved collection.


[top] 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-Annual Progress Report for page 68648 Grantees of the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: 1122-0007.

Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: The affected public includes the approximately 200 grantees of the LAV Program whose eligibility is determined by statute. The LAV Program awards grants to law school legal clinics, legal aid or legal services programs, domestic violence victims shelters, bar associations, sexual assault programs, private nonprofit entities, and Indian tribal governments. The obligation to respond is required to obtain/retain a benefit.

4. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that it will take the approximately 200 respondents (LAV Program grantees) approximately one hour to complete a semi-annual progress report. The semi-annual progress report is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of activities in which grantees may engage. An LAV Program grantee will only be required to complete the sections of the form that pertain to its own specific activities.

5. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: It is estimated that it will take the approximately 200 respondents (LAV Program grantees) approximately one hour to complete a semi-annual progress report. The semi-annual progress report is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of activities in which grantees may engage. An LAV grantee will only be required to complete the sections of the form that pertain to its own specific activities.

6. The total annual hour burden to complete the data collection forms is 400 hours, that is 200 grantees completing a form twice a year with an estimated completion time for the form being one hour.

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: The annualized costs to the Federal Government resulting from the OVW staff review of the progress reports submitted by grantees are estimated to be $22,400.

8.

Activity Number of respondents Frequency Total annual responses Time per response (hour) Total annual burden (hours)
Progress Report Form 200 2/semiannually 400 1 400
Unduplicated Totals 200 400 400

If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: August 21, 2024.

Darwin Arceo,

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 2024-19145 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]

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