Notice2023-18071
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program
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Published
August 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57132-57133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18071]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0003]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants
Program
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Department of
Justice (DOJ), 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. The
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on June 30, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
September 21, 2023.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3b092879b96819a9d96dd839c80879c9db38680979c99dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e4d6f7a666b7c67606b207e617d7a61604e7b7d6a616420696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 1122-0003. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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.
Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the STOP
Formula Grants Program.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
2. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, local and tribal
governments.
Abstract: The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program
was authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA)
and amended and reauthorized in 2000, 2005, 2013 and 2022. The STOP
(Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women
Formula Grant Program funding is awarded to states and territories. It
enhances the capacity of local communities to develop and strengthen
effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking and to develop
and strengthen comprehensive, holistic victim services. The grant funds
must be distributed by STOP state administrators to subgrantees
according to a statutory formula. The annual progress reporting form is
necessary for the Attorney General and STOP Formula Grant Program
grantees and subgrantees to comply with federal statutory reporting
requirements. The information will be used for reports to Congress on
the use of appropriated funds in support of the STOP Formula Grant
Program. There are two sets of respondents--the STOP state
administrators who allocate the STOP funds and the subgrantees who may
include law enforcement agencies, prosecutors officers, courts, and
victim services organizations.
3. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
4. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,556.
5. Estimated Time per Respondent: One hour.
6. Frequency: Annual.
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7. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,556.
8. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
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 17, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-18071 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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