Notice2024-04076
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Generic Clearance for Community Relations Service Program Impact Evaluation
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Published
February 28, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Community Relations Service, 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 December 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14719-14720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04076]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Generic Clearance for Community Relations Service
Program Impact Evaluation
AGENCY: Community Relations Service, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Community Relations Service, 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 December 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
March 29, 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: Jordan Mathews,
Community Relations Service, 145 N St. NE, Washington, DC 20002, 771-
208-9190 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbf1d4c9dfdad595f695f6dacfd3deccc8fbcec8dfd4d195dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6822071a0c090646254625091c000d1f1b281d1b0c0702460f071e">[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 1190-0021. 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: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Generic Clearance for Community
Relations Service Program Impact Evaluation.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form numbers not
available for generic clearance. The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Community Relations Service.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Participants of CRS programs
in relevant jurisdictional fields; individuals; facilitators; state and
local law enforcement, government officials, faith leaders, and
community leaders; students; school administrators; and representatives
of advocacy organizations.
Abstract: Over the next three years, CRS and its evaluation
contractor, Mathematica, anticipate collecting program impact
evaluation data for assessing ongoing programs across several areas
within community outreach. The purpose of these collections is to
gather feedback from participants who attended CRS programs and to use
that information to assess the impact and outcomes of the
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programs. The work may entail redesigning and/or modifying existing
programs based upon received feedback. CRS envisions using surveys,
interviews, and other electronic data collection instruments. In this
revision, CRS is requesting an increased level of burden from the
previously approved collection to reflect including a larger number of
programs in the assessment and collecting information at multiple time
points for an individual program to assess change over time.
5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,227.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: The average time per response for
surveys is 15 minutes, while the average time per response for
interviews is 60 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once a year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 515 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $28,100.
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.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-04076 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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