Notice2024-20428
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Annual Certification Report and Equitable Sharing Agreement
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Published
September 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73723-73724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20428]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1123-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Annual Certification Report and Equitable Sharing
Agreement
AGENCY: Criminal Division (MLARS), Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Money Laundering and Asset
Recovery Section, Criminal Division, will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
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(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
October 11, 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 Teresa Franklin,
Criminal Division (MLARS), 1400 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20005, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#483c2d3a2d3b29662e3a2926232421267a083d3b2c2722662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8df9e8ffe8feeca3ebffece3e6e1e4e3bfcdf8fee9e2e7a3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, [89 FR 48192], on [June
5, 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 <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 1123-0011. 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 currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Certification Report and
Equitable Sharing Agreement.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is not an agency
form number. The collection instrument is the Equitable Sharing
Agreement and Certification. The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery
Section (``MLARS''), in the Criminal Division
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal
Governments.
Abstract: This collection of information is authorized by 21 U.S.C.
881(e)(3). MLARS ensures such cooperation by requiring that all such
``equitably shared'' funds be used only for law enforcement purposes
and not be distributed to other governmental agencies by the recipient
law enforcement agencies. By requiring that law enforcement agencies
that participate in the Equitable Sharing Program (Program) file an
Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification (ESAC), MLARS can readily
ensure compliance with its statutory obligations.
The ESAC requires information regarding the receipt and expenditure
of Program funds from the participating agency. Accordingly, it seeks
information that is exclusively in the hands of the participating
agency. This collection request is classified as a revision due to a
new version of the Equitable Sharing Guide, that will be published by
the end of the calendar year, in addition to format changes and
deleting and relabeling some fields.
5. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
7. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,000.
8. Time per Response: .5 hours.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,000 hours.
10. 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: September 5, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-20428 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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