Notice2024-28175
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection
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Published
December 2, 2024
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Office on Violence Against Women, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95240-95242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28175]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-0020]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
January 31, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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#145775607c71667d7a713a647b67607b7a546167707b7e3a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="652604110d00170c0b004b150a16110a0b251016010a0f4b020a13">[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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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.
Abstract: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers
financial support and technical assistance to communities around the
country that are creating programs, policies, and practices aimed at
ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Its mission is to provide national leadership to improve the Nation's
response to these crimes through the implementation of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) as amended and reauthorized in 2000,
2005, 2013 and 2022. OVW pursues this mission by supporting community
efforts, enhancing education and training, disseminating best
practices, launching
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special initiatives, and leading the Nation's efforts to end violence
against women.
Currently, OVW administers discretionary grant programs and formula
grant programs, all of which were established under VAWA and subsequent
legislation. Since its inception in 1995, OVW has awarded billions in
grant funding and cooperative agreements and has launched a
multifaceted approach to implementing VAWA. These grant programs are
designed to develop the nation's capacity to reduce domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by strengthening services
to victims and holding offenders accountable for their action. OVW
posts notice of funding opportunities (NOFO) (previously referred to as
solicitations), closes NOFO periods, performs initial internal reviews,
conducts peer reviews, makes funding decisions and ultimately makes
awards on a staggered basis by grant program according to a master
calendar that ensures that grant awards are made in a timely manner in
a specific fiscal year. The date of the posting of a NOFO is set by
working backwards from the date that OVW is required to award grant
funds.
OVW developed a NOFO template and an accompanying NOFO Guide to
assist potential grantees in applying for current OVW programs. The
NOFO template ensures that all applicants to OVW grant programs will be
asked to provide uniform information in a consistent manner. The
information addressed in the template includes: Application for Federal
Assistance; Summary Data Sheet; Proposal Abstract; Summary of Other
Federal Funding; Proposal Narrative; Budget Worksheet and Narrative;
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); Letter of Nonsupplanting; Financial
Capability Questionnaire; and Indirect Cost Rate Agreement and
additional items. Each NOFO is tailored to address the specific OVW
grant program so that identification of eligible applicants,
availability of funds, award period, award amount, program scope,
activities that may compromise victim safety and recovery or undermine
offender accountability and unallowable activities will be consistent
with the statutory requirements and funding amounts authorized for each
particular grant program.
The purpose of the NOFO template is to provide a framework to
develop program-specific announcements soliciting applications for
funding. A program NOFO outlines the specifics of the funding program;
describes the requirements for eligibility; instructs an applicant on
the necessary components of an application under a specific program
(e.g. project activities and timeline, proposed budget): and provides
registration dates, due dates, and instructions on how to apply within
the designated application system.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: OVW Notice of Funding
Opportunity Template.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: 1122-0020.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: The affected public includes
applicants to OVW grant programs authorized under the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 as amended. These include States, territories, Tribes
or units of local government, institutions of higher education
including colleges and universities, Tribal organizations, Federal,
State, Tribal, territorial or local courts or court-based programs,
State sexual assault coalitions, State domestic violence coalitions;
territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions, Tribal
coalitions, community-based organizations, and non-profit,
nongovernmental organizations. The purpose of the NOFO template is to
provide a framework to develop program-specific announcements
soliciting applications for funding. A program NOFO outlines the
specifics of the funding program; describes the requirements for
eligibility; instructs an applicant on the necessary components of an
application under a specific program (e.g., project activities and
timeline, proposed budget): and provides registration dates, due dates,
and instructions on how to apply within the designated application
system.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated
that information will be collect annually from the approximately 1,800
respondents (applicants to the OVW grant programs). The public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at up
to 30 hours per application. The 30-hour estimate is based on the
amount of time to prepare a narrative, budget and other materials for
the application and, if required, to coordinate with and develop a
memorandum of understanding with requisite project partners.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data
collection forms is 54,000 hours, that is 1,800 applicants completing
an application for funding which is estimated to take 30 hours.
7. The total annual hour burden to complete the data collection
forms is 54,000 hours, that is 1,800 applicants completing a form twice
a year with an estimated completion time for the form being 30 hours.
8. 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 $201,600.
Total Burden Hours
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Time per
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response Total annual
respondents (semiannually) responses (hours) burden (hours)
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Progress Report Form................. 1,800 2 1,800 30 54,000
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Unduplicated Totals.............. 1,800 ............... 1,800 .......... 54,000
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
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Dated: November 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-28175 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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