Proposed Rule2024-31012
Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Grant Program; Withdrawal
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Published
January 6, 2025
Issuing agencies
Justice DepartmentJustice Programs Office
Abstract
The Office of Justice Programs ("OJP"), a bureau of the Department of Justice and the component under which the Office for Victims of Crime ("OVC") resides, is withdrawing a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2024, which proposed to add a subpart to its regulations to replace the existing Victim Compensation Program Guidelines under the Victims of Crime Act, and update and codify requirements for that Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31012]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
28 CFR Part 94
[Docket No. OJP (OVC) 1808]
RIN 1121-AA89
Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Grant Program;
Withdrawal
AGENCY: Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs,
Justice.
ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs (``OJP''), a bureau of the
Department of Justice and the component under which the Office for
Victims of Crime (``OVC'') resides, is withdrawing a proposed rule that
was published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2024, which
proposed to add a subpart to its regulations to replace the existing
Victim Compensation Program Guidelines under the Victims of Crime Act,
and update and codify requirements for that Program.
DATES: As of January 6, 2025, the proposed rule that was published in
the Federal Register on February 5, 2024 (89 FR 7639), is withdrawn.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathrina Peterson, Senior Policy
Advisor, Office for Victims of Crime at (202) 616-3579 (please note
that this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Victim Compensation Program is
authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. 20102, and
supports an annual grant to each state and several territories to
support their victim compensation programs. On February 5, 2024, the
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to add a subpart to
its regulations to replace the existing Victim Compensation Program
Guidelines, published on May 16, 2001, at 66 FR 27158, and update and
codify requirements for that Program. In response to the NPRM, OJP
received several thousand comments on the proposed rule.
In light of the diversity and abundance of feedback received in
response to the NPRM, OJP has identified the need for additional
consideration of topics addressed in this rulemaking. Given the scope
of comments and the limited time remaining in the current
Administration, OJP has decided to withdraw the NPRM and terminate the
rulemaking, leaving the existing Victim Compensation Program Guidelines
in place, and ensuring that the agency can benefit from the latest
information on these issues when exploring options with stakeholders in
the future.
OJP does not intend to issue a final rule based on this published
NPRM. Despite the decision not to move forward with the rule at this
time, OJP and its component Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) are
grateful for the effort, thought, and insights evident in the comments
on the proposed rule, especially those provided by crime victims and
survivors who shared their personal stories and perspectives. OJP and
OVC will continue engaging with their stakeholders as they undertake
the work of enhancing care and expanding access to compensation for all
victims of crime. In the event OJP and OVC may ultimately conclude that
a new rulemaking action would be appropriate, a new NPRM would be
published in the Federal Register at that time.
Brent J. Cohen,
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-31012 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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