Notice2025-05335

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; OVW Notice of Funding Opportunity Template

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March 28, 2025

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Justice Department

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women, 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 90, Number 59 (Friday, March 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14161-14162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05335]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously 
Approved eCollection eComments Requested; OVW Notice of Funding 
Opportunity Template

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against 
Women, 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 30 days until 
April 28, 2025.

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#763517021e13041f18135806190502191836030512191c58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c380a2b7aba6b1aaada6edb3acb0b7acad83b6b0a7aca9eda4acb5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on December 2, 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/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain. 
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 1122-0020. 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.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: OVW Notice of Funding 
Opportunity Template.

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    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 1800 
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 1800 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 1800 applicants completing a form once 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
    9. Total Burden Hours

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                                                                                     Time per
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total annual      response      Total annual
                                    respondents     (annually)       responses        (hours)     burden (hours)
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Progress Report Form............           1,800               1           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.

    Dated: March 24, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-05335 Filed 3-27-25; 8:45 am]
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