Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Annual Progress Report for the STOP Formula Grants Program

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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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67611-67612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21879]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously 
Approved eCollection eComments Requested; Title--Annual Progress Report 
for the STOP Formula Grants Program

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. The proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on August 20, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
November 27, 2026.

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: Tiffany Watson, 
Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-307-6026 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07536e616166697e2950667374686947727463686d29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3b78a8585828d9acdb48297908c8da39690878c89cd848c95">[email&#160;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 1122-0003. 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. If you submit a public comment, please send a copy to Tiffany 
Watson at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2c6dbd4d4d3dccb9cc5d3c6c1dddcf2c7c1d6ddd89cd5ddc4">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
    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.
    Abstract: The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program was 
authorized through the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), 
amended and reauthorized in 2000, 2005, 2013 and 2022. The STOP 
(Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women 
Formula Grant Program provides funding to states and territories for 
use by state, local, and Indian Tribal governments, courts, and victim 
service providers. This program enhances the capacity of local 
communities to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and 
prosecution strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault and stalking and to develop and strengthen 
comprehensive, holistic victim services. The grant funds must be 
distributed by STOP state administrators to subgrantees according to a 
statutory formula.
    This information collection is necessary for the Attorney General 
and STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program grantees and 
subgrantees to comply with federal statutory reporting requirements. 
The information will be used for reports to Congress on the use of 
appropriated funds in support of the STOP Violence Against Women 
Formula Grant Program. There are two sets of respondents--the STOP 
state administrators who allocate the STOP

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funds and the subgrantees who may include law enforcement agencies, 
prosecutors' offices, courts, and victim services organizations.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Annual Progress Report for the 
STOP Formula Grants Program.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
0003. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public- State, local and Tribal 
governments. The affected public includes the 56 STOP state 
administrators (from 50 states, the District of Columbia and five 
territories and commonwealths (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands)) and their subgrantees.
    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 it will take the 56 respondents (STOP administrators) 
approximately one hour to complete an annual progress report. It is 
estimated that it will take approximately one hour for roughly 1,960 
subgrantees \1\ to complete the relevant portion of the annual progress 
report. The Annual Progress Report for the STOP Violence Against Women 
Formula Grant Program is divided into sections that pertain to the 
different types of activities that subgrantees may engage in and the 
different types of subgrantees that receive funds, i.e., law 
enforcement agencies, prosecutor offices, courts, victim services 
agencies, etc.
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    \1\ Each year the number of STOP subgrantees changes. The number 
1,960 is based on the number of reports received by state 
administrators from STOP subgrantees in 2024.
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    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the 
annual progress report is 2,016 hours.
    7. 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 $3,278.80.\2\
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    \2\ This calculation does not include performance reports from 
subgrantees because those performance reports are sent to state 
administrators for review.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
          Activity              Number of         Frequency        Total annual      response      Total annual
                               respondents                           responses        (hour)      burden (hours)
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Reporting Form..............         2,016  annually............           2,016               1           2,016
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    Unduplicated Totals.....         2,016  ....................           2,016  ..............           2,016
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

     Dated October 23, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-21879 Filed 10-26-26; 8:45 am]
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