[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57363-57364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21420]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Bureau of 
Justice Assistance Application Form: State Criminal Alien Assistance 
Program.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
has submitted 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 is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until November 23, 2004. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 Maria A. Pressley at (202) 353-8643, Bureau 
of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of 
Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20531.
    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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance 
Application Form: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief Abstract: Primary: State, local and tribal government 
agencies within the United States and its territories. BJA administers 
the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) with the Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal payments to States and 
localities that incurred correctional officer salary costs for 
incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one felony or 
two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law, and 
who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the 
designated reporting period.
    SCAAP is governed by Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, 8 U.S.C. 123 1(i), as amended, and Title II, Subtitle C, Section 
20301, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public 
Law 103-322.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that it will take the 748 applicants under SCAAP

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approximately 90 minutes to complete the application form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden to complete 
the certification form is 1,122 hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required 
contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, 
Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC, 
20530.

    Dated: September 20, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-21420 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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