[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 194 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59466-59467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25520]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection for review: extension of a 
currently approved collection; grants management system online 
application.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 
25, 2000 (Volume 65, page 24224), allowing for a 60-day public comment 
period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until March 28, 2000. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via fascimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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.

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Overview of This Information

    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the form/collection: Grants Management System Online 
Application.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: None. Office of Justice Programs, 
United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be as or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract:

Primary: State Government.
Other: None.

    The Grants Management System Online Application will be used by 
respondents from State and Local Government offices to request grants 
from Offices and Bureaus within the Office of Justice Programs. This 
information, once collected from grantees, will be used to approve 
applications for funding, that grantees have requested, for grantee use 
within State and Local Government offices.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time 
burden of the 3,000 respondents to complete the surveys is 4 hours per 
application.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete 
applications for the Grants Management System Online Application is 
12,000 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: September 29, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-25520 Filed 10-4-00; 8:45 am]
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