[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63263-63264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27203]


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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; Correction; 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 correct the public comment date 
from March 30, 2000 to November 6, 2000. The second paragraph of the 
Federal Register notice published on October 5, 2000, should read as 
follows. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days 
for public comment until November 6, 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 facsimile 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 
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proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumption 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 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

    (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 application 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: October 18, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-27203 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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