[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 236 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76664-76665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31177]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Civil Rights Division


Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Extension of 
currently approved information collection; Complaint Form, Coordination 
and Review Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.

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    The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 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 September 11, 2000, 
page 54861-54862, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until January 8, 2001. 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 20503. Comments may also be submitted to the Department 
of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management 
and Security Staff, Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Office, 
Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and 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 information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Complaint Form, Coordination and 
Review Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No form number. 
Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department 
of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Individuals or Households.
    The information collection is used to find jurisdiction to 
investigate the alleged discrimination, to seek whether a referral is 
necessary, and to provide information needed to initiate investigation 
of the complaint. Respondents are individuals alleging discrimination.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1560 responses 
per year; \1/2\ hour per response. The information will be submitted by 
the respondent only once. Thus, there will be approximately

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1560 total yearly responses at \1/2\ hour per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 780 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, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 30, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-31177 Filed 12-6-00; 8:45 am]
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