Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 41 / Monday, March 3, 1997 / Notices 9449

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

International Development

Cooperation Agency

Notice of Public Information

Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review

SUMMARY: Agency for International

Development (AID) has submitted the

following information collection to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments

regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if

received within 30 days of this

notification. Comments should be

addressed to: Desk Officer for AID,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503.

Copies of submission may be obtained

by calling (202) 516–1743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: OMB 0412–0552.

Form Number: N/A.

Title: Financial Status Report.

Type of Submission: Renew.

Purpose: U.S.A.I.D. wants to require

grant and cooperative agreement

recipients who work in multiple

countries in Eastern Europe and the

New Independent States to provide

expenditure reports by country. USAID/

ENI has stated in the ‘‘remarks’’ section

of SF–269 or SF–269A, or other

applicable approved financial report

form that ‘‘For assistance programs in

Eastern Europe or the New Independent

States which cover programs in more

than one country, recipients shall

specify the amount of the total Federal

share which was expended for each

country * * *’’ The USAID/ENI has

sought a clear deviation to the statute of

the Office of Budget and Management in

accordance with the 22 CFR 226.4. The

information are being collected so that

USAID will know how much of its

funds are being spent for each country

in order to report to Congress, the Office

of Management and Budget and other

requesters. Also, the reporting

requirements are necessary to assure

that USAID funds are expended in

accordance with statutory requirements

and USAID policies.

Annual Report Burden:

Respondents: 1,000

Annual responses: 320

Total Annual Responses: 5120

Dated: February 20, 1997.

Willette Smith,

Acting Chief, Information Support Services

Division, Office of Administrative Services,

Bureau of Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Inspector General

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under emergency review; regional

information sharing system member

agency survey.

The Department of Justice, Office of

the Inspector General, has submitted the

following information collection request

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the emergency review

procedures of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. The proposed information

collection is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Emergency review and

approval of this collection has been

requested from OMB by March 30, 1997.

If granted, the emergency approval is

only valid for 180 days. Comments

should be directed to OMB, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 202–

395–5871, Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments 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

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.

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

John Antonelli (phone number and

address listed below). If you have

additional comments, suggestions, or

need a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions,

or additional information, please

contact John Antonelli, 202–616–4666,

Office of the Inspector General, Audit

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Suite 5000, 1425 New York Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection:

New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Regional Information Sharing System

Member Agency Survey.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

None. Office of the Inspector General,

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract. Primary: federal, state, and

local law enforcement agencies. Other:

None. This collection will gather

information for an Inspector General’s

audit and will help determine user

satisfaction with Regional Information

Sharing Systems.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 150 respondents with an

average 1 hour per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 150 hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: February 25, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–5108 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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