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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95240-95242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28175]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-0020]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice 
(DOJ), will be submitting 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
January 31, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Catherine Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
--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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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.

    Abstract: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers 
financial support and technical assistance to communities around the 
country that are creating programs, policies, and practices aimed at 
ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. 
Its mission is to provide national leadership to improve the Nation's 
response to these crimes through the implementation of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) as amended and reauthorized in 2000, 
2005, 2013 and 2022. OVW pursues this mission by supporting community 
efforts, enhancing education and training, disseminating best 
practices, launching

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special initiatives, and leading the Nation's efforts to end violence 
against women.
    Currently, OVW administers discretionary grant programs and formula 
grant programs, all of which were established under VAWA and subsequent 
legislation. Since its inception in 1995, OVW has awarded billions in 
grant funding and cooperative agreements and has launched a 
multifaceted approach to implementing VAWA. These grant programs are 
designed to develop the nation's capacity to reduce domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by strengthening services 
to victims and holding offenders accountable for their action. OVW 
posts notice of funding opportunities (NOFO) (previously referred to as 
solicitations), closes NOFO periods, performs initial internal reviews, 
conducts peer reviews, makes funding decisions and ultimately makes 
awards on a staggered basis by grant program according to a master 
calendar that ensures that grant awards are made in a timely manner in 
a specific fiscal year. The date of the posting of a NOFO is set by 
working backwards from the date that OVW is required to award grant 
funds.
    OVW developed a NOFO template and an accompanying NOFO Guide to 
assist potential grantees in applying for current OVW programs. The 
NOFO template ensures that all applicants to OVW grant programs will be 
asked to provide uniform information in a consistent manner. The 
information addressed in the template includes: Application for Federal 
Assistance; Summary Data Sheet; Proposal Abstract; Summary of Other 
Federal Funding; Proposal Narrative; Budget Worksheet and Narrative; 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); Letter of Nonsupplanting; Financial 
Capability Questionnaire; and Indirect Cost Rate Agreement and 
additional items. Each NOFO is tailored to address the specific OVW 
grant program so that identification of eligible applicants, 
availability of funds, award period, award amount, program scope, 
activities that may compromise victim safety and recovery or undermine 
offender accountability and unallowable activities will be consistent 
with the statutory requirements and funding amounts authorized for each 
particular grant program.
    The purpose of the NOFO template is to provide a framework to 
develop program-specific announcements soliciting applications for 
funding. A program NOFO outlines the specifics of the funding program; 
describes the requirements for eligibility; instructs an applicant on 
the necessary components of an application under a specific program 
(e.g. project activities and timeline, proposed budget): and provides 
registration dates, due dates, and instructions on how to apply within 
the designated application system.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: OVW Notice of Funding 
Opportunity Template.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: 1122-0020.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: The affected public includes 
applicants to OVW grant programs authorized under the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 as amended. These include States, territories, Tribes 
or units of local government, institutions of higher education 
including colleges and universities, Tribal organizations, Federal, 
State, Tribal, territorial or local courts or court-based programs, 
State sexual assault coalitions, State domestic violence coalitions; 
territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions, Tribal 
coalitions, community-based organizations, and non-profit, 
nongovernmental organizations. The purpose of the NOFO template is to 
provide a framework to develop program-specific announcements 
soliciting applications for funding. A program NOFO outlines the 
specifics of the funding program; describes the requirements for 
eligibility; instructs an applicant on the necessary components of an 
application under a specific program (e.g., project activities and 
timeline, proposed budget): and provides registration dates, due dates, 
and instructions on how to apply within the designated application 
system.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that information will be collect annually from the approximately 1,800 
respondents (applicants to the OVW grant programs). The public 
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at up 
to 30 hours per application. The 30-hour estimate is based on the 
amount of time to prepare a narrative, budget and other materials for 
the application and, if required, to coordinate with and develop a 
memorandum of understanding with requisite project partners.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data 
collection forms is 54,000 hours, that is 1,800 applicants completing 
an application for funding which is estimated to take 30 hours.
    7. The total annual hour burden to complete the data collection 
forms is 54,000 hours, that is 1,800 applicants completing a form twice 
a year with an estimated completion time for the form being 30 hours.
    8. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: The annualized costs to the Federal 
Government resulting from the OVW staff review of the progress reports 
submitted by grantees are estimated to be $201,600.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                       Time per
               Activity                  Number of      Frequency      Total annual    response    Total annual
                                        respondents   (semiannually)     responses      (hours)   burden (hours)
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Progress Report Form.................         1,800                2           1,800          30          54,000
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    Unduplicated Totals..............         1,800  ...............           1,800  ..........          54,000
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

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    Dated: November 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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