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###### Department of Justice

          - [OMB Number 1121-0140]

# AGENCY:

Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

# ACTION:

60-day notice.

# SUMMARY:

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs 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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until March 2, 2016.

# 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 Maria Swineford, Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531. (Phone: 202-514-2000.)

# 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.,*      ( print page 5139)                        permitting electronic submission of responses.                

## Overview of This Information Collection

                    (1)                     *Type of Information Collection:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     OJP Standard Assurances.                

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:*

*Form number:*                     None.                

*Component:*                     Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.                

                    (4)                     *Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:*

*Primary:*                     Applicants for grants funded by the Office of Justice Programs.                

*Other:*                     None.                

*Abstract:*                     The purpose of the Standard Assurances form is to obtain the assurance/certification of each applicant for OJP funding that it will comply with the various crosscutting regulatory and statutory requirements that apply to OJP grantees, and to set out in one easy-to-reference document those requirements that most frequently impact OJP grantees.                

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:*                     Total of 8,250 respondents estimated, at 20 minutes each.                

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*

The estimated total public burden associated with this information is 3,500.

If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: January 27, 2016.

Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2016-01754 Filed 1-29-16; 8:45 am]

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