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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5138-5139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01754]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0140]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: OJP 
Standard Assurances

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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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.,

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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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