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e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Patricia Dobbs-Medaris, (202) 307–6185,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of

Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20531.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New collection of information.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Local

Law Enforcement Block Grants Program,

Local Application Form.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance,

Office of Justice Programs, United States

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State and Local

governments. Other: None. Public Law

104–134 enacted the Local Law

Enforcement Block Grants Program.

This program awards grant money to

local units of governments and States

and territories to reduce crime and

improve public safety. The Local

Application Form will be completed by

each eligible local applicant and will

provide information for application

review and award processing.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 5000 responses at 30 minutes.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 2,500 annual burden.

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: May 23, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–13499 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; State Application Form

for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants

Program.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted for 60 days from the date listed

at the top of this page in the Federal

Register. 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

agencies 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Patricia Dobbs-Medaris, (202) 307–6185,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of

Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20531.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New collection of information.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Local

Law Enforcement Block Grants Program,

State Application Form.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance,

Office of Justice Programs, United States

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State and Local

governments. Other: None. Public Law

104–134 enacted the Local Enforcement

Block Grants Program. This program

awards grant money to local units of

governments and States and territories

to reduce crime and improve public

safety. The Local Application Form will

be completed by each eligible local

applicant and will provide information

for application review and award

processing.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 56 responses at 30 minutes.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 28 annual burden 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: May 23, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–13500 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Federal-State Unemployment

Compensation Program:

Unemployment Insurance Program

Letters Interpreting Federal

Unemployment Insurance Law

The Employment and Training

Administration interprets Federal law

requirements pertaining to

unemployment compensation as part of

its role in the administration of the

Federal-State unemployment

compensation program. These

interpretations are issued in

Unemployment Insurance Program

Letters (UIPLs) to the State Employment

Security Agencies (SESAs). The UIPL

described below is published in the

Federal Register in order to inform the

public.

UIPL 22–96

Federal law requires that all money

received in the unemployment fund

shall, immediately upon receipt, be paid

over to the Secretary of the Treasury to

the credit of the Unemployment Trust

Fund. This provision is referred to as

the ‘‘immediate deposit requirement.’’

Federal law also contains a ‘‘withdrawal

standard’’ which, with limited statutory

exceptions, requires that all money

withdrawn from the unemployment

fund of the State shall be used solely in

the payment of unemployment