Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Semi-Annual Progress Report for Engaging Men and Youth Program

Federal Register: May 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 95)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OMB Number 1122--NEW

Office on Violence Against Women; Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Semi-

Annual Progress Report for the Engaging Men and Youth Program.

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until July 19, 2010.

This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention

Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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:

(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.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-Annual Progress Report for

Grantees from the Engaging Men and Youth Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-

XXXX. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: The affected public includes the approximately 35 grantees of the Engaging Men and Youth Program. The grant program is designed to fund projects that develop or enhance new or existing efforts to engage men and youth in preventing crimes of violence against women with the goal of developing mutually respectful, nonviolent relationships.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is estimated that it will take the approximately 35 respondents (grantees from the Engaging Men and Youth Program) approximately one hour to complete a semi-annual progress report. The semi-annual progress report is divided into sections that pertain to the different types of activities in which grantees may engage. An Engaging Men and Youth

Program grantee will only be required to complete the sections of the form that pertain to its own specific activities.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data collection forms is 70 hours, that is 35 grantees completing a form twice a year with an estimated completion time for the form being one hour.

If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

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Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning

Staff, Suite 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: May 13, 2010.

Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.

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