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Agency Information Collection Activities: Approval of a New Collection Comment Request

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 [Federal Register: January 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 3)]
[Notices]
[Page 810]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr04ja01-80]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Approval of a New
Collection Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; extension of a
currently approved collection. VOI/TIS 96/ NEPA Guidance.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Corrections
Program Office, has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register, Volume 65, page 41097 on July 3, 2000, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment until February 5, 2001. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding 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 20530.
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Office, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 1220, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530. Additional comments may be submitted to DOJ via
facsimile to (202) 514-1590.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function 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 technology collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Program Guidance on
Environmental Protections Requirements and Violent Offender
Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Project Status Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Department of Justice, Office
of Justice Programs, Corrections Program Office.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: State and Local Government.
    Other: None. The Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing
Grant Program was authorized under Title II, Subtitle A of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended, to assist
states in their efforts to remove violent offenders from the community
and to encourage states to implement truth-in-sentencing.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time
burden of the 550 respondents to complete the surveys is 60 minutes per
survey, the approximate burden of completing an Environmental
Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement or a combination of the
two can be up to 24 months (hours may vary).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: Average time burden for each respondent can be up
to 24 months.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 1220, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 20, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-231 Filed 1-3-01; 8:45 am]
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