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12 / Thursday, January 17, 2008 / Notices 3273
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0260]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Extension of
a currently approved collection: Police
Public Contact Survey.
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Statistics 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. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register
Volume 72, Number 208, pages 61184–
61185 on October 29, 2007, allowing for
a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comment until February 19, 2008. 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:
—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;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
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methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
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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:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Police Public Contact Survey.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Not applicable. Survey will be
conducted in computer-assisted
personal interviewing (CAPI)
environment. Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Eligible respondents
to the survey must be age 16 or older.
The Police Public Contact Survey
fulfills the mandate set forth by the
Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to collect,
evaluate, and publish data on the use of
excessive force by law enforcement
personnel. The survey will be
conducted as a supplement to the
National Crime Victimization Survey in
all sample households for a six (6)
month period. Other: None.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: A total of approximately
74,317 persons will be eligible for the
PPCS questions during July through
December 2008. Of the 74,317 persons,
we expect approximately 80 percent or
59,231 persons will complete a PPCS
interview. Of those persons interviewed
for the PPCS, we estimate
approximately 81.5 percent or 48,272
persons will complete only the first two
(contact screener questions) survey
questions. The estimated time to read
the introductory statement and
administer the first two contact screener
questions to the respondents is
approximately .025 hours (1.5 minutes)
per person. Furthermore, we estimate
that the remaining 18.5 percent of the
interviewed persons or 10,958 persons
will report contact with the police. The
estimated time required to ask the
detailed questions regarding the nature
of the contact is estimated to take an
average of .167 hours (10 minutes).
Respondents will be asked to respond to
this survey only once during the six
month period.
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(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total respondent burden
is approximately 3,037 hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA,
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0197]
Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review—Extension of
currently approved collection.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Application Form: State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program.
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, has submitted the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This proposed information
collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until
March 17, 2008. If you have additional
comments, suggestions, or need a copy
of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
M. Berry at 202–353–8643 or 1–866–
859–2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and 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;
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(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:
(1) Type of information collection:
Extension of currently approved
collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection:
State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department 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: States and local units of
general government including the 50
state governments, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000
counties and cities with correctional
facilities.
Other: None.
Abstract: In response to the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 Section 130002(b), as
amended in 1996, BJA administers the
State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program (SCAAP) with the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal
payments to States and localities that
incurred correctional officer salary costs
for incarcerating undocumented
criminal aliens with at least one felony
or two misdemeanor convictions for
violations of state or local law, and who
are incarcerated for at least 4
consecutive days during the designated
reporting period and for the following
correctional purposes:
Salaries for corrections officers
Overtime costs
Performance based bonuses
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Corrections work force recruitment and
retention
Construction of corrections facilities
Training/education for offenders
Training for corrections officers related
to offender population management
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Consultants involved with offender
population
Medical and mental health services
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of
offenders
Prison Industries
Pre-release/reentry programs
Technology involving offender
management/inter-agency information
sharing
Disaster preparedness continuity of
operations for corrections facilities
(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 no
more than 748 respondents will apply.
Each application takes approximately 90
minutes to complete and is submitted
once per year (annually).
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total hour burden to
complete the applications is 1122 hours.
748 × 90 minutes = 67,320/60minutes
per hour = 1122 burden hours
If additional information is required,
contact the Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Justice, Policy and
Planning Staff, Justice Management
Division, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 1600,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Exemption Application Nos. and Grant of
Individual Exemptions involving; D–11318,
Barclays Global Investors, N.A., (BGI) and
its Investment Advisory Affiliates, including
Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA;
together, the Applicants); and D–11417,
Citigroup, Inc. (Citigroup)]
Prohibited Transaction Exemption
2008–01
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Grant of Individual Exemptions.
SUMMARY: This document contains
exemptions issued by the Department of
Labor (the Department) from certain of
the prohibited transaction restrictions of
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act)
and/or the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the Code).
A notice was published in the Federal
Register of the pendency before the
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Department of a proposal to grant such
exemption. The notice set forth a
summary of facts and representations
contained in the application for
exemption and referred interested
persons to the application for a
complete statement of the facts and
representations. The application has
been available for public inspection at
the Department in Washington, DC. The
notice also invited interested persons to
submit comments on the requested
exemption to the Department. In
addition the notice stated that any
interested person might submit a
written request that a public hearing be
held (where appropriate). The applicant
has represented that it has complied
with the requirements of the notification
to interested persons. No requests for a
hearing were received by the
Department. Public comments were
received by the Department as described
in the granted exemption.
The notice of proposed exemption
was issued and the exemption is being
granted solely by the Department
because, effective December 31, 1978,
section 102 of Reorganization Plan No.
4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 1 (1996),
transferred the authority of the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue exemptions of
the type proposed to the Secretary of
Labor.
Statutory Findings
In accordance with section 408(a) of
the Act and/or section 4975(c)(2) of the
Code and the procedures set forth in 29
CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55 FR 32836,
32847, August 10, 1990) and based upon
the entire record, the Department makes
the following findings:
(a) The exemption is administratively
feasible;
(b) The exemption is in the interests
of the plan and its participants and
beneficiaries; and
(c) The exemption is protective of the
rights of the participants and
beneficiaries of the plan.
Barclays Global Investors, N.A., (BGI)
and its Investment Advisory Affiliates,
including Barclays Global Fund
Advisors (BGFA; together, the
Applicants)
Located in San Francisco, California
[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2008–01;
Exemption Application No. D–11318]
Exemption
Section I. Transactions Involving Open-
End Management Investment
Companies Other Than Exchange-
Traded Funds
Effective as of September 10, 2007,
the restrictions of sections 406(a) and (b)
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