The Crime Act of 1994 enacted the
Violence against Women Program. This program awards grant money to
the states, territories, and Indian tribal governments to combat
violence against women. The actual legislation dictates that in
order to receive federl monies, these grantees must certify that
rape exams will be paid for by some entity other than the victim,
and the victim will also not incur the cost of filing fees for
criminal charges.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.