Crime Victims’ Rights Act Complaint Form

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Crime Victims' Rights Act Complaint Form	Form	New	Repair queued
1105-0NEW CVRA Supporting Statement A (092023).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-09-29	Available
OMB Form 83i (CVRA Complaint Form).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-11	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
261028	Crime Victims' Rights Act Complaint Form	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202307-1105-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/LA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Crime Victims’ Rights Act Complaint Form
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/29/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	100	0
Time Burden (Hours)	75	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 (CVRA), sets forth the rights of a federal crime victim to file a complaint against any Department of Justice employee who violated or failed to provide rights established under the CVRA. The Department of Justice has created the Office of the Victims’ Rights Ombudsman to receive and investigate complaints filed by federal crime victims against its employees and has implemented “Procedures to Promote Compliance with Crime Victims’ Rights Obligations,” 28 C.F.R. § 45.10. The complaint process is not designed for the correction of specific victims’ rights violations but is instead used to request corrective or disciplinary action against Department of Justice employees who may have failed to provide rights to crime victims. The Department of Justice will investigate the allegations in the complaint to determine whether the employee used his or her “best efforts” to provide crime victim rights. The Office of the Crime Victims Rights Ombudsman does not administer crime victim funds or provide services.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 3771 Name of Law: The Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 50912	08/02/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 60912	09/29/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Crime Victims' Rights Act Complaint Form	None, None	CVRA Complaint Form ,   CVRA Complaint Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100	0	0	100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	75	0	0	75	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/29/2023

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