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DOJ/LA RIN: 1105-AB15 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Conforming OVW Grant Programs Regulations to Statutory Changes  
Abstract: The Office on Violence Against Women issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in December 2003 relating to clarification of the match requirement under the STOP Formula Grant Program and the STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program. On January 5, 2006, President Bush signed the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005, Pub. L. 109-162). VAWA 2005 changed the match requirements governing these programs and made other changes to OVW grant programs. Because of this, the specific changes proposed in the prior Notice are no longer applicable. Changes to the match requirement due to VAWA 2005 will be included in this new rulemaking. This rule proposes to amend the regulations for certain violence against women grant programs to comply with statutory changes. It also proposes to streamline existing regulations to reduce the repetition of statutory language. The STOP (Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program are codified at 42 U.S.C. 3796gg through 3796gg-5. The final rule for these programs, found at 28 CFR part 90, was promulgated on April 18, 1995. The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program is codified at 42 U.S.C. 3796hh through 3796hh-4. The final rule for the program, found at 28 CFR part 90, subpart D, was promulgated on August 6, 1996. The Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program was authorized by title VIII, part E, section 826, of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law No. 105-244, 112 Stat. 1581 (Oct. 7, 1998). VAWA 2005 reauthorized the program and removed it from the Higher Education Amendments. The final rule for the program, found at 28 CFR part 90, subpart E, was promulgated on July 22, 1999. This rule proposes to amend the regulations governing the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, the STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program, the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program, and the Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program to comply with the amendments to these programs enacted by VAWA 2005. These proposed changes to the regulations simply incorporate statutory changes and make some minor technical corrections. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 90   
Legal Authority: PL 109-162   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2009    
NPRM Comment Period End  08/00/2009    
Additional Information: This rulemaking incorporated the action previously reported under RINs 1105-AB07 and 1121-AA67.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Marnie Shiels
Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women,
Washington, DC 20405
Phone:202 305-2981
Email: marnie.shiels@usdoj.gov