[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6294-6295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02209]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies
Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Census of State and Local Prosecutor
Offices Serving Tribal Lands (CSLPOSTL)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
April 5, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC
20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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 Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: State and Local Justice
Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Census of State and Local
Prosecutor Offices Serving Tribal Lands (CSLPOSTL).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: No agency form number at this
time. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be general purpose state and
local prosecutor offices. Abstract: Among other responsibilities, the
Bureau of Justice Statistics is charged with collecting data regarding
crimes occurring on tribal lands. The SLJASTL is the first effort by
BJS to include state and local justice agencies responsible for
policing and prosecuting crimes that occur on tribal lands.
Specifically, the CSLPOSTL will collect information that will help fill
the gaps we have in our understanding of the nature of crime on tribal
lands. The data collection instrument is designed to capture
administrative, operational and caseload data from prosecutor offices
that investigate and prosecute crimes that occur on tribal lands. This
survey is the first of its kind to describe the role that state and
local prosecutor offices play in charging and prosecuting crimes that
occur on tribal lands.
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(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An agency-level
survey will be sent to approximately 250 offices. The expected burden
placed on these respondents is about 60 minutes per respondent.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 282
burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 1, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-02209 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am]
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