[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38325-38326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16581]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General
Offices (SSAGO): Human Trafficking
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 (BJS), 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
October 5, 2018.
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 Unit,
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: Survey of State Attorneys
General Offices (SSAGO)--Human Trafficking.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: SSAGO-2. The applicable
component
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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 state attorneys general
or deputy attorneys within the state and territory attorneys general
offices who work on human trafficking matters. Abstract: Among other
responsibilities, the Bureau of Justice Statistics is charged with
collecting data regarding the prosecution of crimes by state and
federal offices. This survey will be directed towards state and
territory attorneys general offices regarding their jurisdiction over
civil and criminal human trafficking matters. This is BJS's second
survey of state attorney general offices, but the first survey from the
Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (SSAGO) program. The survey
collects data on the staffing of state attorneys general offices,
including the total number of deputy attorneys general and access to
support staff. The survey also collects information on the types and
numbers of human trafficking matters referred to the state attorneys
general offices, the sources of the referrals of human trafficking
matters, the estimates of labor and sex trafficking cases, the types of
victims in labor and sex trafficking cases, the types of offenders of
labor and sex trafficking cases, the manner in which criminal and civil
human trafficking cases were closed in court, and state attorneys
general offices' participation in state and federal human trafficking
task forces.
(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 56 state and territory attorneys
general offices. The expected burden placed on these respondents is
about 25 minutes per respondent, with an additional 5 minutes to locate
any additional persons within the office necessary to complete the
survey.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 28
burden hours for the 56 respondents.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 30, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-16581 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am]
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