[Federal Register: July 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 137)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121-0240]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: 2007
Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
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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. The proposed information collection is published
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
Volume 72, Number 90, pages 26648-26649 on May 10, 2007, allowing for a
60 day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days for public comment until August 17, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have 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 Brian Reaves, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
810 Seventh St., NW., Washington, DC 20531.
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 agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; 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: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2007 Survey of State and Local
Law Enforcement Agencies.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: The form
numbers are CJ-44L and CJ-44S, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of
Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, State, and Local
Government. This information collection is a survey of State and local
law enforcement agencies. The survey will provide statistics on law
enforcement personnel, budgets,
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equipment, and policies and procedures.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated
that 3,200 respondents will complete a survey form, including 1,000 3-
hour forms and 2,200 2-hour forms.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 7,400 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 13, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-13940 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
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