[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19921]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Survey to 
examine the relationship between juvenile delinquency and gang and 
nongang affiliation of Southeast Asian refugee youths.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code 
of Federal Regulation, Part 1320.10. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially 
regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, 
should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-7285. Comments may also be 
submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management 
Division, Information Management and Security Staff, Attention: 
Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ 
via facsimile to 202-514-1534. Written comments and suggestions from 
the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points:
    (1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility:
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/component estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 survey to examine the 
relationship between juvenile delinquency and gang and nongang 
affiliation of Southeast Asian refugee youths.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Delinquency and Criminal 
Street Gang Affiliation Among Southeast Asian-American Youth Survey.
    The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection. Form: None. Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Untied 
States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: Primary: Delinquent and non-
delinquent youth involved in gang or non-gang law violating groups and 
a parent or guardian. Other: None. The information collected is used to 
document the proportion of total juvenile delinquency for which gang 
and non-gang involved law-violating youth are responsible and to 
document the contribution of gang membership versus that of other law-
violating youth groups to serious, violent and chronic juvenile 
careers.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There will be 
800 respondents and it will take about one hour to respond to the 
questions for a total of 800 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 800 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: July 31, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-19921 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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