[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2687-2688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1134]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Three Month 
Individual Youth Program Tracking Form, Evaluation of the 
``Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, 
Intervention, and Suppression Program''

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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 until February 18, 1997. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR Part 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items(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 202-514-1590. 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/components estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of

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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 collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Three Month Individual Youth 
Program Tracking Form, Evaluation of the ``Comprehensive Community-Wide 
Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Program''
    (3) 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, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: Not-for-Profit Institutions. Other: 
State, Local, or Tribal Government. The study will obtain interview and 
test information on youth background, social adjustment, deviancy/crime 
activity, self-esteem, and depression/personality adjustment. The 
information obtained will be used to determine what the nature of 
contacts made and services provided to program youth are, how workers 
evaluate these contacts and services, and what the characteristics of 
workers are. It will determine the effectiveness of the program, 
comparing program subjects to non-program gang youth of the same ages, 
approximately 13 to 20 years old, and their backgrounds.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5.104 hours per 
response unit times 400.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 2,041.1 annual burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: January 13, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-1134 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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