[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61551-61552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30154]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention


Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Request OMB approval; The Second National Incidence Studies of 
Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children (NISMART 2).

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    The Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 29, 
1997 at 62 FR 40545, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and 
will be accepted until December 18, 1997. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.
    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: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 202-395-5871, Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Room 10202, 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, 
N.W., Washington, DC 20530. Comments may also be submitted to DOJ via 
facsimile to 202-514-1534.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points.
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (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 technical collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of response.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: The Second National Incidence 
Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaways and Thrownaway Children (NISMART 
2).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: None; Applicable 
component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: 
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office 
of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households, Other: 
State, local, tribal governments; Not for profit.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Missing Children's Assistance Act, Title 
IV, section 404(b)(3) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act 1974, as amended 42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(3), OJJDP is required 
to conduct periodic studies of the incidence of missing children. The 
purpose of these studies is to develop reliable and valid statistics on 
the incidence of children who are missing, abducted, runaways, or 
thrownaway in the course of a given year, as well as the number of 
these children who are recovered.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 75,000 
respondents at 2.5 minutes per response; 22,000 respondents at 20 
minutes per response; 9500 respondents at 10 minutes per response; 2500 
respondents at 45 minutes per response; 50 respondents at 16 hours per 
response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 14,716 burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert Briggs, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of

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Justice, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management 
Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 12, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-30154 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]
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