[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49837-49838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20615]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Justice Programs, Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; (new collection) 
State Police traffic stop data collection procedures, 2000.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, has submitted the following information collection 
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and

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will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until October 16, 2000.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or 
additional information, please contact Kevin Strom, (202) 616-9491, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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 function 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 technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information

    (1) Type of information collection: New Collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: State Police Traffic Stop 
Data Collection Procedures, 2000.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is SP-1, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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: State government.
    Other: None.
    42 U.S.C. 3711, et. seq. authorizes the Department of Justice to 
collect and analyze statistical information concerning crime, juvenile 
delinquency, and the operation of the criminal justice system and 
related aspects of the civil justice system and to support the 
development of information and statistical systems at the Federal, 
State, and local levels.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that 50 respondents will complete a 30-minute data collection 
form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total hours burden to complete the forms is 25 
annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.

    Dated: August 8, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-20615 Filed 8-14-00; 8:45 am]
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