[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66562-66563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28326]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, 
Violent, and

[[Page 66563]]

Chronic Juvenile Offenders Stakeholder Survey.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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 April 18, 2000, allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until December 6, 2000. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 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 20530. 
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 Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 1221, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and/or 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Comprehensive Strategy for 
Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders Stakeholder Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None; Office of Justice 
Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Key community stakeholders engaged 
in the Comprehensive Strategy initiative in their state. Other: None. 
42 U.S.C. 5653 authorizes the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention to collect information on all aspects of the 
juvenile justice system and juvenile offenders. This survey will 
collect critical information on the relationship between community and 
State-level contextual factors and the Comprehensive Strategy planning 
and implementation processes. The survey will also document the 
progress and obstacles of implementing Comprehensive Strategy in select 
communities and the lessons learned in the planning process. The survey 
will take at most 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete and cover the 
stakeholders' experiences with the Comprehensive Strategy initiative.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 250 
respondents in 25 sites at 1 hour and 30 minutes per respondent.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 375 hours including all respondents.
    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, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: October 31, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-28326 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am]
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