[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13877-13878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6537]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review: State 
Court Organization, 2004.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
has submitted the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until May 24, 2004. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Thomas H. Cohen by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:

--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;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
--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) Title of the Form/Collection: State Court Organization, 2004.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: SP-1, 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Trial and Appellate Courts. 42 
U.S.C. 3711, et seq. authorizes the Department of Justice to collect 
and analyze statistical information concerning crime, juvenile 
delinquency, the operation of the criminal justice system and related

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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: An estimated 53 
copies of a two part data collection survey will be submitted to the 
State Court Administrators in each state and that 99 copies of 
appellate court surveys will be submitted to the Intermediate Appellate 
Clerk and the Clerk for the Court of Last Resort in each state.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total burden hours associated with 
this information collection is 1,216.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, 
Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: March 18, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-6537 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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