[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57896-57897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19823]


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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 Processing Statistics, 2006.

    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, 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 December 5, 2005. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have additional 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, (202) 514-
8344, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 or 
[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 agency's 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:
    (1) Type of information collection: New information collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: State Court Processing 
Statistics, 2006.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: SCPS-06. Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government. 
Other: Not-for-profit insitutions. State Trial Courts and Pretrial 
Agencies. Abstract: The SCPS project is a recurring data collection 
involving the examination of felony cases processed in 40 large urban 
counties chosen to be representative of the 75 largest counties in the 
U.S. Approximately 15,000 felony cases are tracked for up to 1 year 
with data collected on the pretrial, adjudication, and sentencing 
phases of the criminal court process.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that information will be collected on a total of 15,000 felony cases 
from 40 responding counties. Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average one hour for each 
data collection form coded manually and half an hour for each data 
collection form completed through automated downloads.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 13,850 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States

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Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning 
Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 29, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-19823 Filed 10-3-05; 8:45 am]
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