[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5881-5882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1457]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: National 
Youth Gang Survey.

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    The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 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 
April 4, 2006. 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 Phelan Wyrick, (202) 353-9254, Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice 
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.
    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 function 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: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Youth Gang Survey.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
U.S. Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 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, local, or tribal law 
enforcement agencies. Other: None. This collection will gather 
information related to youth gangs and their activities for research 
and assessment purposes.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to

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respond: It is estimated that 2,563 respondents will take ten minutes 
each to complete the survey.
    6.  An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 427 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required, contact Brenda E. Dyer, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20530.

     Dated: January 30, 2006.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E6-1457 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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