[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46922-46923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13354]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0271]


 Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review--Extension 
of currently approved collection.

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    Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: Project Safe 
Neighborhood Semi-Annual Researcher Reporting Form.
    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, 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 will be accepted for ``sixty days'' 
until October 16, 2006. If you have additional comments, suggestions, 
or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 
instructions or additional information, please contact M. Pressley at 
202-353-8643 or 1-866-859-2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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;

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    (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 currently approved 
collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Project Safe Neighborhood 
Semi-Annual Researcher Reporting Form.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
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: State and local law enforcement agencies.
    Other: None.
    Abstract: One of the central elements of PSN is the requirement 
that PSN task forces collect data on outcome measures related to the 
level of firearms violence in each judicial district and information on 
the strategies used to combat that gun violence. This information is 
essential if we are strategically to target our financial resources for 
maximum impact, and is a necessary element in assessing success or 
failure and providing the information required to make mid-course 
corrections in our local programs.
    To accomplish the data collection at the local level, the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance has funded a research partner to work with each of 
the 94 districts.\1\ The grant program provided $150,000 to a 
researcher in each district to be spent over three years. The data 
collected by these researchers has allowed for program assessment at 
the local level, but also has provided the opportunity to gauge the 
results of the initiative across the country. Understanding the gun 
violence problem throughout the country will allow the Department to 
identify trends and adapt the program at a national level to meet the 
needs of the districts. Additionally, by collecting both outcome and 
intervention measures, the Department can identify programs that 
demonstrate success in reducing targeted gun crime. This information is 
essential to evaluating the program and providing feedback at the 
national level that can inform management decisions.
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    \1\ While there are 94 judicial districts, there are only 93 
United States Attorneys and accordingly 93 research partners. The 
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam share one research partner.
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    (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 no more than 93 respondents will apply twice a year. 
Each application takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the applications 
is 186. (93 respondents x 1 hour per respondent x 2 responses per year 
= 186 burden hours) If additional information is required, contact: Ms. 
Lynn Bryant, Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Policy and 
Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 
1600, Washington, DC, 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.

    Dated: August 9, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Clearance Officer, Justice Management Division, United States 
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E6-13354 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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