[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5207-5208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1953]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number: 1121-0260]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Reinstatement With 
Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Proposed Collection: 
Comments Requested

Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Police 
Public Contact Survey.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) 
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 March 29, 2011. 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 Christine Eith, (202) 305-4559, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, 
OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer, Fax: 
202 395-7285, or e-mailed to [email protected]. All comments 
should be identified with the OMB control number [1121-0260]. Also 
include the DOJ docket number found in brackets in the heading of this 
document.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of

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information 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) The title of the form/collection: Police Public Contact Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: PPCS-1. Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Eligible individuals must be age 16 
or older. Other: None.
    The Police Public Contact Supplement fulfills the mandate set forth 
by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
collect, evaluate, and publish data on the use of excessive force by 
law enforcement personnel. The survey will be conducted as a supplement 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey in all sample households for 
a six (6) month period.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 
Approximately 15,117 respondents will be eligible for the PPCS each 
month from July to December 2011. Of the eligible 90,700 persons, we 
expect approximately 80 percent or 72,600 of the eligible persons will 
complete a PPCS interview. Of those persons interviewed for the PPCS, 
we estimate approximately 81.5 percent or 59,100 will complete only the 
first two (contact screener questions) survey questions. The estimated 
time to complete the control information on the PPCS form, read the 
introductory statement, and administer the first two contact screener 
questions to the respondents is approximately 2 minute per person. 
Furthermore, we estimate that the remaining 18.5 percent of the 
interviewed persons or 13,400 persons will report a face-to-face 
contact with the police during the 12 month reference period prior to 
the date of interview. The time to ask the detailed questions regarding 
the nature of the contact is estimated to take an average of 10 
minutes. Respondents will be asked to respond to this survey only once 
during the six month period.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual burden hours are 4,193 
hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 25, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-1953 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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