[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18582-18583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7917]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0260]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comments Requested

ACTON: 30-day notice of information collection under review; Police 
Public Contact Survey.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is 
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume, 76, Number 19, pages 5207, 5208, on January 28, 2011, allowing 
for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until May 4, 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, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
305-4559).
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Christine Eith at 202-305-4559 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-
3176.
    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:

--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

[[Page 18583]]

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: Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N. Street, NE., Suite 2E-808, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: March 30, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-7917 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-18-P