[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 1891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00218]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0095]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested 2013 National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics 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. The proposed information collected is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged 
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until March 11, 2014. This 
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially 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 Alexia Cooper, Statistician, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 
Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-302-
0582).
    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 collection:
    (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: 2013 National Survey of 
Indigent Defense Systems
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: OMB Control 
1121-0095, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice 
Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Primary: State and county based indigent defense 
systems. Staff in state and county based indigent defense systems will 
be asked to provide information on the following: fiscal resources and 
expenditures; case-types and caseloads; personnel and compensation; 
processes for selecting the chief public defender or administrator; 
procedures for indigence determination; professional development 
opportunities; use of information technology; standards and guidelines; 
and boards or commissions. The Bureau of Justice Statistics plans to 
publish this information in reports and reference it when responding to 
queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the 
U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justices statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,574 
respondents at 3.0 hours each. Respondents have the option to provide 
responses using either paper or web-based questionnaires. The burden 
estimate is based on feedback from respondents gathered during pilot 
testing.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 4,694 annual total burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: January 7, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-00218 Filed 1-9-14; 8:45 am]
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