[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01068]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested New Collection: Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult 
Criminal Court, 2013

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information 
collection request for review and clearance 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 
March 24, 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 Tracey Kyckelhahn, Statistician, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 
Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-353-
7381).
    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:
    (1) Type of information collection: New data collection, Survey of 
Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC) 2013.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Survey of Juveniles Charged 
in Adult Criminal Court or SJCACC, 2013.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form labels are SJCACC-
2013, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: State Courts. Abstract: The SJCACC (SJCACC) 
project will collect accurate and reliable case processing statistics 
for youth under 18 charged as adults in a nationally representative 
sample. It will obtain data on demographics of the juvenile, charge 
information, and method of arrival in adult court (jurisdictional age 
laws vs. through a transfer mechanism). Adjudication outcomes such as 
dismissal, guilty plea, and outcome at trial will also be collected, as 
will sentencing data for those convicted. Fingerprint IDs will be 
obtained to allow for future recidivism studies and linking with 
criminal history data. When available, state-wide data will be 
collected, allowing for some state-by-state comparisons. Juveniles who 
were transferred to adult court will be oversampled, thus allowing for 
analyses of the use of different transfer methods. Please see Cost to 
Federal Government for the financial responsibility associated with the 
issuance of this report.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that information will be collected on a total of 12,000 felony and 
misdemeanor defendants from a nationally representative sample that 
includes states and counties. The estimated burden hours will be 
contingent upon the state and counties electronic storage and transfer 
capabilities, with data collection occurring in a more timely and 
expeditious manner among respondents with the capacities to 
electronically transfer all their case processing information to the 
data collection agent. It is estimated 13 states will provide 
unformatted electronic data files and it should take an average of 56 
hours per state. For those 12 states that provide a non-uniform 
extract, it should take an average of 32 hours, and those 3 states 
providing a uniform extract will spend on average 80 hours. For the 
remainder of the nation in which electronic data is not readily 
available, a sample will be drawn. Eighteen PSUs will be chosen, with 
approximately 10 responding counties in each PSU. It is estimated that 
12 PSUs will have 18 counties with electronic data systems, with an 
average burden of 12 hours. It is estimated that six PSUs will have 
nine counties requiring sampling for paper or electronic surveys. An 
estimated 40 surveys will be required for each of these counties, with 
an average burden of two hours per survey. It is estimated that 22 
states will provide summary statistics of their data, which will be 
used for weighting and validity checks.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated for the 
SJCACC data collection is a total of 2,310 hours for all of the 
responding states and counties.
    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 Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 
20530.

     Dated: January 15, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-01068 Filed 1-21-14; 8:45 am]
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