[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45462-45463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18410]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal 
Court, 2014

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
has submitted the following information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 79, 
Number 14, page 3628, on January 22, 2014, allowing a 60-day comment 
period. The reference data for this collection has changed from 2013 to 
2014.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
September 4, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden or associated response time, should be directed to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 
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: New data collection, Survey of 
Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC) 2014.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Survey of Juveniles Charged 
in Adult Criminal Court or SJCACC, 2014.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form labels are SJCACC--
2014, 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

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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 62 
hours per state. For those 12 states that provide a non-uniform 
extract, it should take an average of 43 hours, and those 3 states 
providing a uniform extract will spend on average 82 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 14 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 2,571 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 Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 30, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-18410 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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