[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4946-4947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01654]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0260]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2015 Police Public 
Contact Survey (PPCS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
March 30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-353-5699).

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 proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 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;
    --Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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 of the Police 
Public Contact Survey, with changes, to a previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2015 Police Public Contact 
Survey
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is PPCS-1. The applicable component within the Department 
of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of 
Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:

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    Respondents will be persons 16 years or older living in households 
located throughout the United States sampled for the National Crime 
Victimization Survey (NCVS). The PPCS will be conducted as a supplement 
to the NCVS in all sample households for a six (6) month period. The 
PPCS is one component of the BJS effort to fulfill 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 goal of the collection is to report 
national statistics that provide a better understanding of the types, 
frequency, and outcomes of contacts between the police and the public, 
public perceptions of police behavior during the contact, and the 
conditions under which police force may be threatened or used. BJS 
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: An estimate of 
the total number of respondents is 91,663. About 80% of respondents 
(73,330) will have no police contact and will complete the short 
interview with an average burden of three minutes. Among the 20% of 
respondents (18,333) who experienced police contact, 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. The burden 
estimate is based on data from prior administrations of the PPCS.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 6,722 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 Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 26, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-01654 Filed 1-28-15; 8:45 am]
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