[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 94419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30931]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0356]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement to a Previously Approved Collection: 
State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Census 
of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Serving Tribal Lands 
(CSLLEASTL)

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 
February 21, 2017.

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 
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 
20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666).

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: New collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: State and Local Justice 
Agencies Serving PL-280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State and 
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Serving PL-280 Tribal Lands (SSLLEASTL).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: No agency form number at this 
time. 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: Respondents will be general purpose state and 
local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) that are responsible for policing 
tribal lands in the sixteen Public Law 280 (PL-280) states, including 
state police departments, sheriff's offices, and general purpose local 
law enforcement agencies. Abstract: Among other responsibilities, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is charged with collecting data 
regarding crimes occurring on tribal lands. The SLJASTL is the first 
effort by BJS to include state and local justice agencies responsible 
for policing and prosecuting crimes that occur on tribal lands in PL-
280 states. Specifically, the SSLLEASTL will collect information that 
will help fill the gaps we have in our understanding of the nature of 
crime on tribal lands. There are two survey instruments: One for Alaska 
and one for the remaining fifteen PL-280 states. The data collection 
instruments are designed to capture administrative, operational and 
caseload data from respondents. Information requested includes the 
staffing and budgets of the state and local law enforcement agencies, 
the types of agreements state and local law enforcement agencies have 
with tribal governments, types of patrol services, traffic services, 
and detention services provided to tribal lands, information sharing 
between state and local law enforcement and tribal governments, 
training provided by state and local law enforcement to tribal law 
enforcement (including cross-deputization agreements), training 
received by state and local law enforcement agencies on tribal 
jurisdiction, tribal law and tribal culture, and the number and types 
of incidents policed by state and local law enforcement agencies. This 
survey is the first of its kind to describe the role that state and 
local law enforcement play in policing crime on tribal lands in PL-280 
states.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An agency-level 
survey will be sent to approximately 1,600 agencies. The expected 
burden placed on these respondents is about 70 minutes per respondent, 
including follow-up time.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 1,773 
burden hours.
    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: December 19, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-30931 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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