[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18312-18313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07773]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0218]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field 
Studies for Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Data 
Collection Activities

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection under review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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Prevention (OJJDP) 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 collection is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
June 19, 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: 
Brecht Donoghue, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 
5 CFR 1320.10. 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;
--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: Generic clearance for 
cognitive, pilot, and field studies for Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention data collection activities.
    3 The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is CJ-14, 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, United States 
Department of Justice.
    4 Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: The proposed information collection activity will 
enable OJJDP to develop, test, and improve its survey and data 
collection instruments and methodologies. OJJDP will engage in 
cognitive, pilot, and field test activities to inform its data 
collection efforts and to minimize respondent burden associated with 
each new or modified data collection. OJJDP anticipates using a variety 
of procedures including, but not limited to, tests of various types of 
survey and data collection operations, focus groups, cognitive 
laboratory activities, pilot testing, field testing, exploratory 
interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability 
testing of electronic data collection instruments.
    Following standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
requirements, OJJDP will submit an individual request to OMB for every 
group of data collection activities undertaken under this generic 
clearance. OJJDP will provide OMB with a copy of the individual 
instruments or questionnaires (if one is used), as well as other 
materials describing the project. Currently, OJJDP anticipates the need 
to conduct testing and development work that will include the 
collection of information from law enforcement agencies, child welfare 
agencies, courts, probation supervision offices, and the state 
agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and for-profit 
organizations that operate juvenile residential placement facilities.
    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 approximately 2,500 respondents will be involved in the 
anticipated cognitive, pilot, and field testing work over the 3-year 
clearance period. Specific estimates for the average response time are 
not known for development work covered under a generic clearance. 
Estimates of overall burden are included in item 6 below.
    6 An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with 
the collection: The estimated public burden for identified and future 
projects covered under this generic clearance over the 3-year clearance 
period is approximately 5,000 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 13, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-07773 Filed 4-17-17; 8:45 am]
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