[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 46521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19899]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0091]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection; Assumption of Concurrent Federal Criminal Jurisdiction in 
Certain Areas of Indian Country

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice, 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 was previously published in the Federal Register allowing 
for a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
October 15, 2018.

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 
please contact Mr. Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, 
Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 2310, 
Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-514-8812).

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 Office of Tribal 
Justice, 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Request to the Attorney 
General for Assumption of Concurrent Federal Criminal Jurisdiction.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: No form. The applicable 
component within the Department of Justice is the Office of Tribal 
Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The Department of Justice published a rule to 
establish the procedures for an Indian tribe whose Indian country is 
subject to State criminal jurisdiction under Public Law 280 (18 U.S.C. 
1162(a)) to request that the United States accept concurrent criminal 
jurisdiction within the tribe's Indian country, and for the Attorney 
General to decide whether to consent to such a request. The purpose of 
the collection is to provide information from the requesting tribe 
sufficient for the Attorney General to make a decision whether to 
consent to the request.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Fewer than 350 
respondents; 80 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated maximum 28,000 annual total 
burden hours associated with this collection (up to 350 respondents x 
80 hours = 28,000 hours). Fewer than 350 Indian tribes are eligible for 
the assumption of concurrent criminal jurisdiction by the United 
States. The Department of Justice does not know how many eligible 
tribes will, in fact, make such a request. The information collection 
will require Indian tribes seeking assumption of concurrent criminal 
jurisdiction by the United States to provide certain information 
relating to public safety within the Indian country of the tribe.
    If additional information is required please 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, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530

    Dated: September 10, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-19899 Filed 9-12-18; 8:45 am]
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