[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02993]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; New Collection: Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel
in Schools (SLEPS)
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
April 22, 2019.
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
Elizabeth Davis, Statistician, Law Enforcement Statistics, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email:
[email protected]; telephone: 202-305-2667).
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: Survey of Law Enforcement
Personnel in Schools (SLEPS).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the
agency survey is SLEPS-1; the form number for the officer survey is
SLEPS-2. 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 law enforcement agencies
(LEAs), including school-based police; municipal, county, and regional
police; sheriff's offices; and school resource officers (SROs) employed
by these LEAs.
SLEPS will examine law enforcement involvement in ensuring safety
in schools by conducting both an agency-level and an officer-level
survey. The agency-level survey asks about departmental policies and
agreements with schools; funding sources and the number/type of schools
served; and SRO recruitment, training, and supervision. The officer-
level survey asks SROs about their experience as a law enforcement
officer, training, activities in schools, and characteristics of their
primary assignment. SLEPS will provide key national statistics to fill
the knowledge gap surrounding law enforcement in schools and further
the school safety agenda.
(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 1,982 LEA respondents. The
expected burden placed on these respondents is about 30 minutes per
respondent. These respondents will also receive an officer roster form
which has an expected burden of about 10 minutes per respondent. It is
expected that approximately 1,367 agencies will complete the roster
form. A point of contact (POC) at these 1,367 agencies will be asked to
distribute an officer-level survey to approximately 4,137 school
resource officers. The expected burden is about 20 minutes per POC to
distribute survey materials and about 30 minutes per officer to
complete the survey.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 3,743
burden 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.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 15, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-02993 Filed 2-20-19; 8:45 am]
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