[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18868-18869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08925]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; New Collection: 2019 Census of Tribal Law 
Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 30 days until 
June 3, 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 
Steven W. Perry, Statistician, Institutional Research & Special 
Projects Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-
307-0777).

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 BJS, 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: 2019 Census of Tribal Law 
Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable form number(s) 
for this collection is CTLEA and CTLEA-BIA. 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: CTLEA respondents will be the chief law 
enforcement officer or their designee reporting on behalf of their 
respective agency. This information collection is a census of the 308 
tribal law enforcement agencies operating in Indian country or serving 
tribal lands. The eligible respondent universe includes: (1) Tribal 
police departments, tribal conservation and wild life enforcement 
agencies, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) police departments, tribal 
university and college police, and the Alaska State Police reporting on 
behalf of the village public safety officers (VPSO) program coordinated 
and funded through the state. The CTLEA will be conducted for a four 
month period from September through December 2019.

 Table 1--CTLEA Universe of Known Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018
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                                                              Percent of
                   Type of agency                     Count    universe
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Universe...........................................     308          100
    Tribal Law Enforcement.........................     229           74
    Conservation/Wildlife enforcement agencies.....      45           15
    Bureau of Indian Affairs Police................      27            9
    Tribal university/college campus police........       6          1.9
    Alaska State Police............................       1          0.3
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    Enacted in 2010, the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) requires BJS 
to (1) establish and implement a tribal data collection system, (2) 
consult with Indian tribes to establish and implement this data 
collection system, and (3) annually report to Congress the data 
collected and analyzed in accordance with the act (Pub. L. 111-211, 124 
Stat. 2258, Sec.  251(b)). Indian country includes federally recognized 
reservations, tribal communities, and identified trust lands. Criminal 
jurisdiction in Indian country varies by type of crime committed, 
whether the offender or victim is a tribal member, and the state in 
which the offense occurred. This information collection helps BJS 
fulfill this mandate and meet the agency's mission.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
308 tribal law enforcement agencies--including tribal operated police 
departments (229), conservation/wildlife enforcement agencies (44), 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Police agencies (27), tribal university or 
college police (6) and the Alaska State Police (1)--that serve or work 
on tribal lands will be asked to take part in the CTLEA. Based on the 
survey development and cognitive testing activities, an average of 30 
minutes per respondent is needed to complete the CTLEA and CTLEA-BIA 
forms per respondent. BJS anticipates that nearly all of the 
approximately 308 respondents will fully complete the questionnaire.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated public burden associated with 
this collection is 192.5 hours. It is estimated that respondents will 
take 30 minutes to complete a questionnaire (308 x 30 = 154 hours) and 
additional verification or validation of responses for about 50% of the 
respondents will require 15 minutes (154 x 15 minutes = 38.5 hours). 
The total burden hours for CTLEA respondent data collection:

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                                 Table 2--2018 CTLEA Estimated Respondent Burden
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                                                             Time to complete
  Total number of respondents      Time to complete        nonresponse follow-         Total CTLEA & CTLEA-BIA
                                       CTLEA-18                     up                    respondent burden
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(a) N = 308....................  30 minutes x              15 minutes x
(b) Non-response follow-up       N = 308               +   n = 154               =   192.5 hours.
 estimated at 50% of CTLEA
 universe, n = 154.
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                                 154 hours                 38.5 hours
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    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 29, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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