[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22167-22168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10137]


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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: 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.

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The proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on Thursday, February 21, 2019, allowing a 60-day 
comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, BJS 
received one request for the survey instruments and comments on survey 
content from three organizations. In response, BJS made modest 
revisions to several existing questions and response options, and also 
added some new questions to better capture information on the training 
and activities of law enforcement officers working in schools. BJS does 
not expect these changes to impact the estimated respondent burden.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 17, 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 Unit, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 
(email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-305-2667). Written 
comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or 
sent to [email protected].

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.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 13, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-10137 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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