[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2444-2445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00526]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0321]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30 Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice, is 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: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until February 14, 2020.

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 
Mark Greene, Technology and Standards Division Director, National 
Institute of Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531, 
[email protected], 202-307-3384. 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 National Institute 
of 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: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Institute of Justice 
Compliance Testing Program (NIJ CTP). This collection consists of eight 
forms: NIJ CTP Applicant Agreement; NIJ CTP Authorized Representatives 
Notification; NIJ CTP Electronic Signature Agreement; NIJ CTP Body 
Armor Build Sheet; NIJ CTP Body Armor Agreement; NIJ CTP Manufacturing 
Location Notification; NIJ CTP Multiple Listee Notification; NIJ 
Approved Laboratory Application and Agreement.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form 
number for this collection. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the National Institute of Justice, Office of 
Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Applicants to the NIJ Compliance Testing 
Program and Testing Laboratories, which are businesses or other for-
profit organizations. The purpose of the voluntary NIJ Compliance 
Testing Program is to provide confidence that equipment used for law 
enforcement and corrections applications meets minimum published 
performance requirements. One type of equipment is ballistic body 
armor. Ballistic body armor models that are determined to meet minimum 
requirements by NIJ and listed on the NIJ Compliant Products List are 
eligible for reimbursement through the Ballistic Vest Partnership.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: As of December 31, 
2018, approximately 1,250 unique ballistic armor models have been 
submitted to the NIJ CTP by approximately 300 companies for compliance 
testing since OMB Number 1121-0321 was issued in 2009. Approximately 
one third of the companies that submitted armor are not based in the 
U.S., however only U.S. companies will be considered for the purpose of 
estimating the burden on the public. Therefore, a total of 200 
responses is estimated for the following three forms over several 
years:
    NIJ CTP Applicant Agreement: Estimated 100 responses at 15 minutes 
every year (and 50 responses per year after that);
    NIJ CTP Authorized Representatives Notification: Estimated 100 
responses at 15 minutes every year (and 50 responses per year after 
that);
    NIJ CTP Electronic Signature Agreement: Estimated 100 responses at 
15 minutes every year (and 50 responses per year after that).
    Each time a new armor model is submitted to the NIJ CTP for 
testing, the following four forms must be completed. Respondents may 
submit as many armor models as they choose to the NIJ CTP and are 
therefore not limited to only one response. The number of overall 
submissions over the past decade roughly translates to 125 unique 
ballistic armor models tested per year. A fraction of those armors are 
submitted by companies not based in the U.S., however only U.S. 
companies will be considered for the purpose of estimating the burden 
on the public. Therefore, a total of 100 responses is

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estimated for the following four forms per year:
    NIJ CTP Body Armor Agreement: Estimated 100 responses at 15 minutes 
every year;
    NIJ CTP Body Armor Build Sheet: Estimated 100 responses at 2 hours 
every year;
    NIJ CTP Manufacturing Location Notification: Estimated 100 
responses at 15 minutes each every year;
    NIJ CTP Listee Notification: Estimated 100 responses at 15 minutes 
every year; Testing laboratories provide responses to the laboratory 
agreement form and are therefore considered respondents in this case. 
There are currently four laboratories that participate in the NIJ CTP, 
which renew their status with the NIJ CTP roughly every two years.
    NIJ Approved Laboratory Application and Agreement: Estimated 4 
responses at 8 hours every two years, or a total of 16 hours on average 
per year.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 366 hours the first year and 328.5 hours per year 
in subsequent years.
    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: January 10, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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