[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05151]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0240]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2020 Law 
Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Survey

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 
May 12, 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 
Elizabeth Davis, Statistician, 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: Reinstatement of the Law 
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey, 
with changes, a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2020 Law Enforcement 
Management and Administrative Statistics Survey
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is CJ-44. 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 general purpose state, 
county and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs), including local and 
county police departments, sheriff's offices, and primary state law 
enforcement agencies. Since 1987, BJS has collected information about 
the personnel, policies, and practices of law enforcement agencies via 
the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) 
survey. This core survey, which has been administered every 4 to 6 
years, has been used to produce nationally representative estimates on 
the demographic characteristics of sworn personnel, hiring practices, 
operations, equipment, technology, and agency policies and procedures. 
BJS plans to publish this information in reports and reference it when 
responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the 
President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international 
organizations, researchers, students, the media, and others interested 
in criminal justice statistics.
    (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 3,500 LEA respondents. The 
expected burden placed on these respondents is about 2.33 hours per 
respondent.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 8,155 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    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: March 10, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-05151 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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