[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31809-31810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11319]
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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: 30-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. The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register, allowing a 60-day comment
period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, BJS received two
requests for the survey instruments and one set of comments. The
comments suggested new items to add to the instruments but no changes
were made. New items require cognitive testing which at this point
would result in a significant delay to launching the survey.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
June 26, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations
for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
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:
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--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. At the time
of the 60-day notice, the expected burden was about 2.33 hours per
respondent. Based on additional analysis of cognitive interviewing
results, the expected burden placed on these respondents is about 2.5
hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: At the time of the 60-day notice, there was an
estimated 8,155 total burden hours associated with this collection.
With the burden update to about 2.5 hours per respondent, there are an
estimated 8,750 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: May 21, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-11319 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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