[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65873-65874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22452]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Justice Programs Office

[OMB Number 1121-0240]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 2020 
Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Survey

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice Programs Office, 
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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
November 16, 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

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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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection: The Law Enforcement Management and Administrative 
Statistics (LEMAS).
    (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. 
Items were added since the last 30-day notice (Federal Register, Volume 
85, Number 102, page 31809, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020) to capture 
staffing counts and operating budget for 2019 in addition to 2020. 
Policies and procedures pertaining to Coronavirus (COVID-19) have also 
been added.
    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 2.5 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 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: October 6, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-22452 Filed 10-15-20; 8:45 am]
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