[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28613-28614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09498]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Data Security Requirements for Accessing 
Restricted Data

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 on November 17, 2022, 
allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531; 
telephone (202) 307-0765 or send an email to [email protected]. Please 
include ``Data Security Requirements for Accessing Restricted Data'' in 
the subject line.

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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Overview of this information collection:
    1. Type of Information Collection: New collection.

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    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Data Security Requirements for 
Accessing Restricted Data.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no form 
number associated with this information collection. 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: Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal 
Governments.
    Abstract: The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 
2018 mandates that the OMB establish a Standard Application Process 
(SAP) for requesting access to certain confidential data assets for 
statistical purposes, including evidence-building. The SAP is to be a 
process through which agencies, the Congressional Budget Office, State, 
local, and Tribal governments, researchers, and other individuals, as 
appropriate, may apply to access confidential data assets held by a 
federal statistical agency or unit for the purposes of developing 
evidence. BJS will collect some information to meet its data security 
requirements through the SAP Portal to review an application for 
restricted (confidential) microdata. Once an application for restricted 
data is approved through the SAP Portal, BJS will collect additional 
information to complete its data security requirements.
    5. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 55.
    7. Time per Response: 3 hours.
    8. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 165 hours.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 25, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-09498 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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