[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27179]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0360]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Studies for Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Data Collection Activities

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 September 25, 2023, 
allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
January 11, 2024.

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: Benjamin Adams, 
Supervisory Social Science Analyst, National Institute of Justice, 810 
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3687).

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 Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1121-0360. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Generic clearance for cognitive, 
pilot, and field studies for Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention data collection activities.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form numbers are not 
available for a generic clearance. The applicable components within the 
Department of Justice are the National Institute of Justice and the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 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, individuals or households, Private Sector-for or not for 
profit institutions. Abstract: The proposed generic information 
collection clearance will enable the National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ), on behalf of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention (OJJDP), to develop, test, and improve its survey and data 
collection instruments and methodologies. NIJ will engage in cognitive, 
pilot, and field test activities to inform its data collection efforts 
and to minimize respondent burden associated with each new or modified 
data collection. NIJ anticipates using a variety of procedures 
including, but not limited to, tests of various types of survey and 
data collection operations, focus groups, cognitive laboratory 
activities, pilot testing, field testing, exploratory interviews, 
experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of 
electronic data collection instruments.
    5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 95 minutes.
    8. Frequency: Once.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,000 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
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: December 6, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-27179 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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