[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44709-44711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11056]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New; Juvenile Facility Census Program (JFCP)

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
July 22, 2024.

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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 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;
--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.

    Abstract: This request for clearance of the Juvenile Facility 
Census Program (JFCP) will combine two previously, separately cleared 
data collections: the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (OMB 
# 1121-0218) and the Juvenile Residential Facility Census (OMB # 1121-
0219). The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP), which 
is administered biennially, collects information from all secure and 
nonsecure residential placement facilities that house persons younger 
than age 21 who are held in a residential setting as a result of some 
contact with the juvenile justice system for an offense. This 
encompasses both status offenses and delinquency offenses, and includes 
youth who are either temporarily detained by the court or committed 
after adjudication for an offense. The CJRP collects information on the 
characteristics of the youth held for an offense, including offense and 
demographics, and information on their placement, including 
adjudication status and length of stay. The Juvenile Residential 
Facility Census (JRFC), which is administered biennially in the years 
the CJRP is not administered, collects information about how juvenile 
facilities operate, the services they provide, and staff training from 
all secure and nonsecure residential placement facilities that house 
persons younger than 21 who are held for an offense. The information 
gathered in these national collections will be used in published 
reports and statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S. 
Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, 
researchers, students, the media, others interested in juvenile 
residential facilities, and the general public via the OJP agency 
websites. The two data collections are being combined into a single 
clearance packet because they are closely related and designed to be 
complementary. They are drawn from the same frame, are administered to 
the same respondents with identical eligibility criteria, have the same 
reference day, and use the same mode of collection. The collection 
administrations are deliberately sequenced and scheduled for 
alternating years because of the complementary nature of the 
information and overlap in respondents. Additionally, each collections' 
imputation procedures rely upon information from the other collection, 
and for some longitudinal analyses, data from both collections are 
combined to produce published statistics.
    Overview of this information collection:
    1. Type of Information Collection: New.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Juvenile Facility Census 
Program (JFCP).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are CJ-14 
(CJRP) and CJ-15 (JRFC). 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 the obligation to respond: State, local and tribal governments, 
individuals or households, and Private Sector-for or not for profit 
institutions. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The total 
estimated respondents is 1,711 for each collection for each year.
    It takes an average of 4 hours to complete the CJRP. The total 
burden for the CJRP is 6,844 hours. It takes an average of 2 hours to 
complete the JRFC. The total burden for the JRFC is 3,422 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The average annual burden is 5,703 hours or 17,110 
total hours for the 2025 CJRP, 2026 JRFC, and 2027 CJRP.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: The estimated annual cost for CJRP and JRFC 
is $633,054 each. The estimated cost for both collections is $1,266,108 
annually.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
           Activity                Number of        Frequency      Total annual      response      Total annual
                                  respondents                        responses        (hours)     burden (hours)
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                                                    2025 CJRP
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Data Collection...............           1,711  Annual..........           1,711               4           6,844
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                                                    2026 JRFC
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Data Collection...............           1,711  Annual..........           1,711               2           3,422
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                                                    2027 CJRP
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Data Collection...............           1,711  Annual..........           1,711               4           6,844
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    Unduplicated Totals for              5,133  ................           5,133  ..............          17,110
     2025 and 2027 CJRP and
     2026 JRFC.
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: May 15, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-11056 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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