[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1446]
[[Page 4376]]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OMB Number 1121-0234]
Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Extension
of a Currently Approved Collection, Requirements Data Collection
Application for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive, Block Grants
Program.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 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 is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published
in the Federal Register Volume 75, Number 221, page 70290-70291, on
November 17, 2010, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until February 24, 2011. This process is conducted
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
To ensure that comments on the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer, Fax:
202 395-7285, or e-mailed to [email protected]. All comments
should be identified with the OMB control number [1121-0234]. Also
include the DOJ docket number found in brackets in the heading of this
document.
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 agencies' 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
--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:
Type of Information Collection
(1) Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Forms/Collection: Requirements Data Collection
Application for the Juvenile Accountability. Incentive Block Grants
Program.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: N/A.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond are:
Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officials, and Forensic Laboratory
personnel from agencies within the jurisdiction represented by the
grantees.
The National Institute of Justice uses this information to assess
the impacts and cost-effectiveness of the Forensic Casework DNA Backlog
Programs over time and to diagnose performance problems in current
casework programs. This evaluation will help decision makers be better
informed to not only diagnose program performance problems, but also to
better understand whether the benefits of DNA collection and testing is
in fact an effective public safety and crime control practice.
(1) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time needed for an average respondent to respond is broken down as
follows:
Law Enforcement--200 respondents, average burden time 120 minutes--400
hours total.
Prosecutors--200 respondents, average burden time 90 minutes--300 hours
total.
Lab personnel--135 respondents average burden 120 minutes--270 hours
total.
(2) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection:
The estimated total public burden associated with this collection
is 970 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Planning and Policy Staff, Justice Management Division, 145 N Street,
NE., Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 19, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-1446 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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