Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Requested, 4376 [2011-1446]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• National Institute of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1446]



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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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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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