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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
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Agency Information Collection
Agencies: New Collection; Comments
Requested; Census of ProblemSolving Courts 2011
30-Day notice of information
collection under review.
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ACTION:
The Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, will be submitting the
following information collection request
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. The proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register Volume 76,
Number 166, pages 53489–53491, on
August 26, 2011, allowing a 60-day
public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comment until December 7, 2011. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments concerning this
information collection should be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best
way to ensure your comments are
received is to email them to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
them to (202) 395–7285. All comments
should reference the 8 digit OMB
number for the collection or the title of
the collection. If you have questions
concerning the collection, please call
Ron Malega at (202) 353–0487 or the
DOJ Desk Officer at (202) 395–3176.
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:
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1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of 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:
1. Type of information collection:
New data collection, Census of ProblemSolving Courts (CPSC), 2011.
2. The title of the form/collection:
Census of Problem-Solving Courts or
CPSC, 2011.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The form labels are CPSC, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
4. Affected Public Who Will be Asked
or Required to Respond, as well as a
Brief Abstract: Problem-solving courts at
all levels of government. Abstract: The
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
proposes to implement a Census of
Problem-Solving Courts (CPSC).
Problem-solving courts target
defendants who have ongoing social
and/or psychological conditions that
underlie their repeated contact with the
criminal justice system. Most of the
existing information about problemsolving courts (PSC) consists of court
evaluations or outcome analyses. No
prior census of these courts has been
conducted to date despite the
substantial proliferation of such courts
during the past thirty years. Hence, the
CPSC will allow BJS to provide national
level information on problem-solving
courts and case processing statistics and
it will also create a sampling frame of
PSCs thereby enabling BJS to conduct
future sample-based research on PSCs.
The CPSC is designed to provide BJS
and other interested stakeholders with
the first systematic empirical
information on problem-solving courts.
A goal of the census is to obtain
information on problem-solving court
operations, administration, and to
generate accurate and reliable statistics
on adult offenders who enter problem-
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solving court programs. The CPSC will
collect information on the following
categories:
a. Court Operations:
i. Does the court operate within the
judiciary, have a dedicated judicial
officer, or have a dedicated docket/
calendar?
ii. Provide the number of problemsolving courts by type (e.g., mental
health, drug, etc.)
iii. Determine PSCs level of
government operations (e.g., local, state,
etc.), court jurisdiction (e.g., limited,
general, other) and intake of felony,
misdemeanor, or status offenses
b. Funding: Types and prevalence of
PSC funding (e.g., local government
budget, state budget, etc.)
c. Commonly Used Services:
i. Count the types and prevalence of
offender/victim services (e.g., anger
management), counseling or treatment
services (e.g., outpatient mental health
treatment), and general supportive
services (e.g., life skills)
d. Participant participation:
i. Participant inclusionary and
exclusionary factors,
ii. Participant point of entry (e.g. preplea, post-plea/pre-sentence, etc.)
e. Capacity and Enrollment:
i. Total number of active participants
PSC can manage at any one time
ii. Current number of active
participants
f. Data Collection Practices:
i. Use of automated case management
systems
ii. PSCs’ ability to query information
g. PSC Participant information:
i. Percentage of program participants
by age, gender, racial classification,
ii. Housing status
iii. Employment status
h. PSC information for calendar year
2011 only:
i. Number of people referred and
admitted to PSCs,
ii. PSCs’ average participant
attendance to: Scheduled judicial,
community supervision meetings,
treatment sessions, and drug tests
iii. Number of participants exiting
program,
iv. Number of participants by gender,
race, and age.
Additionally, the information
collected through this census will
support development of a sampling
framework to examine case processing
information and case dispositions of
adults in problem-solving courts.
Information will be collected for the
2011 calendar year.
5. An Estimate of the Total Number of
Respondents and the Amount of Time
Estimated for an Average Respondent to
Respond: Estimates suggest 3,800
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respondents will take part in the Census
of Problem-Solving Courts 2011. The
average (mean) burden for each
completed survey is almost 1 hour per
respondent. The estimated range of
burden for respondents is between 40
minutes to 2 hours for completion. The
following factors were considered when
creating the burden estimate: the total
number of drug courts in the field, the
total number of mental health courts,
the ability of problem-solving courts (by
type) to access data, and the type of data
capabilities generally found in the field.
Using these criteria, respondents were
categorized into three groups depending
upon whether they had the capacity to
complete only part I or both parts (I&II)
of the survey. Group A respondents will
have the least access to data and
complete only part one of the survey.
Approximately 2,300 respondents will
be in this group. It is estimated that
respondents in group A will take 40
minutes to complete the survey. Group
(B) respondents will complete part one
of the survey and have access to only
limited information necessary for part
two of the survey. Approximately 1,200
respondents will be in this group. This
second group of respondents will take
about 1 hour and 15 minutes to
complete a survey. The third group (C)
of respondents will complete parts one
and two of the survey; they will have
the greatest access to the information
required for part two of the survey.
Approximately 300 respondents will be
in group C. It is estimated it will take
this group about 2 hours to complete the
survey.
6. An Estimate of the Total Public
Burden (in hours) Associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
associated with this collection is 3,633
hours. Respondents were categorized
into three groups depending upon
whether they had the capacity to
complete only part I or both parts (I &
II) of the survey. Approximately 2,300
respondents will fall into the first group
(A) of respondents, completing only part
one of the survey. It is estimated that
respondents in this group will take 40
minutes to complete a survey for a total
of 1,533 hours. The second group (B) of
respondents will complete part one of
the survey and have access to only
limited amount of information
necessary for part two of the survey. The
approximately 1,200 respondents in this
second group of respondents will take
about 1 hour and 15 minutes to
complete a survey for a total of 1,500
hours. The third group (C) of
respondents will complete parts one
and two of the survey; they will have
the greatest access to the information
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required for part two of the survey. It is
estimated it will take the estimated 300
respondents in this group about 2 hours
each to complete a survey for a total of
600 hours. When the burden hours for
each group of respondents are added up,
the CPSC 2011 project sums to 3,633
hours (1,533 + 1,500 + 600 = 3,633).
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 2E–508,
Washington, DC 20530.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Federal-State Unemployment
Compensation Program: Certifications
for 2011 Under the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Labor signed
the annual certifications under the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26
U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby enabling
employers who make contributions to
state unemployment funds to obtain
certain credits against their liability for
the federal unemployment tax. By letter,
the certifications were transmitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and
certifications are printed below.
SUMMARY:
Signed in Washington, DC, October 31,
2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
October 31, 2011
Honorable Timothy F. Geithner,
Secretary of the Treasury,
Department of the Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
Dear Secretary Geithner:
Transmitted herewith are an original and
one copy of the certifications of the states
and their unemployment compensation laws
for the 12-month period ending on October
31, 2011. One is required with respect to the
normal federal unemployment tax credit by
Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (IRC), and the other is required with
respect to the additional tax credit by Section
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3303 of the IRC. Both certifications list all 53
jurisdictions.
Sincerely,
Hilda L. Solis,
Secretary of Labor.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, DC
CERTIFICATION OF STATES TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3304(c) OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I hereby certify
the following named states to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the 12-month period
ending on October 31, 2011, in regard to the
unemployment compensation laws of those
states which heretofore have been approved
under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB 1121--New]
Agency Information Collection Agencies: New Collection; Comments
Requested; Census of Problem-Solving Courts 2011
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information
collection request 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. The
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register Volume 76, Number 166, pages 53489-53491, on August 26, 2011,
allowing a 60-day public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment until December 7, 2011. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments concerning this information collection should be
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure
your comments are received is to email them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them to (202) 395-7285. All comments
should reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title
of the collection. If you have questions concerning the collection,
please call Ron Malega at (202) 353-0487 or the DOJ Desk Officer at
(202) 395-3176.
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:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of 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:
1. Type of information collection: New data collection, Census of
Problem-Solving Courts (CPSC), 2011.
2. The title of the form/collection: Census of Problem-Solving
Courts or CPSC, 2011.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form labels are CPSC,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
4. Affected Public Who Will be Asked or Required to Respond, as
well as a Brief Abstract: Problem-solving courts at all levels of
government. Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) proposes
to implement a Census of Problem-Solving Courts (CPSC). Problem-solving
courts target defendants who have ongoing social and/or psychological
conditions that underlie their repeated contact with the criminal
justice system. Most of the existing information about problem-solving
courts (PSC) consists of court evaluations or outcome analyses. No
prior census of these courts has been conducted to date despite the
substantial proliferation of such courts during the past thirty years.
Hence, the CPSC will allow BJS to provide national level information on
problem-solving courts and case processing statistics and it will also
create a sampling frame of PSCs thereby enabling BJS to conduct future
sample-based research on PSCs.
The CPSC is designed to provide BJS and other interested
stakeholders with the first systematic empirical information on
problem-solving courts. A goal of the census is to obtain information
on problem-solving court operations, administration, and to generate
accurate and reliable statistics on adult offenders who enter problem-
solving court programs. The CPSC will collect information on the
following categories:
a. Court Operations:
i. Does the court operate within the judiciary, have a dedicated
judicial officer, or have a dedicated docket/calendar?
ii. Provide the number of problem-solving courts by type (e.g.,
mental health, drug, etc.)
iii. Determine PSCs level of government operations (e.g., local,
state, etc.), court jurisdiction (e.g., limited, general, other) and
intake of felony, misdemeanor, or status offenses
b. Funding: Types and prevalence of PSC funding (e.g., local
government budget, state budget, etc.)
c. Commonly Used Services:
i. Count the types and prevalence of offender/victim services
(e.g., anger management), counseling or treatment services (e.g.,
outpatient mental health treatment), and general supportive services
(e.g., life skills)
d. Participant participation:
i. Participant inclusionary and exclusionary factors,
ii. Participant point of entry (e.g. pre-plea, post-plea/pre-
sentence, etc.)
e. Capacity and Enrollment:
i. Total number of active participants PSC can manage at any one
time
ii. Current number of active participants
f. Data Collection Practices:
i. Use of automated case management systems
ii. PSCs' ability to query information
g. PSC Participant information:
i. Percentage of program participants by age, gender, racial
classification,
ii. Housing status
iii. Employment status
h. PSC information for calendar year 2011 only:
i. Number of people referred and admitted to PSCs,
ii. PSCs' average participant attendance to: Scheduled judicial,
community supervision meetings, treatment sessions, and drug tests
iii. Number of participants exiting program,
iv. Number of participants by gender, race, and age.
Additionally, the information collected through this census will
support development of a sampling framework to examine case processing
information and case dispositions of adults in problem-solving courts.
Information will be collected for the 2011 calendar year.
5. An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount of
Time Estimated for an Average Respondent to Respond: Estimates suggest
3,800
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respondents will take part in the Census of Problem-Solving Courts
2011. The average (mean) burden for each completed survey is almost 1
hour per respondent. The estimated range of burden for respondents is
between 40 minutes to 2 hours for completion. The following factors
were considered when creating the burden estimate: the total number of
drug courts in the field, the total number of mental health courts, the
ability of problem-solving courts (by type) to access data, and the
type of data capabilities generally found in the field. Using these
criteria, respondents were categorized into three groups depending upon
whether they had the capacity to complete only part I or both parts
(I&II) of the survey. Group A respondents will have the least access to
data and complete only part one of the survey. Approximately 2,300
respondents will be in this group. It is estimated that respondents in
group A will take 40 minutes to complete the survey. Group (B)
respondents will complete part one of the survey and have access to
only limited information necessary for part two of the survey.
Approximately 1,200 respondents will be in this group. This second
group of respondents will take about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete
a survey. The third group (C) of respondents will complete parts one
and two of the survey; they will have the greatest access to the
information required for part two of the survey. Approximately 300
respondents will be in group C. It is estimated it will take this group
about 2 hours to complete the survey.
6. An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in hours) Associated
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this
collection is 3,633 hours. Respondents were categorized into three
groups depending upon whether they had the capacity to complete only
part I or both parts (I & II) of the survey. Approximately 2,300
respondents will fall into the first group (A) of respondents,
completing only part one of the survey. It is estimated that
respondents in this group will take 40 minutes to complete a survey for
a total of 1,533 hours. The second group (B) of respondents will
complete part one of the survey and have access to only limited amount
of information necessary for part two of the survey. The approximately
1,200 respondents in this second group of respondents will take about 1
hour and 15 minutes to complete a survey for a total of 1,500 hours.
The third group (C) of respondents will complete parts one and two of
the survey; they will have the greatest access to the information
required for part two of the survey. It is estimated it will take the
estimated 300 respondents in this group about 2 hours each to complete
a survey for a total of 600 hours. When the burden hours for each group
of respondents are added up, the CPSC 2011 project sums to 3,633 hours
(1,533 + 1,500 + 600 = 3,633).
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 2E-508, Washington, DC
20530.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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