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capabilities, with data collection
occurring in a more timely and
expeditious manner among respondents
with the capacities to electronically
transfer all their case processing
information to the data collection agent.
It is estimated 13 states will provide
unformatted electronic data files and it
should take an average of 62 hours per
state. For those 12 states that provide a
non-uniform extract, it should take an
average of 43 hours, and those 3 states
providing a uniform extract will spend
on average 82 hours. For the remainder
of the nation in which electronic data is
not readily available, a sample will be
drawn. Eighteen PSUs will be chosen,
with approximately 10 responding
counties in each PSU. It is estimated
that 12 PSUs will have 18 counties with
electronic data systems, with an average
burden of 14 hours. It is estimated that
six PSUs will have nine counties
requiring sampling for paper or
electronic surveys. An estimated 40
surveys will be required for each of
these counties, with an average burden
of two hours per survey. It is estimated
that 22 states will provide summary
statistics of their data, which will be
used for weighting and validity checks.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
associated for the SJCACC data
collection is a total of 2,571 hours for all
of the responding states and counties.
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
Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room
3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested;
Reinstatement, With Change, of a
Previously Approved Collection for
Which Approval Has Expired: 2014
National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP–
14)
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, will be
submitting the following information
collection 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 Volume 79, Number 52, pages
15140–15141 on March 18, 2014,
allowing a 60-day comment period.
Following publication of the 60-day
notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics
received no requests for a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument and instructions. No
inquiries or others comments were
received.
SUMMARY:
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
September 4, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice, especially the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
should be directed to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request
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 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 agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
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.
DATES:
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement of the National Survey of
Prosecutors, with changes, a previously
approved collection for which approval
has expired.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2014
National Survey of Prosecutors (census).
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(3) Agency form number: Forms: The
form number is NSP–14. The applicable
component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
in the Office of Justice Programs.
Prosecution and Adjudication Unit,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of
Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
This information collection is a census
of the local prosecutor offices that
handles criminal cases in State courts.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
proposes to implement the next
iteration of the National Survey of
Prosecutors (NSP–14). Local prosecutors
occupy a central role in a criminal
justice system seeking to ensure justice
is served. Prosecutors represents the
local government in deciding who is
charged with a crime, the type and
number of charges filed, whether or not
to offer a plea, and providing sentencing
recommendations for those convicted of
crimes. Since 1990, the NSP has been
the only recurring national statistical
program that captures the
administrative and operational
characteristics of the prosecutorial
function in the State criminal justice
system. The NSP–14 will gather
national statistics on local prosecutor
office staffing and services, budgets,
caseloads and convictions, use of DNA
evidence, and disposition reporting to
repositories. In addition, this study will
collect data on the prevalence of human
trafficking, cyber-crimes, identity theft,
participation in specialty courts and
diversion programs, prosecution of
youths in criminal courts and criminal
jurisdiction services provided on tribal
lands by local prosecutor offices. These
data will allow BJS to conduct trend
analyses and comparisons with
historical data, where available and
provide descriptive statistics on
emerging crimes. The information
gathered in the NSP–14 will cover 2014.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
needed for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 2,330 persecutor
offices will take part in the 2014
National Survey of Prosecutors. Based
on pilot testing, an average of 60
minutes per respondent was needed to
complete form NSP–14. To ensure a
high response rate, BJS subsequently
reduced the overall number of questions
on the NSP–14 by half. The revised
estimated burden for respondents to
complete the NSP–14 is 30 minutes. The
following factors were considered when
creating the burden estimate: The
estimated total number of prosecutor
offices, the ability of offices to access or
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gather the data, and the case
management systems capabilities
generally found within a local
prosecutor office. BJS estimates that
nearly all of the approximately 2330
respondents will fully complete the
questionnaire.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
associated with this collection is 1,282
hours. It is estimated that respondents
will take 30 minutes to complete a
questionnaire. The burden hours for
collecting respondent data sum to 1,165
hours (2330 respondents’ × .5 hours =
1,165 hours) and an additional 10% or
117 hours will be needed for data
validation and follow-up contact with
the respondents for nonresponse,
incorrect or missing information.
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
Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room
3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation
of the Army Unemployment
Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers
Claimants Initiative
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing collections
of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that required
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
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SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
October 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: javar.janet.o@dol.gov; Mail or
Courier: Janet Javar, Chief Evaluation
Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
S–2218, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy
of your comments by only one method.
All submissions received must include
the agency name and OMB Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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A copy of the proposed ICR can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addressee section of this
notice.
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Contact Janet Javar by telephone at 202–
693–5954 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at javar.janet.o@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Army
Unemployment Compensation for ExService Members (UCX) Claimants’
Initiative, funded by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration (ETA),
provides grants to four states to improve
strategies for providing reemployment
services to Army UCX claimants and for
leveraging assets and sharing data across
partners. The major goals of the
initiative are to create a strong
collaborative partnership among the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) system,
the public workforce system, and the
three components of the Army (active,
National Guard, and Reserve) that will
support the rapid reemployment of UCX
claimants; improve the sharing of UCX
data that will lead to improved outreach
and better understanding of UCX
claimants and their service delivery
needs; and increase outreach, exposure
to jobs, and reemployment strategies for
UCX claimants that fully leverage
existing resources with new and
innovative service delivery strategies.
The period of performance for the grants
is from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015.
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The purpose of the evaluation, funded
by the Chief Evaluation Office, is to
determine the extent to which the
initiative’s goals were achieved by each
of the four grantee states.
This package requests clearance for
semi-structured discussions that will
take place during a single round of twoday visits to each of the sites in the
winter of 2014–2015. The site visits will
involve an array of individuals that
varies by state based on the projects that
each state has decided to implement.
Conversations will take place with
grantee leaders, staff of an American Job
Center, and representatives of the UI
system in each state. Other discussants
will include a suitable combination of
representatives of the Army and UCX
claimants in the initiative. The site visit
will facilitate an assessment of the
progress of these efforts, information
gathering, and potential for the delivery
of additional in-person technical
assistance.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for Evaluation of
the Army UCX Claimants Initiative.
Comments are requested to:
* 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
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
* minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for site visit data collection for
the Evaluation of the Army
Unemployment Compensation for ExServicemembers (UCX) Claimants
Initiative.
Type of review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: Staff associated with
implementing the Army UCX Claimants
Initiative in four states.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 40.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0149]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2014 National
Survey of Prosecutors (NSP-14)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
will be submitting the following information collection 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 Volume 79,
Number 52, pages 15140-15141 on March 18, 2014, allowing a 60-day
comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, the Bureau
of Justice Statistics received no requests for a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument and instructions. No inquiries or
others comments were received.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
September 4, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated
public burden or associated response time, should be directed to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request 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 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the
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:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of the National
Survey of Prosecutors, with changes, a previously approved collection
for which approval has expired.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2014 National Survey of
Prosecutors (census).
(3) Agency form number: Forms: The form number is NSP-14. The
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs. Prosecution and
Adjudication Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a
brief abstract: This information collection is a census of the local
prosecutor offices that handles criminal cases in State courts. The
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) proposes to implement the next
iteration of the National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP-14). Local
prosecutors occupy a central role in a criminal justice system seeking
to ensure justice is served. Prosecutors represents the local
government in deciding who is charged with a crime, the type and number
of charges filed, whether or not to offer a plea, and providing
sentencing recommendations for those convicted of crimes. Since 1990,
the NSP has been the only recurring national statistical program that
captures the administrative and operational characteristics of the
prosecutorial function in the State criminal justice system. The NSP-14
will gather national statistics on local prosecutor office staffing and
services, budgets, caseloads and convictions, use of DNA evidence, and
disposition reporting to repositories. In addition, this study will
collect data on the prevalence of human trafficking, cyber-crimes,
identity theft, participation in specialty courts and diversion
programs, prosecution of youths in criminal courts and criminal
jurisdiction services provided on tribal lands by local prosecutor
offices. These data will allow BJS to conduct trend analyses and
comparisons with historical data, where available and provide
descriptive statistics on emerging crimes. The information gathered in
the NSP-14 will cover 2014.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time needed for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 2,330
persecutor offices will take part in the 2014 National Survey of
Prosecutors. Based on pilot testing, an average of 60 minutes per
respondent was needed to complete form NSP-14. To ensure a high
response rate, BJS subsequently reduced the overall number of questions
on the NSP-14 by half. The revised estimated burden for respondents to
complete the NSP-14 is 30 minutes. The following factors were
considered when creating the burden estimate: The estimated total
number of prosecutor offices, the ability of offices to access or
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gather the data, and the case management systems capabilities generally
found within a local prosecutor office. BJS estimates that nearly all
of the approximately 2330 respondents will fully complete the
questionnaire.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this
collection is 1,282 hours. It is estimated that respondents will take
30 minutes to complete a questionnaire. The burden hours for collecting
respondent data sum to 1,165 hours (2330 respondents' x .5 hours =
1,165 hours) and an additional 10% or 117 hours will be needed for data
validation and follow-up contact with the respondents for nonresponse,
incorrect or missing information.
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 Avenue, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-18409 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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