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Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency
Information Collection Activities;
Proposed eCollection eComments
Requested; New Collection: Census of
Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies
(CTLEA)
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 June
9, 2017.
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
Steven W. Perry, Statistician,
Prosecution and Judicial Statistics,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531
(email: Steven.W.Perry@usdoj.gov;
telephone: 202–307–0777).
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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,
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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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Census of Tribal Law Enforcement
Agencies (CTLEA).
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The applicable form number(s) for this
collection is CTLEA–17 and CTLEA–
17BIA. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office
of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: This information collection is
a census of approximately 300 tribal law
enforcement agencies and Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) police agencies
operating in Indian country and serving
tribal lands. The Tribal Law and Order
Act of 2010 (TLOA) directed BJS to
improve its Indian country statistical
data collections at the federal, state,
local and tribal levels. This project
helps fulfill this mandate and meet the
agencies mission.
Abstract: Tribal law enforcement
agencies share concurrent jurisdiction
for all criminal matters among tribal
members occurring on tribal lands and,
often, act as the first responders for
serious felony crimes committed in
Indian country, until the appropriate
federal and state law enforcement
official arrive upon the scene. Tribal law
enforcement agencies are authorized
and operated by tribes to enforce tribal
laws, statutes and codes. BIA police
agencies are operated by the Department
of Interior, serving on specified
reservation or enforcing laws for a group
of smaller tribes in close proximity to
one another. Currently there about 30
BIA police departments. Similar to
many Federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies, tribal and BIA
officers have to meet certain
qualifications or complete required
certification or training to be police
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officers. They are responsible for
ensuring the public safety on
reservations, trust land and tribal
communities. They face the threats of
danger responding to the public’s call
for help, often covering vast geographic
regions with limited resources.
However, although the combined
number tribal and BIA law enforcement
agencies has increased to about 300 in
recent decades, unlike their Federal,
State and local counterparts, there has
been only limited studies on law
enforcement in Indian country and no
comprehensive regularly recurring
statistical collection that focuses on all
tribal and BIA law enforcement agencies
operating in the U.S.
The CTLEA will capture the
administrative and operational
characteristics of the law enforcement
agencies. A goal of the CTLEA is to
obtain national statistics on tribal and
BIA law enforcement agency staffing
and services; operating budgets and
sources of funding; work activities
including calls for service, arrests and
citations issued; training, equipment
and types of transportation;
coordination and collaboration with
Federal, State and local agencies; and
technology use and access to regional
and national criminal justice databases.
In addition, this survey will collect data
on matters related to human trafficking,
domestic violence, and juvenile
offending. These data will allow BJS to
establish baselines for possible trend
analyses and comparisons with future
iteration of the CTLEA. The information
gathered in the CTLEA–17 and CTLEA–
17BIA will ask questions about 2017
agency characteristics and 2016 crime
statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 300 tribal law
enforcement agencies—including tribal
operated police departments (224),
conservation/wildlife enforcement
agencies (43), tribal university or college
police (6) and BIA agencies (27)—that
serve or work on tribal lands will take
part in the CTLEA. Based on the pilot
testing, an average of 45 minutes per
respondent is needed to complete the
CTLEA–17 form and 30 minutes per
respondent is needed to complete the
CTLEA–17BIA form. The following
factors were considered when
determining the final questionnaire
content and the reasonably acceptable
burden estimate for the first CTLEA:
The total number of eligible tribal law
enforcement agencies, the ability of
offices to access or gather the requested
data, and the capacity for their case
management systems to generate the
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required information balanced against
the current paucity of accurate and
regularly available data about tribal law
enforcement agencies operated by tribes
or the BIA. BJS anticipates that nearly
all of the approximately 300
respondents will fully complete the
questionnaire.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated public
burden associated with this collection is
230 hours. It is estimated that
respondents will take 30 to 45 minutes
to complete a questionnaire depending
on the version and an additional 15
minutes is needed for potential post
data collection verification or validation
of responses for about 15% of the
respondents. The burden hours for
CTLEA respondent data collection sum
to 229 hours ((273 TLEA respondents ×
45 min.) + (27 BIA respondents × 30
min.) + (45 verification respondents ×
15 min.))/60 min. = 230 hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirements to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by May 10, 2017 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
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the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
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.
For Additional Information or
Comments: Comments should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725 17th Street NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling 703–292–7556. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
It is not permissible for NSF to
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency
informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information
that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between
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NSF and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program
management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
NSF received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of October 10,
2016 (81 FR 72619).
Below we provide the NSF’s projected
average estimates for the next three
years:
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 30.
Respondents: Up to 1,000 per activity.
Annual Responses: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 20,000.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121--NEW]
Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection:
Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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
June 9, 2017.
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
Steven W. Perry, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC
20531 (email: Steven.W.Perry@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-307-0777).
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Tribal Law
Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable form number(s)
for this collection is CTLEA-17 and CTLEA-17BIA. The applicable
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: This information collection is a census of
approximately 300 tribal law enforcement agencies and Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) police agencies operating in Indian country and serving
tribal lands. The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA) directed BJS
to improve its Indian country statistical data collections at the
federal, state, local and tribal levels. This project helps fulfill
this mandate and meet the agencies mission.
Abstract: Tribal law enforcement agencies share concurrent
jurisdiction for all criminal matters among tribal members occurring on
tribal lands and, often, act as the first responders for serious felony
crimes committed in Indian country, until the appropriate federal and
state law enforcement official arrive upon the scene. Tribal law
enforcement agencies are authorized and operated by tribes to enforce
tribal laws, statutes and codes. BIA police agencies are operated by
the Department of Interior, serving on specified reservation or
enforcing laws for a group of smaller tribes in close proximity to one
another. Currently there about 30 BIA police departments. Similar to
many Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, tribal and BIA
officers have to meet certain qualifications or complete required
certification or training to be police officers. They are responsible
for ensuring the public safety on reservations, trust land and tribal
communities. They face the threats of danger responding to the public's
call for help, often covering vast geographic regions with limited
resources. However, although the combined number tribal and BIA law
enforcement agencies has increased to about 300 in recent decades,
unlike their Federal, State and local counterparts, there has been only
limited studies on law enforcement in Indian country and no
comprehensive regularly recurring statistical collection that focuses
on all tribal and BIA law enforcement agencies operating in the U.S.
The CTLEA will capture the administrative and operational
characteristics of the law enforcement agencies. A goal of the CTLEA is
to obtain national statistics on tribal and BIA law enforcement agency
staffing and services; operating budgets and sources of funding; work
activities including calls for service, arrests and citations issued;
training, equipment and types of transportation; coordination and
collaboration with Federal, State and local agencies; and technology
use and access to regional and national criminal justice databases. In
addition, this survey will collect data on matters related to human
trafficking, domestic violence, and juvenile offending. These data will
allow BJS to establish baselines for possible trend analyses and
comparisons with future iteration of the CTLEA. The information
gathered in the CTLEA-17 and CTLEA-17BIA will ask questions about 2017
agency characteristics and 2016 crime statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated
300 tribal law enforcement agencies--including tribal operated police
departments (224), conservation/wildlife enforcement agencies (43),
tribal university or college police (6) and BIA agencies (27)--that
serve or work on tribal lands will take part in the CTLEA. Based on the
pilot testing, an average of 45 minutes per respondent is needed to
complete the CTLEA-17 form and 30 minutes per respondent is needed to
complete the CTLEA-17BIA form. The following factors were considered
when determining the final questionnaire content and the reasonably
acceptable burden estimate for the first CTLEA: The total number of
eligible tribal law enforcement agencies, the ability of offices to
access or gather the requested data, and the capacity for their case
management systems to generate the
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required information balanced against the current paucity of accurate
and regularly available data about tribal law enforcement agencies
operated by tribes or the BIA. BJS anticipates that nearly all of the
approximately 300 respondents will fully complete the questionnaire.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated public burden associated with
this collection is 230 hours. It is estimated that respondents will
take 30 to 45 minutes to complete a questionnaire depending on the
version and an additional 15 minutes is needed for potential post data
collection verification or validation of responses for about 15% of the
respondents. The burden hours for CTLEA respondent data collection sum
to 229 hours ((273 TLEA respondents x 45 min.) + (27 BIA respondents x
30 min.) + (45 verification respondents x 15 min.))/60 min. = 230
hours.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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