Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection, 2929-2930 [2019-01670]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2929-2930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01670]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60 Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is 
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: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until April 9, 2019.

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 
Gregory Torain, Policy Advisor, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531, 
Gregory.Torain@usdoj.gov, O) 202-305-4485.

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 
Assistance, 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

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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: Annual Treatment Court Survey 
Series.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: [Insert Agency Form Number(s) 
from Question 8 on OMB Form 83-I, or if there is no form number insert 
``There is no agency form number for this collection.'']. The 
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The Local ATCS (N=4,172 courts), Tribal ATCS 
(N=117 courts), and State Coordinator (N=54 state/territory court 
coordinators) address the structure (e.g., funding, personnel, 
partnerships), operation (e.g., services offered, eligibility, decision 
making), and successes and challenges (e.g., adherence to or deviance 
from best practices; racial, ethnic, and gender disparity or equity). 
The purpose of the ATCS is to develop a current portrait of treatment 
courts including needs and emerging trends.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Overall, the ATCS 
Series uses three national population frames, totaling 4,343 courts and 
offices for court administration. Data collection uses these full 
population frames; samples from these population frames are not created 
for collection purposes. The national population frame for the Local 
ATCS contains each of the treatment courts across the country (N=4,172) 
with one respondent from each court, and the tribal courts across the 
country constitute the population frame for the Tribal ATCS (N=117) 
with one respondent from each court. All state/territory court 
coordinators (N=54) comprise the population frame for the State 
Coordinator ATCS. Estimated amounts of time to complete the surveys in 
the ATCS Series are 20 minutes for the State Coordinator ATCS, 35 
minutes for the Local ATCs, and 35 for the Tribal ATCS.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Using the maximum response rate of 100%, the total 
annual hours for the ATCS Series is approximately 2,502 hours across 
the 4,343 courts in the population frames. Specifically, total 
completion time of the State Coordinator ATCS is an estimated 18 hours 
(20 minutes for each of the 54 potential respondents); the Local ATCS's 
total completion time is estimated at 2,433.67 hours (35 minutes for 
each of the 4,172 potential courts). The total time to complete the 
Tribal ATCS across the tribal population frame is 68.25 hours (35 
minutes for each of the 117 tribal courts).
    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: February 5, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-01670 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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