Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP), 46278 [2021-17656]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17656]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0218]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP)

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, 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 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 30 days until 
September 17, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 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 Benjamin Adams, Social Science 
Analyst, National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-
616-3687).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility;
--Evaluate whether the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
on the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions that were used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including 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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Juveniles in 
Residential Placement.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is CJ-14, 
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government, State, Local or 
Tribal. Other: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other for-
profit. Abstract: The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 
(CJRP), which is administered biennially, collects information from all 
secure and nonsecure residential placement facilities that house 
juvenile offenders, defined as persons younger than age 21 who are held 
in a residential setting as a result of some contact with the justice 
system. This encompasses both status offenses and delinquency offenses, 
and includes youth who are either temporarily detained by the court or 
committed after adjudication for an offense. In addition, the CJRP will 
request information on the facility response to the coronavirus disease 
(COVID-19), including: the number of tests administered and confirmed 
cases among young persons and staff, the use of medical isolation/
quarantine, and the number of young persons vaccinated. The information 
gathered in the national collection will be used in published reports 
and statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S. 
Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, 
researchers, students, the media, others interested in juvenile 
offenders, and the general public via the OJP agency websites.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 2,024 respondents will complete questionnaire in an average of 3 
hours and 17 minutes per respondent.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 6,640 total burden hours 
associated with the collection.
    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: August 12, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-17656 Filed 8-17-21; 8:45 am]
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