Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection: Census of Public Defender Offices, 73448-73449 [2024-20378]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 73448 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 / Notices State of New Jersey, including New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (‘‘NJDEP’’), the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund (collectively, the ‘‘State Plaintiffs’’); and the following parties: NL Industries, Inc., Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Atlantic Battery Co., Inc., Atlantic Richfield Co., Bixon Liquidation Corp., C&D Technologies, Inc., Clarios, LLC, Crown Battery Manufacturing Co., East Penn Manufacturing Co., EnerSys Delaware, Inc., E. 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Under the Proposed Consent Decree $151.1 million will be paid to the United States and State Plaintiffs by Defendants, as well as settling federal and state agencies. From the $151.1 million, EPA will receive $132.3 million as reimbursement for past costs and to pay for the remaining cleanup work at the Site, and $18.7 million will go towards restoration of natural resource damages and assessment costs by Federal Trustees, NOAA and DOI, and State Trustee, NJDEP. In exchange, Defendants and settling federal and state agencies will receive contribution protection and covenants not to sue under Sections 106, 107(a) and 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607(a) and 9613 (‘‘CERCLA’’), the Spill Compensation and Control Act (the ‘‘Spill Act’’), N.J.S.A. 58:10–23.11 through –23.24, the Water Pollution Control Act (the ‘‘WPCA’’), N.J.S.A. 58:10A–1 through –20, and the Solid VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Sep 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E– 1 through –227, for the Site. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States, et al. v. NL Industries, Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 3:24–cv– 8946, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–10954 and NL Industries, Inc. et al., v. Old Bridge Township, et al., Civil Action No. 13– cv–3493 MAS (D. New Jersey), D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–6–19872. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ......... NJDEP, in accordance with N.J.S.A 58:10–23.11e2 of the Spill Act will also publish notice of the proposed Consent Decree in the New Jersey Register and on NJDEP’s website for a period of 60 days. Comments that are submitted to the Department will be shared with the State for consideration and will not need to be resubmitted. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require assistance accessing the proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments. Eric D. Albert, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2024–20336 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121–0095] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection: Census of Public Defender Offices Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 60-Day notice. The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 November 12, 2024. 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 Ryan Kling, Statistician, Judicial Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: Ryan.Kling@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202– 704–0076). 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. SUMMARY: Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO). 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 / Notices Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): The instrument is CPDO–1. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Judicial Statistics Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be leaders of public defender offices. The Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO, OMB Number 1121–0095) is the only national data collection identifying and surveying all public defender offices in the U.S. and Territories since the first iteration of CPDO in 2007 (originally titled Survey of Public Defender Offices 2007). In 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics conducted the National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (OMB Number 1121–0095), expanding its scope to include not only public defender offices but also assigned counsel and contract attorneys. For purposes of this project, public defender offices are eligible for inclusion if they are publicly funded, have a physical address, at least one W–2 earning attorney, and provide direct public defense representation for adults and/or juveniles who are accused of a crime or delinquency or accused in a trial court of violating conditions of a sentence. After locating all public defender offices in the U.S. within the defined scope, the 2023 CPDO will gather important metrics on public defender office operations from office leaders. Developed in consultation with public defense leaders, the survey includes sections addressing general office operations including expenditures and funding streams, staffing, caseloads, eligibility standards, and office resources. The 2023 instrument is a combination of questions from the 2007 iteration and new or updated questions reflecting emerging issues in the field of public defense. Retaining historical questions will allow for trend analysis while the newer questions will provide informative data useful for practitioners, researchers and policymakers. Some examples of information provided by the CPDO include: • Caseloads and case types • Staff sizes and roles • Staff attrition • Staff salary ranges • Demographics of chief public defender and staff attorneys Number of public defender offices Out of scope public defender offices .............. In scope public defender offices ..................... Total ......................................................... 7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: No costs other than the cost of the hour burden exist for this data collection. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: September 5, 2024. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–20378 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Sep 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 120 1,880 2,000 Time per survey Total time (in minutes) 5 60 ........................ 600 112,800 ........................ NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings Each Wednesday of every month through Fiscal Year 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Changes in date and time will be posted at www.nlrb.gov. PLACE: Meetings will be held via videoconferencing technology. If Board meetings resume in person, the Board will meet in the Board Agenda Room, No. 5065, 1015 Half St., SE, Washington DC. Any in-person meetings will be noted at www.nlrb.gov. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to § 102.139(a) of the Board’s Rules and Regulations, the Board or a panel thereof will consider ‘‘the issuance of a subpoena, the Board’s participation in a TIME AND DATE: PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73449 • Initial public defender appointment and contact practices • Case management system capacity BJS will use the information gathered in CPDO 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 criminal justice statistics, and the general public via the BJS website. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS will send the survey to approximately 2,000 public defender offices (in 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. Territories). The obligation to respond is voluntary. The expected burden placed on each respondent is about 1 hour. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total respondent burden is about 1,890 hours. BJS estimates approximately 6% (120) of offices receiving the survey will screen out of the survey due to ineligibility. The burden for out-of-scope entities will be less than 5 minutes. Total burden hours 10 hours (600 mins/60 mins). 1,880 hours (112,800 mins/60 mins). 1,890 hours. civil action or proceeding or an arbitration, or the initiation, conduct, or disposition . . . of particular representation or unfair labor practice proceedings under section 8, 9, or 10 of the [National Labor Relations] Act, or any court proceedings collateral or ancillary thereto.’’ See also 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne L. Rothschild, Executive Secretary, 1015 Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20570. Telephone: (202) 273–1940. Dated: September 6, 2024. Roxanne L. Rothschild, Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board. [FR Doc. 2024–20572 Filed 9–6–24; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7545–01–P E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0095]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection: Census of Public Defender Offices

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 
November 12, 2024.

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 
Ryan Kling, Statistician, Judicial Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-704-0076).

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: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Public Defender 
Offices (CPDO).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the

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Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): The instrument is 
CPDO-1. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Judicial Statistics Unit), in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be leaders of public 
defender offices. The Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO, OMB 
Number 1121-0095) is the only national data collection identifying and 
surveying all public defender offices in the U.S. and Territories since 
the first iteration of CPDO in 2007 (originally titled Survey of Public 
Defender Offices 2007). In 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics 
conducted the National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (OMB Number 
1121-0095), expanding its scope to include not only public defender 
offices but also assigned counsel and contract attorneys. For purposes 
of this project, public defender offices are eligible for inclusion if 
they are publicly funded, have a physical address, at least one W-2 
earning attorney, and provide direct public defense representation for 
adults and/or juveniles who are accused of a crime or delinquency or 
accused in a trial court of violating conditions of a sentence.
    After locating all public defender offices in the U.S. within the 
defined scope, the 2023 CPDO will gather important metrics on public 
defender office operations from office leaders. Developed in 
consultation with public defense leaders, the survey includes sections 
addressing general office operations including expenditures and funding 
streams, staffing, caseloads, eligibility standards, and office 
resources.
    The 2023 instrument is a combination of questions from the 2007 
iteration and new or updated questions reflecting emerging issues in 
the field of public defense. Retaining historical questions will allow 
for trend analysis while the newer questions will provide informative 
data useful for practitioners, researchers and policymakers. Some 
examples of information provided by the CPDO include:

 Caseloads and case types
 Staff sizes and roles
 Staff attrition
 Staff salary ranges
 Demographics of chief public defender and staff attorneys
 Initial public defender appointment and contact practices
 Case management system capacity

    BJS will use the information gathered in CPDO 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 criminal justice 
statistics, and the general public via the BJS website.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS will send the 
survey to approximately 2,000 public defender offices (in 50 states, 
the District of Columbia and five U.S. Territories). The obligation to 
respond is voluntary. The expected burden placed on each respondent is 
about 1 hour.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is about 1,890 hours. 
BJS estimates approximately 6% (120) of offices receiving the survey 
will screen out of the survey due to ineligibility. The burden for out-
of-scope entities will be less than 5 minutes.

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                                           Number of
                                            public         Time per     Total time (in
                                           defender         survey         minutes)        Total burden hours
                                            offices
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Out of scope public defender offices..             120               5             600  10 hours (600 mins/60
                                                                                         mins).
In scope public defender offices......           1,880              60         112,800  1,880 hours (112,800
                                                                                         mins/60 mins).
    Total.............................           2,000  ..............  ..............  1,890 hours.
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    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: No costs other than the cost of the hour 
burden exist for this data collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 5, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-20378 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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