[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76013-76014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27721]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Census of 
Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
has submitted 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. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until February 18, 2005. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have 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: Matthew J. Hickman, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 810 
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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 will have practical utility;
    --Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 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 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Medical Examiner and 
Coroner Offices.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ME/C-1. Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, County, and Local government. 
Other: None. Under Title 42 U.S.C,. Section 3732 (Attachment 1), the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is authorized to collect and analyze 
statistical information regarding the operation of the criminal justice 
system at the Federal, state, and local levels. Medico-legal death 
investigation systems are an essential component of the larger criminal 
justice system. The Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices 
(CMECO) is a new BJS data collection that will provide a national 
picture of medico-legal death investigation systems, including 
personnel, expenditures, functions, workload, and resource needs.
    (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 3,200 respondents will each complete a 1-hour data collection 
form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 3,200 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 14, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-27721 Filed 12-17-04; 8:45 am]
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