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(4) 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:

(1) Type of information collection:

New Collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

2000 Census of State and Local Law

Enforcement Agencies.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

The form number is CJ–38L and CJ–38S,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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, State, or local

government.

Other: None.

42 U.S.C. 3711, et seq. authorizes the

Department of Justice to collect and

analyze statistical information

concerning crime, juvenile delinquency,

and the operation of the criminal justice

system and related aspects of the civil

justice system and to support the

development of information and

statistical systems at the Federal, State,

and local levels.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: It is estimated that 20

respondents will complete a 3-hour

nomination form.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 19,000 respondents at 44

minutes per response. This includes 2

hours per response for 3,000

respondents to Form CJ–38L and 30

minutes per response for 16,000

respondents to Form CJ–38S.

If additional information is required

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202)

514–1534.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; (New Collection); Survey

of Youth in Residential Placement.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on September 1, 1999, allowing

for a 60-day public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comment until February 22, 2000. This

process is conducted in accordance with

5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)

395–7285. Comments may also be

submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202)

514–1590.

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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:

(1) Type of information collection:

New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Survey of Youth in Residential

Placement.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

None; Office of Justice Programs, Office

of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: Juveniles in residential

juvenile justice facilities

Other: Juvenile Justice Facilities

42 U.S.C. 5653 authorizes the Office

of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention to collect information on all

aspects of the juvenile justice system

and juvenile offenders. This survey will

collect some information from juvenile

justice facilities and will survey

juveniles resident in these facilities. The

survey will take at most 1 hour to

complete and cover the juvenile’s

background, needs, and services

received.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: 40 facilities in 2000 and

280 facilities in 2002 at 1 hour for each

facility; 1600 juveniles in 2000 and

10,500 in 2002 at 0.75 hours per

juvenile.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 9,395 hours including

facility and juvenile responses.

If additional information is required

contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 850,

Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile

at (202) 514–1534.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00—1254 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

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