[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 3250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1254]


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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.

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    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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