[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-737]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; State Juvenile 
Corrections Organization Survey.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.

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    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments until February 12, 1997. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 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, 20503. 
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 850, 1001 G 
Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534. Written comments and 
suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or 
more of the following points:
    (1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: New collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: State Juvenile Corrections 
Organization Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: None. Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice 
Programs, Untied States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: State juvenile corrections agencies. 
Other: None. This collection will gather specific information on the 
various State statutes and policies that affect the juvenile custody 
rates and juvenile custody populations of each state. This information 
will aid in the analysis of juvenile corrections data.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 51 respondents 
at an average 6 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 306 burden hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: January 8, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-737 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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