[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23432-23433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11573]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Assessing 
the Performance of Juvenile DNA System.

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    The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center 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. The proposed information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46, page 10616 on March 11, 2009, 
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until June 18, 2009. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to Louis Tuthill, National Institute 
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 810 7th St., 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Telephone interviews with state 
lab directors and SDIS administrators. Collection of summary statistics 
on juvenile DNA records within CODIS.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Assessing the Performance of 
Juvenile DNA System.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: No form number. National 
Institute of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State Crime Lab Directors in the 35 
states who collect juvenile DNA. Other: State CODIS personnel in those 
35 states.
    The Urban Institute has been funded by the NIJ to examine the 
collection and use of juvenile DNA. We will establish the state-
specific policies and practices through interviews with state lab 
personnel and non-identifiable summary data on the number of juveniles 
included in SDIS and the DNA crime matches attributed to that 
population. This data can then be used to assess the value of juvenile 
DNA records from the practitioner perspective and inform DNA policy 
decisions at the local, state, and federal level.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 
Interviews will occur with one state crime lab director and CODIS 
administrator in each state, for a total of 70 estimated respondents. 
Telephone interviews are expected to take 1 hour each (35 respondents). 
Summary statistic collection is expected to take 3 hours (35 
respondents); 1 hour for discussion with us, 1.5 hours for the actual 
data pull, and .5 hours to format and transmit the summary statistics.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual burden hours to 
complete both interviews and data collection is 140 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Planning and Policy Staff, Justice Management Division, 601 D Street, 
NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 20530.


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    Dated: May 13, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-11573 Filed 5-18-09; 8:45 am]
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