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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; New 

Collection: State and Local Justice 

Agencies Serving Tribal Lands 

(SLJASTL): Survey of State and Local 

Law Enforcement Agencies in PL 280 

States Serving Tribal Lands 

(SSLLEASTL) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

December 12, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional 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 

Suzanne Strong, Statistician, 

Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 

(email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; 

telephone: 202–616–3666). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

—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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; 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: 

New collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

State and Local Justice Agencies Serving 

PL–280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey 

of State and Local Law Enforcement 

Agencies Serving PL–280 Tribal Lands 

(SSLLEASTL). 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

No agency form number at this time. 

The applicable component within the 

Department of Justice is the Bureau of 

Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice 

Programs. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Respondents will be general 

purpose state and local law enforcement 

agencies (LEAs) that are responsible for 

policing tribal lands in the sixteen 

Public Law 280 (PL–280) states, 

including state police departments, 

sheriff’s offices, and general purpose 

local law enforcement agencies. The 

respondent universe will be finalized 

after an initial telephone contact to 

determine which agencies are most 

likely to provide services to tribal lands. 

Abstract: Among other responsibilities, 

the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is 

charged with collecting data regarding 

crimes occurring on tribal lands. The 

SLJASTL is the first effort by BJS to 

collect data from state and local justice 

agencies responsible for policing and 

prosecuting crimes that occur on tribal 

lands in PL–280 states. State and local 

law enforcement agencies have 

jurisdiction over specific crimes and 

offenders when crimes occur on tribal 

lands. 

There are no existing data collections 

that describe state and local law 

enforcement agencies’ roles on tribal 

lands. 

This collection involves at least a twostage process. In the first phase, BJS will 

conduct a pilot test to determine if it is 

possible to sample agencies located in 

counties with tribal lands within their 

jurisdictions. BJS will telephone 

agencies in sampled counties to inquire 

about the agency’s provision of services 

and whether the agency is aware of 

other police agencies that provide 

services to tribal lands. There are 267 

counties that include tribal lands as part 

of their jurisdiction. BJS will sample 26 

counties and select one agency within 

the county to ask about the delivery of 

services to tribal lands. There are 515 

counties with no tribal lands in their 

jurisdiction. BJS will first sort the 

counties based on a measure of distance 

from tribal lands from closest to farthest. 

BJS will sample 37 agencies from the 

closest set of counties and 37 agencies 

from the farther set of counties. BJS will 

ask the selected agencies within those 

counties about their delivery of services 

to tribal lands. 

BJS also needs to determine whether 

county agencies in Alaska provide 

services to Alaskan Native Villages, or if 

only the state police and village public 

safety officers (VPSO) provide services. 

There are 19 boroughs in Alaska, and at 

least 7 boroughs will be sampled in the 

first phase and the police agency for the 

borough will be asked about the 

provision of services to Alaska Native 

Villages. BJS will telephone 

approximately 107 agencies to 

determine if agencies in PL–280 states 

provide services, or if there is some 

specialization, particularly among city 

and county agencies, or agencies located 

closer to tribal lands. BJS will also 

cognitively test the revised survey with 

10 agencies, including at least one state 

police agency, one Alaska VPSO agency, 

four county agencies, and four city 

agencies. 

In the second phase, BJS will refine 

the sampling frame and will conduct the 

main survey effort. The SSLLEASTL 

survey is designed to collect 

information that will help fill the gaps 

in our understanding of the nature of 

crime on tribal lands. There are two 

survey instruments: One for Alaska and 

one for the remaining fifteen PL–280 

states. The data collection instruments 

capture administrative, operational and 

caseload data from respondents. 

Information requested includes staffing 

of state and local law enforcement 

agencies; types of agreements state and 

local law enforcement agencies have 

with tribal governments; types of patrol 

services, traffic services, and detention 

services provided to tribal lands; 

information sharing between state and 

local law enforcement and tribal 

governments; training provided by state 

and local law enforcement to tribal law 

enforcement (including crossdeputization agreements); training 

received by state and local law 

enforcement agencies on tribal 

jurisdiction, tribal law and tribal 

culture; and the number and types of 

incidents policed by state and local law 

enforcement agencies. This survey is the 

first to describe the role that state and 

local law enforcement play in policing 

crime on tribal lands in PL–280 states. 


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(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: BJS expects to cognitively test 

the survey with about 10 agencies with 

an estimated burden of 60 minutes and 

to contact approximately 107 agencies 

by telephone to ask whether they 

provide services to tribal lands. We 

estimate the telephoned pilot test 

respondent burden to be about 10 

minutes per respondent. After the pilot 

test, BJS will determine the total 

number of agencies that will be 

contacted in the full survey effort. For 

the full survey, BJS estimates a 

maximum of 1,300 agencies with a 

respondent burden of about 30 minutes 

per agency, including follow-up time. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total respondent burden 

for the cognitive test is 10 burden hours. 

The total respondent burden for the 

telephone pilot test is approximately 18 

burden hours. The maximum expected 

respondent burden for the full survey 

effort is approximately 585 burden 

hours. Total burden for this effort is 

approximately 613 burden hours. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Melody Braswell, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; New 

Collection: State and Local Justice 

Agencies Serving Tribal Lands 

(SLJASTL): Survey of Prosecutor 

Offices in PL–280 States Serving Tribal 

Lands (SSLPOSTL) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

December 12, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional 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 

Suzanne Strong, Statistician, 

Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, 

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 

(email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; 

telephone: 202–616–3666). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

—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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; 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: 

New collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

State and Local Justice Agencies Serving 

Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State 

and Local Prosecutor Offices in PL–280 

States Serving Tribal Lands 

(SSLPOSTL). 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

No agency form number at this time. 

The applicable component within the 

Department of Justice is the Bureau of 

Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice 

Programs. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Respondents will be state and 

local prosecutor offices located in the 

sixteen Public Law 280 (PL–280) states. 

The respondent universe will be 

finalized after an initial telephone 

contact to determine which offices are 

most likely to provide services to tribal 

lands. Abstract: Among other 

responsibilities, the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics is charged with collecting data 

regarding crimes occurring on tribal 

lands. The SLJASTL is the first effort by 

BJS to collect data from state and local 

justice agencies responsible for policing 

and prosecuting crimes that occur on 

tribal lands in PL–280 states. State and 

local prosecutors have jurisdiction over 

specific crimes and offenders when the 

crime occurs on tribal lands. There are 

no existing data collections that 

describe state and local prosecutors’ role 

in prosecuting crime occurring on tribal 

lands. 

This collection involves a two-stage 

process. In the first phase, BJS will 

conduct a pilot test to determine 

whether prosecutor offices located 

closer to tribal lands are responsible for 

providing services, or if all prosecutor 

offices within the state share equal 

responsibility for prosecuting crime 

occurring on tribal lands. There are 267 

counties that include tribal lands within 

their jurisdiction. BJS will not need to 

sample these offices as there is one 

prosecutor office per county and the 

sample size would likely be a full 

census of all 267 offices. There are 515 

counties with no tribal lands in their 

jurisdiction. BJS will sample 50 

prosecutor offices from the 515 counties 

located in the counties with no tribal 

lands to determine whether these offices 

provide any services to tribal lands. BJS 

will also cognitively test the revised 

survey with 10 offices with tribal lands 

within their jurisdiction. 

In the second phase, BJS will refine 

the sampling frame and conduct the full 

survey. The SSLPOSTL will collect 

information that will help fill the gaps 

in our understanding of the nature of 

crime on tribal lands. There are two 

survey instruments: One for Alaska and 

one for the remaining fifteen PL–280 

states. The data collection instruments 

are designed to capture administrative, 

operational and caseload data from 

prosecutor offices that investigate and 

prosecute crimes that occur on tribal 

lands in PL–280 states. The information 

collected includes the staffing of 

prosecutor offices; types of agreements 

prosecutor offices have with tribal 

governments; whether prosecutors try 


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