Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 2020 Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Survey
| Published date | 16 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 65873 |
| Record Number | 2020-22452 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Justice Department,Justice Programs Office |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65873-65874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22452]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Justice Programs Office
[OMB Number 1121-0240]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 2020
Law Enforcement Administrative and Management Statistics (LEMAS) Survey
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice Programs Office,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
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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 30 days until
November 16, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations
for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
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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: Revision of a currently
approved collection: The Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS).
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2020 Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics Survey.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the
questionnaire is CJ-44. 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, county and local law
enforcement agencies (LEAs), including local and county police
departments, sheriff's offices, and primary state law enforcement
agencies. Since 1987, BJS has collected information about the
personnel, policies, and practices of law enforcement agencies via the
Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
survey. This core survey, which has been administered every 4 to 6
years, has been used to produce nationally representative estimates on
the demographic characteristics of sworn personnel, hiring practices,
operations, equipment, technology, and agency policies and procedures.
Items were added since the last 30-day notice (Federal Register, Volume
85, Number 102, page 31809, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020) to capture
staffing counts and operating budget for 2019 in addition to 2020.
Policies and procedures pertaining to Coronavirus (COVID-19) have also
been added.
BJS plans to publish this information in reports and reference it
when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of
the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international
organizations, researchers, students, the media, and others interested
in criminal justice statistics.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An agency-level
survey will be sent to approximately 3,500 LEA respondents. The
expected burden placed on these respondents is about 2.5 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,750 total burden hours
associated with this collection.
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 6, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-22452 Filed 10-15-20; 8:45 am]
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