Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2022 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)

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July 7, 2022

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40552-40553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14468]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0346]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2022 Census of
State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 an additional
30 days until August 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
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: Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2022 Census of State and Local Law
Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is CJ-
38. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 include all publicly funded
state, county, and local law enforcement agencies in the United States
that employ the equivalent of at least one full-time sworn officer with
general arrest powers. Both general purpose agencies (i.e., any public
agency with sworn officers whose patrol and enforcement
responsibilities are primarily delimited by the boundaries of a
municipal, county, or state government) and special purpose agencies
(e.g., campus law enforcement, transportation, natural resources, etc.)
meeting the above description will be asked to respond.
Abstract: BJS has conducted the CSLLEA regularly since 1992. The
2022 CSLLEA will be the eighth administration. Historically, the CSLLEA
generates an enumeration of all publicly funded state, county, and
local law enforcement agencies operating in the United States. The
CSLLEA provides complete personnel counts and an overview of the
functions performed for approximately 20,000 law enforcement agencies
operating nationally. The survey asks about the level of government
that operates the agency; oversight of any agency sub-components; total
operating budget; full-time and part-time personnel counts for sworn,
limited sworn, and non-sworn employees; sex of full-time sworn, limited
sworn, and non-sworn personnel; race and Hispanic origin of full-time
sworn officers; and the functions the agency performs on a regular or
primary basis. Upon completion, the 2022 CSLLEA will serve as the
sampling frame for future law enforcement surveys administered by BJS.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS estimates a
maximum of 20,000 state, county, and local law enforcement agencies
with a respondent burden of about 32 minutes per agency to complete the
survey form and about 15 minutes per agency of follow-up time. A random
sample of 1,000 agencies will be selected to receive a pre-notification
letter to inform the agency head of the upcoming survey and provide an
opportunity to update the agency's contact information, which is
estimated to add 2 minutes per sampled agency.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 15,700 total burden hours
associated with this information collection.

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If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser,
Assistant Director, 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: July 1, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, U.S. Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-14468 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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