Notice2026-06118
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of Prosecutor Offices
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Published
March 30, 2026
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Justice Department
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 91, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15638-15639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06118]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0149]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Census of
Prosecutor Offices
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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
May 29, 2026.
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
George Browne, Statistician, Judicial Statistics Unit, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 999 N Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef8d859c9f9d8ec18c8082828a819b9caf80859fc19a9c8b8085c1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50323a232022317e333f3d3d353e2423103f3a207e2523343f3a7e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-307-0765.
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: Census
of Prosecutor Offices.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 2025 Census of Prosecutor
Offices (CPO).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number(s): The
instrument is CPO-25. The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Judicial Statistics Unit),
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 leaders of prosecutor
offices and delegated staff. The Census of Prosecutor Offices (CPO, OMB
Number 1121-0149) is the only national data collection identifying and
surveying all prosecutor offices in the U.S. BJS has collected data
from state court prosecutors through a survey or census since 1990. For
the purposes of this project, prosecutor offices are eligible for
inclusion if they handle felony cases in courts of general jurisdiction
in the 50 states and District of Columbia. The last census was
conducted in 2007, and the last survey was conducted in 2020.
After locating all state prosecutor offices in the U.S., the CPO-25
will gather important metrics on these offices. Developed in
consultation with chief prosecutors, the survey includes sections
addressing staffing, office expenditures, and caseloads.
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The 2025 instrument is a combination of questions from the 2007
census, the 2020 National Survey of Prosecutors, and new or updated
questions. Retaining historical questions will allow for trend analysis
while the newer questions will provide informative data useful for
practitioners, researchers and policymakers. Some examples of
information that will be provided by the 2025 CPO include:
<bullet> Staff sizes and roles
<bullet> Demographics of chief prosecutor and staff attorneys
<bullet> Caseloads
<bullet> Expenditures
<bullet> Use of case management systems
BJS will use the information gathered in CPO in published reports
and statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S.
Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners,
researchers, students, the media, others interested in criminal justice
statistics, and the general public via the BJS website.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS will send the
survey to 2,349 prosecutor offices in 50 states and the District of
Columbia. The obligation to respond is voluntary. The expected burden
placed on each respondent is about 45 minutes. This includes 15 minutes
to review initial outreach and participate in data quality follow up,
as well as 30 minutes to complete the survey.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden is about 1,762 hours
for all offices included in the census.
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Monetized
Total annual Participation Total burden value of
responses time (min) (hours) Hourly rate * respondent
time
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Data collection................. 2,349 30 1,175 $63.60 $74,730
Outreach and data quality follow- 2,349 15 587 63.60 37,333
up.............................
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Total....................... 2,349 45 1,762 .............. 112,063
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7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: No costs other than the cost of the hour
burden exist for this data collection.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 26, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-06118 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]
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