Notice2026-07567
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval has Expired: Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)
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Published
April 17, 2026
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ) 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 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20705-20706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07567]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0346]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval has Expired: Census of State and
Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ)
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 June
16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 Elizabeth Davis
(email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51333b222123307f323e3c3c343f2522113e3b217f2422353e3b7f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc9c1d8dbd9ca85c8c4c6c6cec5dfd8ebc4c1db85ded8cfc4c185ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-307-0765), Bureau
of Justice Statistics, 999 North Capital Street NE, Washington, DC
20531.
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 using appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Abstract: BJS has conducted the CSLLEA regularly since 1992. The
2026 CSLLEA will be the ninth administration. Historically, the CSLLEA
generates an enumeration of all publicly funded state, county, and
local law enforcement agencies operating in the United States. The 2026
CSLLEA will also include campus law enforcement agencies serving
private institutions. The CSLLEA will provide complete personnel counts
and an overview of the functions performed for approximately 22,000 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
2026 CSLLEA will serve as the sampling frame for future law enforcement
surveys administered by BJS.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2026 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 the obligation to respond: Respondents will include all state,
county, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the United States
that are (1) publicly funded general purpose law enforcement agencies
employing at least the equivalent of one full-time sworn officer with
general arrest powers or (2) publicly or privately funded campus law
enforcement agencies employing at least the equivalent of 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.
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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: Approximately
22,000 agencies will be invited to participate, spending an average of
32 minutes each to complete form CJ-38, including time to research or
find information not readily available. In addition, an estimated
11,000 respondents will be contacted for data quality follow-up at 10
minutes per respondent.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total burden hours for this collection is
13,566.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $521,000.
Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual Time per Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses response burden (hours)
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Survey........................ 22,000 1 22,000 32 min (0.53 11,733
hrs.).
Data Quality Follow-Up........ 11,000 1 11,000 10 min (0.17 1,833
hrs.).
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Unduplicated Totals....... 22,000 .............. 22,000 ................ 13,566
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If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: April 15, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-07567 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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