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Notice2026-16117

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Title-Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)

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Published
August 7, 2026

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Justice Department

Abstract

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51181-51182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16117]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0366]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Title--Census of 
Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 30 days until 
September 8, 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: Steven W. Perry 
(email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3919980838192dd909c9e9e969d8780b39c9983dd8680979c99dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c5e564f4c4e5d125f5351515952484f7c53564c12494f585356125b534a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-307-0765), Bureau 
of Justice Statistics, 999 North Capital Street NE, Washington, DC 
20531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on June 4, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period. BJS 
received one comment that will be addressed in the supporting 
statement. 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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.
    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1121-0366. This information collection request 
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB. Please provide a copy of your comments to Steven W. Perry, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76141c050604175815191b1b1318020536191c0658030512191c58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c3cbd2d1d3c08fc2ceccccc4cfd5d2e1cecbd18fd4d2c5cecb8fc6ced7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (202) 307-0765, and reference OMB # 
1121-0366 in the subject line of your comments.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

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: 2025 Census of Tribal Law 
Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is 
CTLEA-25. 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: Affected Public: Affected public are tribal 
law enforcement agencies. The 2025 CTLEA is revised from the 2018 
CTLEA. BJS plans to field the 2025 CTLEA from September through 
December 2026. Respondents will be the staff at tribal law enforcement 
agencies. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    5. Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has previously 
conducted the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement (CTLEA) through a survey 
that collects data on the staffing, functions, workloads, training, and 
operations of tribal law enforcement agencies serving tribal lands. 
2025 CTLEA will be the second administration of this collection. It 
will provide insight into emerging issues and challenges facing tribal 
law enforcement agencies since it was last conducted in 2018 and 
establish a time series of the data collection. BJS uses the 
information gathered in the CTLEA in published reports and statistics. 
The reports will be made available to the U.S. Congress, Executive 
Office of the President, tribal nations and justice agencies, 
practitioners, researchers, students, the media, others interested in 
criminal justice statistics, and the public via the BJS website.
    6. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    7. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: A projected 303 
respondents from tribal law enforcement agencies.
    8. Estimated Time per Respondent: A projected 303 respondents from 
tribal law enforcement agencies will take an average of 30 minutes (0.5 
hours) each to complete the web form CTLEA. The time to review the 
invitation materials is 5 minutes and to complete the Question Guide is 
estimated to be 15 minutes to research or find information not readily 
available. In addition, an estimated 30 respondents will be contacted 
for data quality follow-up at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per respondent.
    9. Frequency: Each respondent will complete the CTLEA-25 once.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total estimated burden 
hours for this collection is 260 hours.
    11. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: BJS estimates the total annual cost burden 
to the respondents based on the mean hourly rate for police officer 
($38.16) for 260 burden hours is $ 9,921.60.

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                                               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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CTLEA Invitation Materials...             303               1             303  5 min...........  25.25 hrs.
CTLEA Question Guide.........             303               1             303  15 min..........  75.75 hrs.
CTLEA Web Survey.............             303               1             303  30 min..........  151.50 hrs.
Data Quality Follow-Up.......              30               1              30  15 min..........  7.50
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    Unduplicated Totals......             939  ..............  ..............  ................  260 hrs.
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    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, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 5, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-16117 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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