82 FR 47767 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies in PL 280 States Serving Tribal Lands (SSLLEASTL)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 47767-47768 | |
| FR Document | 2017-22166 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47767-47768] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22166] [[Page 47767]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121-NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies in PL 280 States Serving Tribal Lands (SSLLEASTL) AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 days until December 12, 2017. 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 Suzanne Strong, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666). 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: New collection. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies Serving PL-280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Serving PL-280 Tribal Lands (SSLLEASTL). (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: No agency form number at this time. 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 and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) that are responsible for policing tribal lands in the sixteen Public Law 280 (PL-280) states, including state police departments, sheriff's offices, and general purpose local law enforcement agencies. The respondent universe will be finalized after an initial telephone contact to determine which agencies are most likely to provide services to tribal lands. Abstract: Among other responsibilities, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is charged with collecting data regarding crimes occurring on tribal lands. The SLJASTL is the first effort by BJS to collect data from state and local justice agencies responsible for policing and prosecuting crimes that occur on tribal lands in PL-280 states. State and local law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction over specific crimes and offenders when crimes occur on tribal lands. There are no existing data collections that describe state and local law enforcement agencies' roles on tribal lands. This collection involves at least a two-stage process. In the first phase, BJS will conduct a pilot test to determine if it is possible to sample agencies located in counties with tribal lands within their jurisdictions. BJS will telephone agencies in sampled counties to inquire about the agency's provision of services and whether the agency is aware of other police agencies that provide services to tribal lands. There are 267 counties that include tribal lands as part of their jurisdiction. BJS will sample 26 counties and select one agency within the county to ask about the delivery of services to tribal lands. There are 515 counties with no tribal lands in their jurisdiction. BJS will first sort the counties based on a measure of distance from tribal lands from closest to farthest. BJS will sample 37 agencies from the closest set of counties and 37 agencies from the farther set of counties. BJS will ask the selected agencies within those counties about their delivery of services to tribal lands. BJS also needs to determine whether county agencies in Alaska provide services to Alaskan Native Villages, or if only the state police and village public safety officers (VPSO) provide services. There are 19 boroughs in Alaska, and at least 7 boroughs will be sampled in the first phase and the police agency for the borough will be asked about the provision of services to Alaska Native Villages. BJS will telephone approximately 107 agencies to determine if agencies in PL-280 states provide services, or if there is some specialization, particularly among city and county agencies, or agencies located closer to tribal lands. BJS will also cognitively test the revised survey with 10 agencies, including at least one state police agency, one Alaska VPSO agency, four county agencies, and four city agencies. In the second phase, BJS will refine the sampling frame and will conduct the main survey effort. The SSLLEASTL survey is designed to collect information that will help fill the gaps in our understanding of the nature of crime on tribal lands. There are two survey instruments: One for Alaska and one for the remaining fifteen PL-280 states. The data collection instruments capture administrative, operational and caseload data from respondents. Information requested includes staffing of state and local law enforcement agencies; types of agreements state and local law enforcement agencies have with tribal governments; types of patrol services, traffic services, and detention services provided to tribal lands; information sharing between state and local law enforcement and tribal governments; training provided by state and local law enforcement to tribal law enforcement (including cross-deputization agreements); training received by state and local law enforcement agencies on tribal jurisdiction, tribal law and tribal culture; and the number and types of incidents policed by state and local law enforcement agencies. This survey is the first to describe the role that state and local law enforcement play in policing crime on tribal lands in PL-280 states. [[Page 47768]] (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: BJS expects to cognitively test the survey with about 10 agencies with an estimated burden of 60 minutes and to contact approximately 107 agencies by telephone to ask whether they provide services to tribal lands. We estimate the telephoned pilot test respondent burden to be about 10 minutes per respondent. After the pilot test, BJS will determine the total number of agencies that will be contacted in the full survey effort. For the full survey, BJS estimates a maximum of 1,300 agencies with a respondent burden of about 30 minutes per agency, including follow-up time. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total respondent burden for the cognitive test is 10 burden hours. The total respondent burden for the telephone pilot test is approximately 18 burden hours. The maximum expected respondent burden for the full survey effort is approximately 585 burden hours. Total burden for this effort is approximately 613 burden hours. 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 10, 2017. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2017-22166 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE mechanical, or other technological the county to ask about the delivery of
collection techniques or other forms services to tribal lands. There are 515
[OMB Number 1121–NEW]
of information technology, e.g., counties with no tribal lands in their
Agency Information Collection permitting electronic submission of jurisdiction. BJS will first sort the
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses. counties based on a measure of distance
eComments Requested; New Overview of This Information from tribal lands from closest to farthest.
Collection: State and Local Justice Collection BJS will sample 37 agencies from the
Agencies Serving Tribal Lands closest set of counties and 37 agencies
(1) Type of Information Collection: from the farther set of counties. BJS will
(SLJASTL): Survey of State and Local New collection.
Law Enforcement Agencies in PL 280 ask the selected agencies within those
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: counties about their delivery of services
States Serving Tribal Lands State and Local Justice Agencies Serving
(SSLLEASTL) to tribal lands.
PL–280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey
BJS also needs to determine whether
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, of State and Local Law Enforcement
county agencies in Alaska provide
Department of Justice. Agencies Serving PL–280 Tribal Lands
services to Alaskan Native Villages, or if
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
(SSLLEASTL).
(3) The agency form number, if any, only the state police and village public
and the applicable component of the safety officers (VPSO) provide services.
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice There are 19 boroughs in Alaska, and at
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Department sponsoring the collection:
No agency form number at this time. least 7 boroughs will be sampled in the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be first phase and the police agency for the
submitting the following information The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of borough will be asked about the
collection request to the Office of provision of services to Alaska Native
Management and Budget (OMB) for Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
Programs. Villages. BJS will telephone
review and approval in accordance with approximately 107 agencies to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. (4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief determine if agencies in PL–280 states
DATES: Comments are encouraged and provide services, or if there is some
abstract: Respondents will be general
will be accepted for 60 days until specialization, particularly among city
purpose state and local law enforcement
December 12, 2017. and county agencies, or agencies located
agencies (LEAs) that are responsible for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If policing tribal lands in the sixteen closer to tribal lands. BJS will also
you have additional comments Public Law 280 (PL–280) states, cognitively test the revised survey with
especially on the estimated public including state police departments, 10 agencies, including at least one state
burden or associated response time, sheriff’s offices, and general purpose police agency, one Alaska VPSO agency,
suggestions, or need a copy of the local law enforcement agencies. The four county agencies, and four city
proposed information collection respondent universe will be finalized agencies.
instrument with instructions or after an initial telephone contact to In the second phase, BJS will refine
additional information, please contact determine which agencies are most the sampling frame and will conduct the
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, likely to provide services to tribal lands. main survey effort. The SSLLEASTL
Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, Abstract: Among other responsibilities, survey is designed to collect
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is information that will help fill the gaps
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 charged with collecting data regarding in our understanding of the nature of
(email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; crimes occurring on tribal lands. The crime on tribal lands. There are two
telephone: 202–616–3666). SLJASTL is the first effort by BJS to survey instruments: One for Alaska and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written collect data from state and local justice one for the remaining fifteen PL–280
comments and suggestions from the agencies responsible for policing and states. The data collection instruments
public and affected agencies concerning prosecuting crimes that occur on tribal capture administrative, operational and
the proposed collection of information lands in PL–280 states. State and local caseload data from respondents.
are encouraged. Your comments should law enforcement agencies have Information requested includes staffing
address one or more of the following jurisdiction over specific crimes and of state and local law enforcement
four points: offenders when crimes occur on tribal agencies; types of agreements state and
—Evaluate whether the proposed lands. local law enforcement agencies have
collection of information is necessary There are no existing data collections with tribal governments; types of patrol
for the proper performance of the that describe state and local law services, traffic services, and detention
functions of the Bureau of Justice enforcement agencies’ roles on tribal services provided to tribal lands;
Statistics, including whether the lands. information sharing between state and
information will have practical utility; This collection involves at least a two- local law enforcement and tribal
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s stage process. In the first phase, BJS will governments; training provided by state
estimate of the burden of the conduct a pilot test to determine if it is and local law enforcement to tribal law
proposed collection of information, possible to sample agencies located in enforcement (including cross-
including the validity of the counties with tribal lands within their deputization agreements); training
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methodology and assumptions used; jurisdictions. BJS will telephone received by state and local law
—Evaluate whether and if so how the agencies in sampled counties to inquire enforcement agencies on tribal
quality, utility, and clarity of the about the agency’s provision of services jurisdiction, tribal law and tribal
information to be collected can be and whether the agency is aware of culture; and the number and types of
enhanced; and other police agencies that provide incidents policed by state and local law
—Minimize the burden of the collection services to tribal lands. There are 267 enforcement agencies. This survey is the
of information on those who are to counties that include tribal lands as part first to describe the role that state and
respond, including through the use of of their jurisdiction. BJS will sample 26 local law enforcement play in policing
appropriate automated, electronic, counties and select one agency within crime on tribal lands in PL–280 states.
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(5) An estimate of the total number of review and approval in accordance with Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
respondents and the amount of time the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Programs.
estimated for an average respondent to DATES: Comments are encouraged and (4) Affected public who will be asked
respond: BJS expects to cognitively test will be accepted for 60 days until or required to respond, as well as a brief
the survey with about 10 agencies with December 12, 2017. abstract: Respondents will be state and
an estimated burden of 60 minutes and local prosecutor offices located in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If sixteen Public Law 280 (PL–280) states.
to contact approximately 107 agencies
you have additional comments The respondent universe will be
by telephone to ask whether they
especially on the estimated public finalized after an initial telephone
provide services to tribal lands. We
burden or associated response time, contact to determine which offices are
estimate the telephoned pilot test
suggestions, or need a copy of the most likely to provide services to tribal
respondent burden to be about 10
proposed information collection lands. Abstract: Among other
minutes per respondent. After the pilot
instrument with instructions or responsibilities, the Bureau of Justice
test, BJS will determine the total
additional information, please contact Statistics is charged with collecting data
number of agencies that will be
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, regarding crimes occurring on tribal
contacted in the full survey effort. For
Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, lands. The SLJASTL is the first effort by
the full survey, BJS estimates a
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh BJS to collect data from state and local
maximum of 1,300 agencies with a
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 justice agencies responsible for policing
respondent burden of about 30 minutes
(email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; and prosecuting crimes that occur on
per agency, including follow-up time.
telephone: 202–616–3666). tribal lands in PL–280 states. State and
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written local prosecutors have jurisdiction over
collection: The total respondent burden comments and suggestions from the specific crimes and offenders when the
for the cognitive test is 10 burden hours. public and affected agencies concerning crime occurs on tribal lands. There are
The total respondent burden for the the proposed collection of information no existing data collections that
telephone pilot test is approximately 18 are encouraged. Your comments should describe state and local prosecutors’ role
burden hours. The maximum expected address one or more of the following in prosecuting crime occurring on tribal
respondent burden for the full survey four points: lands.
effort is approximately 585 burden —Evaluate whether the proposed This collection involves a two-stage
hours. Total burden for this effort is collection of information is necessary process. In the first phase, BJS will
approximately 613 burden hours. for the proper performance of the conduct a pilot test to determine
If additional information is required functions of the Bureau of Justice whether prosecutor offices located
contact: Melody Braswell, Department closer to tribal lands are responsible for
Statistics, including whether the
providing services, or if all prosecutor
Clearance Officer, United States information will have practical utility;
offices within the state share equal
Department of Justice, Justice —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
responsibility for prosecuting crime
Management Division, Policy and estimate of the burden of the
occurring on tribal lands. There are 267
Planning Staff, Two Constitution proposed collection of information, counties that include tribal lands within
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, including the validity of the their jurisdiction. BJS will not need to
Washington, DC 20530. methodology and assumptions used; sample these offices as there is one
Dated: October 10, 2017. —Evaluate whether and if so how the prosecutor office per county and the
Melody Braswell, quality, utility, and clarity of the sample size would likely be a full
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
information to be collected can be census of all 267 offices. There are 515
Department of Justice. enhanced; and counties with no tribal lands in their
[FR Doc. 2017–22166 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
—Minimize the burden of the collection jurisdiction. BJS will sample 50
of information on those who are to prosecutor offices from the 515 counties
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
respond, including through the use of located in the counties with no tribal
appropriate automated, electronic, lands to determine whether these offices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE mechanical, or other technological provide any services to tribal lands. BJS
collection techniques or other forms will also cognitively test the revised
[OMB Number 1121–NEW] of information technology, e.g., survey with 10 offices with tribal lands
permitting electronic submission of within their jurisdiction.
Agency Information Collection
responses. In the second phase, BJS will refine
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Overview of This Information the sampling frame and conduct the full
Collection: State and Local Justice Collection survey. The SSLPOSTL will collect
Agencies Serving Tribal Lands information that will help fill the gaps
(1) Type of Information Collection: in our understanding of the nature of
(SLJASTL): Survey of Prosecutor New collection.
Offices in PL–280 States Serving Tribal crime on tribal lands. There are two
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: survey instruments: One for Alaska and
Lands (SSLPOSTL)
State and Local Justice Agencies Serving one for the remaining fifteen PL–280
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey of State states. The data collection instruments
and Local Prosecutor Offices in PL–280
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Department of Justice. are designed to capture administrative,
ACTION: 60-Day notice. States Serving Tribal Lands operational and caseload data from
(SSLPOSTL). prosecutor offices that investigate and
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (3) The agency form number, if any, prosecute crimes that occur on tribal
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, and the applicable component of the lands in PL–280 states. The information
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be Department sponsoring the collection: collected includes the staffing of
submitting the following information No agency form number at this time. prosecutor offices; types of agreements
collection request to the Office of The applicable component within the prosecutor offices have with tribal
Management and Budget (OMB) for Department of Justice is the Bureau of governments; whether prosecutors try
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| 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 Suzanne Strong, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666). | |
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