83 FR 15870 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)

Page Range		15870-15870
FR Document		2018-07524

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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 21, 2017, allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received three requests for the survey instrument, a statement of support for the collection, and a question regarding arrest-related deaths, which are outside of the scope of the PPCS.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0260]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 Police Public 
Contact Survey (PPCS)

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. The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 21, 
2017, allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 
60-day notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received three requests 
for the survey instrument, a statement of support for the collection, 
and a question regarding arrest-related deaths, which are outside of 
the scope of the PPCS.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
May 14, 2018.

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 
Anthony Whyde, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-307-0711).

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 of the Police 
Public Contact Survey, with changes, a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2018 Police Public Contact 
Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is PPCS-1. 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 persons 16 years or older 
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The PPCS will be 
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sample households for a 
six (6) month period. The PPCS is one component of the BJS effort to 
fulfill the mandate set forth by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 to collect, evaluate, and publish data on the 
use of excessive force by law enforcement personnel. The goal of the 
collection is to report national statistics that provide a better 
understanding of the types, frequency, and outcomes of contacts between 
the police and the public, public perceptions of police behavior during 
the contact, and the conditions under which police force may be 
threatened or used. BJS plans to publish this information in reports 
and reference it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state 
officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the 
media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of 
the total number of respondents is 118,714. About 80% of respondents 
(92,597) will have no police contact and will complete the short 
interview with an average burden of three minutes. Among the 20% of 
respondents (26,117) who experienced police contact, the time to ask 
the detailed questions regarding the nature of the contact is estimated 
to take an average of 10 minutes. Respondents will be asked to respond 
to this survey only once during the six month period. The burden 
estimate is based on data from prior administrations of the PPCS.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,983 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    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: April 6, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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requests for a paper copy) payable to the —Evaluate whether the proposed of the President, the U.S. Supreme
United States Treasury. collection of information is necessary Court, state officials, international
for the proper performance of the organizations, researchers, students, the
Thomas Carroll,
functions of the Bureau of Justice media, and others interested in criminal
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Statistics, including whether the justice statistics.
Natural Resources Division. information will have practical utility; (5) An estimate of the total number of
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s respondents and the amount of time
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estimate of the burden of the estimated for an average respondent to
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proposed collection of information, respond: An estimate of the total
including the validity of the number of respondents is 118,714.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE methodology and assumptions used; About 80% of respondents (92,597) will
—Evaluate whether and if so how the have no police contact and will
[OMB Number 1121–0260] quality, utility, and clarity of the complete the short interview with an
information to be collected can be average burden of three minutes. Among
Agency Information Collection enhanced; and the 20% of respondents (26,117) who
Activities: Proposed eCollection —Minimize the burden of the collection experienced police contact, the time to
eComments Requested; of information on those who are to ask the detailed questions regarding the
Reinstatement, With Change, of a respond, including through the use of nature of the contact is estimated to take
Previously Approved Collection for appropriate automated, electronic,
Which Approval Has Expired: 2018 an average of 10 minutes. Respondents
mechanical, or other technological will be asked to respond to this survey
Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS) collection techniques or other forms only once during the six month period.
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, of information technology, e.g., The burden estimate is based on data
Department of Justice. permitting electronic submission of from prior administrations of the PPCS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice. responses. (6) An estimate of the total public
Overview of this information burden (in hours) associated with the
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice collection: There are an estimated 8,983
collection:
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, total burden hours associated with this
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be collection.
Reinstatement of the Police Public
submitting the following information If additional information is required
collection request to the Office of Contact Survey, with changes, a
previously approved collection for contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Management and Budget (OMB) for Clearance Officer, United States
review and approval in accordance with which approval has expired.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Department of Justice, Justice
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
2018 Police Public Contact Survey. Management Division, Policy and
The proposed information collection
(3) The agency form number, if any, Planning Staff, Two Constitution
was previously published in the Federal
and the applicable component of the Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Register on Thursday, December 21,
Department sponsoring the collection: Washington, DC 20530.
2017, allowing a 60-day comment
period. Following publication of the 60- The form number for the questionnaire Dated: April 6, 2018.
day notice, the Bureau of Justice is PPCS–1. The applicable component Melody Braswell,
Statistics received three requests for the within the Department of Justice is the Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
survey instrument, a statement of Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office Department of Justice.
support for the collection, and a of Justice Programs. [FR Doc. 2018–07524 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
question regarding arrest-related deaths, (4) Affected public who will be asked
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which are outside of the scope of the or required to respond, as well as a brief
PPCS. abstract: Respondents will be persons
16 years or older living in households DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DATES: Comments are encouraged and located throughout the United States
will be accepted for 30 days until May sampled for the National Crime Federal Bureau of Prisons
14, 2018. Victimization Survey (NCVS). The PPCS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If will be conducted as a supplement to Record of Decision: Proposed United
you have additional comments the NCVS in all sample households for States Penitentiary and Federal Prison
especially on the estimated public a six (6) month period. The PPCS is one Camp, Letcher County, Kentucky
burden or associated response time, component of the BJS effort to fulfill the
suggestions, or need a copy of the mandate set forth by the Violent Crime I. Introduction
proposed information collection Control and Law Enforcement Act of This document provides a Record of
instrument with instructions or 1994 to collect, evaluate, and publish Decision (ROD) pursuant to the National
additional information, please contact data on the use of excessive force by law Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as
Anthony Whyde, Statistician, Bureau of enforcement personnel. The goal of the amended (NEPA), documenting my
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street collection is to report national statistics decision regarding the proposal by the
NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: that provide a better understanding of United States (U.S.) Department of
Anthony.Whyde@usdoj.gov; telephone: the types, frequency, and outcomes of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
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comments and suggestions from the behavior during the contact, and the Penitentiary (USP) and Federal Prison
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the proposed collection of information may be threatened or used. BJS plans to Kentucky. The ROD describes the
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Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until May 14, 2018.
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 Anthony Whyde, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-307-0711).
FR Citation		83 FR 15870