83 FR 38325 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (SSAGO): Human Trafficking

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38325-38326]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16581]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General 
Offices (SSAGO): Human Trafficking

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 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 
October 5, 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 
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, Prosecution and Judicial Statistics Unit, 
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: Survey of State Attorneys 
General Offices (SSAGO)--Human Trafficking.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: SSAGO-2. The applicable 
component

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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 state attorneys general 
or deputy attorneys within the state and territory attorneys general 
offices who work on human trafficking matters. Abstract: Among other 
responsibilities, the Bureau of Justice Statistics is charged with 
collecting data regarding the prosecution of crimes by state and 
federal offices. This survey will be directed towards state and 
territory attorneys general offices regarding their jurisdiction over 
civil and criminal human trafficking matters. This is BJS's second 
survey of state attorney general offices, but the first survey from the 
Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (SSAGO) program. The survey 
collects data on the staffing of state attorneys general offices, 
including the total number of deputy attorneys general and access to 
support staff. The survey also collects information on the types and 
numbers of human trafficking matters referred to the state attorneys 
general offices, the sources of the referrals of human trafficking 
matters, the estimates of labor and sex trafficking cases, the types of 
victims in labor and sex trafficking cases, the types of offenders of 
labor and sex trafficking cases, the manner in which criminal and civil 
human trafficking cases were closed in court, and state attorneys 
general offices' participation in state and federal human trafficking 
task forces.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An agency-level 
survey will be sent to approximately 56 state and territory attorneys 
general offices. The expected burden placed on these respondents is 
about 25 minutes per respondent, with an additional 5 minutes to locate 
any additional persons within the office necessary to complete the 
survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 28 
burden hours for the 56 respondents.
    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: July 30, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-16581 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am]
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