83_FR_53313 83 FR 53110 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; New Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (SSAGO): Human Trafficking

83 FR 53110 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; New Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (SSAGO): Human Trafficking

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 203 (October 19, 2018)

Page Range53110-53111
FR Document2018-22802

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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2018, allowing for a 60 day comment period. Six comments from the public were received during this period and are thoroughly addressed in the supporting statement for this collection. Briefly, three comments stated support for the survey and three comments requested more information but did not provide any follow-up comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53110-53111]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22802]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[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, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2018, 
allowing for a 60 day comment period. Six comments from the public were 
received during this period and are thoroughly addressed in the 
supporting statement for this collection. Briefly, three comments 
stated support for the survey and three comments requested more 
information but did not provide any follow-up comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 day until November 19, 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 M. Strong, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 
Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666). Written comments 
and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
[email protected].

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 agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 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
--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) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of State Attorneys General 
Offices (SSAGO)--Human Trafficking.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is SSAGO-2. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    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. The SSAGO:HT will be 
conducted for a three (3) month period. 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. BJS 
plans to publish this information in reports and reference it when 
responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office

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of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, 
international organizations, researchers, students, the media, and 
others interested in criminal justice statistics.
    (4) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: An 
agency-level survey will be sent to the 56 state and territory 
attorneys general offices. The expected burden placed on these 
respondents is 25 minutes to complete the survey, with an additional 5 
minutes to locate any additional persons necessary to complete the 
survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 28 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, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: October 16, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-22802 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
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53110 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2018 / Notices Department sponsoring the collection: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Evaluate whether the proposed The form number is CJ–52. The collection of information is necessary applicable component within the Office of Justice Programs for the proper performance of the Department of Justice that is sponsoring functions of the agency, including this collection is the Bureau of Justice [OMB Number 1121–NEW] whether the information will have Statistics, Office of Justice Programs. practical utility; (4) Affected public who will be asked Agency Information Collection —Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies or required to respond, as well as a brief Activities; Proposed eCollection; estimate of the burden of the abstract: This information collection is eComments Requested; New proposed collection of information, a census of regional, state, and local law Collection: Survey of State Attorneys including the validity of the enforcement training academies that General Offices (SSAGO): Human methodology and assumptions used; operated a basic training program in Trafficking —Enhance the quality, utility, and 2018. The 2018 survey builds upon the clarity of the information to be previous three iterations of the CLETA AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, collected; and data collection referencing 2013, 2006, Office of Justice Programs, Department —Minimize the burden of the collection and 2002. BJS plans to field the 2018 of Justice. of information on those who are to CLETA from January through August ACTION: 30-Day notice. respond, including through the use of 2019. The information will provide appropriate automated, electronic, SUMMARY: Department of Justice (DOJ), mechanical, or other technological national statistics on staff, recruits/ Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of collection techniques or other forms trainees, curricula, facilities, and Justice Statistics, will be submitting the of information technology, e.g., policies of law enforcement training following information collection request permitting electronic submission of academies. Abstract: The 2018 CLETA will focus to the Office of Management and Budget responses. on the same topics as the 2013 (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Overview of This Information collection: the number and type of law Collection enforcement agencies served by Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed academies, the academies’ accreditation information collection was previously (1) Type of Information Collection: status, oversight responsibilities related published in the Federal Register on New collection. August 6, 2018, allowing for a 60 day (2) Title of the Form/Collection: to field training, reasons for recruits comment period. Six comments from Survey of State Attorneys General failing to complete their training the public were received during this Offices (SSAGO)—Human Trafficking. program, and subject areas covered in (3) Agency form number, if any, and the training program curricula. While period and are thoroughly addressed in the supporting statement for this the applicable component of the there will be no content changes, BJS Department sponsoring the collection: will modify the format and design of collection. Briefly, three comments stated support for the survey and three The form number for the questionnaire several survey items to improve is SSAGO–2. The applicable component measurement and remove questions comments requested more information but did not provide any follow-up within the Department of Justice is the from the 2013 survey that covered Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office topics that may no longer be relevant. comments. of Justice Programs. (5) An estimate of the total number of DATES: Comments are encouraged and Affected public who will be asked or respondents and the amount of time will be accepted for an additional 30 required to respond, as well as a brief estimated for an average respondent to day until November 19, 2018. abstract: Respondents will be state respond: A projected 950 respondents FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If attorneys general or deputy attorneys will take an average of 2 hours each to you have additional comments within the state and territory attorneys complete form CJ–52, including time to especially on the estimated public general offices who work on human research or find information not readily burden or associated response time, trafficking matters. The SSAGO:HT will available. In addition, an estimated 570 suggestions, or need a copy of the be conducted for a three (3) month of the respondents will be contacted for proposed information collection period. The survey collects data on the data quality follow-up by phone at 10 instrument with instructions or staffing of state attorneys general offices, minutes per call. additional information, please contact including the total number of deputy (6) An estimate of the total public Suzanne M. Strong, Statistician, Bureau attorneys general and access to support burden (in hours) associated with the of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street staff. The survey also collects collection: There are an estimated 1,995 NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: information on the types and numbers total burden hours associated with this Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; of human trafficking matters referred to information collection. telephone: 202–616–3666). Written If additional information is required the state attorneys general offices, the comments and/or suggestions can also sources of the referrals of human contact: Melody Braswell, Department be sent to the Office of Management and Clearance Officer, United States trafficking matters, the estimates of Budget, Office of Information and labor and sex trafficking cases, the types Department of Justice, Justice Regulatory Affairs, Attention Management Division, Policy and of victims in labor and sex trafficking Department of Justice Desk Officer, cases, the types of offenders of labor and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, sex trafficking cases, the manner in submissions@omb.eop.gov. which criminal and civil human amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Washington, DC 20530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written trafficking cases were closed in court, Dated: October 16, 2018. comments and suggestions from the and state attorneys general offices’ Melody Braswell, public and affected agencies concerning participation in state and federal human Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. the proposed collection of information trafficking task forces. BJS plans to Department of Justice. are encouraged. Your comments should publish this information in reports and [FR Doc. 2018–22803 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am] address one or more of the following reference it when responding to queries BILLING CODE 4410–18–P four points: from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2018 / Notices 53111 of the President, the U.S. Supreme comments concerning its proposal to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Court, state officials, international obtain approval from the Office of organizations, researchers, students, the Management and Budget (OMB) to I. Background media, and others interested in criminal implement the Leadership in Equal OFCCP administers and enforces the justice statistics. Access and Diversity (LEAD) award. three nondiscrimination and equal (4) An estimate of the total number of OFCCP will be sharing the information employment opportunity laws listed respondents and the amount of time with DOL’s Women’s Bureau for the below. estimated for an average respondent to purpose of partnering with them in respond/reply: An agency-level survey support of the award. A copy of the • Executive Order 11246, as amended will be sent to the 56 state and territory proposed information collection request (E.O. 11246) attorneys general offices. The expected can be obtained by contacting the office • Section 503 of the Rehabilitation burden placed on these respondents is listed below in the FOR FURTHER Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503) 25 minutes to complete the survey, with INFORMATION CONTACT section of this • Vietnam Era Veterans’ an additional 5 minutes to locate any Notice or by accessing it at Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as additional persons necessary to www.regulations.gov. amended (VEVRAA) complete the survey. (6) An estimate of the total public DATES: Written comments must be These authorities prohibit burden (in hours) associated with the submitted to the office listed in the employment discrimination by covered collection: There are an estimated 28 addresses section below on or before federal contractors and subcontractors total burden hours associated with this December 18, 2018. and require that they provide equal collection. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments employment opportunities regardless of If additional information is required by any of the following methods: race, color, religion, sex, sexual contact: Melody Braswell, Department Electronic comments: The federal orientation, gender identity, national Clearance Officer, United States eRulemaking portal at origin, disability, or status as a protected Department of Justice, Justice www.regulations.gov. Follow the veteran. Additionally, federal Management Division, Policy and instructions found on that website for contractors and subcontractors are Planning Staff, Two Constitution submitting comments. prohibited from discriminating against Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: applicants and employees for asking Washington, DC 20530. Addressed to Harvey D. Fort, Acting about, discussing, or sharing Dated: October 16, 2018. Director, Division of Policy and Program information about their pay or the pay Melody Braswell, Development, Office of Federal Contract of their co-workers. E.O. 11246 applies Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution to federal contractors and Department of Justice. Avenue NW, Room C–3325, subcontractors and to federally assisted [FR Doc. 2018–22802 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20210. construction contractors holding a Instructions: Please submit one copy Government contract in excess of BILLING CODE 4410–18–P of your comments by only one method. $10,000, or Government contracts that For faster submission, we encourage have, or can reasonably be expected to commenters to transmit their comment have, an aggregate total value exceeding DEPARTMENT OF LABOR electronically via the $10,000 in a 12-month period. E.O. Office of Federal Contract Compliance www.regulations.gov website. 11246 also applies to government bills Programs Comments that are mailed to the of lading, depositories of federal funds address provided above must be in any amount, and to financial Leadership in Equal Access and postmarked before the close of the institutions that are issuing and paying Diversity Award; New Information comment period. All submissions must agents for U.S. Savings Bonds. Section Collection Requirements; Comment include OFCCP’s name for 503 prohibits employment Request identification. Comments submitted in discrimination against applicants and response to the notice, including any employees because of physical or ACTION: Notice. personal information provided, become mental disability and requires SUMMARY: The Department of Labor a matter of public record and will be affirmative action to ensure that persons (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to posted on www.regulations.gov. are treated without regard to disability. reduce paperwork and respondent Comments will also be summarized Section 503 applies to federal burden, conducts a pre-clearance and/or included in the request for OMB contractors and subcontractors with consultation program to provide the approval of the information collection contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA general public and federal agencies with request. prohibits employment discrimination an opportunity to comment on proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: against protected veterans and requires and/or continuing collections of Harvey D. Fort, Acting Director, affirmative action to ensure that persons information in accordance with the Division of Policy and Program are treated without regard to their status Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Development, Office of Federal Contract as a protected veteran. VEVRAA applies program helps to ensure that requested Compliance Programs, Room C–3325, to federal contractors and data can be provided in the desired 200 Constitution Avenue NW, subcontractors with contracts of format, reporting burden (time and Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: $150,000 or more. This collection will amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 financial resources) is minimized, (202) 693–0103 (voice) or (202) 693– implement the LEAD award that will collection instruments are clearly 1337 (TTY) (these are not toll-free recognize federal contractor and understood, and the impact of collection numbers). Copies of this notice may be subcontractor establishments that have requirements on respondents can be obtained in alternative formats (large developed and successfully properly assessed. Currently, the Office print, braille, audio recording) upon implemented comprehensive equal of Federal Contract Compliance request by calling the numbers listed employment opportunity and Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting above. nondiscrimination programs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 day until November 19, 2018.
ContactIf 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 M. Strong, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: S[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3666). Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected]
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