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)

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, 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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