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 using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has previously conducted the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement (CTLEA) through a survey that collects data on the staffing, functions, workloads, training, and operations of tribal law enforcement agencies serving tribal lands. The 2025 CTLEA will be the second administration of this collection. It will provide insight on emerging issues and challenges facing tribal law enforcement agencies since it was last conducted in 2019 and establish a time series of the data collection. BJS uses the information gathered in the CTLEA in published reports and statistics. The reports will be made available to the U.S. Congress, tribal nations and justice agencies, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, others interested in criminal justice statistics, and the public via the BJS website.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2025 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA).

3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is CTLEA-25. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected public are tribal law enforcement agencies. The 2025 CTLEA is revised from the 2018 CTLEA. BJS plans to field the 2025 CTLEA from September through December 2026. Respondents will be the staff at tribal law enforcement agencies. The obligation to respond is voluntary.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A projected 303 respondents from tribal law enforcement agencies will take an average of 30 minutes (0.5 hours) each to complete the web form CTLEA. The time to review the invitation materials is 5 minutes and to complete the Question Guide is estimated to be 15 minutes to research or find information not readily available. In addition, an estimated 30 respondents will be contacted for data quality follow-up at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per respondent.

6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated burden hours for this collection is 260 hours.

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: BJS estimates the total annual cost burden to the respondents based on the mean hourly rate for police officer ($38.16) for 260 burden hours is $9,921.60.

If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

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