SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 4, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period. BJS received one comment that will be addressed in the supporting statement. 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 agency's 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/or

—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.

Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1121-0366. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. Please provide a copy of your comments to Steven W. Perry, bjspra.comments@ojp.usdoj.gov, (202) 307-0765, and reference OMB # 1121-0366 in the subject line of your comments.

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, 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 a brief abstract: Affected Public: 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. 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. 2025 CTLEA will be the second administration of this collection. It will provide insight into emerging issues and challenges facing tribal law enforcement agencies since it was last conducted in 2018 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, Executive Office of the President, tribal nations and justice agencies, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, others interested in criminal justice statistics, and the public via the BJS website.

6. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary.

7. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: A projected 303 respondents from tribal law enforcement agencies.

8. Estimated Time per Respondent: 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.

9. Frequency: Each respondent will complete the CTLEA-25 once.

10. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total estimated burden hours for this collection is 260 hours.

11. 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. ( printed page 51182)

If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

91 FR 51181