Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under emergency review; a 1-

minute survey on curfews.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency prevention has submitted the following

information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the emergency review

procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed

information collection is published to obtain comments from the public

and affected agencies. Emergency review and approval of this collection

has been requested from OMB by September 12, 1997. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. All comments should be

directed to OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs:

Attention: Mr. Patrick Boyd, 202-395-5871, Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Washington, DC 20503.

During the first 60 days of this same period, a regular review of

this information collection is also being undertaken. Comments are

encouraged and will be accepted until November 12, 1997. The Department

of Justice request written comments and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.

Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) 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

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.

Comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to Eileen M. Garry (phone number and

address listed below). If you have additional comments or suggestions

or if you need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument

with instructions or additional information, please contact Eileen M.

Garry (202-307-5911), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 633

Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20531.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: A 1-Minute Survey on Curfews.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of

the Department sponsoring the collection: Form, None; Sponsoring

component, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,

Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary, State and local governments;

Other, Not-for-profit institutions. The purpose of this data

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collection is to gather information from jurisdictions on the use of

juvenile curfew and its effectiveness as a tool to reduce juvenile

crime and victimization. The survey form will be sent to all those

who were mailed a copy of an OJJDP Bulletin on the topic of juvenile

curfew.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the

amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,000

respondents at 1 minute per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 33.3 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-24173 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]

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