Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Agency Information Collection Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Request OMB approval; The Second National Incidence Studies of

Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children (NISMART 2).

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The Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for

the information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 29,

1997 at 62 FR 40545, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No

comments were received by the Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention. The purpose of this notice is to allow an

additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted until December 18, 1997. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.

Written 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 the Office of

Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 202-395-5871, Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Room 10202, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments

may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-7285. Comments may

also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street,

N.W., Washington, DC 20530. Comments may also be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to 202-514-1534.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and

(4) 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 technical collection techniques or

other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of response.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: The Second National Incidence

Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaways and Thrownaway Children (NISMART

2).

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: None; Applicable

component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:

Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office

of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households, Other:

State, local, tribal governments; Not for profit.

Abstract: Pursuant to the Missing Children's Assistance Act, Title

IV, section 404(b)(3) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Act 1974, as amended 42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(3), OJJDP is required

to conduct periodic studies of the incidence of missing children. The

purpose of these studies is to develop reliable and valid statistics on

the incidence of children who are missing, abducted, runaways, or

thrownaway in the course of a given year, as well as the number of

these children who are recovered.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 75,000

respondents at 2.5 minutes per response; 22,000 respondents at 20

minutes per response; 9500 respondents at 10 minutes per response; 2500

respondents at 45 minutes per response; 50 respondents at 16 hours per

response.

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

with the collection: 14,716 burden hours.

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

Clearance Officer, United States Department of

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Justice, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-30154 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]

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