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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1121-0339
ICR Reference No:
201902-1121-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201512-1121-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOJ/OJP
Agency Tracking No:
BJS
Title:
Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Collection Activities
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
04/04/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/27/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2022
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2019
Responses
30,000
0
20,000
Time Burden (Hours)
15,000
0
15,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Request for a 3-year renewal to a generic clearance for the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) that will allow it to develop, test, and improve its survey and data collection instruments and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include, but are not limited to, tests of various types of survey and data collection operations, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing, field testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
34 USC 10132
Name of Law: Justice System Improvement
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 65746
12/21/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 6440
02/26/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
20
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Cognitive Interviewing and Proxy Interview Field Test - NCVS Juveniles
N/A
Cognitive Interview Protocol
Cognitive Interviewing for the 2020 LEMAS
CJ-44, CJ-44
LEMAS - Local Departments and Primary State Police Agencies
,
LEMAS - Sheriffs' Offices
Cognitive Testing of Proposed Revisions to the National Crime Victimization Survey questions
N/A
Cognitive Interview Content
Cognitively test the National Survey of Prosecutors
N/A
2019 National Survey of Prosecutors
Cognitively test the Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies and 2) conduct verification calls
N/A
2021 Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies
Conduct Data Capacity Interviews and Pilot Misdemeanor Courts Study
Conduct Outreach to state DOCs for planning for NIS-4 Prisons Collection
Conduct interviews with data administrators and/or medical staff in an effort to develop recommendations for how BJS can obtain data on maternal health among incarcerated women
N/A
Maternal Health Feasibility Study: Interview Guide
Determine states' ability to provide separate felon and misdemeanant probationer counts for ASPP
N/A, N/A
Stage 1 - Current Central Reporters and Non-Central Reporters Phone Script
,
Stage 2 - Frame Expansion Agnecies/Courts Protocol/Phone Script
Frame Development for the National Pretrial Reporting Program
N/A
Data capacity and policy interview guide
Frame development outreach for the 2022 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
N/A
2022 CSLLEA Frame Development Calling Sample Script
Generic Clearance to conduct: 1) verification of reporting units for the 2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL) and 2) cognitive interviews to finalize CPFFCL survey i
N/A
Census of Publicly Funded Crime Labs
Local Jail administrative record collection feasibility study - interviews
N/A
Local Jail Reporting Program Feasibility Study: Jail Interview Guide
NCVS Redesign and Testing Project Cognitive and Pilot Test
N/A, N/A
NCVS - Control Version
,
NCSC PHP Redesign
National Inmate Survey Prisons (NIS-4) Pilot Test
N/A
NIS-4 Questionnaire Specifications for Combined Instrument
Pilot test of web-based data collection mode using the self-administered version of the redesigned NCVS instrument
N/A, N/A, N/A
ABS Roster Survey Web version
,
ABS Roster Survey Paper version
,
NSCS PHP Redesign Field Test
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Instrument Pretest
N/A
SILJ Draft Instrument
Survey of Public Defenders Pilot Test
N/A
Survey of Public Defenders
Testing of Proposed Revisions to the Identity Theft Supplement for the NCVS
N/A, N/A, N/A
N/A
,
Cognitive Test Protocol
,
Online Questionnaire
Testing of Proposed Revisions to the National Crime Victimization Survey hate crime questions
N/A
Crime Survey-V1
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
30,000
20,000
0
10,000
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
15,000
15,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Devon Adams 202 514-9157
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
02/27/2019
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