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Written comments and suggestions providing information from court Officer, Washington, DC 20503.
from the public and affected agencies records for the jury trial, bench trial, Additionally, comments may be
concerning the proposed collection of and non-trial data collection forms. submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)
information are encouraged. Your Public reporting burden for this 395–5806. Written comments and
comments should address one or more collection of information is estimated to suggestions from the public and affected
of the following four points: average 30 minutes per data collection agencies concerning the proposed
• Evaluate whether the proposed form. The estimate of hour burden is collection of information are
collection of information is necessary based on prior CJSC surveys. encouraged. Your comments should
for the proper performance of the (6) An estimate of the total public address one or more of the following
functions of the agency, including burden (in hours) associated with the four points:
whether the information will have collection: The estimated public burden —Evaluate whether the proposed
practical utility; associated with this collection is 15,000 collection of information is necessary
• Evaluate the accuracy of the hours. for the proper performance of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the If additional information is required functions of the agency, including
proposed collection of information, contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Department whether the information will have
including the validity of the Clearance Officer, United States practical utility;
methodology and assumptions used; Department of Justice, Justice —Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
• Enhance the quality, utility, and Management Division, Policy and estimate of the burden of the
clarity of the information to be Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, proposed collection of information,
collected; and Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., including the validity of the
• Minimize the burden of the Washington, DC 20530. methodology and assumptions used;
collection of information on those who —Enhance the quality, utility, and
Dated: April 7, 2005.
are to respond, including through the clarity of the information to be
use of appropriate automated, Brenda E. Dyer,
collected; and
electronic, mechanical, or other Department Clearance Officer, Department of —Minimize the burden of the collection
technological collection techniques or Justice.
of information on those who are to
other forms of information technology, [FR Doc. 05–7340 Filed 4–12–05; 8:45 am] respond, including through the use of
e.g., permitting electronic submission of BILLING CODE 4410–18–M appropriate automated, electronic,
responses. mechanical, or other technological
Overview of this information collection techniques or other forms
collection: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE of information technology, e.g.,
(1) Type of Information Collection: permitting electronic submission of
Existing Collection In Use Without an Office of Justice Programs
responses.
OMB Control Number. Agency Information Collection Overview of this Information
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Civil Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Justice Survey of State Courts, 2005. (1) Type of Information Collection:
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Comments Requested
Reinstatement, with change, of
the applicable component of the ACTION: 30-day notice of information previously approved collection for
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection under review: 2005 National which approval has expired.
collection: Form Number: CJSC. Bureau Survey of Prosecutors (2) Title of the Form/Collection: 2005
of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice National Survey of Prosecutors.
Programs. The Department of Justice (DOJ), (3) Agency form number, if any, and
(4) Affected public who will be asked Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has the applicable component of the
or required to respond, as well as a brief submitted the following information Department sponsoring the collection:
abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal collection request to the Office of Form Number: NSP–05. Bureau of
Governments. The Civil Justice Survey Management and Budget (OMB) for Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
of State courts, 2005. (CJSC 05) is the review and approval in accordance with Programs, Department of Justice.
only collection effort that provides basic the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. (4) Affected public who will be asked
information on civil cases adjudicated The proposed information collection is or required to respond, as well as a brief
in state trial courts in a sample of the published to obtain comments from the abstract: The NSP–05 is the only
Nation’s 75 most populous counties. public and affected agencies. This collection effort that provides basic
Information collected includes the types proposed information collection was information on prosecutorial office
of claims brought by litigants in civil previously published in the Federal staffing and operations, use of
disputes, plaintiff win rates, Register Volume 70, Number 18, page innovative prosecution techniques,
compensatory and punitive damage 4151 on January 28, 2005, allowing for felony and misdemeanor caseloads,
awards, case processing time, and post a 60 day comment period. prosecution of computer related crimes,
verdict activity. The CJSC 05 provides The purpose of this notice is to allow juvenile offenses, and use of DNA
policymakers, researchers, and lawyers for an additional 30 days for public evidence.
with an opportunity to examine how comment until May 13, 2005. This (5) An estimate of the total number of
civil lawsuits are processed in state process is conducted in accordance with respondents and the amount of time
courts. 5 CFR 1320.10. estimated for an average respondent to
(5) As estimate of the total number of Written comments and/or suggestions respond/reply: It is estimated that 310
respondents and the amount of time regarding the items contained in this surveys, requiring approximately 30
estimated for an average respondent to notice, especially the estimated public minutes to complete, will be submitted
respond: It is estimated that information burden and associated response time, to the State Prosecutor Offices in each
will be collected on a total of 30,000 should be directed to the Office of selected district.
civil cases from 46 responding counties. Management and Budget, Office of (6) An estimate of the total public
Annual cost to the respondents is based Information and Regulatory Affairs, burden (in hours) associated with the
on the number of hours involved in Attention Department of Justice Desk collection: The estimated public burden
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associated with this collection is 155 including the validity of the Management Division, Policy and
hours. methodology and assumptions used; Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
If additional information is required —Enhance the quality, utility, and Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW.,
contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Department clarity of the information to be Washington, DC 20530.
Clearance Officer, United States collected; and
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department of Justice, Justice —Minimize the burden of the collection
Management Division, Policy and of information on those who are to Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, respond, including through the use of
Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., appropriate automated, electronic, [FR Doc. 05–7392 Filed 4–12–05; 8:45 am]
Washington, DC 20530. mechanical, or other technological BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
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