Pursuant to the Missing Children's
Assistance Act, title IV, section 404(b)(3), of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 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.
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:
(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;
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.