2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CJ-44 2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Form and Instruction	New
Form CJ38L Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Form	Removed
Attachment#9_SGPLEA__30-day_Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#8_SGPLEA 60-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#7_2012 LEMAS Call Scripts.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#6_Director Intro Letter 070212.docx Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#5_Screenshots_Similar_to_Planned_LEMAS_Data_Entry_Software.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#4_2012 LEMAS Instrument.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#3_LEMAS Bibliography.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#2_List of Survey Items by Domain and Legacy.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-12
Attachment#1_Authorizing LegislationTitle 42.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-05
2012_LEMAS_SUPPORTING_STATEMENT revised.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-07-19
2012 LEMAS Supporting Statement - Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2012-07-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
203008	2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Form and Instruction	New
186301	Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0240	ICR Reference No: 201207-1121-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200808-1121-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: 2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 08/29/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/24/2012
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates that BJS is interested in improving its questionnaires prior to the next round of this survey, but is cautioned that the time to work on such changes is prior to submission to OMB. OMB looks forward to receiving this collection again once BJS has made the improvements it has identfied as necessary. If the changes improve question wording or delete unnecessary questions but do not add new content, no additonal public comment is required prior to resubmission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) proposes to implement the 2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey. The proposed survey is a substantively revised and enhanced effort designed to build upon and improve the contributions of the previous eight waves of the LEMAS surveys. Like previous LEMAS surveys, the proposed 2012 survey is a nationally-representative sample of approximately 3,500 state and local general purpose law enforcement agencies in the United States; unlike previous LEMAS surveys, the design of the proposed survey will introduce a new core-and-supplement model. This request is for data collection that will occur during the period October 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Note: This reflects a name change from Survey of General Purpose Law Enforcement Agencies (SGPLEA) as published in the Federal Register back to the original LEMAS title.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 3732 Name of Law: Bureau of Justice Statistics
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 22347	04/13/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 36575	06/19/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies	CJ38S, CJ38L	survey of Stete and Local Law Enforcement Agencies ,   Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics	CJ-44	2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden increase is due to better estimate of burden based on pre-test of survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $768,953

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 07/24/2012

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