2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CJ-44 2016 Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form CJ-44 2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
2016 LEMAS Attachments ALL Revised 042816.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-04-29	Available
2016 LEMAS Attachments ALL Revised 042816.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-04-29	Available
2016_LEMAS_Part_B_FINAL.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2016-04-13	Available
2016_LEMAS_Part_A_FINAL.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-04-13	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
221068	2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey	Form and Instruction	New	2016 Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
203995	2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics	Form and Instruction	Removed	2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0240	ICR Reference No: 201604-1121-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201209-1121-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: 2016 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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/06/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	3,499	0	3,500
Time Burden (Hours)	10,497	0	10,744
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the core 2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey. In each iteration of LEMAS, BJS draws a nationally-representative sample of state and local law enforcement agencies from its census of state and local law enforcement agencies, administers the LEMAS instrument, and produces national-level estimates about the organization and characteristics of law enforcement agencies. The proposed survey seeks to meet the immediate recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, while maintaining the ability to trend over time with the previous LEMAS waves. The 2016 LEMAS sample will consist of about 3,500 state, county and local general purpose law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the United States, will be nationally-representative, and will preserve continuity between previous LEMAS waves on critical data elements about LEAs nationwide.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 3732 Name of Law: The Justice Systems Improvement Act
  

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:
	81 FR 6539	02/08/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 21903	04/13/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics	CJ-44, CJ-44	2012 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey
2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey	CJ-44	2016 Survey of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,499	3,500	0	-1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,497	10,744	0	-247	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: Revisions to the instrument have reduced the overall burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $733,051

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: 04/14/2016

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