OMB control number

2026 Census Tribal Court Systems (CTCS)

OMB 1121-0350 · DOJ/OJP.

OMB 1121-0350

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests a three-year clearance to conduct the 2026 Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS). The National Survey of Tribal Court Systems (NSTCS) (OMB No. 1121-0350, expired 12/31/2017) was first collected in 2014 and is part of the larger BJS portfolio of tribal justice data collections that comprise the Tribal Justice Statistics Program (TJSP). Three tribal justice agency-specific data collections make up the core of the BJS TJSP: the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC), the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA), and the CTCS.

The latest form for 2026 Census Tribal Court Systems (CTCS) expires 2029-10-31 and is listed under ICR 202609-1121-001.

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Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
2026 Census of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
Form NSTCS-14CFR 2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Code of Federal Regulations Courts	Form and Instruction
Form NSTCS-14AK 2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Alaska Tribal Courts	Form and Instruction
Form NSTCS-14L48 2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Lower 48 Tribal Courts	Form and Instruction
CTCS Attachments A through T.pdf	Supplementary Document
Navajo Comments re CTCS.pdf	Public Comments
2026 CTCS Supporting Statement B.docx	Supporting Statement B
2026 CTCS Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A
2026 Census of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2026 Census of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction
2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems	Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Concluded	Action
202609-1121-001	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2026-09-09
201408-1121-009	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2014-09-11		Approved with change

OMB Details

2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Litigation and Judicial Activities - Judicial Hearing

Information collection instruments
Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form NSTCS-14L48	2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Lower 48 Tribal Courts	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form NSTCS-14CFR	2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Code of Federal Regulations Courts	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form NSTCS-14AK	2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems: Alaska Tribal Courts	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction

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