Federal Register #11210366

DOJ Requests Public Comment on Tribal Law Enforcement and Tobacco Record-Keeping Information Collections

This opportunity involves a request for public comments on two information collection activities by the Department of Justice: - Government Buyer: - Department of Justice (DOJ) - Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Office of Justice Programs - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) - Information Collections: - Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA) - Surveys approximately 303 tribal law enforcement agencies - Collects data on staffing, functions, workloads, training, and operations - Sponsored by BJS - Record-keeping and reporting requirements for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco - Applies to private sector entities involved in large tobacco transactions - Enforced under the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act - Purpose: - Gather statistical and regulatory information - Ensure compliance with federal laws - No OEMs or vendors are involved, as this is not a procurement of products or services - Unique Requirements: - Public input is sought on necessity, methodology, and burden of the information collections - Activities are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

Description

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ), is submitting an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection, the 2025 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA), is a reinstatement with changes of a previously approved collection that expired. The survey collects data on staffing, functions, workloads, training, and operations of tribal law enforcement agencies serving tribal lands. The information will be used to provide insight into emerging issues and challenges facing these agencies and will be published in reports available to Congress, tribal nations, justice agencies, researchers, and the public.

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