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.
The Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaways, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART II)