2019 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)

OMB Control No: 1121-0367	ICR Reference No: 202004-1121-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1121-003
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: 2019 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/22/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2022	07/31/2022	07/31/2022
Responses	4,137	0	4,137
Time Burden (Hours)	3,815	0	3,743
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: BJS is submitting a nonsubstantive change to verify and update as needed the roster for the Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on schools and LEAs, BJS and RTI decided to postpone the second wave of the SRO survey until the fall of 2020. Verification of the roster is estimated to increase the overall burden to respondents by 72 hours. Memo attached. The proposed 2019 SLEPS is a new data collection aimed to fill the knowledge gap that exists surrounding police working in the nation's public schools. SLEPS will collect data from Law Enforcement Agencies on infrastructure supporting School Resource Officer (SRO) programs, such as funding, training, internal policy, and agreements with schools. SLEPS will include BJS's first officer survey, collecting data on SRO's career experience, training, and the regular activities in which they engage while working in schools.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 34 USC 10132 Name of Law: The Justice System 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:
	84 FR 5504	02/21/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 22167	05/16/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title Form No. Form Name Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools N/A, N/A, N/A Officer Training Roster ,   SLEPS LEA Survey ,   SLEPS SRO Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	4,137	4,137	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,815	3,743	0	72	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Per the nonsubstantive change, additional burden is added to verify and update the roster of SROs due to a delay until the fall in rolling out the second wave of the collection because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,731,975

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Davis 202 305-2667 [email protected]

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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: 04/22/2020

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