The Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a 60-day notice for public comments on extending a previously approved information collection. This request involves the procedure for Indian tribes under Public Law 280 to ask for concurrent federal criminal jurisdiction in their areas. The estimated number of respondents is less than 350, with each taking about 80 hours to respond, resulting in a total annual burden of 28,000 hours and a cost of $1,174,058. Public input is welcomed to help evaluate the necessity, accuracy, and potential improvement of this information collection.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to keep track of crime in certain special places, and they are asking for help from these areas, which will take a long time and cost a lot. People are worried it might be too hard and very expensive, so they want to make sure it's really needed and see if there's a better way.