# 2026-16117: DOJ Counts Tribal Cops: Weird Census Revival

2026-16117, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Title-Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA), is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-09-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16117
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16117
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Title-Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 91 FR 51181
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-09-01
- Comments close: 2026-09-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

DOJ Counts Tribal Cops: Weird Census Revival

## Summary

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

## Effects PRIA read

- Tribal Agencies Face Time and Cost Burden: cost, low. If you work at a tribal law enforcement agency, BJS plans to ask your agency to complete the 2025 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA-25) once during September through December 2026. BJS projects 303 respondents, about 30 minutes to complete the web form plus short review tasks and pos…
- Data Will Inform Policy and Tribal Stakeholders: benefit, low. BJS will use the CTLEA-25 responses to produce published reports and statistics. Those reports will be made available to the U.S. Congress, the Executive Office of the President, tribal nations and justice agencies, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and the public via the BJS website.

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## Sources
- [2026-16117 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16117/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested-reinstatement-with)
- [2026-16117 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16117.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16117 (as of 2026-08-14).