[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28270]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Notice 1110-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection,
Comments Requested, New Collection: Uniform Crime Reporting Data
Collection Instrument Pretesting and Burden Estimation General
Clearance
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Criminal Justice Information Services Division will be submitting the
following information collection request to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
established review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will
be accepted until January 27, 2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
All comments, suggestions, or questions regarding additional
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to Mrs. Amy
C. Blasher, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal
Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Module E-3, 1000 Custer
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, or facsimile to (304)
625-3566.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Comments should address one or more of the following four
points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques of
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of information collection: New Collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Uniform Crime Reporting Data
Collection
Instrument Pretesting and Burden Estimation General Clearance
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: City, county, state, tribal, and
federal law enforcement agencies. Abstract: This clearance provides the
UCR Program the ability to conduct pretests which evaluate the validity
and reliability of information collection instruments and determine the
level of burden state and local agencies have in reporting crime data
to the FBI. The Paperwork Reduction Act only allows for nine
respondents in pretesting activities. This clearance request expands
the pretesting sample to 30 persons for each of the ten information
collections administered by the UCR Program. Further, the clearance
will allow for a brief 5-minute cost and burden assessment for the
18,000 law enforcement agencies participating in the UCR Program.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: UCR
Participation Burden Estimation: There are approximately 18,000 law
enforcement agency respondents; calculated estimates indicate five
minutes per submission. UCR Form Pretesting: There are approximately
300 respondents; calculated estimates indicate one hour per pretest.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with this collection: There are approximately 1,800 hours, annual
burden, associated with this information collection.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: November 20, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013-28270 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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