[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20636-20637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08882]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
July 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected];
telephone: 202-616-1707).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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 or
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: Supplemental Fraud Survey
(SFS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the
questionnaire is SFS-1. The applicable component within the Department
of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of
Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be persons age 18 or older
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SFS will be
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sampled households for a
three (3) month period. The SFS is an effort to measure the prevalence
of financial fraud victimization among persons 18 or older,
characteristics of fraud victims, and patterns of reporting fraud
victimization to the police and other agencies. BJS plans to publish
this information in reports and reference it when responding to queries
from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S.
Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations,
researchers, students, the media, and
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others interested in criminal justice statistics.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of the
total number of respondents is 79,832. About 88% (70,252) will have no
fraud victimization and will complete the short interview with an
average burden of five (5) minutes. Among the 12% of respondents
(9,580) who experience fraud victimization, the time to ask the
detailed questions regarding the aspects of their fraud victimization
is estimated to take an additional 10 minutes. Respondents will be
asked to respond to this survey only once during the three month
period.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,015 burden hours
associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 27, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-08882 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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