[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44546-44547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18124]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Assistance, National White Collar Crime Center; 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; new collection 
national business survey on white collar crime.
    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC) has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with 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 for ``sixty days'' until September 18, 2000.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instruments with instructions, or

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additional information, please contact Project Director of National 
Business Survey on White Collar Crime, (877) 693-2874, National White 
Collar Crime Center, Training and Research Institute, 12 Roush Drive, 
Morgantown, WV 26501.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 technology 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). Title of the Form/Collection: National Business Survey on 
White Collar Crime.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form = None. National 
White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office 
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: United States businesses. Other: 
None. The NWCCC Training and Research Institute anticipates conducting 
a national survey of professional business persons and their 
perceptions of white collar crime. Particular areas of interest include 
victimization, perpetration, prevention measures, cyber-crime, and 
general demographics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1,070 
respondents at 25 minutes per mail survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 450 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1534.

    Dated: July 13, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-18124 Filed 7-17-00; 8:45 am]
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