[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13324-13325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6502]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Criminal Justice Information Services Division; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comments 
Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review; revision 
of a currently approved collection; Hate Crime Incident Report and 
Quarterly Hate Crime Report.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Criminal Justice Information Services Division has submitted 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 May 19, 2003.
    All comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional 
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information 
collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to Gregory 
E. Scarbro, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Criminal 
Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), 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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Hate Crime Incident Report 
and Quarterly Hate Crime Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Forms 1-699 and 1-700; 
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: Local and State Law Enforcement 
Agencies. These reports

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will gather information necessary to monitor the bias motivation of 
selected criminal offenses. The resulting data are published annually.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 16,971 law enforcement agency respondents at 0.167 (10 
minutes) hours per report.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with both collections: There are approximately 11,882 hours annual 
burden associated with this information collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Department Clearance Officer, Information Management and 
Security Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department 
of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 13, 2003.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-6502 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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