[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14252-14253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2661]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: National 
Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

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    The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has submitted 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. 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 
May 22, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    If you have 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 Katrina Baum, (202) 307-5889, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 
Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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 function of the agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; 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

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization 
Survey.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
U.S. Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: NCVS-110, NCVS-
554, NCVS-554(SP), NCVS-572(L), NCVS-573(L), NCVS-592(L), NCVS-593(L), 
NCVS-592(L) SP/KOR/CHIN(T), CHIN(M), VIET DOJ Component Sponsor is 
Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Persons 12 years or older living in 
NCVS sampled households located throughout the United States. The 
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects,

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analyzes, publishes, and disseminates statistics on the criminal 
victimization in the U.S.
    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 77,100. It will take the average 
interviewed respondent an estimated 23 minutes to respond, the average 
non-interviewed respondent an estimated 7 minutes to respond, the 
estimated average follow-up interview is 12 minutes, and the estimated 
average follow-up for a non-interview is 1 minute.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 62, 
620 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact Robert B. Briggs, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 15, 2006.
Robert B. Briggs,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 06-2661 Filed 3-20-06; 8:45 am]
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