[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 125 (Friday, June 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 35726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12593]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0011]


Violent Criminal Apprehension Program; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Current Collection; Comment Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review of a 
Currently Approved Collection for which to due to Expire; 07/31/ 07--
VICAP Crime Analysis Report.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. The proposed information 
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published 
in the Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77, Pages 20137-20138 on 
April 23, 2007, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional ``thirty 
days'' for public comment until July 30, 2007. 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 Program Manager, Violent Criminal 
Apprehension Program, National Center for the Analysis of Violent 
Crime, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia 22135, telephone number (800) 
634-4097.
    Written comments and/or 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 function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have the 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 or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Approval, without change, of a 
currently approved collection for which approval is due to expire 07/
31/2007.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: ViCAP Crime Analysis Report FD-
676 (Rev. 7/23/2004).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: None. Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and local government law 
enforcement agencies charged with the responsibility for the 
investigation of violent crimes. Others: None.
    ViCAP is a nationwide data information center which collects, 
collates, and analyzes crimes of violence--specifically murder and 
sexual assaults. Case submissions are compared to all other cases in an 
attempt to identify similar cases which facilitates cooperation, and 
coordination between law enforcement agencies and provides support to 
identify, track and apprehend violent serial offenders.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: Of the 
possible 17,000 government entities that are eligible to apply it is 
estimated that only forty to sixty percent will actually submit 
responses to ViCAP. The time burden of the applicants is 60 minutes per 
application.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to provide the 
information is estimated at 10,000 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Suite 1600, 
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Office, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E7-12593 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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