[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 236 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65550-65551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29341]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision
of a currently approved collection. Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to the Police; Supplement to Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to the Police
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The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Criminal Justice Information Services Division will be submitting 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. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on Volume
74, Number 191, Pages 51171-51172, on October 5, 2009, allowing for a
60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until January 11, 2010. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to Gregory E. Scarbro, Unit Chief,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services
Division (CJIS), Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26306; facsimile (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: Return A-Monthly Return of
Offenses Known to the Police and Supplement to Return A-Monthly Return
of Offenses Known to the Police.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: Forms 1-720, 1-720a, 1-720b,
1-720c, 1-720d, 1-720e, and 1-706; 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: City, county, state, federal and
tribal law enforcement agencies. This collection is needed to collect
information on Part I offense,
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rate, trend, and clearance data as well as stolen and recovered
monetary values of stolen property throughout the United States. Data
are tabulated and published in the semiannual and preliminary reports
and the annual Crime in the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are
approximately 17,738 law enforcement agency respondents at 10 minutes
for hard copy and 5 minutes for electronic submissions for the Return A
and 11 minutes for hard copy and 5 minutes for electronic submissions
for the Supplement to Return A.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with this collection: There are approximately 40,411 hours, annual
burden, associated with this information collection.
If additional information is required contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 4, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-29341 Filed 12-9-09; 8:45 am]
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