[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50758-50759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20783]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0317]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested--Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired, Identity Theft 
Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Statistics will be submitting 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 October 17, 2011. 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 Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 
810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531, or facsimile (202) 307-1463.
    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 functions 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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection: ITS-1. Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: The survey will be administered to 
persons 16 years or older in NCVS sampled households in the United 
States. The Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime 
Victimization Survey collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates 
statistics on the prevalence, economic cost, and consequences of 
identity theft on victims.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 
Approximately 79,400 persons 16 years of age or older will complete an 
ITS interview. The majority of respondents, approximately 75,500, will 
be administered the screening portion of the ITS, which is designed to 
filter out those people who have not been victims of identity theft, as 
well as a brief section on actions taken to reduce the risk of identity 
theft victimization. We estimate the average length of the ITS 
interview for these individuals will be 0.05 hours (three minutes). 
Based on findings from the 2008 ITS, we estimate that approximately 5% 
of respondents will have experienced at least one incident of identity 
theft during the prior year. For these victims, we estimate each 
interview will take 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 4,766 
hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-508, Washington, DC 
20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-20783 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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