[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15350-15351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06407]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection; Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police and 
Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division will be 
submitting the following information collection request to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance 
with the established review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
May 23, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Mr. Samuel Berhanu, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS 
Division, Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306, or facsimile to (304) 625-3566.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of

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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 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 Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms 1-720 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: City, county, state, tribal, and federal law 
enforcement agencies. Under Title 28, U.S. Code, Section 534, 
Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records; 
Appointment of Officials, 1930, this collection requests Part I offense 
and clearance data as well as stolen and recovered monetary values of 
stolen property throughout the United States from city, county, state, 
tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI UCR 
Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of crime data and to publish these statistics in the 
Preliminary Annual Reports and 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 a 
potential of 18,498 law enforcement agency respondents; calculated 
estimates indicate 10 minutes for the Return A and 11 minutes for the 
Supplement to Return A.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 48,686 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information collection.
    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., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 17, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-06407 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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