[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20636-20637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08882]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
July 3, 2017.

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 
Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-616-1707).

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 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: New collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey 
(SFS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is SFS-1. The applicable component within the Department 
of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of 
Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be persons age 18 or older 
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SFS will be 
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sampled households for a 
three (3) month period. The SFS is an effort to measure the prevalence 
of financial fraud victimization among persons 18 or older, 
characteristics of fraud victims, and patterns of reporting fraud 
victimization to the police and other agencies. BJS plans to publish 
this information in reports and reference it when responding to queries 
from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S. 
Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, 
researchers, students, the media, and

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others interested in criminal justice statistics.
    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 79,832. About 88% (70,252) will have no 
fraud victimization and will complete the short interview with an 
average burden of five (5) minutes. Among the 12% of respondents 
(9,580) who experience fraud victimization, the time to ask the 
detailed questions regarding the aspects of their fraud victimization 
is estimated to take an additional 10 minutes. Respondents will be 
asked to respond to this survey only once during the three month 
period.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,015 burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 27, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-08882 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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