[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48848-48849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22715]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested: Hate Crime Incident Report

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2017 
allowing for a 60 day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encourages and will be accepted for an additional 
30 day until November 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Mrs. 
Amy Blasher, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS 
Division, Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306; facsimile (304) 625-3566. Written comments and/or 
suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of 
Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMAITON: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should

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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 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: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Hate Crime Incident Report
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Agency form number: 1-700. 
Sponsoring component: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
    (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. Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code, 
Section 534, this information collection requests hate crime data from 
respondents in order for the FBI UCR Program to serve as the national 
clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of hate crime data 
and to publish these statistics in ``Hate Crime Statistics''. This 
provides for the national UCR Program a record of each crime incident 
including the offense classification and its respective bias 
motivation, the number and type of victims, the location of the 
incident, the number of suspected offenders, the suspected offenders, 
the suspected offender's race, and whether the victims and offenders 
are under 18 or over the age of 18.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are 
approximately 10,106 law enforcement agency respondents that submit 
monthly for a total of 121,272 responses with an estimated response 
time of 7 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 4,716 hours, annual burden, 
associated with this information 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., Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: October 16, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-22715 Filed 10-19-17; 8:45 am]
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