[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 134 (Monday, July 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 42009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15030]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0184]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 2021 
School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization 
Survey (NCVS)

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 
September 11, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Rachel Morgan 
(email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-1707) or Alexandra 
Thompson (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-
2032), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20531.

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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2021 School Crime Supplement (SCS) 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number for 
the questionnaire is SCS-1. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The survey will be administered to persons 
ages 12 to 18 in NCVS sample households in the United States from 
January through June 2021. The SCS collects, analyzes, publishes, and 
disseminates statistics on the students' victimization, perceptions of 
school environment, and safety at school.
    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 7,010 persons ages 12 to 18. Of the 
7,010 SCS respondents, 87% or 6,071 are expected to complete the long 
SCS interview (entire SCS questionnaire) which takes an estimated 17 
minutes (0.28 hours) to complete. The remaining 13% or 939 SCS 
respondents are expected to complete the short interview (i.e. will be 
screened out for not being in school), which takes an estimated 2 
minutes (0.03 hours) to complete. There are an estimated 1,728 annual 
burden hours associated with this collection. Respondents will be asked 
to respond to this survey only once during the six month period. The 
burden estimates are based on data from the prior administration of the 
SCS.
    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: July 8, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-15030 Filed 7-10-20; 8:45 am]
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