[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 147 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45925-45927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16540]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0058]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently-Approved Collection;
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice
(DOJ).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The DOJ, FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
Division, will be submitting the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
September 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: All comments, suggestions, or questions regarding additional
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions, should be
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directed to Crime Statistics Management Unit Chief, Amy C. Blasher,
FBI, CJIS Division, Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg,
West Virginia 26306.
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 FBI, 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: Extension of a currently-approved
collection
2 The Title of the Form/Collection: National Incident-Based
Reporting System
3 The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1110-0058.
The applicable component within the DOJ is the CJIS Division in the
FBI.
4 Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well
as a brief abstract:
Primary: Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies
(LEAs).
Abstract: Under Title 28, United States Code, Section (Sec. )
534(a) and (c); the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of
2005, Public Law 109-177 (March 9, 2006) H.R. 3199: Section 307 (e)
Reporting of Cargo Theft; the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008; and the Matthew Shepard and
James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009), Sec. 4708, this
collection requests incident data from federal, state, local, and
tribal LEAs in order for the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and
dissemination of incident data and to release these statistics in the
following publications: Crime in the United States, Hate Crime
Statistics, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and National
Incident-Based Reporting System. The NIBRS is a data collection which
allows LEAs to collect information on each crime occurrence. The FBI
designed NIBRS to generate data as a byproduct of federal, state, and
local automated records management systems (RMS). Currently, the NIBRS
collects data on each incident and arrest within 28 crime categories
comprised of 71 specific crimes called Group A offenses. For each of
the offenses coming to the attention of law enforcement, various facts
about the crime are collected. In addition to the Group A offenses,
arrest data only are reported for 13 Group B offense categories. When
reporting data via the traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS), LEAs
tally the occurrences of eight Part I crimes.
The most significant difference between NIBRS and the traditional
SRS is the degree of detail in reporting. The NIBRS is capable of
producing more detailed, accurate, and meaningful information because
data are collected about when and where crime takes place, what form it
takes, and the characteristics of its victims and perpetrators.
Although most of the general concepts for collecting, scoring, and
reporting UCR data in SRS apply in NIBRS (e.g., jurisdictional rules),
there are some important differences between the two data collection
systems. The SRS employs the Hierarchy Rule, i.e., in a multiple-
offense incident, only the most serious offense is reported, and only
eight Part I offenses can be reported. The many advantages NIBRS has
over SRS include, but are not limited to, reports every offense
occurring during the incident; revised, expanded, and new offense
definitions; more specificity in reporting and using offense and arrest
data for 28 Group A offense categories encompassing 71 crimes;
distinguishes between attempted and completed Group A crimes; provides
crimes against society; includes victim-to-offender data, circumstance,
drug-related offenses, offenders suspected use of drugs, and expanded
computer crime; and provides updated reports tied directly to the
original incident. The Group A offense categories include animal
cruelty; arson; assault offenses; bribery; burglary/breaking and
entering; commerce violations;* counterfeiting/forgery; destruction/
damage/vandalism of property; drug/narcotic offenses; embezzlement;
espionage;* extortion/blackmail; fraud offenses; fugitive offenses;*
gambling offenses; homicide offenses; human trafficking; immigration
violations;* kidnapping/abduction; larceny/theft offenses; motor
vehicle theft; pornography/obscene material; prostitution offenses;
robbery; sex offenses; stolen property offenses; treason;* and weapon
law violations. The 13 Group B offense categories, for which only
arrest data are collected, include bad checks; bond default;* curfew/
loitering/vagrancy violations; disorderly conduct; driving under the
influence; drunkenness; family offenses, nonviolent; federal resource
violation;* liquor law violations; peeping tom; perjury;* trespass of
real property; and all other offenses. (Offense categories followed by
an asterisk (*) denote those reported by federal and tribal LEAs only.)
Beginning in 2019, the NIBRS began collecting additional data values to
capture information on domestic violence, cargo theft, and negligent
manslaughter.
5 An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
number of LEAs submitting data to the UCR Program via NIBRS is 7,283.
The FBI designed NIBRS to generate data as a byproduct of federal,
state, and local automated RMS. Many LEAs have RMS capable of producing
a myriad of statistics to meet their particular needs. LEAs forward
only the data required by NIBRS to participate in the FBI UCR Program.
Each month, it takes approximately two hours for an average respondent
to respond, which is an annual burden of 24 hours. The two hours is the
time required for a law enforcement agency's RMS to download the NIBRS
data and send the information to the FBI.
6 An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with
the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with the
NIBRS data collection is 174,792 hours (7,283 LEAs x 24 hours annually
= 174,792 total annual hours).
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.
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Dated: July 27, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for the PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-16540 Filed 7-29-20; 8:45 am]
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