[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 59551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20817]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0008]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Currently Approved 
Collection; Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Criminal Justice Information Services 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 of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
October 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 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: Monthly Return of Arson 
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1-725. The 
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Criminal 
Justice Information Services Division, in the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Federal, state, county, city, and tribal law enforcement 
agencies. Abstract: Under 34 U.S.C. 41303, Uniform Federal Crime 
Reporting Act; the Anti-Arson Act of 1982; and Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, General Functions, 28 CFR 0.85(f), this collection 
requests the number of reported arson offenses from federal, state, 
county, city, and tribal law enforcement agencies in order for the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program to 
serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of arson data and to publish these statistics in the 
Preliminary report 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 
approximately 8,054 law enforcement agency respondents that submit 
monthly for a total of 88,637 responses with an estimated response time 
of nine minutes per response.
    6 An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with 
the collection. There are approximately 13,296 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, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 16, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-20817 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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