[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 196 (Thursday, October 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63584-63585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22281]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[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: 30-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 30 days until 
December 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 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 of 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 (U.S.C.), Section 
(Sec.  ) 534, subsections (a) and (c); the Uniform Federal Crime 
Reporting Act of 1988, 34 U.S.C. 41303; the Hate Crime Statistics Act, 
34 U.S.C. 41305, modified by the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., 
Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009), Public Law (Pub. L.) Sec.  4708; the 
Anti-Arson Act of 1982, 18 U.S.C. 841 note; the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 34 U.S.C. 
41309; the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
Public Law 109-177, 307, subsection (e) Reporting of Cargo Theft, 120 
Statutes at Large 193, 240 (2006); and 34 U.S.C. 12532, 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 details 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 10 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 
10 Part I offenses can be reported. The many advantages NIBRS has over 
SRS include, but are not limited to, reports up to 10 offenses 
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

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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.) 
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 FBI UCR Program via NIBRS is 
8,656. 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. Two hours 
is the time required for a law enforcement agency's RMS to download the 
NIBRS data and send the information to the state UCR program (if 
applicable). The state UCR program then forwards the data 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 207,744 hours (8,656 LEAs x 24 hours 
annually = 207,744 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.

    Dated: October 5, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for the PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-22281 Filed 10-7-20; 8:45 am]
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