[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7880-7881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02125]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0317]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2021 Identity Theft 
Supplement (ITS)

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 
April 5, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Erika Harrell, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-307-0758).

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.,

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permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of the Identity 
Theft Supplement, with changes, a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2021 Identity Theft 
Supplement.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is ITS-1. The applicable component within the Department 
of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of 
Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be persons 16 years or older 
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The ITS will be 
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sample households for a 
six (6) month period. The ITS is primarily an effort to measure the 
prevalence of identity theft among persons, the characteristics of 
identity theft victims, and patterns of reporting to the police, credit 
bureaus, and other authorities. The ITS was also designed to collect 
important characteristics of identity theft such as how the victim's 
personal information was obtained; the physical, emotional and 
financial impact on victims; offender information; and the measures 
people take to avoid or minimize their risk of becoming an identity 
theft victim. BJS plans to publish this information in reports and 
reference it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state 
officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the 
media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics.
    (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 104,910. An estimated 90.2% of 
respondents (94,630) will have no identity theft and will complete the 
short interview with an average burden of eight minutes. Among the 9.8% 
of respondents (10,280) who experience at least one incident of 
identity theft, the time to ask the detailed questions regarding the 
aspects of the most recent incident of identity theft is estimated to 
take an average of fifteen minutes. Respondents will be asked to 
respond to this survey only once during the six-month period. The 
burden estimate is based on actual interview times from the 2018 ITS, 
an analysis of the 2021 ITS questionnaire changes, and mock interviews 
done with the 2021 questionnaire.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 15,185 total burden hours 
associated with this 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: January 27, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-02125 Filed 2-1-21; 8:45 am]
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