[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53676-53677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21068]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Number of Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-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 60 days until 
November 29, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All comments, suggestions, or 
questions regarding additional information, to include obtaining a copy 
of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, 
should be directed to Ms. Amy C. Blasher, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Module 
E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; Email: 
[email protected].

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 agency, 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. The Title of the Form/Collection: Number of Law Enforcement 
Employees as of October 31.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is: 1-711. 
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 Title 34, United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 
(Sec.  ) 41303 and 28 U.S.C 534, this collection requests the number of 
full and part-time law enforcement employees by race/ethnicity for both 
officers and civilians, from federal, state, county, city, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies in order for the Federal Bureau

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of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program to serve as the 
national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of police 
employee data and to publish these statistics in 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 14,993 law enforcement agency respondents that submit 
once a year for a total of 14,993 responses with an estimated response 
time of eight minutes per response.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 2,299 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information collection. This total is 
comprised of 1,999 hours estimated burden for completion of the survey 
and an additional 300 hours for review and any potential expansion of 
participating agencies.
    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 23, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-21068 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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