[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 146 (Monday, August 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16360]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of 
eComments Requested; Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to 
Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to 
Police; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), 
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 
September 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
burden and associated response time, should be directed to Mr. Edward 
Abraham, Unit Chief, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, 
Module D-1, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, 
Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; telephone 304-625-4830. Written 
comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or 
send to [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 the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; 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: Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police and Supplement of Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1-720 and 1-706.
    Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: City, county, state, tribal and federal law 
enforcement agencies.
    Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code 534, Acquisition, Preservation, 
and Exchange of Identification Records; Appointments of Officials, 
1930, this collection requests Part I offense and clearance data, as 
well as stolen and recovered monetary values of stolen property 
throughout the United States from city, county, state, tribal, and 
federal law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI UCR Program to 
serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of crime data and to publish these statistics in the 
Preliminary Semi-Annual 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 18,600 law enforcement agencies within the universe of 
potential respondents. Due to the recent NIBRS transition, the UCR 
Program is no longer accepting new monthly submissions for Return A and 
Supplement to Return A data using this clearance. This clearance is 
being maintained to allow the submission of updates to past SRS 
submissions that were provided by agencies prior to the 2021 NIBRS 
transition. The submission of updates to past data is strictly 
voluntary and at the discretion of the contributing agency. Based on 
current reporting patterns, The FBI UCR Program has received 117,152 
Return A & Supplement to Return A update submissions since January 1, 
2021 with an estimated response time of 7 minutes per response on this 
form. As the UCR Program moves further from the NIBRS transition, it is 
expected that the total number of updates will steadily decline, mainly 
due to updates being done through NIBRS on a more frequent basis. 
However, due to the need for these updates, the burden hour estimate is 
based on the most recent submission volumes to achieve the highest 
possible burden estimate.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 13,668 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser, 
Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management 
Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 
145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 26, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-16360 Filed 7-29-22; 8:45 am]
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