[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63625-63626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19945]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
ASRE of Persons Arrested Under 18 Years of Age; ASRE of Persons 
Arrested 18 Years of Age and Over

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice 
Information Services Division, 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 
November 14, 2023.

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 
Edward L. Abraham, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit Chief, 
FBI, CJIS Division, Module D-1, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, 
West Virginia 26306; telephone number: 304-625-4830, 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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;

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--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.

    Abstract: Under the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988, 34 
United States Code 41303; the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 1988, 34 U.S.C. 41309; and 28 Code of 
Federal Regulations 0.85(f), FBI, General Functions, this collection 
requests the number of arrests from federal, state, county, city, 
tribal, and territorial LEAs in order for the FBI's Uniform Crime 
Reporting (UCR) Program to obtain ASRE data in furtherance of serving 
as the national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of 
criminal statistics and to publish these statistics.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: ASRE of Persons Arrested Under 
18 Years of Age; ASRE of Persons Arrested 18 Years of Age and Over.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are 1-708a 
and 1-708. The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS Division, 
FBI.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and 
tribal governments, Federal Government. The obligation to respond is 
mandatory per 28 Code of Federal Regulations 0.85(f).
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 4,800 LEA respondents submitting to the UCR Program 
monthly for an estimated total of 57,600 responses for each form. The 
estimated time it takes for an average respondent to respond is 15 
minutes for form number 1-708 and 12 minutes for form number 1-708a 
(average of 13.5 minutes for the entire collection).
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 25,920 hours annual burden 
hours for this information collection.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                    Time per
           Activity                Number of       Frequency      Total annual      response       Total annual
                                  respondents                      responses          (min)      burden  (hours)
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1-708a........................           4,800              12           57,600              15           14,400
1-708.........................           4,800              12           57,600              12           11,520
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    Unduplicated Totals.......           4,800  ..............           57,600  ..............           25,920
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: September 5, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-19945 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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