[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66898-66899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21125]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Data Collection Instrument Pretesting and 
Burden Estimation Generic Clearance

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice 
Information Services (CJIS) 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 27, 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 and 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;
--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: This clearance provides the FBI's UCR Program the ability 
to conduct pretests which evaluate the validity and reliability of 
information collection instruments and determine the level of burden 
state and local agencies have in reporting crime data to the FBI. The 
PRA only allows for ten or more respondents in the collection of 
information, such as pretesting activities. This clearance request 
expands the pretesting sample to 350 people for each of the information 
collections administered by the UCR

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Program. Further, the clearance will allow for a brief five-minute cost 
and burden assessment for the 18,000 law enforcement agencies 
participating in the UCR Program.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) 
Data Collection Instrument Pretesting and Burden Estimation Generic 
Clearance.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no form number. The 
applicable component within the 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 
voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: UCR Participation 
Burden Estimation: There are approximately 18,000 law enforcement 
respondents; calculated estimates indicate five minutes per submission. 
UCR Form Pretesting: There are approximately 350 respondents; 
calculated estimates indicate one hour per pretest.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 1,850 hours annual burden 
associated with 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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                                             Number of                                      Total annual                                   Total annual
                Activity                    respondents              Frequency                responses          Time per response        burden (hours)
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UCR Participation Burden Estimation.....          18,000  1/annually.....................          18,000  5 min........................            1500
UCR Form Pretesting.....................             350  1/annually.....................             350  1 hr.........................             350
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    Unduplicated Totals.................          18,350  ...............................          18,350  .............................           1,850
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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 21, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-21125 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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