[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83150-83151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26105]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0002]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR)

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 OMB for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
January 29, 2024.

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: 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;
--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 title 28, United States Code, sections 534(a) and 
(c), this collection requests homicide data from respondents for the 
FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program to serve as the national 
clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of homicide and 
other crime-related data and to publish these statistics. SHR collects 
details about all murders and nonnegligent manslaughters (including 
justifiable homicides) and negligent manslaughters. The details include 
the reporting agency; month and year; situation; age, sex, race, and 
ethnicity of the victim(s) and the offender(s); weapon type used; 
relationship of the victim(s) to the offender(s); and circumstance(s) 
surrounding the incident (e.g., argument, robbery, gang related), if 
known.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Supplementary Homicide Report 
(SHR).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1-704. 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 
voluntary.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
number of LEAs submitting SHR data to the UCR Program monthly via the 
Summary Reporting System is 6,652. Annually, those LEAs submit a total 
of 79,824 responses (6,652 LEAs x 12 months = 79,824 responses 
annually). The estimated time it takes for an average respondent to 
respond is nine minutes.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated number of LEAs submitting SHR data 
to the UCR Program monthly via the Summary Reporting System is 6,652. 
Annually, those LEAs submit a total of 79,824 responses (6,652 LEAs x 
12 months = 79,824 responses annually). The estimated time it takes for 
an average respondent to respond is nine minutes.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: Currently, LEAs incur no direct costs by 
participating in the FBI UCR Program. With the renewal of this 
collection, respondents are not expected to incur any capital, start-
up, or system maintenance costs. Costs to agency records management 
systems are very difficult to obtain. Vendors do not divulge costs 
because charges differ from agency to agency and many costs are built 
into vendors' contracts. Depending on the contract, charges mandated by 
law may be included with no other additional costs. However, an 
estimate has been projected that agencies pay a $107,000 maintenance 
fee every year for system maintenance costs.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per      Total  annual
          Activity               Number of         Frequency       Total  annual     response         burden
                                respondents                          responses       (minutes)        (hours)
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Supplementary Homicide                 6,652  1/month...........          79,824               9          11,973
 Report (SHR).
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    Unduplicated Totals.....           6,652  1/month...........          79,824               9          11,973
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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: November 21, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-26105 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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