[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6552-6553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01979]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Hate Crime Incident Report

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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 
April 1, 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, [email protected], 304-625-4830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should

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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 U.S.C. 534, subsections (a) and (c); the 
Hate Crime Statistics Act, 34 U.S.C. 41305, modified by the Matthew 
Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009), Public 
Law, section 4708; and the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988, 
34 U.S.C. 41303, this information collection requests hate crime data 
from LEAs in order for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program 
to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of hate crime data and to publish these statistics 
annually in various data releases. The hate crime data provide 
information about the bias motivation, offenses, victims, offenders, 
and locations of hate crime incidents.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Hate Crime Incident Report.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1-700. 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 Primary: Federal, 
state, local, tribal, university/college, and territorial law 
enforcement agencies (LEAs). 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 monthly data to the FBI's UCR Program is 
15,588. Annually, those LEAs submit a total of 187,056 responses 
(15,588 LEAs x 12 months = 187,056 annual responses). The estimated 
time it takes for an average response is seven minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with 
the Hate Crime Data Collection is 21,823 hours [(187,056 annual 
responses x 7 minutes per response)/60 minutes per hour = 21,823.2 
total annual hours].
    (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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Report......................          15,588  1/month...........         187,056               7        21,823.2
    Unduplicated Totals.....          15,588  1/month...........         187,056               7          21,823
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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: January 29, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-01979 Filed 1-31-24; 8:45 am]
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