[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18671-18672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05350]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Hate Crime Incident Report

AGENCY: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The 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. The 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on February 1, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
April 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public

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Comments'' or by using the search function and entering either the 
title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1110-
0015. This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, 
information collections currently under review by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Hate Crime Incident Report.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are 
1-699 and 1-700. The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS 
Division, FBI.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, state, local, tribal, 
university/college, and territorial law enforcement agencies (LEAs).
    Abstract: Under title 28, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 
(Sec.  ) 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, Sec.  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.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,440.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: Seven minutes.
    8. Frequency: Monthly.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,216 hours [(53,280 annual 
responses x 7 minutes per response)/60 minutes per hour = 6,216 total 
annual hours].
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 8, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-05350 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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