[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51550-51551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13340]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0184]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: 
School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization 
Survey (NCVS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 
August 19, 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 Alexandra 
Thompson (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-532-
5472), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20531.

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 using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

    Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2025 School Crime 
Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 
cosponsored by the Department of Education's National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES), asks respondents ages 12 through 18 about 
crimes that occurred at school and other characteristics of school 
crime. The SCS includes questions on preventive measures used by 
schools; students' participation in after school activities; students' 
perceptions of safety and belonging in schools; students' perception of 
school rules and enforcement of these rules; the presence of weapons, 
illegal and prescription drugs including opioids, alcohol, and gangs in 
school; student bullying; hate-related incidents; and attitudinal 
questions relating to the fear of victimization at school. This 
information helps policymakers; academic researchers; practitioners at 
the federal, state, and local levels; and special interest groups, who 
are concerned with crime in schools, make informed decisions about 
policies and programs.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2025 School Crime Supplement (SCS) 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number for 
the questionnaire is SCS-1. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: The survey will be administered to 
persons ages 12 to 18 in NCVS sample households in the United States 
from January through June 2025. The SCS collects information on the 
students' victimization, perceptions of school environment, and safety 
at school. The survey is voluntary, and respondents are not required to 
respond.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of the 
total number of respondents is 5,530 persons ages 12 to 18. Of the 
5,530 SCS respondents, 87% or 4,811 are expected to complete the long 
SCS interview (entire SCS questionnaire) which takes an estimated 17 
minutes (0.28 hours) to complete. The remaining 13% or 719 SCS 
respondents are expected to complete the short interview (i.e. will be 
screened out for not being in school), which takes an estimated 2 
minutes (0.03 hours) to complete. There are an estimated 1,380 annual 
burden hours associated with this collection. Respondents will be asked 
to respond to this survey only once during the six month period. The 
burden estimates are based on data from the prior administration of the 
SCS.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total burden hours for this collection is 
1,380.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $1,728,353.

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                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                 Number of                                         Total burden
                  Activity                      respondents            Time per response              (hours)
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Expected SCS Interviews.....................           5,530  ..................................  ..............
Expected SCS Short Interviews...............             719  0.03 (2 min)......................              20
Expected SCS Long Interviews................           4,811  0.28 (17 min).....................           1,360
Expected SCS Noninterviews..................           6,598  ..................................  ..............
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    Total...................................          12,129  ..................................           1,380
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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: June 13, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-13340 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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