[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70207-70208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19433]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0111]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection:
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics,
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 30 days until
September 30, 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: Jennifer
Truman, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
NW, Washington, DC 20531; email: [email protected]; telephone:
202-307-0765.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2023,
allowing a 60-day comment period. 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
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www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function and entering either
the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1121-
0111. 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: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization
Survey.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for
the questionnaire are the NCVS-1 and NCVS-2. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Persons 12 years or older living in sampled
households located throughout the United States will be asked to
respond. Abstract: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
provides national data on the level and change of criminal
victimization both reported and not reported to police in the United
States. The 2025 NCVS data collection will be the first full year of
data collection with the new NCVS instrument. The new NCVS instrument
improves measurement of victimization and incident characteristics and
includes two new periodic modules on police performance and community
safety.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 180,831.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 36 minutes to complete the new
NCVS instrument. It will take the average non-interviewed respondent
(e.g., nonrespondent) an estimated 10 minutes to respond; the average
follow-up interview is estimated at 7 minutes; and the average follow-
up for a non-interview is estimated at 1 minute.
8. Frequency: Annual.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 156,241 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: August 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-19433 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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