Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested, 3486 [E8-851]

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• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-851]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0223]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Crime 
Mapping Survey.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) 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 is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 72, Number 210, pages 616809-61681 on October 31, 2007, allowing 
for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until February 19, 2008. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
    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
--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.

    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement with change.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Crime Mapping Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection: Office of Research and 
Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Law Enforcement Agencies. Other: 
None. This national survey is designed to do three things. One is to 
determine the extent to which police departments, specifically crime 
analysts, are utilizing computerized crime mapping since the first 
survey. Two is to understand to what extent crime mapping has been 
adopted since the first survey. Three is to expand the survey to 
understand the new ways that computerized crime mapping is being 
utilized, including the technologies adopted. Surveys will be mailed to 
a randomly selected sample of police departments. The questionnaire 
will determine the level of crime mapping within those departments, 
both in terms of hardware and software resources as well as the data 
used and types of maps that are produced and how they are used. The 
information collected from this survey will be used to advise the 
Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (formerly the Crime Mapping 
Research Center) on what resources we need to provide to law 
enforcement who use, and want to use, crime mapping.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 112,123 respondents will complete each form within approximately 6 
minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: We estimate this survey will take 45 minutes per 
respondent, with the demographic section taking 10 minutes and the 
questions regarding crime mapping taking 35 minutes. Based on the 
expected sample of 2,630 respondents, the total estimated burden is 
1,972 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, United States 
Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 14, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E8-851 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]
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