Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection, Comments Requested: Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired, Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 66086-66087 [2011-27495]

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

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66086-66087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27495]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0317]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection, 
Comments Requested: Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired, Identity Theft 
Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

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

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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. 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 76, Number 158, pages 50758-50759 on August, 15, 2011, allowing 
for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until November 25, 2011. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
contact Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
Office of Justice Program, Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530 or facsimile (202) 307-1463, or the DOJ Desk 
Officer at 202-395-3176.
    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 agencies 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, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection: ITS-1. Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Primary: Persons 16 years or older in NCVS 
sampled households in the United States. The Identity Theft Supplement 
(ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey collects, analyzes, 
publishes, and disseminates statistics on the prevalence, economic 
cost, and consequences of identity theft on victims.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 
Approximately 79,400 persons 16 years of age or older will complete an 
ITS interview. The majority of respondents, approximately 75,500 will 
be administered only the screening portion of the ITS which is designed 
to filter out those people who have not been victims of identity theft 
during the past year and therefore are not eligible to continue with 
the remainder of the supplement questions. We estimate the average 
length of the ITS interview for these individuals will be 0.08 hours 
(five minutes). Based on findings from the 2008 ITS, we estimate that 
approximately 5% of respondents will have experienced at least one 
incident of identity theft during the prior year. For these victims, we 
estimate each interview will take 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 7,029 
hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Mrs. Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and

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Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-
508, Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-27495 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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