Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 15634-15635 [2018-07448]

Download as PDF 15634 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / Notices The DEA has considered the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined that the registration of these registrants to manufacture the applicable basic classes of controlled substances is consistent with the public interest and with United States obligations under international treaties, conventions, or protocols in effect on May 1, 1971. The DEA investigated each of the company’s maintenance of effective controls against diversion by inspecting and testing each company’s physical security systems, verifying each company’s compliance with state and local laws, and reviewing each company’s background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33, the DEA has granted a registration as a bulk manufacturer to the above listed companies. Dated: April 3, 2018. Susan A. Gibson, Deputy Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018–07455 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P The Attorney General has delegated his authority under the Controlled Substances Act to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to exercise all necessary functions with respect to the promulgation and implementation of 21 CFR part 1301, incident to the registration of manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, importers, and exporters of controlled substances (other than final orders in connection with suspension, denial, or revocation of registration) has been redelegated to the Assistant Administrator of the DEA Diversion Control Division (‘‘Assistant Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of 28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R. In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on March 7, 2018, Almac Clinical Services Incorp (ACSI) 25 Fretz Road, Souderton, PA 18964 applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic classes of controlled substances: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled substance [Docket No. DEA–392] Oxycodone ............... Hydromorphone ........ Morphine ................... Tapentadol ................ Fentanyl .................... Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Almac Clinical Services Incorp (ACSI) ACTION: 9143 9150 9300 9780 9801 Schedule II II II II II Notice of application. Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic classes, and applicants therefore, may file written comments on or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration on or before May 11, 2018. Such persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the application on or before May 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests for hearing must be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All request for hearing should also be sent to: (1) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. DATES: amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Drug code VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Apr 10, 2018 Jkt 244001 The company plans to import the listed controlled substances in dosage form to conduct clinical trials. Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant’s business activity is consistent with what is authorized under to 21 U.S.C. 952 (a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of FDA approved or nonapproved finished dosage forms for commercial sale. Dated: April 3, 2018 Susan A. Gibson, Deputy Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018–07441 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121–0111] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a revision to the National Crime Victimization Survey information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection, which is currently under OMB review, was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, March 19, 2018, allowing a 30-day comment period. The requested revision impacts the minimum age at which respondents will be administered questions on their sexual orientation and gender identity, raising the minimum age from 16 to 18. This revision, which will be implemented within 6 months of OMB approval, will not impact the burden hours associated with the previous 30-day request. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until May 11, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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: Jennifer.Truman@ojp.usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–514–5083). 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 the impact of the change on the functioning of the Bureau of Justice Statistics; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / Notices amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES 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 will be impacted by the change; and —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 Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey. (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the questionnaire impacted by the modification is NCVS– 1. 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: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates statistics on criminal victimization and the context of criminal victimization in the U.S. The NCVS is administered to persons 12 years or older living in sampled households located throughout the US. Since July 2016, self-report data on sexual orientation and gender identity have been collected from all sampled persons age 16 or older. Within six months of OMB approval of this requested change, the single question on sexual orientation and two part question on gender identity (sex at birth and current gender) will no longer be administered to respondents ages 16 and 17. The minimum age for these questions will be raised to 18 due to concerns about the potential sensitivity of these questions for adolescents. BJS plans to publish information from the NCVS in reports and reference it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Apr 10, 2018 Jkt 244001 respond: The requested revision will not impact the estimated survey burden or the annual number of respondents. The estimated annual number of respondents is 130,707. It will take the average interviewed respondent an estimated 25 minutes to respond; the average non-interviewed respondent an estimated 7 minutes to respond; the average follow-up interview is estimated at 15 minutes, and the average followup for a non-interview is estimated at 1 minute. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The requested revision will not change the annual burden hours. There are an estimated 120,810 annual burden hours associated with this collection. If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: April 6, 2018. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2018–07448 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Proposed Extension of Information Collection Requests Submitted for Public Comment Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the proposed extension of the information collection requests (ICRs) contained in the documents SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15635 described below. A copy of the ICRs may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ICRs also are available at reginfo.gov (https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain). DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the Addresses section on or before June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby, Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–5718, Washington, DC 20210, ebsa.opr@dol.gov, (202) 693–8410, FAX (202) 219–4745 (these are not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice requests public comment on the Department’s request for extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of ICRs contained in the rules and prohibited transaction exemptions described below. The Department is not proposing any changes to the existing ICRs at this time. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. A summary of the ICRs and the current burden estimates follows: Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor. Title: ERISA Procedure 76–1 Advisory Opinion Procedure. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information collection. OMB Number: 1210–0066. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Respondents: 29. Responses: 29. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 299. Estimated Total Burden Cost (Operating and Maintenance): $731,000. Description: Under ERISA, the Department has responsibility to administer the reporting, disclosure, fiduciary and other standards for pension and welfare benefit plans. In 1976, the Department issued ERISA Procedure 76–1, Procedure for ERISA Advisory Opinions (ERISA Procedure), in order to establish a public process for requesting guidance from EBSA on the application of ERISA to particular circumstances. The ERISA Procedure sets forth specific administrative procedures for requesting either an advisory opinion or an information letter and describes the types of questions that may be submitted. As part of the ERISA Procedure, requesters are instructed to provide information to EBSA concerning the circumstances E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15634-15635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07448]


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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; 
Comments Requested: 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), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting a request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a 
revision to the National Crime Victimization Survey information 
collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
proposed information collection, which is currently under OMB review, 
was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, March 19, 
2018, allowing a 30-day comment period. The requested revision impacts 
the minimum age at which respondents will be administered questions on 
their sexual orientation and gender identity, raising the minimum age 
from 16 to 18. This revision, which will be implemented within 6 months 
of OMB approval, will not impact the burden hours associated with the 
previous 30-day request.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
May 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    If you have additional 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: 202-514-5083).

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 the impact of the change on the functioning of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information,

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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 will be impacted by the change; and
--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 Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization 
Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire impacted by the modification is NCVS-1. 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: The National Crime Victimization Survey 
(NCVS) collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates statistics on 
criminal victimization and the context of criminal victimization in the 
U.S. The NCVS is administered to persons 12 years or older living in 
sampled households located throughout the US.
    Since July 2016, self-report data on sexual orientation and gender 
identity have been collected from all sampled persons age 16 or older. 
Within six months of OMB approval of this requested change, the single 
question on sexual orientation and two part question on gender identity 
(sex at birth and current gender) will no longer be administered to 
respondents ages 16 and 17. The minimum age for these questions will be 
raised to 18 due to concerns about the potential sensitivity of these 
questions for adolescents.
    BJS plans to publish information from the NCVS in reports and 
reference it when responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, 
Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state 
officials, international organizations, researchers, students, the 
media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The requested 
revision will not impact the estimated survey burden or the annual 
number of respondents. The estimated annual number of respondents is 
130,707. It will take the average interviewed respondent an estimated 
25 minutes to respond; the average non-interviewed respondent an 
estimated 7 minutes to respond; the average follow-up interview is 
estimated at 15 minutes, and the average follow-up for a non-interview 
is estimated at 1 minute.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The requested revision will not change the annual 
burden hours. There are an estimated 120,810 annual burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 6, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-07448 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
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