Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection, 42952 [2019-17752]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 42952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17752]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested; Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to 
Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to 
Police; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY:  Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division 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. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register at xx FR 
xxxx, on Month xx, xxxx allowing for a 60 day comment period.

DATES:  Comments are encourages and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until September 18, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  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 Mrs. 
Amy C. Blasher, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, CJIS 
Division, Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306; facsimile (304) 625-3566. Written comments and/or 
suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of 
Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
[email protected].

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 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 Collection:

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police and Supplement of Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to Police.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1-720 and 1-706 
Sponsor: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: City, county, state, federal, and tribal law 
enforcement agencies. Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code 534, 
Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records; 
Appointments of Officials, 1930, this collection requests Part I 
offense and clearance data, as well as stolen and recovered monetary 
values of stolen property throughout the United States from city, 
county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies in order 
for the FBI UCR Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the 
collection and dissemination of crime data and to publish these 
statistics in the Preliminary Semi-Annual Report and Crime in the 
United States.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are 
approximately 18,576 law enforcement agencies within the universe of 
potential respondents. Based on current reporting patterns, 
approximately 9,672 law enforcement agency respondents would submit 
monthly resulting in 116,064 responses with an estimated response time 
of 7 minutes per response on this form. The remaining 7,027 agencies 
would provide responses through the National Incident-Based Reporting 
System covered under a different data collection.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are approximately 9,672 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information 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, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: August 14, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-17752 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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