Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Instrument Pretesting and Burden Estimation Generic Clearance, 83578-83579 [2023-26372]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83578-83579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26372]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Instrument 
Pretesting and Burden Estimation Generic Clearance

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of 
Justice (DOJ), 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 was previously published in the Federal 
Register on September 15, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
January 2, 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: Edward L. 
Abraham, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit Chief, FBI, CJIS 
Division, Module D-1, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306; telephone number: 304-625-4830, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the

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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 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 1110-0057. 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: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: UCR Instrument Pretesting and 
Burden Estimation Generic Clearance.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is 
1110-0057. The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS Division, 
FBI.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Abstract: This clearance provides the FBI's 
UCR Program the ability to conduct pretests which evaluate the validity 
and reliability of information collection instruments and determine the 
level of burden state and local agencies have in reporting crime data 
to the FBI. The PRA only allows for nine or fewer respondents in the 
collection of information, such as pretesting activities. This 
clearance request expands the pretesting sample to 350 people for each 
of the information collections administered by the UCR Program. 
Further, the clearance will allow for a brief five-minute cost and 
burden assessment for the 18,000 law enforcement agencies participating 
in the UCR Program.
    5. Obligation to Respond: the obligation to respond is voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,000 law enforcement 
respondents.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: five minutes per submission.
    8. Frequency: 1/annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,850 hours annual burden.
    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: November 9, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-26372 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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