Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 70207-70208 [2024-19433]

Download as PDF 70207 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices CHRI checks are performed for noncriminal justice, non-law enforcement employment and licensing purposes, and for certain employees of private sector contractors with classified government contracts. The noncriminal justice, name-based CHRI checks are biographic checks of the biometric system limited to those agencies authorized via 5 U.S.C. 9101, Security Clearance Information Act of 1985. In accordance with the requirements of Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), section 20.31(e), the FBI periodically reviews the process of providing fingerprint-based and namebased CHRI checks to determine the proper fee amounts which should be collected, and the FBI publishes any cost reimbursement portion and automation portion of the fee were reasonable and in consonance with the underlying legal authorities. Pursuant to the recommendations of the study, the fees for fingerprint-based CHRI checks will be decreased and the fee for name-based CHRI checks will also decrease for federal agencies specifically authorized by statute, e.g., pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9101, Security Clearance Information Act of 1985. The following tables detail the fee amounts for authorized users requesting fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks for noncriminal justice purposes, including the difference from the fee schedule currently in effect. resulting fee adjustments in the Federal Register. A fee study was conducted in keeping with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2) and employed the methodology detailed in Federal Register notices 75 FR 18751 and 83 FR 48335. The fee study results recommended a decrease in the fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks from the current user fees published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2022 (87 FR 47794), which have been in effect since October 1, 2022. The FBI reviewed the results of the independently conducted User Fee Study, compared the recommendations to the current fee schedule, and determined the revised fee recommendation amounts for both the FINGERPRINT-BASED CHRI CHECKS Fee currently in effect Service Fingerprint-based Submission ......................................................... Fingerprint-based Volunteer Submission 3 ...................................... Fee currently in effect for CBSPs 1 $13.25 11.25 Change in fee amount $11.25 9.25 Revised fee ($1.25) (1.25) $12.00 10.00 Revised fee for CBSPs 2 $10.00 4 8.00 1 Centralized Billing Service Providers, see 75 FR 18753. Recovery = $3; Automation = $7. 3 Volunteers providing care for children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. See e.g., 75 FR 18752, 83 FR 48335. 4 Cost Recovery = $3; Automation = $5. 2 Cost NAME-BASED CHRI CHECKS Service Fee currently in effect Change in fee amount Revised fee Name-based Submission ....................................................................................................... $2.00 ($1.00) $1.00 Dated: August 14, 2024. Christopher A. Wray, Director. DATES: [FR Doc. 2024–19086 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until September 30, 2024. BILLING CODE 4410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121–0111] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period. 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: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: 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: Jennifer Truman, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531; email: Jennifer.Truman@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–307–0765. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 —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 E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 70208 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 1121–0111. 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. and the average follow-up for a noninterview is estimated at 1 minute. 8. Frequency: Annual. 9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 156,241 hours. 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: August 26, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–19433 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P Overview of This Information Collection OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey. 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for the questionnaire are the NCVS–1 and NCVS–2. 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: Persons 12 years or older living in sampled households located throughout the United States will be asked to respond. Abstract: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) provides national data on the level and change of criminal victimization both reported and not reported to police in the United States. The 2025 NCVS data collection will be the first full year of data collection with the new NCVS instrument. The new NCVS instrument improves measurement of victimization and incident characteristics and includes two new periodic modules on police performance and community safety. 5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 180,831. 7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 36 minutes to complete the new NCVS instrument. It will take the average noninterviewed respondent (e.g., nonrespondent) an estimated 10 minutes to respond; the average followup interview is estimated at 7 minutes; Proposed Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working System VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice of proposed designation. AGENCY: The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) authorizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate additional databases for inclusion in the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Do Not Pay Working System under the Do Not Pay Initiative. PIIA requires OMB to provide public notice and an opportunity for comment prior to designating additional databases. In fulfillment of this requirement, OMB is publishing this Notice of Proposed Designation to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed designation of: Treasury’s Account Verification Services (AVS); and Treasury’s Death Notification Entries (DNE). This notice has a 30-day comment period. DATES: Comments must be in writing and must be received by on or before September 30, 2024. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, if OMB decides to finalize the designation, OMB will publish a notice in the Federal Register to officially designate the databases. SUMMARY: Comments on this proposal must be submitted electronically before the comment closing date to www.regulations.gov. In submitting comments, please search for recent submissions by OMB to find docket OMB–2024–0006, and follow the instructions for submitting comments. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Public comments are valuable, and they will inform OMB Do Not Pay Initiative data designation; however, OMB will not respond to individual submissions. Privacy Act Statement: OMB is issuing this notice pursuant to PIIA. Submission of comments in response to this Notice of Proposed Designation is voluntary. Comments may be used to inform sound decision making on topics related to this Notice of Proposed Designation. Please note that submissions received in response to this notice may be posted on www.regulations.gov or otherwise released in their entirety, including any personal information, business confidential information, or other sensitive information provided by the commenter. Do not include in your submissions any copyrighted material; information of a confidential nature, such as personal or proprietary information; or any information you would not like to be made publicly available. Comments are maintained under the OMB Public Input System of Records, OMB/INPUT/01; the system of records notice accessible at 88 FR 20913 (https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2023/04/07/2023-07452/ privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records) includes a list of routine uses associated with the collection of this information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Rowe, Policy Analyst, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB (telephone: 202–395–3993; email: PaymentIntegrity@omb.eop.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIIA codified the Do Not Pay Initiative in Title 31 of the U.S. Code. Prior to enactment of PIIA, the Do Not Pay Initiative was already established by law and underway across the Federal Government.1 The Do Not Pay Initiative includes multiple resources designed to help Federal agencies in the Executive Branch (hereafter ‘‘Federal agencies’’), the judicial and legislative branches of the Federal Government, and Federally Funded State Administered (FFSA) programs review payment and award eligibility for purposes of identifying and preventing improper payments. As part of the Do Not Pay Initiative, OMB designated Treasury to host the Do Not Pay Working System, which is a centralized portal through which users can search multiple databases at one time to obtain information about potential payees and awardees. PIIA 2 authorizes OMB to designate additional databases for inclusion in the Do Not 1 The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, Public Law 112–248, first established the Do Not Pay Initiative. 2 Codified at 31 U.S.C. 3351–58. E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19433]


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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: 
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), 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
September 30, 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: Jennifer 
Truman, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20531; email: [email protected]; telephone: 
202-307-0765.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2023, 
allowing a 60-day comment period. 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/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

[[Page 70208]]

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 1121-
0111. 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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization 
Survey.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for 
the questionnaire are the NCVS-1 and NCVS-2. 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: Persons 12 years or older living in sampled 
households located throughout the United States will be asked to 
respond. Abstract: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 
provides national data on the level and change of criminal 
victimization both reported and not reported to police in the United 
States. The 2025 NCVS data collection will be the first full year of 
data collection with the new NCVS instrument. The new NCVS instrument 
improves measurement of victimization and incident characteristics and 
includes two new periodic modules on police performance and community 
safety.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 180,831.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 36 minutes to complete the new 
NCVS instrument. It will take the average non-interviewed respondent 
(e.g., nonrespondent) an estimated 10 minutes to respond; the average 
follow-up interview is estimated at 7 minutes; and the average follow-
up for a non-interview is estimated at 1 minute.
    8. Frequency: Annual.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 156,241 hours.
    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: August 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-19433 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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