Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: June 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 122)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired; Age, sex, and race of persons arrested (18 years of age and over) and age, sex, and race of persons arrested (under 18 Years of age).

The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February 2, 1999, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by the FBI or the Justice Department.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment until July 26, 1999. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Request written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. Comments should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) 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 of other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20503.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested (18 Years of Age and Over) and Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested (Under 18 Years of Age).

(3) The agency form number, if any, and applicable component of the department sponsoring the collection. Form: 1-708; 1-708a. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as brief abstract. Primary: Local and State Law Enforcement Agencies. This collection is needed to collect information on the age, sex, and race of all persons arrested throughout the United States. Data are tabulated and published in the annual Crime in the United States.

(5) The FBI UCR Program is currently reviewing its race and ethnicity data collection in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget's Revisions for the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.

(6) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to reply: 17,145 agencies with 411,480 responses (including zero reports); and with an average of 30 minutes a month devoted to compilation of data for this information collection.

(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with this collection: 205,740 hours annually.

If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530.

Dated: June 22, 1999. Robert B. Briggs, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-16177Filed6-24-99; 8:45 am]

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