Notice2023-20269
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
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Published
September 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 13, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20269]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0111]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
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 13, 2023,
allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
October 19, 2023.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca80afa4a4a3acafb8e49eb8bfa7aba48abfb9aea5a0e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b210e0505020d0e19453f191e060a052b1e180f0401450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone:
202-307-0765).
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/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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 2024 NCVS data collection will be a split sample design
with the new and current instrument in order to phase-in 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: 182,504.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 minutes to complete the
current NCVS instrument. 32 minutes to complete the new NCVS
instrument. It will take the average non-interviewed respondent (e.g.,
nonrespondent) 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.
8. Frequency: Annual.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 124,888 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: September 14, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-20269 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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