Notice2023-26091
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection; Under Attack: Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement
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Published
November 27, 2023
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82915-82916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26091]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New Collection; Under Attack: Assaults on Our
Nation's Law Enforcement
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice
Information Services Division, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
January 26, 2024
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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
Kevin Harris/FBI CJIS, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306,
(304) 625-2000, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a9b5a7b2a680848fc8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c68995879286a0a4afe8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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.
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Abstract: Serious assaults on law enforcement in the United States
are a growing problem, with both assaults with injury and felonious
killings of law enforcement officers trending upward (FBI, 2022). While
the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) data
collection answers many questions related to these assaults and deaths,
such as the who, what, when, where, and how, the data does not answer
why these assaults are happening. Without knowing and understanding why
these assaults are happening, we cannot begin to prevent them. Outside
of the previous studies conducted by the FBI, there is a lack of
research into this question of why offenders assault police officers.
In particular, there is a lack of research that looks at both the
officer and the offender in such incidents, and how the relationship
between the two impacts the assault.
The purposes of this qualitative study are to examine the
possibility of predicting assaults on officers and to use this
information to prevent future assaults. To date, very few studies
outside of the FBI's Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT) research
projects, have looked at these assaults from the perspectives of both
the officer and the offender. By interviewing officers and offenders,
this study seeks to gain a more thorough understanding of why these
incidents take place, and the context surrounding them. Based on the
recent trends and the modicum of previous research, it is expected the
current study would make a large contribution to what is currently
known about these attacks, and would play a substantial role in the
preparedness, prevention, and mitigation of these incidents by
informing those who develop training and operational practices.
This mixed method research effort will use the Perpetrator-Motive
Research Design (PMRD). PMRD is a 12-step methodological design that
focuses on gaining a thorough understanding of the motivations of
offenders. Interviewing incarcerated offenders allows for increased
accessibility, increased sample size, interviewer security, and
avoidance of ethical or potential legal entanglements which
interviewers might be exposed to while questioning offenders still at
large or whose cases have not yet exhausted the criminal legal process.
Because PMRD is suited to identify and understand offender motives, the
findings can be used in the development of training interventions for
law enforcement officials which could improve officer safety. As part
of the study, researchers will also seek to examine the incident
reports associated with the assaults and the FBI criminal history
record information of offenders. Researchers will also seek to obtain,
examine, and use any body-worn camera or dashboard camera recordings
associated with the assaults for research and training purposes.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Under Attack: Assaults on Our
Nation's Law Enforcement.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no form number. The
forms are titled ``Officer Protocol Questionnaire'' and ``Offender
Protocol Questionnaire''/FBI CJIS Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: State, local, and tribal
governments. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A total of 120
respondents. The time per response will be 2 hours per survey. Each
participant will fill out either the officer form or the offender form.
One questionnaire per respondent. The estimated response time will be 2
hours per respondent.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: This is not an annual collection. This is a one-
time study.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $0.
Total Burden Hours
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Time per
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response Total annual
respondents responses (hours) burden (hours)
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Officer Protocol Questionnaire................. 60 1 per respondent............................. 60 2 120
Offender Protocol Questionnaire................ 60 1 per respondent............................. 60 2 120
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Unduplicated Totals........................ 120 1 per respondent............................. 120 ........... 240
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: November 21, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-26091 Filed 11-24-23; 8:45 am]
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