Notice2024-13340
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
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Published
June 18, 2024
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Justice Department
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The 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51550-51551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13340]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0184]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection:
School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
August 19, 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 Alexandra
Thompson (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#155479706d747b7167743b417d7a7865667a7b556066717a7f3b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57163b322f363933253679033f383a2724383917222433383d79303821">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-532-
5472), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington,
DC 20531.
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 using appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2025 School Crime
Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS),
cosponsored by the Department of Education's National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), asks respondents ages 12 through 18 about
crimes that occurred at school and other characteristics of school
crime. The SCS includes questions on preventive measures used by
schools; students' participation in after school activities; students'
perceptions of safety and belonging in schools; students' perception of
school rules and enforcement of these rules; the presence of weapons,
illegal and prescription drugs including opioids, alcohol, and gangs in
school; student bullying; hate-related incidents; and attitudinal
questions relating to the fear of victimization at school. This
information helps policymakers; academic researchers; practitioners at
the federal, state, and local levels; and special interest groups, who
are concerned with crime in schools, make informed decisions about
policies and programs.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2025 School Crime Supplement (SCS)
to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number for
the questionnaire is SCS-1. The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the
Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: The survey will be administered to
persons ages 12 to 18 in NCVS sample households in the United States
from January through June 2025. The SCS collects information on the
students' victimization, perceptions of school environment, and safety
at school. The survey is voluntary, and respondents are not required to
respond.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of the
total number of respondents is 5,530 persons ages 12 to 18. Of the
5,530 SCS respondents, 87% or 4,811 are expected to complete the long
SCS interview (entire SCS questionnaire) which takes an estimated 17
minutes (0.28 hours) to complete. The remaining 13% or 719 SCS
respondents are expected to complete the short interview (i.e. will be
screened out for not being in school), which takes an estimated 2
minutes (0.03 hours) to complete. There are an estimated 1,380 annual
burden hours associated with this collection. Respondents will be asked
to respond to this survey only once during the six month period. The
burden estimates are based on data from the prior administration of the
SCS.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total burden hours for this collection is
1,380.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $1,728,353.
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Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total burden
Activity respondents Time per response (hours)
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Expected SCS Interviews..................... 5,530 .................................. ..............
Expected SCS Short Interviews............... 719 0.03 (2 min)...................... 20
Expected SCS Long Interviews................ 4,811 0.28 (17 min)..................... 1,360
Expected SCS Noninterviews.................. 6,598 .................................. ..............
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Total................................... 12,129 .................................. 1,380
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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: June 13, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-13340 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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