Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Number of Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31

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January 30, 2025

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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 90, Number 19 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8536-8537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01961]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0004]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection;
Number of Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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
March 31, 2025

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
Edward L. Abraham, Unit Chief, Crime

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and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, FBI, CJIS Division, Module D-2,
1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; telephone:
304-625-4830; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abcec7cac9d9cac3cac6ebcdc9c285ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cda8a1acafbfaca5aca08dabafa4e3aaa2bb">[email&#160;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.

Abstract: Under title 34, United States Code (U.S.C.) section 41303
and 28 U.S.C. 534, this collection requests demographics associated
with the number of full and part-time law enforcement employees, both
officers and civilians, from federal, state, county, city, university/
college, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in order for
the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program to serve as the national
clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of police employee
data and to publish these statistics in Crime in the Nation and on the
Crime Data Explorer.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Number of Law Enforcement
Employees as of October 31.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: 1-77. FBI CJIS Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public federal, state,
county, city, university/college, tribal and territorial law
enforcement agencies. 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: There are
approximately 15,080 law enforcement agency respondents submitting once
a year for a total of 15,080 responses with an estimated response time
of eight minutes each.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are approximately 2,311 annual burden hours
associated with this information collection. This total is comprised of
2,011 hours estimated burden for completion of the survey and an
additional 300 hours for review and any potential expansion of
participating agencies.
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 (annually) responses (min.) burden (hours)
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Ex: Survey (individuals or 15,080 1 15,080 8 2,311
households)....................
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Unduplicated Totals......... 15,080 .............. 15,080 .............. 2,311
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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: January 27, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-01961 Filed 1-29-25; 8:45 am]
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