[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51171-51172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23867]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of a currently approved collection; Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to the Police; Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to the Police

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Criminal Justice Information Services Division will be submitting the 
following information collection request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
established review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will 
be accepted until December 4, 2009. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    All comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional 
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information 
collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to Gregory 
E. Scarbro, Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal 
Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), Module E-3, 1000 Custer 
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, or facsimile to (304) 
625-3566.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Comments

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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 agency's 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Return A--Monthly Return of 
Offenses Known to the Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return 
of Offenses Known to the Police.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Forms 1-720, 1-720a, 1-720b, 
1-720c, 1-720d, 1-720e, and 1-706; Criminal Justice Information 
Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: City, county, state, federal, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies.
    This collection is needed to collect information on Part I offense, 
rate, trend, and clearance data as well as stolen and recovered 
monetary values of stolen property throughout the United States. Data 
are tabulated and published in the semiannual and preliminary reports 
and the annual Crime in the United States.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 17,738 law enforcement agency respondents at 10 minutes 
for hard copy and 5 minutes for electronic submissions for the Return A 
and 11 minutes for hard copy and 5 minutes for electronic submissions 
for the Supplement to Return A.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with this collection:
    There are approximately 40,114 hours, annual burden, associated 
with this information collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 29, 2009
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice
[FR Doc. E9-23867 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]
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