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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78389-78390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25151]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0008]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law 
Enforcement

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-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. The proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on 
September 15, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
December 15, 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: Edward L. 
Abraham, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit Chief, FBI, CJIS 
Division, Module D-1, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West 
Virginia 26306; email: [email protected] or telephone number: 304-625-
4830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies

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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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/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 1110-0008. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 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: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Monthly Return of Arson Offenses 
Known to Law Enforcement.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1-
725. The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS Division, FBI.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Affected Public State, local 
and tribal governments, Federal Government. Abstract: Under 34 United 
States Code 41303, Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988; the 
Anti-Arson Act of 1982; and FBI, General Functions, 28 Code of Federal 
Regulations section 0.85 (f); this collection requests the number of 
reported arson offenses from federal, state, local, tribal, and 
territorial LEAs in order for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) 
Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and 
dissemination of arson data and to publish these statistics.
    5. Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,200.
    7. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 9 minutes.
    8. Frequency: 12 times a year/monthly.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 9,360 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $107,000.
    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: November 9, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-25151 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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