[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 208 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64237-64238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27499]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


Criminal Justice Information Services Division; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Previously approved collection by OMB; request for revision of 
form used for collecting information; Law Enforcement Officers Killed 
and Assaulted (LEOKA).

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 
16, 2000 allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until November 27, 2000. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Request written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. 
Comments 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 agencies 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.

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    Comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this 
notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to Department of Justice Office of 
Management and Budget, Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, 1725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20530.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of information collection: Previously approved collection 
by OMB; request for revision of form used for collecting information.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Law Enforcement Officers 
Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and applicable component of the 
department sponsoring the collection: Form: 1-705. Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as brief abstract: Primary: Local and State Law Enforcement 
Agencies. this collection is needed to provide data regarding Law 
Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted throughout the United States. 
Data is tabulated and published in the comprehensive annual Law 
Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.
    (5) The FBI UCR Program is currently reviewing its race and 
ethnicity data collection in compliance with the Office of Management 
and Budget's Revisions for the Standards for the Classification of 
Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
    (6) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to reply: 17,667 agencies 
with 212,004 estimated annual responses (includes zero reports); and 
with an average completion time of 7 minutes a month per responding 
agency.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with this collection: 24,734 hours annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 20, 2000.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-27499 Filed 10-25-00; 8:45 am]
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