[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 172 (Thursday, September 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50558-50559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19412]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0184]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection: 2022 
School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization 
Survey (NCVS)

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 Volume 86, Number 125, page 35347, on July 2, 2021, 
allowing a 60-day comment period. Following publication of the 60-day 
notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics received three requests for 
the survey instrument and seven communications containing suggestions 
for revisions to the collection of data and regarding the 
administration of the instrument, which are addressed in Supporting 
Statement Part A.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until October 12, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations 
for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days 
of publication of this notice to 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.

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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 2022 School Crime Supplement 
(SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department 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, in the Office of 
Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The survey will be administered to persons 
ages 12 to 18 in NCVS sample households in the United States from 
January through June 2022. The SCS collects, analyzes, publishes, and 
disseminates statistics on the students' victimization, perceptions of 
school environment, and safety at school.
    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 7,010 persons ages 12 to 18. Of the 
7,010 SCS respondents, 87% or 6,071 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 939 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 1,728 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.

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    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,728 total burden hours 
associated with this information collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 2, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-19412 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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