[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5955]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Justice Information Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; hate crime
incident report.
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The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will
be accepted for 60 days from the date listed at the top of this page in
the Federal Register.
Request written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.
Your 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 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 or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
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 SSA Paul J. Gans, (phone number
and address listed below). If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or additional information, please contact
SSA Paul J. Gans, (304) 625-4830, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Criminal Justice Information Services, Statistical Unit, 1000 Custer
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of information collection: Collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Hate Crime Incident Report
and Quarterly Hate Crime Report.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: 11-1 & 11-2. Hate Crime
Incident Report and Quarterly Hate Crime Report.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract. Primary: State and Local Government. This
collection will gather information necessary to collect bias motivation
of selected criminal offenses. Resulting statistics are published
annually.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 40,000
respondents with an average 6.6 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 6,000 annual burden hours.
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: March 5, 1997.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-5955 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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