[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15379-15380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7853]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division; Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: Analysis of law
enforcement officers killed and assaulted.
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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 until June 1, 1999.
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 information 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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submission 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 Greg Scarbro (phone number and
address listed below). Additional information as well as copies of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions are
available by contacting Greg Scarbro, Unit Chief, telephone 304-625-
4830, FBI, CJIS Division, Statistical Unit, E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow
Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change,
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Analysis of Law Enforcement
Officers Killed and Assaulted.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection. Form: 1-728. 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. Collection will be printed in English and Spanish. This
collection is needed to provide data regarding Law Enforcement Officers
Killed and Assaulted throughout the United States. Date is analyzed,
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 570 estimated annual responses (zero reports are not required);
and with an average of 1 hour per report per responding agency.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with this collection: 570 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, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20530.
Dated: March 26, 1999.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-7853 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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