82 FR 31785 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; New Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 130 (July 10, 2017)

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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. This proposed information collection was previously published on May 3, 2017 allowing for a 60 day comment period. Comments from the public were received during this period and are thoroughly addressed in the supporting statement for this collection.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested; New Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published on May 3, 2017 allowing for a 60 day comment 
period. Comments from the public were received during this period and 
are thoroughly addressed in the supporting statement for this 
collection.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 day until August 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-616-1707). Written comments and/or suggestions can also 
be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, 
Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should

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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 agencies 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
--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: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) 
to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is SFS-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: Respondents will be persons age 18 or older 
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SFS will be 
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sampled households for a 
three (3) month period. The SFS is an effort to measure the prevalence 
of financial fraud victimization among persons 18 or older, 
characteristics of fraud victims, and patterns of reporting fraud 
victimization to the police and other agencies. BJS plans to publish 
this information in reports and reference it when responding to queries 
from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, the U.S. 
Supreme Court, state officials, international organizations, 
researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal 
justice statistics.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: An 
estimate of the total number of respondents is 79,832. About 88% 
(70,252) will have no fraud victimization and will complete the short 
interview with an average burden of five (5) minutes. Among the 12% of 
respondents (9,580) who experience fraud victimization, the time to ask 
the detailed questions regarding the aspects of their fraud 
victimization is estimated to take an additional 10 minutes. 
Respondents will be asked to respond to this survey only once during 
the three month period.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,015 total burden hours 
associated with this 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., Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 5, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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regarding the items contained in this territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, Dated: July 5, 2017.
notice, especially the estimated public American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Melody Braswell,
burden and associated response time, Northern Mariana Islands). The STOP Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
should be directed to Cathy Poston, Violence Against Women Formula Grant Department of Justice.
Office on Violence Against Women, at Program was authorized through the [FR Doc. 2017–14368 Filed 7–7–17; 8:45 am]
202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ Violence Against Women Act of 1994 BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P
usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or and reauthorized and amended by the
suggestions can also be sent to the Violence Against Women Act of 2000,
Office of Management and Budget, the Violence Against Women Act of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Information and Regulatory 2005 and the Violence Against Women
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
Act of 2013. The purpose of the STOP
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or Formula Grant Program is to promote a
sent to OIRA_submissions@ [OMB Number 1121–NEW]
coordinated, multi-disciplinary
omb.eop.gov.
approach to improving the criminal Agency Information Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written justice system’s response to violence Activities; Proposed eCollection;
comments and suggestions from the against women. It envisions a eComments Requested; New
public and affected agencies concerning partnership among law enforcement, Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey
the proposed collection of information prosecution, courts, and victim (SFS) to the National Crime
are encouraged. Your comments should advocacy organizations to enhance Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017
address one or more of the following victim safety and hold offenders
four points: accountable for their crimes of violence AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed Department of Justice.
against women. The Department of
collection of information is necessary ACTION: 30-day notice.
Justice’s Office on Violence Against
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including Women (OVW) administers the STOP
SUMMARY: Department of Justice (DOJ),
whether the information will have Formula Grant Program funds which Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
practical utility; must be distributed by STOP state Justice Statistics, will be submitting the
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the administrators according to statutory. following information collection request
agency’s estimate of the burden of the As a result of VAWA 2013 and the to the Office of Management and Budget
proposed collection of information, penalty provision of the Prison Rape (OMB) for review and approval in
including the validity of the Elimination Act (PREA), States are accordance with the Paperwork
methodology and assumptions used; required to certify compliance with Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and PREA. If States cannot certify information collection was previously
clarity of the information to be compliance, they have the option of published on May 3, 2017 allowing for
collected; and forfeiting five percent of covered funds a 60 day comment period. Comments
(4) Minimize the burden of the or executing an assurance that five from the public were received during
collection of information on those who percent of covered funds will be used this period and are thoroughly
are to respond, including through the towards coming into compliance with addressed in the supporting statement
use of appropriate automated, PREA. for this collection.
electronic, mechanical, or other DATES: Comments are encouraged and
(5) An estimate of the total number of
technological collection techniques or will be accepted for an additional 30
respondents and the amount of time
other forms of information technology, day until August 9, 2017.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
responses.
take the approximately 56 respondents you have additional comments
Overview of This Information (state administrators from the STOP especially on the estimated public
Collection Formula Grant Program) 10 minutes to burden or associated response time,
(1) Type of Information Collection: complete a Certification of Compliance suggestions, or need a copy of the
Extension of a currently approved with the Statutory Eligibility proposed information collection
collection. Requirements of the Violence Against instrument with instructions or
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Women Act, as amended and the Prison additional information, please contact
Certification of Compliance with the Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of
Rape Elimination Act.
Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
(6) An estimate of the total public NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Violence Against Women Act as burden (in hours) associated with the
Amended and the Prison Rape Rachel.Morgan@usdoj.gov; telephone:
collection: The total annual hour burden 202–616–1707). Written comments and/
Elimination Act for Applicants to the
to complete the Certification is less than or suggestions can also be sent to the
STOP Formula Grant Program.
10 hours. Office of Management and Budget,
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the If additional information is required Office of Information and Regulatory
Department of Justice sponsoring the contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
collection: Form Number: 1122–0029. Clearance Officer, United States Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Department of Justice, Justice sent to OIRA_submissions@
Violence Against Women. Management Division, Policy and omb.eop.gov.
(4) Affected public who will be asked Planning Staff, Two Constitution SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
or required to respond, as well as a brief Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B, comments and suggestions from the
abstract: Primary: The affected public Washington, DC 20530. public and affected agencies concerning
includes STOP formula grantees (50 the proposed collection of information
states, the District of Columbia and five are encouraged. Your comments should

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address one or more of the following respond/reply: An estimate of the total (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
four points: number of respondents is 79,832. About individual listed below in the Addresses
—Evaluate whether the proposed 88% (70,252) will have no fraud section of this notice.
collection of information is necessary victimization and will complete the DATES: Written comments must be
for the proper performance of the short interview with an average burden submitted to the office listed in the
functions of the agency, including of five (5) minutes. Among the 12% of Addresses section of this notice on or
whether the information will have respondents (9,580) who experience before September 8, 2017.
practical utility; fraud victimization, the time to ask the
detailed questions regarding the aspects ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
estimate of the burden of the of their fraud victimization is estimated Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
proposed collection of information, to take an additional 10 minutes. of Management Systems, Bureau of
including the validity of the Respondents will be asked to respond to Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
methodology and assumptions used; this survey only once during the three Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
—Enhance the quality, utility, and month period. Washington, DC 20212. Written
clarity of the information to be (6) An estimate of the total public comments also may be transmitted by
collected; and burden (in hours) associated with the fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
—Minimize the burden of the collection collection: There are an estimated 8,015 free number).
of information on those who are to total burden hours associated with this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
respond, including through the use of collection. Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
appropriate automated, electronic, If additional information is required 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
mechanical, or other technological contact: Melody Braswell, Department number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
collection techniques or other forms Clearance Officer, United States SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of information technology, e.g., Department of Justice, Justice
permitting electronic submission of Management Division, Policy and I. Background
responses. Planning Staff, Two Constitution The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Overview of This Information Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, intends to conduct an operations test of
Collection Washington, DC 20530. a Quick Business Survey (QBS). The
Dated: July 5, 2017. BLS will conduct the test to evaluate
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection. Melody Braswell, QBS survey processes and operations in
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. a possible production environment. If
Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to the Department of Justice. successful, a QBS would permit BLS to
National Crime Victimization Survey [FR Doc. 2017–14367 Filed 7–7–17; 8:45 am] collect information about the U.S.
(NCVS) 2017. BILLING CODE 4410–18–P economy more efficiently than is
(3) Agency form number, if any, and currently possible. This would allow
the applicable component of the data users to be able to understand the
Department sponsoring the collection: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR impact of specific events on the
The form number for the questionnaire economy in a timely manner. Relevancy
is SFS–1. The applicable component Bureau of Labor Statistics is one of BLS’s main missions, and a
within the Department of Justice is the QBS would allow BLS to provide
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office Proposed Collection, Comment information to the public in a more
of Justice Programs. Request timely way that would be far more
(4) Affected public who will be asked AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, relevant to data users.
or required to respond, as well as a brief Labor. Each year, the Quarterly Census of
abstract: Respondents will be persons ACTION: Notice. Employment and Wages (QCEW)
age 18 or older living in households Program conducts the Annual Refiling
located throughout the United States SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as Survey (ARS) by reaching out to
sampled for the National Crime part of its continuing effort to reduce approximately 1.2 million
Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SFS paperwork and respondent burden, establishments requesting verification of
will be conducted as a supplement to conducts a pre-clearance consultation their main business activity, and their
the NCVS in all sampled households for program to provide the general public mailing and physical location addresses.
a three (3) month period. The SFS is an and Federal agencies with an The fully web-based ARS provides a
effort to measure the prevalence of opportunity to comment on proposed low-cost platform for conducting the
financial fraud victimization among and/or continuing collections of QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS
persons 18 or older, characteristics of information in accordance with the would have little data collection
fraud victims, and patterns of reporting Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 overhead, leveraging the address
fraud victimization to the police and (PRA95). This program helps to ensure refinement, printing, and mailing efforts
other agencies. BJS plans to publish this that requested data can be provided in that are undertaken as part of the
information in reports and reference it the desired format, reporting burden production ARS. Respondents already
when responding to queries from the (time and financial resources) is logged into the ARS secure Web site
U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the minimized, collection instruments are could be directed to a QBS and asked
clearly understood, and the impact of to answer a limited number of
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President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state
officials, international organizations, collection requirements on respondents additional survey questions after
researchers, students, the media, and can be properly assessed. The Bureau of completing the ARS.
others interested in criminal justice Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
II. Current Action
statistics. comments concerning the proposed new
(5) An estimate of the total number of collection of the ‘‘Quick Business Office of Management and Budget
respondents and the amount of time Survey Operations Test.’’ A copy of the clearance is being sought for the Quick
estimated for an average respondent to proposed information collection request Business Survey (QBS) Operations Test.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 day until August 9, 2017.
Contact		If you have additional 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 Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-616-1707). Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 31785

82 FR 31785 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; New Collection: Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) 2017

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEBureau of Justice Statistics

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