[Federal Register: July 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 128)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New
Collection, Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: CJIS
Customer Satisfaction Survey.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division has
submitted the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on March 22, 2004, Volume 69, Number 55, on page 13334, allowing for a
60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until August 5, 2004. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention:
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
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 agency/component,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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 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: CJIS Customer Satisfaction
Surveys.
(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. Criminal
Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected Public Who Will Be Asked or Required To Respond, As
well As a Brief Abstract: Primary: State, local or tribal governments.
Other: Federal government and business or other for-profit. Brief
Abstract: The FBI established the CJIS Division to serve as the focal
point and central repository for criminal justice information services
within the FBI. The CJIS Division is responsible for the following
programs administered by the FBI for the benefit of local, State,
Federal, and foreign criminal justice agencies: (a) Integrated
Automated Fingerprint Identification System, (b) Law Enforcement
Online, (c) National Crime Information Center, (d) National Instant
Criminal Background Check System--Federal Firearm Licensees, (e)
National Instant Criminal Background Check System: Point of Contact and
Partial Point of Contact States, (f) Uniform Crime Reporting,
Interstate Identification, and Index, and (g) the CJIS Help Desk. CJIS
will be conducting a customer service survey for each of the seven
aforementioned programs as well as for the CJIS Help Desk. These
surveys will be used to establish approval rating baselines of CJIS
Division services in addition to identifying areas where our services
can be improved, or new services established to assist the criminal
justice community with the performance of their official duties.
(5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount
of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent To Respond: The estimated
total number of respondents are 2,485 which are broken into the
following areas: (a) Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System, 400 respondents,
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and 9 minutes average completion time; (b) Law Enforcement Online, 400
respondents, and 2 minutes average completion time; (c) National Crime
Information Center, 400 Respondents, and 2 minutes average completion
time; (d) National Instant Criminal Background Check System--Federal
Firearm Licensees, 400 respondents and 3 minutes average completion
time; (e) National Instant Criminal Background Check System--Point of
Contact and Partial Point of Contact, 24 respondents, and 2 minutes
average completion time; (f) Uniform Crime Reporting, 400 respondents,
and 7 minutes average completion time; (g) Interstate Identification
Index, 400 respondents, and 3 minutes average completion time; and CJIS
Help Desk, 61 respondents and 3 minutes average completion time.
(6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in Hours) Associated
With the Collection: There are an estimated 177 total public burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Mrs Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management
Division, United States Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 29, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-15170 Filed 7-2-04; 8:45 am]
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