THE ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE NCS
DEPENDS ON THE ABILITY OF THE SCREENING INTERVIEW TO ELICIT
ACCURATE AD COMPLETE REPORTING OF CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION. THE
SURVEY WILL INDICATE THE ABILITY OF COMBINATIONS OF SCREENING
PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN SMALL TESTS TO REDU UNDERREPORTING. UNLIKE
THE SINGLE PURPOSE EXPERIMENTS, THESE TESTS WI EXAMINE THE EFFECTS
OF USING PROCEDURES IN COMBINATION RATHER THAN SINGLY.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.