Research to support the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Web Survey	Form	New	Available
Address Verification and Household Enumeration Questionnaire	Form	New	Available
NCVS and SCV Demongraphic Questions	Form	New	Available
SCV Original Control Screener	Form	New	Available
Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener	Form	New	Available
Police Satisfaction and IVR Debriefing Questions	Form	New	Available
Incident Interview	Form	New	Available
Survey of Crime Victimization Web Version Instrument	Form	New	Available
Form SCV-1 Survey of Crime Victimization Basic Screener Questionnaire	Form	New	Available
Survey of Crime Victimization (Mail Version)	Form	New	Available
Form NCVS 2 NCVS 2 Crime Incident Report IVR	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form NCVS 1 NCVS 1 Screener IVR	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No Number Respondent Debriefing	Form	New	Available
Form No Number Probes for NCVS EHC Cognitive Interviews	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form No Number Event History Calendar Interactive Screener	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form Form #1 Permission to Obtain Police Report from Police Agency	Form	New	Available
Form No Number Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form NCVS 1 Control Screener	Form	New	Available
Form NCVS 2 NCVS 2 Incident Report	Form and Instruction	New	Available
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION1.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-09	Available
NCVSResearchSupportStateB.doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2009-04-09	Available
A-NCVSResearchSupporting_Statement_3.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-06-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
200588	Field Test of Self-Administered Survey Modes	Form	New	Web Survey
200588	Field Test of Self-Administered Survey Modes	Form	New	Address Verification and Household Enumeration Questionnaire
199745	NCVS Field Test of Enhanced Contextual Priming	Form	New	NCVS and SCV Demongraphic Questions
199745	NCVS Field Test of Enhanced Contextual Priming	Form	New	SCV Original Control Screener
199745	NCVS Field Test of Enhanced Contextual Priming	Form	New	Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener
198392	Cognitive Testing	Other-Form: Mail Screener	New
197374	NCVS - Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	Other-Screener questionnaire	New
197374	NCVS - Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	Form	New	Police Satisfaction and IVR Debriefing Questions
197374	NCVS - Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	Form	New	Incident Interview
197373	Examination of Data Collection Methods for the NCVS	Form	New	Survey of Crime Victimization Web Version Instrument
197373	Examination of Data Collection Methods for the NCVS	Form	New	Survey of Crime Victimization Basic Screener Questionnaire
197373	Examination of Data Collection Methods for the NCVS	Form	New	Survey of Crime Victimization (Mail Version)
194811	NCVS Mode Study	Form and Instruction	New	NCVS 2 Crime Incident Report IVR
194811	NCVS Mode Study	Form and Instruction	New	NCVS 1 Screener IVR
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Other-Form and Instruction	New
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form	New	Respondent Debriefing
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form and Instruction	New	Probes for NCVS EHC Cognitive Interviews
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form and Instruction	New	Event History Calendar Interactive Screener
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form	New	Permission to Obtain Police Report from Police Agency
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form and Instruction	New	Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form	New	Control Screener
193850	Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	Form and Instruction	New	NCVS 2 Incident Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0325	ICR Reference No: 200904-1121-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: Research to support the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/19/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/21/2009
Terms of Clearance: BJS will submit with each Information Collection a description of purpose of the collection, the methods to be employed, and how the study fits into the overall NCVS redesign.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	21,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	6,280	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: BJS proposes to conduct research studies as part of the “Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).”

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC Chapter 46 Section 3732 Name of Law: Justice System Improvement
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 72840	12/01/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 15750	04/07/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cognitive Testing
Examination of Data Collection Methods for the NCVS	None, SCV-1, None	Survey of Crime Victimization (Mail Version) ,   Survey of Crime Victimization Basic Screener Questionnaire ,   Survey of Crime Victimization Web Version Instrument
Examination of a Twelve-Month Reference Period	No Number, No Number, No Number, Form #1, NCVS 2, No Number, NCVS 1	NCVS 2 Incident Report ,   Control Screener ,   Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener ,   Permission to Obtain Police Report from Police Agency ,   Event History Calendar Interactive Screener ,   Probes for NCVS EHC Cognitive Interviews ,   Respondent Debriefing
Field Test of Self-Administered Survey Modes	None, None	Address Verification and Household Enumeration Questionnaire ,   Web Survey
NCVS - Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	None, None	Incident Interview ,   Police Satisfaction and IVR Debriefing Questions
NCVS Field Test of Enhanced Contextual Priming	None, None, None	SCV Original Control Screener ,   Enhanced Contextual Priming Screener ,   NCVS and SCV Demongraphic Questions
NCVS Mode Study	NCVS 2 , NCVS 1	NCVS 1 Screener IVR ,   NCVS 2 Crime Incident Report IVR

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	21,200	0	0	21,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,280	0	0	6,280	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Research Studies related to the redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,166,577

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/21/2009

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