The FBI cites agency-to-agency variability in the degree of reporting arson as the main rationale for not producing national, regional, or state estimates of arson offenses. However, other crimes in which the FBI does provide estimates (i.e., major violent or property crimes) are also subject to partial reporting or nonreporting of offense data. As a condition for approval of this collection, the FBI must provide OMB within 6 months of this approval date either (1) proposed procedures for developing a national (and select subnational) estimates of arson crime or (2) an explanation of why estimation procedures are less reliable for and applicable to arson than for other crime types. Either response should reflect a good understanding of the statistical literature on imputation and estimation (e.g., Rubin, D.B. (1987) Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys. J. Wiley & Sons, New York and Schafer, J.L. (1997) Analysis of Incomplete Multivariate Data. Chapman & Hall, London).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2012
217,296
0
210,276
32,594
0
20,465
0
0
0
Under the authority of Title 28, Section 534, U.S. Code, Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records; Appointment of Officials, April 23, 1990, and the enactment of the fiscal year 1979, Department of Justice Authorization Bill S. 3151, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program would request data about arson offenses from city, county, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the country in order to generate reliable information on arson.
US Code:
28 USC 534
Name of Law: Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records; Appointment of Officials
There is no increase in burden on the individual respondents; however, the overall annual burden hours have increased. This is an adjustment; an increase from 20,465 to 32,594 which is an increase of 12,129, and is attributable to the increase in the number of respondents.
$461,060
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patricia Faulkner 304 625-2000
No
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.