Under Title 28, Section 534, U.S. Code, the Department of Justice, would request Supplementary Homicide data from law enforcement agencies in order to acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Reports and publication, Crime in the United States.
US Code:
28 USC 534
Name of Law: Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records
There is no increase in burden on the individual respondents; however, the overall annual burden hours have decreased from 32,373 to 20,855 which is a decrease of 11,518 burden hours and due to the NIBRS agencies burden hours being accounted for in the NIBRS ICR.
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.