2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories

ICR 201411-1121-001

OMB: 1121-0269

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
1121-0269 201411-1121-001
Historical Active 201005-1121-002
DOJ/OJP BJS
2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 01/29/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/21/2014
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2018 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2013
510 0 405
1,479 0 1,660
0 0 0

The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs (CPFFCL) collects administrative data from the state, local, and federal crime labs operating in the United States and provides national statistics on personnel, budgets, workloads, and backlogs in requests for forensic services. It also provides information on quality assurance measures within publicly operated labs, including lab accreditations, proficiency testing programs, examiner certifications, and resources devoted to research. The census of all publicly funded forensic crime laboratories will be conducted in 2015, with a reference period of CY 2014. This is the fourth crime lab census conducted by BJS. The first crime lab census was conducted by BJS in 2003.

US Code: 42 USC 3731 Name of Law: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  79 FR 55503 09/16/2014
79 FR 69527 11/21/2014
No

  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 510 405 0 105 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,479 1,660 0 -181 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
Yes
Changing Forms
Despite an increase in the number of respondents due to the inclusion of standalone digital evidence labs in the CPFFCl-14, the estimated number of burden hours per respondent has decreased from 4.1 in 2009 to 2.9 in 2014 as indicated by the pretest results. The estimated overall burden hours also decreased from 1,660 to 1,479. This change is partially due to a reduction in the level of detailed information being requested in certain sections of the questionnaire, including the elimination of questions asking for an itemized breakdown of budget expenditures and the number of requests outsourced for each individual forensic service.

$534,421
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Matthew Durose 2023076119

  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.
11/21/2014


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