The biennial survey of state criminal
history repositories will be conducted for yearend 2018 and 2020.
The survey will collect data to be used as the basis for estimating
the percentage of total state records that are immediately
available through the FBI's Interstate Identification Index and the
percentage that include dispositions. All 50 States, DC and the
five territories will be surveyed.
Changes have been made in the
organization of the current survey. Significant effort was made to
reduce or eliminate questions that tend to yield the same responses
each year or where the information requested can be obtained from
other sources. For example, Section V and VI of the 2016 survey,
“Criminal Justice Rap Back Services” and “Non-Criminal Justice Rap
Back Services were consolidated to form a single Section V:
In-State Rap Back Services. Also, additions to the survey include
expanded questions concerning arrest and disposition reporting and
inquiries that are associated with repository budget and staffing
levels, internal and external data quality reviews, record
retention periods and arrest citation/cite and release
practices.
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.