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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
Please read the instructions betore completing this tonm. For additional tonms or assistance in completing this tonm, contact your agency's Paperwork
Clearance Officer. Send two copies ot this tonm, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement, and any additional documentation
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
1.Agency/Subagency originating request

2. OMB control number

1110
a. -----

DOJ/FSI
3. Type ot intonmation collection (check one)
a. 0

New Collection
Revision ot a currently approved collection

a.
b.

c. ./ Extension ot a currently approved collection
d.
Reinstatement, without change, ot a previously approved

- ---0008

----

III Regular
0 Emergency - Approval requested by: _/

__ /__

c. 0 Delegated
5. Small entities

collection tor which approval has expired
Reinstatement, with change, ot a previously approved

Will this intormation collection have a signiticant economic impact on a
substantial number ot small entities?

col/ection tor which approval has expired
t. 0

None

4. Type ot review requested (check one)

b. 0

e. 0

b. 0

Yes

Existing collection in use without an OMB control number

No

6. Requested expiration date

For b-f, note Item A2 of Supporting Statement instructions

a. ~ Three years trom the approval date

b.

~
,- -,
L. _,

__ 1_-

7. Title

Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
B. Agency torm number(s) (if applicable)

1-725
9. Keywords

Arson, Fire
10.Ab~ract

Un er Title 34, USC, § 41303 & Title 28, USC, § 534, this collects arson data from federal, state, county, city, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement for the UCR Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for collection of arson data.

11.Affected public (Mark primary with 'P' and all others with 'X')

12. Obligation to respond (Mark primary with 'P' and all others that apply with 'X')

a. - Individuals or households

d. - Farms

a.

b. _ Business or other tor-profit

e. ~ Federal Govemment

b.

c. _ Not-tor-protit institutions

t. _E_ State, Local, or Tribal Government

13.Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden
a. Number ot respondents
6652

b. Total annual costs (O&M)
c. Total annualized cost requested

100

%

d. Current OMB inventory

10,681
12,439
-1,758

c. Total annual hours requested
d. Current OMB inventory
e. Difference

e. Difference
t. Explanation ot difference

2. Adjustment

1. Program change
-1,758
2. Adjustment
15.Purpose ot intonmation collection (Mark primary with 'P' and all others
a. _ Application tor benetits

0
0

1. Program change

t. Explanation ot difference

that apply with 'X')

0
0
0
0
0

a. Total annualized capital/startup costs

1. Percentage ot these responses
collected electronically

Required to obtain or retain benefits

c. [XJ Mandatory
14.Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden(in thousands of dollars)

71204

b. Total annual responses

lEI Voluntary

16. Frequency ot recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply)

a.
e. _ Program planning or management c.

b. _ Program evaluation
t. .2$_ Research
c. _E_ General purpose statistics g. _ Regulatory or compliance
d. - Audit

0 Recordkeeping
IIIReporting:

b. 0

Third party disclosure
Weekly

1.

On occasion

2.0

4.
7.

Quarterly
Biennially

5.
B.

iZt;1onthly
Semi-annually 6. DAnnuaily
Other (describe)
3.

1B. Agency contact (person who can best answer questions regarding the content

17.Statistical methods
Does this intormation collection employ statistical methods?
Yes ./

No

of this submission)
Name: Malissa C. Vavra
Phone: 304-625-3010

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19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with
5 CFR 1320.9.
NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3), appear at the end of the
instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in
the instructions.

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) If 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;
(n 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 (see note in Item 19 of the instructions);
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

0) It makes

appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in
Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Senior Official or designee

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Date

10/95