The FBI
recognizes the importance of response rates and population coverage
for the ability of the National UoF Data Collection to generate
valid national estimates of the UoF by police officers. After
consultation with OMB, FBI agrees to the following terms of
clearance describing the quality standards which will apply to the
dissemination of the results. For the purpose of these conditions,
“coverage rate” refers to the total law enforcement officer
population covered by UoF. In addition, “coverage rate” will be
considered on both a state-by-state basis, as well as a national
scale. “Key variables” include subject injuries received and type
of force used. Item non-response refers to the percent of
respondents that either do not answer the question associated with
a key variable or answer “unknown and unlikely to ever be known.”
For the first year of collection, 1) If the coverage rate is 80
percent or greater and the item non-response is 30 percent or less,
then no conditions apply to the dissemination of the results. 2) If
the coverage rate is between 60 percent and 80 percent or the item
non-response is greater than 30 percent, then the FBI will not
release counts or totals, but may release ratios or percentages. 3)
If the coverage rate is between 40 percent and 60 percent, then the
FBI may release only the response percentages for the key variables
across the entire population and for subpopulations which represent
20 percent or more of the total population. 4) If the coverage rate
is less than 40 percent, the FBI will not disseminate results. In
subsequent years, if any combination of conditions three and four
are met for three consecutive years, or if condition four is met
for two consecutive years, then the FBI will discontinue the
collection and explore alternate approaches for collecting the
information, for example by working cooperatively with the BJS to
expand their current efforts to collect information on deaths in
custody, to include law enforcement.
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.