Under Title 28, United States Code
(U.S.C.), Section (§) 534 and 34 U.S.C. § 41303, this collection
requests incident-based data from law enforcement agencies in order
for the FBI UCR Program to collect and disseminate NIBRS
data.
Since the goal of the FBI UCR
Program is to achieve full 12-month reporting for all participating
agencies, the requested burden is adjusted to reflect full
participation by all currently participating agencies.
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.