Notice2021-11892
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested
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June 8, 2021
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Justice Department
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The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30498-30499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11892]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1122-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW) will be submitting the following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
August 9, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestion
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy
Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41022035292433282f246f312e32352e2f013432252e2b6f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85c6e4f1ede0f7ecebe0abf5eaf6f1eaebc5f0f6e1eaefabe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Advocate Skill & Knowledge Needs
Assessment.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: 1122-NEW. Sponsoring
agency: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women,
which has supplied grant funds to the National Crime Victim Law
Institute for a project of which the proposed survey is one component.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Established in 1995, OVW administers
financial and technical assistance to communities across the country
that are developing programs, policies, and practices that combat
domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW administers
both formula-based and discretionary grant programs, established under
the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation.
Recipients of OVW funds work through a coordinated community response
to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable. The National
Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) receives funding to provide training
and technical assistance to help community-based and system-based
advocates work collaboratively to support victims, particularly with
regard to their legal rights in criminal justice. The training and
technical assistance OVW award granted to NCVLI is the first award
focused on system-based advocates and the dynamic relationship between
system-based advocates and their community partners.
The purpose of this collection is two-fold: (1) To determine front-
line advocates' (both system and community based) existing knowledge
regarding victims' legal rights, particularly in criminal justice
processes; and (2) the existence (or non-existence) and quality of
relationships between community- and system-based advocates in a
jurisdiction that can aid appropriate referrals for coordinated or
complementary services. This collection will identify existing skills
and knowledge as well as gaps, together with barriers to meaningful
collaboration among and between advocates. This collection is critical
because effective advocacy that promotes survivor agency and physical
and emotional safety requires collaboration and coordination of
community-based and system-based advocates and training and technical
assistance provided should fill gaps and build upon existing knowledge
and skills. The collection tool was developed in collaboration with an
Advisory Committee of subject matter experts after determining that
there has
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been no comparable assessment of knowledge and skills conducted to
date. The Advisory Committee developed the collection tool to ensure
its language is accessible and understandable to advocates; its
questions will result in collection of data needed to identify gaps in
knowledge and skills; and its structure is streamlined to ease burden.
The information will be used by NCVLI to determine what training and
technical assistance (TTA) is needed to ensure that communities have
collaborative partnerships between community-based and system-based
advocates and other service professionals in order to provide trauma-
informed and survivor-centered services regarding victims' rights. This
information will be used by OVW to ensure grantees are received
targeted, informed training and technical assistance from NCVLI to
ensure that grantees' professional and community needs are being met.
The collection will be national in scope and will inform the
development of TTA for NCVLI's national Project as well as future OVW
criminal justice response programs.
The affected public are victim advocates (both system-based and
community-based).
Explain Why Information Is Necessary, How It Will Be Collected
(Electronically), How It Will Be Used
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is
estimated that it will take the hoped for 150 respondents approximately
10 minutes each to complete this one-time online survey, which will ask
respondents about their knowledge of existing victims' rights laws as
well as to evaluate their collaborative relationships. The survey will
be a mix of multiple-choice, Likert scale and short narrative response
questions. The information gathered will identify skill and knowledge
gaps that can be addressed by OVW's Improving Criminal Justice Response
TTA Program.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total hour burden of this one-time data
collection is 25 hours (150 respondents each taking 10 minutes each).
Respondents will be responding to this information collection once.
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E, 405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 2, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-11892 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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