Notice2024-02757
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension, With Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Survey of Sexual Victimization
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February 12, 2024
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9867-9868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02757]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0292]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension, With Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection; Survey of Sexual Victimization
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ),
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
April 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Emily Buehler, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b6e4642475205695e4e43474e596b5e584f4441054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33765e5a5f4a1d7146565b5f5641734640575c591d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202-
598-1036).
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:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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.
Abstract: The SSV collects annual administrative data on
allegations and substantiated incidents of sexual victimization from
adult correctional and juvenile justice authorities. To meet the
requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; Pub. L.
108-79), the survey will be administered to the Federal Bureau of
Prisons and all state prison systems, all state juvenile justice
systems, all facilities operated by the U.S. Military and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, all privately operated jails, and
all juvenile facilities in Indian country. Representative samples of
adult public jails, adult jails in Indian country, adult private
prisons, and local and private juvenile justice facilities will also be
included. These data are used to provide insight into the total number
of allegations being reported to correctional authorities, the outcomes
of investigations of allegations, and the characteristics of incidents,
victims and perpetrators. Revisions to the collection include revised
sampling designs, updated definitions of sexual victimization, and
modifications to the survey forms to collect more information about
victims and perpetrators of sexual victimization and to make survey
forms more user-friendly.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension, with changes, of a
currently approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Victimization
(SSV).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Summary Forms: SSV-1, SSV-2,
SSV-3, SSV-4, SSV-5, SSV-6. Incident Forms: SSV-IA, SSV-IJ. Bureau of
Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Respondents will include the Federal
Bureau of Prisons; state prison and juvenile justice systems; private
prisons; correctional facilities operated by the U.S. Military and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; local, private and tribal jails;
local and private juvenile justice facilities; and juvenile facilities
in Indian country. The obligation to respond is required under the
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79).
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated
that 1,532 respondents will complete a summary form. System-level
Summary Forms (SSV-1, SSV-2, SSV-5) are estimated to require
approximately 1 hour to complete. Facility-level Summary Forms (SSV-3,
SSV-4, SSV-6) are estimated to require approximately 30 minutes to
complete. Incident Forms (SSV-IA and SSV-IJ) are estimated to take
approximately 40 minutes to complete for each substantiated incident of
sexual victimization.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total annual burden is estimated to be 3,047
hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: PREA requires facilities to track the data
collected in SSV. No costs other than the cost of the hour burden exist
for this data collection.
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Total
Estimated estimated
Form Total annual responses burden hours respondent
per response burden (person
hours)
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SSV-1......................................................... 1 1 1
SSV-2......................................................... 50 1 50
SSV-3......................................................... 700 0.5 350
SSV-4......................................................... 198 0.5 99
SSV-5......................................................... 51 1 51
SSV-6......................................................... 492 0.5 246
SSV-IA........................................................ 2,500 0.75 1,875
SSV-IJ........................................................ 500 0.75 375
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Total..................................................... 1,532 SSV1-6 forms and 3,000 IA/IJ forms .............. 3,047
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: February 6, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-02757 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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