[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20174-20175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7723]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 
Pretesting Activities for Surveys for Implementing the Prison Rape 
Elimination Act of 2003.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), has submitted 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. The proposed information collection is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until June 17, 2005. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have 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 Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    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 agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;

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--Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Information Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Pretesting Activities for Surveys 
for Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: 
State, Local, or Tribal Government, Federal Government, Business or 
other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions. The work under this 
clearance will be used to develop surveys to produce estimates for the 
incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional 
facilities as required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 
(Public Law 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 8,472 respondents will spend approximately 30 minutes on average 
responding to the pretesting activities.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 4,308 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-616-
1167).

    Dated: April 13, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-7723 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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