[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 196 (Thursday, October 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57962-57963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20053]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Existing 
collection, Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV).

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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. 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 December 10, 2007. 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 Paige Harrison, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
514-0809).
    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;
--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: Existing data collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Violence.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: SSV1, 
SSV2, SSV3, SSV4, SSV5, SSV6, SSVIA, SSVIJ; Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected Public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government. 
Other: Federal Government, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions. The data will be used to develop estimates for the 
incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional 
facilities, as well as characteristics of substantiated incidents, 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 912 respondents will complete each summary form within 60 minutes 
and each substantiated incident form (as needed, we estimate about 950 
forms will be completed) in 15 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,150 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 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.


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    Dated: October 4, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-20053 Filed 10-10-07; 8:45 am]
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