[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8774-8775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3298]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review Extension 
and revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Survey of Sexual 
Violence.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 
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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 75, number 220, 
page 70030 on November 16, 2010, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until March 17, 2011. 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 Paul Guerino, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-307-0349).
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Paul Guerino, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-307-0349) or the DOJ Desk Officer 
at 202-395-3176.
    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 collection with 
change.
    (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; 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 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 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 1,281 respondents will complete each summary form within 60 
minutes and each substantiated incident form (as needed, we estimate 
about 1,100 forms will be completed) in 15 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the

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collection: There are an estimated 1,556 total annual burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: February 9, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-3298 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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