[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9813-9814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3802]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Proposed 
New Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Project 
entitled ``Violence and Victimization Experiences of Indian Women 
Living in Tribal Communities''.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ), 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 April 25, 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 Christine Crossland, National Institute of 
Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (overnight 
20001).
    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 Christine Crossland on (202) 616-5166 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: Survey.
    (2) The title of the Form/Collection: Violence and Victimization 
Experiences

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of Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities Study.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: National Institute of 
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: American Indian and Alaska Native 
women living on tribal reservations and in Alaska Native communities 
who are 18 years or older.
    Abstract: Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Public Law 109-162, 
Title IX, Section 904(a) mandates that the United States Department of 
Justice conduct a comprehensive study of violence against American 
Indian and Alaska Native women living on tribal reservations and in 
Alaska Native villages. As part of that program of research, NIJ is 
undertaking a preliminary study known as the Violence Against Indian 
Women (VAIW) prevalence study, with the following objectives:
    (a) Create and pilot test a survey instrument that captures valid, 
reliable data on the nature and extent of intimate partner violence, 
sexual violence, and stalking committed against American Indian and 
Alaska Native women; and
    (b) Develop a study methodology, including sampling strategy and 
data collection approach that enables the safe collection of 
meaningful, standardized data.
    This will be a one-time information collection and is expected to 
take approximately two months from the time the first participant is 
enrolled until the last survey is administered. At the end of this 
project, NIJ will have the knowledge, tools, experience, and methods to 
coordinate and field a larger study as mandated by Congress. The VAIW 
prevalence project will ensure that the survey instrument and approach 
used for NIJ's planned data collection are methodologically rigorous 
and fully responsive to Congressional mandate and to the needs of 
American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
    (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 225 respondents will complete the survey within 1 hour.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 225 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Department Clearance 
Officer for PRA, Lynn Murray, Justice Management Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., 
Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 15, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-3802 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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