[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20708-20709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8788]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Elder Justice Roadmap Project

AGENCY: Civil Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review.

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    The Civil Division of 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. The proposed information 
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. June 13, 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 Laurie Feinberg, 601 D Street, NW., Room 
9109, Washington, DC 20004; (202) 305-1789.
    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 Laurie Feinberg at 202-305-1789 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 agency's 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 collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Elder Justice Roadmap Project.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: None.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Adult practitioners, advocates and 
researchers in professions related to elder justice. A recent review of 
literature related to elder justice indicates that the field remains 
largely fragmented and without a clear set of priorities or a roadmap 
for advancement. The purpose of this data collection is to identify 
policy, practice, and research priorities in the field of elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation and to help develop a strategic roadmap for 
activities to address those priorities. In the first phase of the 
study, concept mapping will be used to create a visual representation 
of the ways that professionals in the field perceive the priorities for 
elder justice. Concept mapping is a well-documented method of applied 
research that makes explicit, implicit theoretical models that can be 
used for planning and action. The process requires respondents to 
brainstorm a set of statements relevant to the topic of interest 
(``brainstorming'' task), individually sort these statements into piles 
based on perceived similarity (``sorting'' task), rate each statement 
on one or more scales (``rating'' task), and interpret the graphical 
representation that result from several multivariate analyses. The 
collection of data for all concept mapping activities will be 
facilitated via a dedicated project Web site. The second phase of the 
study includes a series of six face-to-face

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facilitated discussions with relevant stakeholder groups, 
practitioners, and researchers. In addition up to 9-12 interviews with 
experts in the various aspects of the field will be conducted to obtain 
their reaction to the preliminary concept map generated by the 
brainstorming, sorting, and rating process and asked to provide 
information about what may be missing, need amplification, or to be 
interrelated in a different manner than on the preliminary concept map. 
Guiding questions and discussion prompts, derived from the concept 
mapping results, will be used to gather information from the 
respondents on the meaning and potential use of the concept mapping 
results. This input will be aggregated and linked to the emerging 
conceptual framework that will result in a better understanding of the 
complex interrelationships between policy, practice, and research 
elements in the field of elder justice. Thus, the challenges, and needs 
of practitioners on the front lines will inform the work of 
researchers, and the researchers' findings will inform the work of 
policy makers and practitioners, and the policy makers will communicate 
with researchers and practitioners about what information thy need to 
properly inform policy. A single concept mapping process will provide 
an efficient means for managing participation while simultaneously 
integrating perspectives that are complementary and mutually 
informative.
    (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 750 respondents total will participate in the concept mapping 
phase of this collection, and that 60 respondents total will 
participate in the facilitated discussions. The table below shows the 
estimated number of respondents for each portion of the collection:

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                                           Participation    Total task
                  Task                        targets         target
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Concept Mapping:........................
    Brainstorming.......................             750             750
    Sorting.............................             250             250
    Rating..............................             750             750
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        Total group target..............  ..............             750
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                                           Participation
         Facilitated discussion               targets      Total  target
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Policy maker group 1....................              10              10
Policy maker group 2....................              10              10
Practitioner group 3....................              10              10
Practitioner group 4....................              10              10
Researcher group 5......................              10              10
Researcher group 6......................              10              10
Total group target......................              10              60
Expert Interview........................            9-12            9-12
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    The brainstorming task will take respondents 5-10 minutes to 
complete. The sorting task will take respondents approximately 30-60 
minutes to complete. The rating task will take respondents 
approximately 30 minutes to complete. None of these tasks will require 
participants to complete in one sitting; rather, participants can 
return to work on task completion as often as they chose, until the 
task deadline. Respondents will have approximately 4 weeks to 
brainstorm and approximately 6 weeks to sort and rate. Facilitated 
discussions will require approximately 4 hours of respondents' time.
    Expert interview will require no more than 90 minutes of 
respondents' time.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 948 total public burden 
hours associated with this collection. This is planned to be a one-time 
data collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Two Constitution 
Square, 145 N Street, NE., Room 2E-808, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-8788 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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