[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21780-21781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9352]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0319]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Bureau of Justice 
Statistics

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: 
Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired; National Survey of Youth in Custody, 2011-
2012.

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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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 19, 
pages 5208-5209, on January 28, 2011, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until May 18, 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 Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone 202-
616-3277).
    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 Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., at 202-616-3277 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

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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: New data collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Survey of Youth in 
Custody, 2011-2012.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form numbers not 
available at this time. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs, Department of Justice is the sponsor for the 
collection.
    (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 work under this clearance will be used to develop and 
implement surveys to produce estimates for the incidence and prevalence 
of sexual assault within juvenile correctional facilities as required 
under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79). 
Juvenile facility points of contact will be asked to fill out an online 
survey gathering facility-level characteristics. Sampled youth in 
custody will be asked to complete an audio computer-assisted self-
interview about their experiences inside the facility.
    (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 360 facility points of contact will spend approximately one hour 
filling out the facility characteristics questionnaire. It is estimated 
that 13,284 respondents will spend approximately 30 minutes on average 
responding to the survey.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 14,555 total burden hours 
associated with this collection (including gathering facility-level 
information, obtaining parental consent, administrative records, and 
roster processing).
    If additional information is required, contact: 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-808, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: April 13, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-9352 Filed 4-15-11; 8:45 am]
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