[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40932-40933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17338]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: New Collection [Creation of a Concept Map]

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Division 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 71, page 20708-20709, on 
April 13, 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 August 11, 2011. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 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.

Summary of 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: Primary: Adult practitioners, advocates, and 
researchers in professions related to elder abuse. Other: none.
    Need for Collection: The Department of Justice engages in 
activities targeted at elder abuse. A recent survey of the literature 
related to elder justice indicted that the field remains 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 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 they 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, 60 respondents total will participate in the 
facilitated discussions, and 9-12 respondents will participate in the 
expert interviews. The table below shows the estimated number of 
respondents for each portion of the collection:

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                                                                  Estimated time       Total
                              Task                                 (minutes) per   participants    Total minutes
                                                                    participant      per task        per task
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Brainstorming...................................................              10             750           7,500
Sorting.........................................................              90             250          22,500
Rating..........................................................              60             750          45,000
Facilitated Discussions.........................................             300              60          18,000

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Expert Interviews...............................................              90              12         * 1,080
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............          94,080
                                                                                                  (= 1568 hours)
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* = total minutes (= 1,568 hours).

    The estimates assume 100% participation by all invited 
participants; the actual participation in brainstorming, sorting, and 
rating is likely to be less, but since we cannot predict the response 
rate, we are calculating the burden for all invited participants. The 
brainstorming task will take respondents 5-10 minutes to complete. The 
sorting task will take respondents approximately 60-90 minutes to 
complete. The rating task will take respondents approximately 30-60 
minutes to complete. None of these tasks will require participants to 
complete in one sitting; rather, participants who respond on a Web site 
can return to work on task completion as often as they choose, 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 4-5 hours of respondents' time. 
Expert interviews 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 1,568 total public burden 
hours associated with this collection. This is planned to be a one-time 
data collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Two 
Constitution Square, Room 2E-808, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-17338 Filed 7-11-11; 8:45 am]
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