[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2971-2972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00853]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Proposed Study Entitled ``National Baseline Study 
Examining Violence Against Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities''

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice, 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166, 
page 51192 on August 27, 2014, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until February 20, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  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, Office of Research & 
Evaluation, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (overnight 
20001) or via email at [email protected]. Written 
comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Officer of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or 
send to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning

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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 National 
Institute of Justice, 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;
     Evaluate whether, and if so how, the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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 survey.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: National Baseline Study 
Examining Violence Against Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component 
within the U.S. Department of Justice is the National Institute of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Title IX, Section 904(a) of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(VAWA 2005), Public Law 109-162 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note), 
as amended by Section 907 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act, Pub. L. 113-4, mandates that the National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on 
Violence Against Women (OVW), conduct a National Baseline Study (NBS) 
on violence against American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) women 
living in tribal communities. NIJ's NBS will examine violence against 
AI and AN women (including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking) and identify factors that place AI and AN women 
at risk for victimization and propose recommendations to improve 
effectiveness of these responses. NIJ's NBS survey was designed to: (1) 
Provide an accurate reporting of violence against AI and AN women in 
tribal communities; (2) provide reliable, valid estimates of the scope 
of the problem; and (3) identify barriers to and possible solutions for 
dealing with these significant public safety issues.
    The NBS will be conducted in geographically dispersed tribal 
communities across the U.S. (lower 48 and Alaska) using a NIJ-developed 
sampling strategy for which the primary aim is to provide an accurate 
national victimization rate of violence against adult AI and AN women 
specifically living in tribal communities. This information collection 
is a one-time information collection and is expected to take 
approximately twenty-four months from the time the first participant is 
enrolled until the last survey is administered.
    The NBS is critical to quantifying the magnitude of violence and 
victimization in tribal communities and understanding service needs. At 
the end of this study, the NBS is expected to produce a deeper 
understanding of the issues faced by Native American women living in 
Indian Country and Alaska Native villages and help formulate public 
policies and prevention strategies to decrease the incidence of violent 
crimes against AI and AN women.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
range of burden for respondents is expected to be between 30 minutes to 
1.5 hours for completion. Based on instrument testing results, we 
expect an average of 60 minutes per respondent. The following factors 
were considered when creating the burden estimate: The estimated total 
number of sites (40), households within sites (25), and respondents 
within households (1.5) in the sampling plan for a total of 1,500 
expected respondents. NIJ estimates that nearly all of the 
approximately 1,500 respondents will fully complete the questionnaire.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 1,500 hours. It is estimated that each of the 1,500 
respondents will take 1 hour to complete a questionnaire (1,500 
respondents x 1 hour = 1,500 hours). We estimate a 24-month data 
collection period, with approximately half of the interviews completed 
each year, or an annualized burden of 750 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: January 15, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-00853 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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