[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11370-11371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03442]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; 
eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection: 2016 
Survey of Sexual Victimization (SSV)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY:  Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 87957, on 
December 6, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period. No comments 
were received.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until March 24, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  If you have additional 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

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additional information, please contact Ramona Rantala, Statistician, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 
20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-307-6170). 
Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or 
sent to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Victimization 
(formerly the Survey of Sexual Violence).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: Agency form numbers: SSV-1, SSV-
2, SSV-3, SSV-4, SSV-5, SSV-6, SSV-IA, and SSV-IJ. Sponsoring 
component: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    (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 and business (privately operated correctional 
institutions, both for-profit and not-for-profit).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: An 
estimate of the total number of respondents is 1,574 adult and juvenile 
systems and facilities. (This estimate assumes a response rate of 
100%.) Federal and state systems for adults and juveniles (102 
respondents) will take an estimated 60 minutes to complete the summary 
form; local and privately operated facilities (1,472 respondents) will 
take an estimated 30 minutes to complete the summary form; and each 
incident form (we estimate about 2,310 incident forms will be 
completed, one for each incident that was substantiated) will take 
about 30 minutes. The burden estimates are based on data from the prior 
administration of the SSV.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,993 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-03442 Filed 2-21-17; 8:45 am]
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