[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 36968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16302]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection 
Comments Requested; Reinstatement with Change of an Expired Collection: 
2017-19 Survey of Sexual Victimization

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The 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. The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38, page 
8300, on February 26, 2018, allowing a 60-day comment period. Following 
publication of the 60-day notice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics 
received one request for survey instruments indicating proposed 
changes, and seven comments. These comments will be addressed in the 
supporting statement.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 
30 days until August 30, 2018.

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 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).

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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: Reinstatement with change of an 
expired collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Victimization 
[formerly the Survey of Sexual Violence].
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers for the 
questionnaire are SSV-1, SSV-2, SSV-3, SSV-4, SSV-5, SSV-6 (Summary 
Form); SSV-IA, SSV-IJ, (Substantiated Incident Form). The applicable 
component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government 
correctional facilities. Other: Federal Government and businesses 
(privately operated correctional institutions, both for-profit and not-
for-profit). The data will be used to develop national estimates of the 
incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional 
facilities, as well as characteristics of substantiated incidents, as 
required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-
79).
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimate of the 
total number of respondents is 1,574 adult and juvenile correctional 
systems and facilities. (This estimate assumes a response rate of 
100%.) Federal and state correctional systems for adults and juveniles 
(102 respondents) will each take an estimated 60 minutes to complete 
the summary form; local, military, Immigrations and Customs 
Enforcement, tribal, and privately operated facilities (1,472 
respondents) will each take an estimated 30 minutes to complete the 
summary form; and incident forms (an estimated 3,000 incident forms 
will be completed each year, one for each incident that was 
substantiated) will take about 30 minutes per form. 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 is an estimated 2,338 total burden hours per 
year associated with this collection, with a combined total of 7,014 
for the three years.
    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, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 26, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-16302 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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