[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07166]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0302]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, Without Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval has Expired: 2019 Supplemental 
Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey 
(NCVS)

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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
May 13, 2019.

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 
Jennifer Truman or Rachel Morgan, Statistician, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-514-5083; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-1707).

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 of the 
Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS), without changes, a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 2019 Supplemental 
Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey 
(NCVS).
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
questionnaire is SVS-1. 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: Respondents will be persons 16 years or older 
living in households located throughout the United States sampled for 
the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SVS will be 
conducted as a supplement to the NCVS in all sample households for a 
six (6) month period from July through December 2019. The SVS is 
primarily an effort to measure the prevalence of stalking victimization 
among persons, the types of stalking victimization experienced, the 
characteristics of stalking victims, the nature and consequences of 
stalking victimization, and patterns of reporting to the police. BJS 
plans to publish this information in reports and reference it when 
responding to queries from the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the 
President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials, international 
organizations, researchers, students, the media, and others interested 
in criminal justice statistics.
    (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 119,526 persons age 16 or older. 
About 98.6% (117,879) will have no stalking victimization and will 
complete the SVS screener only with an average burden of three (3) 
minutes. Among the 1.4% of respondents (1,647) who experience stalking 
victimization, the time to ask the screener plus the detailed questions 
regarding the aspects of their stalking victimization is estimated to 
take an average of 18 minutes. Respondents will be asked to respond to 
this survey only once during the six month period from July through 
December 2019. The burden estimates are based on data from the prior 
administration of the SVS.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 6,388 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, 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 8, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-07166 Filed 4-10-19; 8:45 am]
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