[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57055-57056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23188]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New 
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Study 
Entitled ``The National Baseline Study on Public Health, Wellness, & 
Safety''

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

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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. 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 
allowing for a 60-day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 25, 2019.

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 (Tina) 
Crossland, Senior Social Science Analyst, National Institute of 
Justice, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Technology, 810 Seventh 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (overnight 20001) or via email at 
[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 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: ``The National Baseline Study 
on Public Health, Wellness, & Safety''.
    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 No. 109-162 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 
note), as amended by Section 907 of the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act, Public Law 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 thirty-six 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 36-month data 
collection period, with approximately half of the interviews completed 
each year, or an annualized burden of 500 hours.
    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: October 21, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-23188 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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