[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84372-84373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28579]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection; Fourth National Juvenile Online 
Victimization Study (N-JOV4)

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
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 60 days until 
February 26, 2021.

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 
Benjamin Adams, Social Science Analyst, National Institute of Justice, 
810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-616-3687).

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 shall have practical utility;
    --Evaluate whether the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden on the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions that were used;
    --Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected can be enhanced; and
    --Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including 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 collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Fourth National Juvenile 
Online Victimization Study (N-JOV4).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Not applicable (new 
collection).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    State, county, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Abstract: 
The Fourth National Juvenile Online Victimization Study (N-JOV4) will 
include a pilot study to test data collection instruments and methods 
and a full survey administration designed to provide national estimates 
of technology facilitated sex crimes against children as well as 
details about victim, offenders, and investigations. The National 
Institute of Justice (NIJ) will use the information gathered in the 
national study in published reports and statistics. The reports will be 
made available to the U.S. Congress, practitioners, researchers, 
students, the media, and the general public via the NIJ website.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

Burden Hours for N-JOV4 Pilot Study

    NIJ expects the 25 law enforcement agencies to spend an average of 
15 minutes completing the mail screener survey, including the time to 
read the accompanying letter, identify eligible cases, consider 
additional search strategies as requested in the cover letter, and 
answer the questions (25 x 15 minutes = 6.25 hours). NIJ expects the

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25 chiefs/department heads/Commanders to spend 20 minutes completing 
the telephone debriefing about the mail screener (25 x 20 minutes = 
8.33 hours). NIJ expects the five internet Crimes Against Children 
(ICAC) investigators who are asked to complete telephone interviews on 
specific cases identified in the mail screener to spend an average of 
60 minutes of their time which includes the debriefing about the 
interview (5 x 60 minutes = 5 hours). The total amount of time for the 
N-JOV4 pilot is 19.58 hours.

Burden Hours for N-JOV4 National Study

    A total of 2,689 local, county, state and federal law enforcement 
agencies are included in the national stratified sample. All of these 
agencies except the three federal agencies will receive a mail 
screener, resulting a total of 2,686 non-federal agencies. NIJ 
estimates that the time to complete the screener will be five minutes 
for agencies with no eligible cases and 10 minutes for agencies with 
eligible cases, including the time to read the accompanying letter, 
identify eligible cases, and answer the questions. NIJ estimates that 
1,343 (50%) of the law enforcement agencies will complete the screener 
by mail. Of these, 35% are expected to have at least one case; these 
agencies will take approximately 10 minutes each to complete the mail 
screener (470 x 10 = 78.33 hours). The remaining agencies who complete 
the screener survey by mail are expected to take approximately 5 
minutes each to complete the mail screener (873 x 5 = 72.75 hours). 
This equals a total of 151.08 hours for completing the screener by 
mail. NIJ estimates that 36 percent of the law enforcement agencies 
will complete the screener by telephone. NIJ estimates that, of these 
967 agencies who complete the screener by telephone, 338 will have a 
case (338 x 10 = 56.33 hours) and 629 will have no cases (629 x 5 = 
52.42 hours) for a total of 108.75 hours for completing the mail 
screener by phone. Based on power analysis calculations, case-level 
telephone interviews will be completed for a sample of 2,000 eligible 
cases identified in the mail screener. NIJ estimates that the telephone 
surveys will take an average of 45 minutes, including 5 minutes for 
introductions and study details, 3 minutes for data retrieval, and 37 
minutes for study questions (2,000 x 45 = 1,500 hours). The total 
amount of time for the N-JOV4 national study is 1,759.83 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection:
    There are an estimated 1,779.41 total burden hours associated with 
the N-JOV4 pilot study and the national study.
    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: December 21, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-28579 Filed 12-23-20; 8:45 am]
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