[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 78 (Monday, April 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22073-22074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08588]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection: Survey 
of Sexual Victimization (SSV)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 
June 25, 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 
Laura Maruschak, Statistician, Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202-307-5986).

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: Extension of a currently 
approved 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 
questionnaires are SSV-1, SSV-2, SSV-3, SSV-4, SSV-5, SSV-6, SSV-IA, 
and SSV-IJ. 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 business 
(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 1,581 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 take an estimated 60 minutes to 
complete the summary form; local, military, Immigrations and Customs 
Enforcement, tribal, and privately-operated facilities (1,479 
respondents) will take an estimated 30 minutes to

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complete the summary form; and each incident form (an estimated 3,000 
incident forms will be completed each year, 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 is an estimated 2,342 total burden hours per 
year associated with this collection, with a combined total of 7,026 
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: April 21, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-08588 Filed 4-23-21; 8:45 am]
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