[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60709-60710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21708]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection; National Elder Abuse Victim 
Services Needs Assessment

AGENCY: Civil Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Elder Justice Initiative, Civil Division, 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 
December 5, 2022.

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 
Andy Mao, National Elder Justice Coordinator, Elder Justice Initiative, 
175 N Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 (phone: 202/616-0539).

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: New collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Elder Abuse Victim 
Services Needs Assessment.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is currently no agency 
form number.
    Sponsor: Civil Division, Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: This information will be solicited from 
victims of elder abuse, elder justice professionals (e.g., adult 
protective services, law enforcement, victim services organizations, 
etc.) who serve elder abuse victims, representatives of federal 
agencies with elder justice programming, and family and friends who are 
oftentimes instrumental in victims' recovery and have a unique window 
into the needs of older victims.
    The Elder Justice Initiative proposes to conduct the first National 
Elder Abuse Victim Services Needs Assessment, a one-time information 
collection. The goal of this information collection is to gain insight 
on how to best meet the needs of victims of elder abuse from the 
initial incident to investigation and prosecution (if any), through to 
long-term recovery, and separately for each type of elder abuse 
(physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, caregiver neglect, 
financial exploitation, financial fraud). To accomplish this goal, the 
Elder Justice Initiative will: (1) conduct national surveys with elder 
justice professionals and federal staff, and older victims and their 
family and friends; and (2) conduct a series of focus groups with elder 
justice professionals and federal staff, and elder abuse victims and 
their family and friends. A targeted dissemination strategy summarizing 
results and recommendations will aid in elder abuse services program 
planning.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are four 
separate but related information collections: An estimated 1,000 elder 
justice professionals and federal staff with elder justice programming 
will complete an electronic survey estimated to take 20 minutes to 
complete per respondent, and an estimated 1500 older victims, their 
family and friends will complete a survey estimated to take 10 minutes 
to complete per respondent; and 15 90-minute focus groups with elder 
justice professionals and federal staff and 15 90-minute focus groups 
with older victims, their family and friends, consisting of not more 
than 10 participants per focus group, for a total of 300 participants. 
In total, 2800 individuals will participate in the National Needs 
Assessment.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 1,033 hours (see Table 1 for calculation).

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                       Table 1--Estimates of Hour Burden Including Annualized Hourly Costs
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                                                                  Estimated time       Total       Total minutes
                              Task                                   (minutes)     participants      per task
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Surveys of elder justice professionals and federal staff........              20            1000          20,000
Surveys of older victims and their family and friends...........              10            1500          15,000
Focus Groups (elder justice professionals and federal staff;                  90             300          27,000
 older victims, family and friends..............................
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............          62,000
                                                                                                     (1,033 hrs)
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    If additional information is required contact: Robert Houser, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.206, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 30, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-21708 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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