[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 20189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07020]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0355]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2023 National 
Census of Victim Service Providers

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-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 60 days until 
June 5, 2023.

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 Rachel Morgan, 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 
20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-598-9237).

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, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: 2023 National Census of Victim 
Service Providers (NCVSP).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no form 
number for the questionnaire. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in the 
Office of Justice Programs. BJS requests clearance for the 2023 NCVSP 
under OMB Control No. 1121-0355. The NCVSP was last approved under OMB 
Control No. 1121-0355 (exp. date 05/31/2019).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Programs and organizations that have been 
identified as providing services to victims of crime or abuse will be 
asked to respond.
    The 2023 NCVSP will be the second administration of this data 
collection. The NCVSP provides national data on all programs and 
organizations that served victims of crime or abuse within the year 
prior to the survey. The NCVSP identifies the size and scope of the 
victim service provider (VSP) field, including the number of VSPs, 
where they are located, the number of victims they serve, and 
information about funding and staffing. Information from the NCVSP 
provides a sampling frame for follow-up surveys on victim service 
providers, including BJS's National Survey of Victim Service Providers.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Similar to the 
2017 NCVSP, the first administration of the NCVSP, about 15% of the 
20,000 VSPs on the current roster will no longer be in operation, will 
have stopped providing services to crime victims, or will be allied 
organizations that do not themselves directly assist victims. For those 
3,000 out-of-scope organizations, the burden will be less than 5 
minutes. For the remaining 17,000 active victim service providers, it 
will take the average interviewed respondent an estimated 30 minutes to 
respond. There are an estimated 8,750 total burden hours associated 
with this information collection. These estimates are based on previous 
estimates of item burden and input received from participants in the 
2023 NCVSP cognitive testing procedures (generic OMB clearance, Control 
No. 1121-0339).
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 30, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Policy and Planning Staff, U.S. 
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-07020 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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