[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9867-9868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02757]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension, With Change, of a Currently Approved 
Collection; Survey of Sexual Victimization

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 
April 12, 2024.

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 
Emily Buehler, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-
598-1036).

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.

    Abstract: The SSV collects annual administrative data on 
allegations and substantiated incidents of sexual victimization from 
adult correctional and juvenile justice authorities. To meet the 
requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; Pub. L. 
108-79), the survey will be administered to the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons and all state prison systems, all state juvenile justice 
systems, all facilities operated by the U.S. Military and U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, all privately operated jails, and 
all juvenile facilities in Indian country. Representative samples of 
adult public jails, adult jails in Indian country, adult private 
prisons, and local and private juvenile justice facilities will also be 
included. These data are used to provide insight into the total number 
of allegations being reported to correctional authorities, the outcomes 
of investigations of allegations, and the characteristics of incidents, 
victims and perpetrators. Revisions to the collection include revised 
sampling designs, updated definitions of sexual victimization, and 
modifications to the survey forms to collect more information about 
victims and perpetrators of sexual victimization and to make survey 
forms more user-friendly.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension, with changes, of a 
currently approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Victimization 
(SSV).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Summary Forms: SSV-1, SSV-2, 
SSV-3, SSV-4, SSV-5, SSV-6. Incident Forms: SSV-IA, SSV-IJ. Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Respondents will include the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons; state prison and juvenile justice systems; private 
prisons; correctional facilities operated by the U.S. Military and U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; local, private and tribal jails; 
local and private juvenile justice facilities; and juvenile facilities 
in Indian country. The obligation to respond is 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: It is estimated 
that 1,532 respondents will complete a summary form. System-level 
Summary Forms (SSV-1, SSV-2, SSV-5) are estimated to require 
approximately 1 hour to complete. Facility-level Summary Forms (SSV-3, 
SSV-4, SSV-6) are estimated to require approximately 30 minutes to 
complete. Incident Forms (SSV-IA and SSV-IJ) are estimated to take 
approximately 40 minutes to complete for each substantiated incident of 
sexual victimization.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual burden is estimated to be 3,047 
hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: PREA requires facilities to track the data 
collected in SSV. No costs other than the cost of the hour burden exist 
for this data collection.

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                                                                                                                                               Total
                                                                                                                             Estimated       estimated
                             Form                                                Total annual responses                    burden hours     respondent
                                                                                                                           per response   burden (person
                                                                                                                                              hours)
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SSV-1.........................................................                                                         1               1               1
SSV-2.........................................................                                                        50               1              50
SSV-3.........................................................                                                       700             0.5             350
SSV-4.........................................................                                                       198             0.5              99
SSV-5.........................................................                                                        51               1              51
SSV-6.........................................................                                                       492             0.5             246
SSV-IA........................................................                                                     2,500            0.75           1,875
SSV-IJ........................................................                                                       500            0.75             375
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    Total.....................................................                  1,532 SSV1-6 forms and 3,000 IA/IJ forms  ..............           3,047
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
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.

    Dated: February 6, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-02757 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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