[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37262-37263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09726]


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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: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 30 days until 
June 5, 2024.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2024, 
allowing a 60-day comment period.
    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 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number [1121-0292]. This

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information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow 
the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension, with changes, of a 
currently approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Sexual Victimization 
(SSV).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice 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 a brief abstract: 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.
    5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is required 
under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79).
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,492 total responses 
received (1,492 summary forms and 3,000 incident forms).
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: Varies from 30 minutes to 1 hour 
per summary form; 40 minutes per incident form.
    8. Frequency: Once a year.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,047 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: 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.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 30, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-09726 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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