[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43015-43016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16313]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: survey on
sexual violence.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, has
submitted 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. The proposed information
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty
days'' until September 17, 2004. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 Tim Hughes, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington DC 20531.
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 agencies 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
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) Title of the Form/Collection: Survey on Sexual Violence.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Numbers: SSV1,
SSV2, SSV3, SSV4, SSV5, SSV6. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local, or tribal government.
Other: Federal government,
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business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions. The data
will be used to develop estimates for the incidence and prevalence of
sexual assault within correctional facilities as required under the
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 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 761 respondents will complete each form within 90 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,522 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Dyer, Clearance Officer,
United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division,
Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 14, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-16313 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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