[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29794-29795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12534]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Teen Dating Relationships: Opportunities for Youth
To Define What's Healthy and Unhealthy
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice
(NIJ) and Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 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. The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
This proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 50, page 14072 on March 15, 2011
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until June 22, 2011. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to Carrie Mulford, National Institute
of Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments concerning this information collection should be
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure
your comments are received is to email them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please
call Carrie Mulford 202-307-2959 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-
3176.
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: Teen Dating Relationships:
Opportunities for Youth to Define what's Healthy and Unhealthy.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F
3312.1 and ATF F 3312.2. National Institute of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Youth, ages 11-22 and adult
practitioners, advocates and researchers in professions related to
youth and youth relationships. A recent review of the teen dating
violence research indicated that youth are rarely involved in research
designed to better understand this issue. The purpose of this data
collection is to better understand how youth conceptualize healthy and
unhealthy dating relationships by intentionally involving youth in the
research process. In the first phase of the study, concept mapping will
be used to create a visual representation of the ways youth and adults
perceive teen dating relationships. Concept mapping is a well-
documented method of applied research that makes explicit, implicit
theoretical models that can be used for planning and action. The
process requires respondents to brainstorm a set of statements relevant
to the topic of interest (``brainstorming'' task), individually sort
these statements into piles based on perceived similarity (``sorting''
task), rate each statement on one or more scales (``rating'' task), and
interpret the graphical representation that result from several
multivariate analyses. The collection of data for all concept mapping
activities will be facilitated via a dedicated project website. The
second phase of the study includes a series of eight face-to-face
facilitated discussions with relevant stakeholder groups,
practitioners, researchers and youth. Guiding questions and discussion
prompts, derived from the concept mapping results, will be used to
gather information from the respondents on the meaning and potential
use of the concept mapping results. This input will be aggregated and
linked to the emerging conceptual framework that will result in a
better understanding of adolescent relationship features, including the
range of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive characteristics, from the
standpoint of youth, and determine how prevention and intervention
efforts can effectively target relationship characteristics related to
abusive behavior.
(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 400 respondents total will participate in the concept mapping
phase of this collection, and that 80 respondents total will
participate in the facilitated discussions. The table below shows the
estimated number of respondents for each portion of the collection:
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Concept Mapping Participation Targets
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Young
Task Preteens Teens (14- Adults (19- Adults Total task
(11-13) 18) 22) target
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Brainstorming.................................. 50 100 100 150 400
Sorting........................................ 0 25 25 50 100
Rating......................................... 0 125 125 150 400
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Total group target......................... ........... ........... ........... ........... 400
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Facilitated Discussion Participation Targets
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Suggested location Preteens Teens Young Adults Total
(11-13) (14-18) Adults regional
(19-22) target
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Washington, DC................................. 0 10 10 20 40
Atlanta........................................ 0 10 10 20 40
Chicago or Kansas City......................... 0 10 10 20 40
San Francisco.................................. 0 10 10 20 40
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Total group target......................... 0 40 40 80 160
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The brainstorming task will take respondents 5-10 minutes to
complete. The sorting task will take respondents approximately 30-60
minutes to complete. The rating task will take respondents
approximately 30-60 minutes to complete. None of these tasks will
require participants to complete in one sitting; rather, participants
can return to work on task completion as often as they chose, until the
task deadline. Respondents will have approximately 4 weeks to
brainstorm and approximately 6 weeks to sort and rate. Facilitated
discussions will require approximately 4-5 hours of respondents' time,
including travel.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1417 annual total public
burden hours associated with this collection.
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Estimated time Total Total minutes
Task (minutes) participants per task
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Brainstorming............................................. 10 400 4,000
Sorting................................................... 90 100 9,000
Rating.................................................... 60 400 24,000
Facilitated Discussions................................... 300 160 48,000
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Total................................................. ................ ................ 85,000
(=1417 hours)
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If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, 145 N Street,
NE., Room 2E-808, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: May 17, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-12534 Filed 5-20-11; 8:45 am]
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