[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1657-1658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00117]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0292]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Existing Collection, Survey of Sexual Violence 
(SSV)

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, will 
be

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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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty 
days'' until March 10, 2014. 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 Ramona R. Rantala, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
307-6170).
    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: Existing data collection.
    (2) Title of the form/collection: Survey of Sexual Violence.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: SSV1, 
SSV2, SSV3, SSV4, SSV5, SSV6, SSVIA, SSVIJ; Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Department of Justice.
    (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 and business (privately operated correctional 
institutions, both for-profit and not-for-profit). The data will be 
used to develop estimates for the incidence and prevalence of sexual 
assault within correctional facilities, as well as characteristics of 
substantiated incidents, as 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 1,340 respondents will complete each summary form within 60 
minutes and each substantiated incident form (as needed, we estimate 
about 1,000 forms will be completed) in 15 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,590 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, Planning Staff, Two Constitution Avenue, 145 N 
Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 3, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2014-00117 Filed 1-8-14; 8:45 am]
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