[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11655]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0319]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: National Survey of
Youth in Custody, 2017-2018
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
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 60 days until
August 7, 2017.
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
Jessica Stroop, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected];
telephone: 202-598-7610).
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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: New data collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Survey of Youth in
Custody, 2017-2018.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form numbers not available at
this time. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice
Programs, Department of Justice is the sponsor for the collection.
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, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions. The work under this clearance will be used to develop and
implement surveys to produce estimates for the incidence and prevalence
of sexual assault within juvenile correctional facilities as required
under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-79).
Juvenile facility points of contact will be asked to fill out an online
survey gathering facility-level characteristics. Sampled youth in
custody will be asked to complete an audio computer-assisted self-
interview about their experiences inside the facility.
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 354 facility points of contact will spend approximately one hour
filling out the facility characteristics questionnaire. It is estimated
that 8,690 youth respondents will spend approximately 7 minutes going
through the assent process and 35 minutes on average responding to the
survey.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 12,533 total burden hours
associated with this collection (including gathering facility-level
information, obtaining parental consent, administrative records, and
roster processing).
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2017-11655 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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