[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66304-66305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27927]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0352]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison 
Rape (28 CFR part 115)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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 
February 25, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments on the 
estimated burden to facilities covered by the standards to comply with 
the regulation's reporting requirements, suggestions, or need 
additional information, please contact Emily Niedzwiecki, Policy 
Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-305-9317).

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:


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--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, 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/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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Standards to Prevent, 
Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (28 CFR part 115).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no form number 
associated with this information collection. The applicable component 
within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
in the Office of Justice Programs.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: On June 20, 2012, the Department of Justice 
published a Final Rule to adopt national standards to prevent, detect, 
and respond to sexual abuse in confinement settings pursuant to the 
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) 42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq. 
These national standards, which went into effect on August 20, 2012, 
require covered facilities to retain certain specified information 
relating to sexual abuse prevention planning, responsive planning, 
education and training, investigations and to collect and retain 
certain specified information relating to allegations of sexual abuse 
within the facility. Covered facilities include: Federal, state, and 
local jails, prisons, lockups, community correction facilities, and 
juvenile facilities, whether administered by such government or by a 
private organization on behalf of such government. As the agency 
responsible for PREA implementation on behalf of the U.S. Department of 
Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Office of Justice 
Programs is submitting this request to extend a currently approved 
collection.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements established by the PREA standards are based 
on incidents of sexual abuse. An estimated 13,119 covered facilities 
nationwide are required to comply with the PREA standards. If all 
covered facilities were to fully comply with all of the PREA standards, 
the new burden hours associated with the staff time that would be 
required to collect and maintain the information and records required 
by the standards would be approximately 1.16 million in the first year 
of full compliance, or about 89 hours per facility.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden hours associated with 
this collection is 1.16 million in the first year of full compliance, 
or about 89 hours per facility.
    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: December 19, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-27927 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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