[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85557-85559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25007]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New 
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Study 
Entitled ``The Study of Interpersonal Violence Among Young Adults Pilot 
Project''

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice, is 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: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until December 27, 2024.

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 
Erica Howell, Social Science Research Analyst, Office on Violence and 
Victimization Prevention, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf9eef5fffdb2f4f3ebf9f0f0dce9eff8f3f6b2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593c2b303a387731362e3c3535192c2a3d3633773e362f">[email protected]</span></a> or 
telephone at (202) 616-8663.

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 National Institute 
of Justice, 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.
--Minimize the burden of collecting 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.,

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permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: New survey.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: ``The Study of Interpersonal 
Violence among Young Adults Pilot Project.''
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component 
within the U.S. Department of Justice is the National Institute of 
Justice.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: In the fiscal year (FY) 2023, the National 
Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded Westat, a professional research 
services organization, along with their partners at New York University 
and the University of Cincinnati, to conduct ``The Study of 
Interpersonal Violence among Young Adults Pilot Project'' (Jan. 1, 
2024-December 31, 2025), which will inform the implementation of a 
longitudinal study expected to begin in FY2026.
    The longitudinal study titled ``National Longitudinal Cohort Study 
of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men,'' also 
referred to as the Long IVY study, is a critically needed, nationally 
representative, longitudinal panel survey of interpersonal violence 
among young adults (ages 18-24) who do and do not attend college. It 
will examine trajectories of risk and protective factors (at the 
individual, family, and community levels, including exposure to 
community violence) that predict victimization and perpetration of 
interpersonal violence and the recovery of those victimized. 
Interpersonal violence comprises (1) physical and psychological 
intimate partner violence, (2) nonconsensual sexual contact, and (3) 
stalking by current and former intimate partners and non-partners.
    The longitudinal study design includes recruiting 17,000 young 
adults with a goal of retaining 10,000 in the final sample after five 
annual data collection waves (and interim micro assessments) across six 
years. The first survey will be administered in the fall of the school 
year after the participant's high school class graduates, and the final 
survey will be administered after they turn 23.
    At a stage of the lifespan when people are most vulnerable to 
interpersonal violence, this study will address gaps in knowledge about 
the experiences of young adults not engaged in post-secondary education 
and the differences in experiences between groups. The innovative 
emphasis on identifying risk and protective factors over time will 
provide new evidence about how best to prevent interpersonal violence, 
for whom, which subpopulations are most in need of victimization 
services, and what factors accelerate healing and wellness for those 
who've been harmed.
    The Study of Interpersonal Violence among Young Adults Pilot 
Project (the current study) will recruit a national probability sample 
of approximately 5,000 young adults, with a goal of retaining 250-300 
after a one-time data collection in response to the recruitment form. 
The form will be administered in the spring/summer of the recruitment 
year 2025, and respondents must have either graduated high school or 
are no longer be in high school. Respondents must be 18 to be eligible 
for recruitment.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The pilot study's 
estimated range of burden for respondents is expected to be between 8 
and 14 minutes for completion. Based on instrument testing results, an 
average of 12 minutes per respondent is expected to be spent. The 
following factors were considered when creating the burden estimate: 
the estimated total number of respondents. NIJ estimates that 
approximately 168 respondents will fully complete the questionnaire, 
yielding a modified response rate of 55%.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden associated with the pilot 
data collection: For the pilot study, the estimated public burden 
associated with this collection is 691 hours, which includes the time 
it takes each of the expected respondents to open all mailing materials 
and complete the questionnaire. It is estimated that each of the 168 
respondents will take 12 minutes, on average, to complete the 
questionnaire. See the table below for calculations.

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        Pilot study: 2025               Number         Burden in minutes     Total burden
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Initial letter..................  5,000.............  2.................  10,000............  ..................
Reminder Postcard...............  5,000.............  0.5...............  10,000............  ..................
Second Reminder.................  4,902.............  2.................  9,803.............  ..................
Final reminder..................  4,836.............  2.................  9,672.............  ..................
Completed Survey................  168...............  12................  2,016.............  ..................
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    Total burden................  ..................  ..................  41,492............  minutes.
                                  ..................  ..................  691.5.............  hours.
Total Returns...................  60................  4.................  104...............  168.
Response rate assumption........  0.3...............  0.082.............  0.021.............  ..................
Check RR calculation............  0.30..............  0.09..............  0.02..............  ..................
                                  Strata 1..........  Strata 2..........  Strata 3..........  ..................
Initial letter & postcard.......  200...............  50................  4,750.............  200.
2nd reminder....................  164...............  47.54.............  4,690.15..........  50.
final reminder..................  140...............  45.9..............  4,650.25..........  4,750.
completed survey................  60................  4.................  104...............  ..................
Estimated Response rate based on  ..................  ..................  ..................  55%
 eligible households.
Overall Yield rate of all         ..................  ..................  ..................  3.4%
 households.
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    If additional information is required, contact Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Washington, DC 20530.


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    Dated: October 23, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer For PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-25007 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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