[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22350]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121--NEW]


Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Proposed 
Collection; Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. 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 November 24, 2008. 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 Paul Guerino, Statistician, Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 
(phone 202-616-3277).
    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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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) Title of the Form/Collection: Clinical Indicators of Sexual 
Violence in Custody.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
U.S. Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form numbers not 
available at this time. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of 
Justice Programs, U.S. 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 create a 
pilot surveillance system to collect clinical indicators of sexual 
violence among inmates in response to 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 35 health providers will spend approximately 10 minutes on average 
completing the surveillance form for each inmate exhibiting clinical 
indicators of sexual violence. Over a twelve month period, jail health 
providers are each expected to spend a total of 630 minutes completing 
surveillance forms and prison health providers are each expected to 
spend a total of 330 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 383 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-514-
4304).

    Dated: September 18, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E8-22350 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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