[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9813-9814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3802]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Office of Justice Programs; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Proposed
New Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Project
entitled ``Violence and Victimization Experiences of Indian Women
Living in Tribal Communities''.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice
(NIJ), 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 April 25, 2011. 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 Christine Crossland, National Institute of
Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (overnight
20001).
Written comments concerning this information collection should be
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please
call Christine Crossland on (202) 616-5166 or the DOJ Desk Officer at
202-395-3176.
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: Survey.
(2) The title of the Form/Collection: Violence and Victimization
Experiences
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of Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities Study.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: National Institute of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: American Indian and Alaska Native
women living on tribal reservations and in Alaska Native communities
who are 18 years or older.
Abstract: Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Public Law 109-162,
Title IX, Section 904(a) mandates that the United States Department of
Justice conduct a comprehensive study of violence against American
Indian and Alaska Native women living on tribal reservations and in
Alaska Native villages. As part of that program of research, NIJ is
undertaking a preliminary study known as the Violence Against Indian
Women (VAIW) prevalence study, with the following objectives:
(a) Create and pilot test a survey instrument that captures valid,
reliable data on the nature and extent of intimate partner violence,
sexual violence, and stalking committed against American Indian and
Alaska Native women; and
(b) Develop a study methodology, including sampling strategy and
data collection approach that enables the safe collection of
meaningful, standardized data.
This will be a one-time information collection and is expected to
take approximately two months from the time the first participant is
enrolled until the last survey is administered. At the end of this
project, NIJ will have the knowledge, tools, experience, and methods to
coordinate and field a larger study as mandated by Congress. The VAIW
prevalence project will ensure that the survey instrument and approach
used for NIJ's planned data collection are methodologically rigorous
and fully responsive to Congressional mandate and to the needs of
American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
(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 225 respondents will complete the survey within 1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 225 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Department Clearance
Officer for PRA, Lynn Murray, Justice Management Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE.,
Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-3802 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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