Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested, 40735 [05-13863]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13863]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: 
Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS).

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ),Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
has submitted 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 70, Number 88, page 
24454 on May 9, 2005, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until August 15, 2005. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 
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: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Supplemental Victimization Survey 
(SVS).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: SVS-1. Department of Justice, 
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Persons 
18 years or older in 658 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in the United 
States. The Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National 
Crime Victimization Survey collects, analyzes, publishes, and 
disseminates statistics on the nature and consequences of a series of 
harassing or unwanted contacts or behaviors directed toward respondents 
that made them feel fearful, concerned, angry, or annoyed, commonly 
known as ``stalking''.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 
Approximately 86,850 persons 18 years of age or older will complete an 
SVS interview. The majority of respondents, approximately 85,982, will 
be administered only the screening portion of the SVS which are 
designed to filter out those people who have not been victims of 
repetitive harassing or unwanted contacts and therefore are not 
eligible to continue with the remainder of the supplement questions. We 
estimate the average length of the SVS interview for these individuals 
will be three minutes. The complement of this group of respondents is 
those who had such contacts. Due to the rarity of this type of crime, 
we expect only about 1 percent or 868 of the respondents to report 
being a victim of this type of behavior within the 12 months preceding 
the interview. We estimate each of these interviews will take 0.167 
hours (10 minutes) to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total respondent burden is approximately 4,444 
hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Department 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.

    Dated: July 9, 2005.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 05-13863 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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