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statistical review and analysis of the
incidence and effects of prison rape.’’
The Act further instructs BJS to collect
survey data: ‘‘. . . the Bureau shall . . .
use surveys and other statistical studies
of current and former inmates . . .’’
To implement the Act, BJS developed
the National Prison Rape Statistics
Program (NPRS), which includes four
separate data collection efforts: The
Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV), the
National Inmate Survey (NIS), the
National Survey of Youth in Custody
(NSYC), and the National Former
Prisoner Survey (NFPS). The NIS
collects information on sexual
victimization self-reported by inmates
held in adult correctional facilities, both
prisons and jails. The NIS has been
conducted three times, in 2007 (NIS–1),
in 2008–09 (NIS–2), and in 2011–12
(NIS–3). Each iteration of NIS was
conducted in at least one facility in all
50 states and the District of Columbia.
In each iteration of the survey, inmates
completed the survey using an audio
computer-assisted self-interview
(ACASI), whereby they heard questions
and instructions via headphones and
responded to the survey items via a
touch-screen interface.
The collection requested in this notice
is the fourth iteration of the National
Inmate Survey. For NIS–4,
administration of the survey in prisons
will take place separately from survey
administration in jails. This collection
request is specific to conducting the
survey in adult jail facilities.
The survey instrument for the NIS–4
in Jails is slightly modified from the
previous iterations. The main difference
is the addition of a new set of incidentspecific questions administered to
respondents who affirmatively indicate
they were sexually victimized at some
point in the previous 12 months while
housed in their current jail facility.
These incident-specific questions will
provide information to the public on the
nature of sexual victimization in jails,
such as where incidents occurred
within the facility, the relationship
between the victim and the alleged
perpetrator(s), and whether the victim
suffered any injuries as a result of the
incident, among other incident
characteristics.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Prior to data collection
commencing in 2021, BJS will
coordinate the logistics of NIS–4 survey
administration with staff at state, local,
and tribal correction facilities. Because
the administration of this survey in
prisons is not included in this request,
the overall number of burden hours is
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lower than in the last request approved
in 2010. It is estimated that 225 facility
respondents will devote 260 minutes of
time to this coordination effort. During
data collection in 2021, jail staff will
escort an estimated 44,335 jail inmates
to/from the interviews, which consists
of a short consent administration and an
approximately 35 minute survey.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: This collection was
previously approved for implementation
in both adult prisons and jails. The
current request will only be
implemented in adult jails, thereby
reducing the total number of facility
staff and respondents required to
participate. The total estimated NIS–4
Jails public burden, inclusive of facility
staff and respondent burden estimates,
is 43,982 hours. This comprises 12,061
hours of facility staff burden and 31,921
hours of respondent interviewing
burden. This burden estimate assumes
100% participation from both facilities
and inmates, but historically both
facility and inmate participation have
not reached 100%. We expect an inmate
response rate of approximately 62%.
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: April 6, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Veterans’
Employment and Training Service
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Veterans’
Employment and Training Service
(VETS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and reinstatement in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
SUMMARY:
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor’s VETS
administers funds for the Homeless
Veterans’ Reintegration Program grants
to state, local, and tribal governments;
businesses and other for-profit and notfor-profit organizations on an annual
program year basis. These competitive
grants are codified under 38 U.S.C.
2021, 2021A, and 2023. VETS provides
funds to competitively-awarded
grantees through annual Funding
Opportunity Announcements and
option year funding. The total number
of grantees varies based on the amount
of available funds, awarded in grants up
to $500,000 each. The Assistant
Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and
Training monitors and supervises the
distribution and use of those funds as
required by 38 U.S.C. 2021 (b).
Additionally, and in accordance with 38
U.S.C. 2021 (d), the Secretary reviews
performance and provides a biennial
report to Congress on the program,
including an evaluation of the services
furnished to veterans and an analysis of
the information we have collected.
VETS intends to request approval for
this information collection that
streamlines the annual funding request
DATES:
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process for grantees, reports the use of
grantee funds in sufficient detail to
allow interim adjustments that ensure
all appropriated funding is expended
properly, and provides data needed for
VETS’ biennial report to Congress. The
forms and reports collect required
programmatic and financial data from
grantees. The continued use of
standardized formats for collecting this
information helps to ensure that
requested data is provided in a uniform
way, reporting burdens are minimized,
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents are properly assessed,
collection instruments are clearly
understood by respondents, and the
information is easily consolidated for
posting in accordance with statutory
requirements. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on September 19, 2019 (84 FR
49344).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks reinstatement and PRA
authorization for this information
collection for three (3) years. OMB
authorization for an ICR cannot be for
more than three (3) years without
renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–VETS.
Title of Collection: Veterans’
Employment and Training Service
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1293–0014.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profits institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,078.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 2,662.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
11,004 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
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Dated: April 3, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Health
Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter
Exposure (Underground Coal Mines)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202–
693–8073, TTY 202–693–8064, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and
SUMMARY:
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Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C.
813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners. Further, section 101(a) of the
Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811, authorizes the
Secretary of Labor to develop,
promulgate, and revise as may be
appropriate, improved mandatory
health or safety standards for the
protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal
mines. MSHA establishes standards and
regulations for diesel-powered
equipment in underground coal mines
that provide additional important
protection for coal miners who work on
and around diesel-powered equipment.
The standards are designed to reduce
the risks to underground coal miners of
serious health hazards that are
associated with exposure to high
concentrations of diesel particulate
matter. The standards in sections
72.510(a) & (b), and 72.520(a) & (b)
contain information collection
requirements for underground coal mine
operators. Section 72.510(a) requires
underground coal mine operators to
provide annual training to all miners
who may be exposed to diesel
emissions. The training must include:
Health risks associated with exposure to
diesel particulate matter; methods used
in the mine to control diesel particulate
concentrations; identification of the
personnel responsible for maintaining
those controls; and actions miners must
take to ensure that controls operate as
intended. Under Section 72.510(b)
underground coal mine operators are
required to keep a record of the training
for one year. Section 72.520(a) and (b)
requires underground coal mine
operators to maintain an inventory of
diesel powered equipment units
together with a list of information about
any unit’s emission control or filtration
system. The list must be updated within
7 calendar days of any change. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
January 27, 2020 (85 FR 4708).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Veterans'
Employment and Training Service (VETS)-sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and reinstatement in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor's VETS administers
funds for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program grants to state,
local, and tribal governments; businesses and other for-profit and not-
for-profit organizations on an annual program year basis. These
competitive grants are codified under 38 U.S.C. 2021, 2021A, and 2023.
VETS provides funds to competitively-awarded grantees through annual
Funding Opportunity Announcements and option year funding. The total
number of grantees varies based on the amount of available funds,
awarded in grants up to $500,000 each. The Assistant Secretary for
Veterans' Employment and Training monitors and supervises the
distribution and use of those funds as required by 38 U.S.C. 2021 (b).
Additionally, and in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2021 (d), the Secretary
reviews performance and provides a biennial report to Congress on the
program, including an evaluation of the services furnished to veterans
and an analysis of the information we have collected. VETS intends to
request approval for this information collection that streamlines the
annual funding request
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process for grantees, reports the use of grantee funds in sufficient
detail to allow interim adjustments that ensure all appropriated
funding is expended properly, and provides data needed for VETS'
biennial report to Congress. The forms and reports collect required
programmatic and financial data from grantees. The continued use of
standardized formats for collecting this information helps to ensure
that requested data is provided in a uniform way, reporting burdens are
minimized, the impact of collection requirements on respondents are
properly assessed, collection instruments are clearly understood by
respondents, and the information is easily consolidated for posting in
accordance with statutory requirements. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on September 19, 2019 (84 FR 49344).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks reinstatement and PRA authorization for this information
collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be
for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing
ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-VETS.
Title of Collection: Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Competitive Grant Programs Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1293-0014.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector: Businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profits
institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,078.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,662.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 11,004 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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