81 FR 1222 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: Census of Victim Service Providers (VSP Census)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection: Census of Victim Service Providers 
(VSP Census)

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
March 11, 2016.

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 
Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; 
telephone: 202-353-3328).

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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; 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) The Title of the Form/Collection: Census of Victim Service 
Providers.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for the 
collection are VSP-1, VSP-2, and VSP-3. The applicable component within 
the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Organizations that have been identified as 
providing services to victims of crime or abuse will be asked to 
respond. The Census of Victim Service Providers is the first national 
collection to gather data on the characteristics, functions, and 
resources of entities that provide assistance to victims of crime or 
abuse.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 
31,000 victim service providers will be asked to respond to the survey. 
About 15% of entities will no longer be in business or no longer 
serving victims and these respondents will be ineligible to complete 
the survey instrument. For the remaining 26,350 victim service 
providers, it will take the average interviewed respondent an estimated 
20 minutes to respond.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 8,783 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 6, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE permitting electronic submission of
responses. responses.
[OMB Number 1121–New]
Overview of This Information Overview of This Information
Collection Agency Information Collection Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
1. Type of Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection:
eComments Requested; New
(check justification or form 83): New collection.
Collection: Census of Victim Service
Revision of a currently approved
Providers (VSP Census) (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
collection.
Census of Victim Service Providers.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Certification of Qualifying State Relief Department of Justice. (3) The agency form number, if any,
from Disabilities Program. ACTION: 60-Day notice. and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the SUMMARY: The Department of Justice The form numbers for the collection are
Department sponsoring the collection: (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, VSP–1, VSP–2, and VSP–3. The
Form number (if applicable): ATF Form Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be applicable component within the
3210.12. submitting the following information Department of Justice is the Bureau of
collection request to the Office of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Management and Budget (OMB) for Programs.
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. review and approval in accordance with
Department of Justice. (4) Affected public who will be asked
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief
DATES: Comments are encouraged and abstract: Organizations that have been
or required to respond, as well as a brief will be accepted for 60 days until March
abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal identified as providing services to
11, 2016. victims of crime or abuse will be asked
Government.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If to respond. The Census of Victim
Other (if applicable): None. you have additional comments Service Providers is the first national
Abstract: This form is to be used by especially on the estimated public collection to gather data on the
a State to certify to the U.S. Department burden or associated response time, characteristics, functions, and resources
of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, suggestions, or need a copy of the of entities that provide assistance to
Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that it proposed information collection victims of crime or abuse.
has established a qualifying mental instrument with instructions or
health relief from firearms disabilities additional information, please contact (5) An estimate of the total number of
program that satisfies certain minimum Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of respondents and the amount of time
criteria established by the NICS Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street estimated for an average respondent to
Improvement Amendment Act of 2007, NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: respond: An estimated 31,000 victim
Public Law 110–180, Section 105, Lynn.Langton@usdoj.gov; telephone: service providers will be asked to
enacted January 8, 2008 (NIAA). This 202–353–3328). respond to the survey. About 15% of
certification is required for States to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written entities will no longer be in business or
eligible for certain grants authorized by comments and suggestions from the no longer serving victims and these
the NIAA. public and affected agencies concerning respondents will be ineligible to
5. An estimate of the total number of the proposed collection of information complete the survey instrument. For the
respondents and the amount of time are encouraged. Your comments should remaining 26,350 victim service
estimated for an average respondent to address one or more of the following providers, it will take the average
respond: An estimated 50 respondents four points: interviewed respondent an estimated 20
will take 15 minutes to complete the —Evaluate whether the proposed minutes to respond.
survey. collection of information is necessary (6) An estimate of the total public
6. An estimate of the total public for the proper performance of the burden (in hours) associated with the
burden (in hours) associated with the functions of the Bureau of Justice
collection: There are an estimated 8,783
collection: The estimated annual public Statistics, including whether the
total burden hours associated with this
burden associated with this collection is information will have practical utility;
collection.
13 hours. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the If additional information is required
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department
proposed collection of information,
contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States
including the validity of the
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice
methodology and assumptions used;
Department of Justice, Justice
—Evaluate whether and if so how the Management Division, Policy and
Management Division, Policy and
quality, utility, and clarity of the Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
information to be collected can be Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E–
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405B, Washington, DC 20530.
—Minimize the burden of the collection Dated: January 6, 2016.
Dated: January 5, 2016. of information on those who are to
Jerri Murray, Jerri Murray,
respond, including through the use of
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. appropriate automated, electronic, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice. mechanical, or other technological Department of Justice.
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until March 11, 2016.
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 Lynn Langton, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-353-3328).
FR Citation		81 FR 1222