82 FR 32203 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Study Entitled “Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Sexual Violence Climate Survey Project”
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 132 (July 12, 2017)
National Institute of Justice
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 132 (July 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 32203-32204] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14528] [[Page 32203]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Institute of Justice [OMB Number-1121-NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, Proposed Study Entitled ``Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Sexual Violence Climate Survey Project'' AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 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 an additional 30 days until August 11, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Christine Crossland, National Institute of Justice, Office of Research and Evaluation, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (overnight 20001) or via email at [email protected]. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected]. 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 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: Modification of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) campus climate survey; Cognitive testing; Pilot testing of modified survey. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Sexual Violence Climate Survey Project. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component within the U.S. Department of Justice is the National Institute of Justice in the Office of Justice Programs. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: In early 2014, the White House established the Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Representatives to the Task Force were from several federal departments and agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The task force put forth a mandate to strengthen federal enforcement efforts and provide schools with additional tools to help prevent sexual violence on campuses. One such tool is the campus climate survey designed to help schools understand the magnitude and nature of sexual victimization experienced by students. As such, in 2014 OVW funded the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), within the U.S. Department of Justice, to develop and test a pilot campus climate survey. The current project builds on the work of BJS by modifying their campus climate survey for use at HBCUs. (5) NIJ, in collaboration with the Rutgers Violence Against Women Research Consortium, will begin by engaging in cognitive testing to determine if the BJS campus climate survey is relevant to students from HBCUs. The methods for cognitive testing are based on the methods used in the BJS Validation Study. Two forms of cognitive testing will be used. First, crowdsourcing will be used to test the instrument online. Approximately 240 crowdsourced surveys will be piloted with participants who are 18-25 years old, with a high school degree and matching the racial/ethnical demographics of HBCUs over approximately 2 months. Second, cognitive interviewing will then be used to further test the BJS campus climate survey with 30 African-American students (potentially to be recruited from the Rutgers-Newark campus). The BJS survey instrument will then be modified based on the findings from the crowdsourced surveys and cognitive interviews for use at HBCUs. Lastly, the modified BJS survey will be tested at three to six HBCUs; the survey will be offered to a random sample of 3,300 students over a period of approximately 2 months. At the end of this study, results from the survey will assist with the validation of a campus climate survey tool for HBCUs as well as information on the sexual violence rates at HBCUs. (6) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The estimated range of burden for respondents completing the crowdsourcing survey is 30 minutes. Approximately 240 participants will be recruited to complete the survey. The estimated range of burden for respondents participating in the cognitive interviewing is 60 minutes. Approximately 30 students will be recruited to complete a cognitive interview. Lastly, the estimated range of burden for respondents completing the HBCU campus climate survey is expected to be between 15 minutes to 30 minutes for completion. The following factors were considered when creating the burden estimate: The estimated total number of sites (3 HBCUs plus 1 cognitive testing site) and students within sites (240 for crowd sourced surveys, 30 for cognitive interviews, and 3,300 at HBCUs), in the sampling plan for a total of 3,570 expected respondents. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this collection is 1,800 hours. It is estimated that each of the 240 crowd sourced surveys will take 30 minutes to complete (240 respondents x 30 minutes = 120 hours). It is estimated that each of the cognitive interviews will take 60 minutes to complete (30 respondents x 1 hour = 30 hours). Lastly, it is estimated that each campus climate survey will take 30 minutes to complete (3,300 respondents x 30 minutes = 1,650 hours). We estimate a 24-month data collection period, with all cognitive testing completed in year 1 for an annualized burden of 150 hours and all surveys administered in year 2, [[Page 32204]] or an annualized burden of 1,650 hours for year 2. 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: July 6, 2017. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2017-14528 Filed 7-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE respond, including through the use of matching the racial/ethnical
appropriate automated, electronic, demographics of HBCUs over
National Institute of Justice mechanical, or other technological approximately 2 months. Second,
[OMB Number–1121–NEW] collection techniques or other forms cognitive interviewing will then be used
of information technology, e.g., to further test the BJS campus climate
Agency Information Collection permitting electronic submission of survey with 30 African-American
Activities: Proposed New Information responses. students (potentially to be recruited
Collection Activity; Comment Request, from the Rutgers-Newark campus). The
Overview of This Information BJS survey instrument will then be
Proposed Study Entitled ‘‘Historically
Collection modified based on the findings from the
Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCU) Sexual Violence Climate (1) Type of Information Collection: crowdsourced surveys and cognitive
Survey Project’’ Modification of the Bureau of Justice interviews for use at HBCUs. Lastly, the
Statistics’ (BJS) campus climate survey; modified BJS survey will be tested at
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Cognitive testing; Pilot testing of three to six HBCUs; the survey will be
U.S. Department of Justice. modified survey. offered to a random sample of 3,300
ACTION: 30-Day notice. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: students over a period of approximately
Historically Black Colleges and 2 months. At the end of this study,
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
Universities (HBCU) Sexual Violence results from the survey will assist with
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Climate Survey Project. the validation of a campus climate
National Institute of Justice, will be (3) Agency form number, if any, and
submitting the following information survey tool for HBCUs as well as
the applicable component of the information on the sexual violence rates
collection request to the Office of Department sponsoring the collection:
Management and Budget (OMB) for at HBCUs.
The applicable component within the (6) An estimate of the total number of
review and approval in accordance with U.S. Department of Justice is the
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. respondents and the amount of time
National Institute of Justice in the Office estimated for an average respondent to
DATES: Comments are encouraged and of Justice Programs.
will be accepted for an additional 30 respond/reply: The estimated range of
(4) Affected public who will be asked
days until August 11, 2017. burden for respondents completing the
or required to respond, as well as a brief
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: abstract: In early 2014, the White House crowdsourcing survey is 30 minutes.
Written comments and/or suggestions established the Task Force to Protect Approximately 240 participants will be
regarding the items contained in this Students from Sexual Assault. recruited to complete the survey. The
notice, especially the estimated public Representatives to the Task Force were estimated range of burden for
burden and associated response time, from several federal departments and respondents participating in the
should be directed to Christine agencies, including the Centers for cognitive interviewing is 60 minutes.
Crossland, National Institute of Justice, Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Approximately 30 students will be
Office of Research and Evaluation, 810 the Office on Violence Against Women recruited to complete a cognitive
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC (OVW), and the National Institute of interview. Lastly, the estimated range of
20531 (overnight 20001) or via email at Justice (NIJ). The task force put forth a burden for respondents completing the
christine.crossland@ojp.usdoj.gov. mandate to strengthen federal HBCU campus climate survey is
Written comments and/or suggestions enforcement efforts and provide schools expected to be between 15 minutes to 30
can also be sent to the Office of with additional tools to help prevent minutes for completion. The following
Management and Budget, Office of sexual violence on campuses. One such factors were considered when creating
Information and Regulatory Affairs, tool is the campus climate survey the burden estimate: The estimated total
Attention Department of Justice Desk designed to help schools understand the number of sites (3 HBCUs plus 1
Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent magnitude and nature of sexual cognitive testing site) and students
to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov. victimization experienced by students. within sites (240 for crowd sourced
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written As such, in 2014 OVW funded the surveys, 30 for cognitive interviews, and
comments and suggestions from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), within 3,300 at HBCUs), in the sampling plan
public and affected agencies concerning the U.S. Department of Justice, to for a total of 3,570 expected
the proposed collection of information develop and test a pilot campus climate respondents.
are encouraged. Your comments should survey. The current project builds on (7) An estimate of the total public
address one or more of the following the work of BJS by modifying their burden (in hours) associated with the
four points: campus climate survey for use at collection: The estimated public burden
—Evaluate whether the proposed HBCUs. associated with this collection is 1,800
collection of information is necessary (5) NIJ, in collaboration with the hours. It is estimated that each of the
for the proper performance of the Rutgers Violence Against Women 240 crowd sourced surveys will take 30
functions of the agency, including Research Consortium, will begin by minutes to complete (240 respondents ×
whether the information will have engaging in cognitive testing to 30 minutes = 120 hours). It is estimated
practical utility; determine if the BJS campus climate that each of the cognitive interviews
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies survey is relevant to students from will take 60 minutes to complete (30
respondents × 1 hour = 30 hours).
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estimate of the burden of the HBCUs. The methods for cognitive
proposed collection of information, testing are based on the methods used Lastly, it is estimated that each campus
including the validity of the in the BJS Validation Study. Two forms climate survey will take 30 minutes to
methodology and assumptions used; of cognitive testing will be used. First, complete (3,300 respondents × 30
—Enhance the quality, utility, and crowdsourcing will be used to test the minutes = 1,650 hours). We estimate a
clarity of the information to be instrument online. Approximately 240 24-month data collection period, with
collected; and crowdsourced surveys will be piloted all cognitive testing completed in year 1
—Minimize the burden of the collection with participants who are 18–25 years for an annualized burden of 150 hours
of information on those who are to old, with a high school degree and and all surveys administered in year 2,
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or an annualized burden of 1,650 hours Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@ employers, employer participation by
for year 2. dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik, sector, and early implementation
If additional information is required Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. challenges.
contact: Melody Braswell, Department Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 * Partner network survey. To measure
Clearance Officer, United States Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, partnership development and resulting
Department of Justice, Justice DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit systems change, the project will select
Management Division, Policy and one copy of your comments by only one up to six grantees to participate in two
Planning Staff, Two Constitution method. All submissions received must rounds of a web-based partner network
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, include the agency name and OMB survey with up to 25 primary partners.
Washington, DC 20530. Control Number identified above for The survey will be fielded in spring
Dated: July 6, 2017. this information collection. Because we 2018 and early 2020.
Melody Braswell, continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC * Baseline information forms (BIFs).
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. In sites selected for the impact study,
Department of Justice. area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments applicants will complete a BIF prior to
[FR Doc. 2017–14528 Filed 7–11–17; 8:45 am] random assignment. The BIF will collect
electronically via email or to submit
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them by mail early. Comments, demographics, education history, work
including any personal information history, and contact information.
provided, become a matter of public Whenever possible, BIFs will be
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR record. They will also be summarized collected electronically through the
and/or included in the request for OMB study’s web-based random assignment
Agency Information Collection system (RAS).
Activities; Submission for OMB approval of the information collection
Review; Comment Request; Evaluation request. * Study random assignment system
of Strategies Used in America’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (RAS). The study RAS will be a web-
Promise Job Driven Grant Program Megan Lizik by email at based system used by program staff to
Evaluation ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov. enter an initial record for each applicant
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and initiate the baseline information
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant I. Background: The Chief Evaluation form for the applicant to complete. The
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of system will then conduct random
Office, Department of Labor. Labor (DOL) intends to design and assignment and monitor the integrity of
ACTION: Notice. conduct an evaluation to assess the random assignment.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor success of the America’s Promise Job * Text survey. Between completion of
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to Driven Grant Program (America’s the baseline information form and a
reduce paperwork and respondent Promise). The goal of this project is to follow-up survey (which will be
burden, conducts a preclearance build knowledge about the effectiveness included in a future information
consultation program to provide the and implementation of the program. request), the evaluation will use texting
The evaluation will include two to ask a short series of questions of
general public and Federal agencies
components, an implementation study study participants who were part of
with an opportunity to comment on
and an impact study. The goal of the random assignment. Questions will
proposed and/or continuing collections
impact evaluation is to understand how include employment status, hours
of information in accordance with the
programs and strategies funded under worked in the current week, if any
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
America’s Promise affect the outcomes training has recently been completed or
(PRA95)]. This program helps to ensure
of participants using an experimental or is ongoing, and satisfaction with a
that requested data can be provided in
quasi-experimental design in a subset of training program or activity that was
the desired format, reporting burden
three sites. The goal of the recently completed by participants at
(time and financial resources) is
implementation evaluation is to that site.
minimized, collection instruments are
understand program design and A future information collection
clearly understood, and the impact of
implementation for all 23 grantees, request will include site visit and
collection requirements on respondents
including more detailed focus on telephone interview protocols as well as
is properly assessed.
Currently, the Department of Labor is implementation in 12 grantees and a a follow-up survey of members of the
soliciting comments concerning the measurement of partnerships and treatment and control groups.
collection of data about the Evaluation systems change in six grantees.
This Federal Register Notice provides II. Desired Focus of Comments:
of Strategies Used in America’s Promise Currently, the Department of Labor is
the opportunity to comment on
Job Driven Grant Program Evaluation. A soliciting comments concerning the
proposed data collection instruments
copy of the proposed Information above data collection for the Evaluation
that will be used in the evaluation:
Collection Request (ICR) can be * Grantee survey. To understand early of Strategies Used in the America’s
obtained by contacting the office listed implementation experiences, the project Promise Job Driven Grant Program
below in the addressee section of this will field a web-based survey to all Evaluation. DOL is particularly
notice. America’s Promise grantees promptly interested in comments that do the
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DATES: Written comments must be after the receipt of OMB clearance, following:
submitted to the office listed in the likely in spring 2018. This survey will * Evaluate whether the proposed
addressee section below on or before gather information about grantee collection of information is necessary
September 11, 2017. characteristics, services and operations, for the proper performance functions of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments partner recruitment methods, partners’ the agency, including whether the
by either one of the following methods: characteristics, strategies for engaging information will have practical utility;
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| Contact | 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 Christine Crossland, National Institute of Justice, Office of Research and Evaluation, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (overnight 20001) or via email at [email protected] Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to [email protected] | |
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