Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection

Published date20 March 2019
Record Number2019-05182
SectionNotices
CourtJustice Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 10332-10333]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-05182]
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                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                [OMB Number 1121-0352]
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
                eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved
                Collection
                AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
                ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau
                of Justice Assistance is 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: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will
                accept input until April 19, 2019.
                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
                Tom Talbot, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau
                of Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531,
                [email protected], O) 202-514-9482. 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:
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                --Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
                for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
                Assistance, 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: Extension of a currently
                approved collection.
                 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Standards to Prevent,
                Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (28 CFR part 115).
                 3. The agency form number: There is no form number associated with
                this information collection. The applicable component within the
                Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the
                Office of Justice Programs.
                 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
                well as a brief abstract: On June 20, 2012, the Department of Justice
                published a Final Rule to adopt national standards to prevent, detect,
                and respond to sexual abuse in confinement settings pursuant to the
                Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), 34 U.S.C. 30305. These
                national standards, which went into effect on August 20, 2012, require
                covered facilities to retain certain specified information relating to
                sexual abuse prevention planning, responsive planning, education and
                training, investigations and to collect and retain certain specified
                information relating to allegations of sexual abuse within the
                facility. Covered facilities include: Federal, state, and local jails,
                prisons, lockups, community correction facilities, and juvenile
                facilities, whether administered by such government or by a private
                organization on behalf of such government. As the agency responsible
                for PREA implementation on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice,
                the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Office of Justice Programs
                is submitting this request to extend a currently approved collection.
                 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
                time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The recordkeeping
                and reporting requirements established by the PREA standards are based
                on incidents of sexual abuse. An estimated 13,119 covered facilities
                nationwide are required to comply with the PREA standards. If all
                covered facilities were to fully comply with all of the PREA standards,
                the new burden hours associated with the staff time that would be
                required to collect and maintain the information and records required
                by the standards would be approximately 1.16 million in the first year
                of full compliance, or about 89 hours per facility.
                 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
                with the collection: The estimated public burden hours associated with
                this collection is 1.16 million in the first year of full compliance,
                or about 89 hours per facility.
                 Dated: March 14, 2019.
                Melody Braswell,
                Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
                [FR Doc. 2019-05182 Filed 3-19-19; 8:45 am]
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