The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the 2019 Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SVS is primarily an effort to measure the prevalence of stalking victimization among persons, the characteristics of stalking victims, and patterns of reporting to the police and other authorities. The SVS was also designed to collect important characteristics of stalking such as the physical and emotional impact on victims, offender information, measures of self-protective actions, and the criminal justice system response.
US Code:
34 USC 10131
Name of Law: The Justice System Improvement Act
The change in total burden is due to the finding that the actual 2016 SVS interviews were shorter than originally estimated. The time stamps for the 2016 data collection were used for the 2019 SVS burden estimates. Therefore there was an estimated decrease of 1,667 from the 8,055 hours previously requested in 2016.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.